Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Urology
·
2021 - Present
Urology,
Clinical Science Departments
Department Chair of Urology
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2024 - Present
Urology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Editorial Comment on "National Assessment of Urology Interest Groups: A Cross-sectional Study Analyzing Current Practices and Challenges".
Journal Article Urology · December 2025 Full text Link to item CiteInfection Risk in Patients with Mixed Flora in Urine Cultures Prior to Ureteroscopy.
Journal Article J Endourol · August 2025 Purpose: Urine cultures are routinely used to inform preoperative antibiotic choice and duration prior to endourologic surgery. The presence of mixed flora in preoperative urine cultures holds unclear clinical significance. This study examines infectious o ... Full text Link to item CiteWhen Lithotomy Was a Procedure Not a Position: The Case Report of James K. Polk's Bladder Stone.
Journal Article Urology · July 2025 In 1812 James K. Polk underwent a lithotomy procedure by Dr. Ephraim McDowell of Kentucky to remove a bladder stone. Polk had an uneventful post-operative course and many years later became the 11th President of the United States. Lithotomy was a term init ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Temple University, School of Medicine ·
1984
M.D.
Washington State University ·
1980
A.B.