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Michael Eric Lipkin

Cary N. Robertson, MD, Associate Professor
Urology
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Box 3167, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Cary N. Robertson, MD, Associate Professor · 2021 - Present Urology, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor of Urology · 2020 - Present Urology, Clinical Science Departments
Chief of the Clinic in the Department of Surgery · 2015 - Present Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering · 2026 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent Publications


Residual Stone Volume Predicts Health Care Consumption and Stone Events: Analysis of Two-Year Results of the ASPIRE Study.

Journal Article J Endourol · March 2026 PURPOSE: The ASPiration to Improve Renal Calculi Removal Effectiveness study showed steerable ureteroscopic renal evacuation (SURE) with CVAC that significantly reduced residual stone volume at 30 days vs standard ureteroscopy (URS). This report presents 2 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Thermal injury and treatment efficiency during thulium fiber laser lithotripsy: insights from an in vivo porcine model.

Journal Article World J Urol · January 11, 2026 PURPOSE: To evaluate the risk of thermal injury and the treatment efficiency during thulium fiber laser (TFL) lithotripsy of renal and ureteral stone phantoms in an in vivo porcine model. METHODS: BegoStone phantoms were sequentially implanted and treated ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Assessment of the Optimal Settings of TFL for Laser Lithotripsy and Associated Thermal Injury Risk

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2025 - 2028

Duke KURe Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028

3D real-time super-resolution cavitation mapping in laser lithotripsy of urinary stone disease

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2028

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Education


University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey · 2003 M.D.