Authors


Naveen Kella, MD, The Urology Place

Latest:

Continued Advances and Unmet Needs in PSMA-Based Imaging for Prostate Cancer

Experts Naveen Kella, MD, and Dr. Shadi Esfahani, MD, MPH, consider the continued impact of PSMA PET imaging on prostate cancer management and emerging modalities that could revolutionize patient care.


Max Kates, MD

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Episode 4 Video: Moving Toward a Patient-Centered Approach in NMIBC Management

Panelists discuss the impact of long-term care in patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), considering the unique needs of specific patient groups and highlighting advancements in NMIBC treatment that may support better care experiences for patients.


Jon Moore

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Balancing the benefits and risks of AI in health care

“The potential benefits of incorporating AI into health care are numerous but like every technology, AI comes with risks that must be managed if the benefits of these tools are to outweigh the potential costs,” writes cybersecurity expert Jon Moore.


Richard F. Cahill, JD

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Expert shares tips for safeguarding your practice when using telehealth

Health care practitioners utilizing telemedicine, regardless of the modality, must be cognizant of the many pitfalls of violating the rules regulating patient confidentiality as established by federal and state privacy laws.


Allen Jacob, MD

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PARP inhibitors: Treating mCRPC from a genetic basis

Treatments provide a targeted therapeutic strategy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.


Zeyad Schwen, MD

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The safety and oncologic benefits of transperineal vs transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsy

"These studies, taken together, offer important insight into the direction we should be heading in prostate cancer diagnosis: toward a targeted-only TP biopsy," write Tarik Benidir, MD, and Zeyad Schwen, MD.


Lauren E. Corona, MD

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Navigating work-life balance: VUMC’s Family Planning for Surgeons Series

"I hope that [attendees] will be exposed to a community where they feel that they're able to freely ask questions, gain accurate information, and feel heard, validated, and connected," says Lauren E. Corona, MD.


Jeffrey A. Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS

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Jeffrey A. Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS, on editing the second edition of SUNA’s Core Curriculum

"It was a daunting task, although I will say the original core was exceptional, so I had a wonderful framework from which to work," says Jeffrey A. Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS.


John Parkinson

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UTI vaccine shows efficacy, safety in men and women

"Overall, this vaccine is safe in the long term and our participants reported having fewer UTIs that were less severe," says Bob Yang, MBBS, FRCS.



Christopher J.D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Latest:

Update on advanced imaging in prostate cancer

Advances allow for more accurate detection of metastatic disease.


Phillip Kuo, MD, PhD

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Baseline 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT parameters can predict response to 177Lu-PSMA-617

"For every 1 unit increase in whole body tumor SUVmean, there was a 12% decrease in the risk of an rPFS event and a 10% decrease in the risk of death," says Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD, FACR.


Benjamin Garmezy, MD

Latest:

Optimizing Care Collaboration in Advanced Prostate Cancer

Explore strategies for seamless coordination between urologists and medical oncologists to ensure uninterrupted, patient-focused care in prostate cancer treatment.


Mark D. Tyson, II, M.D., M.P.H.

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Investigators highlight real-world data on nadofaragene firadenovec in NMIBC

"At 3 months, those patients had a 79% complete response rate, which was durable in 74% at 6 months and 60% at 9 months," says Jacob A. Moyer, BS.


Inga Shugalo

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Medical software should be chosen based on your practice’s life cycle stage

At each stage, health care providers have different priorities and goals, and the choice of medical software solutions should be made accordingly.


Gal Wald, MD

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Gal Wald, MD: BCG plus gemcitabine shows early efficacy in NMIBC

"Overall, our trial shows promising early oncological efficacy with a favorable toxicity profile," says Gal Wald, MD.


Daniel E. Spratt, MD

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The current state of adjuvant radiotherapy post prostatectomy: 3 take-home messages

"If your practice does not closely monitor patients and send them for early salvage radiotherapy when their PSA is 0.1 or 0.2 ng/mL, it is likely that adjuvant radiotherapy is superior," Daniel E. Spratt, MD, writes.


Peter Fioramonti, BS

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Presentation, diagnosis, and management of a rare case of urachal adenocarcinoma

"Urachal carcinoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy. The low incidence of the disease results in limited large-scale clinical trials that could provide standardized guidelines for its diagnosis and management," write Christopher Pieczonka, MD, and Peter Fioramonti, BS.


Danielle Ternyila

Latest:

Subgroup data sustain enzalutamide PFS benefit in nmCRPC

No new safety signals were reported with the androgen receptor pathway inhibitor.


Shadi Abdar Esfahani, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital

Latest:

Continued Advances and Unmet Needs in PSMA-Based Imaging for Prostate Cancer

Experts Naveen Kella, MD, and Dr. Shadi Esfahani, MD, MPH, consider the continued impact of PSMA PET imaging on prostate cancer management and emerging modalities that could revolutionize patient care.


Alan Tan, MD

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Exploring the potential role of ctDNA as a biomarker in kidney cancer

"The take-home point from our study of these 92 patients is that in metastatic kidney cancer, there's a high concordance [between] MRD positivity and patients having progressive disease," says Alan Tan, MD.


John P. Mulhall, MD

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FDA testosterone labeling changes: How will they affect prescribing?

"In a practice like mine, where approximately 30% of the practice is low testosterone, it'll have actually very little negative effect," says John P. Mulhall, MD.


Emory Urology

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Immune cell discovery offers new potential for cancer immunotherapy

Winship study paves the way for more patients to benefit from future immunotherapies.


Ricardo Soares, MD

Latest:

Minimizing incontinence after radical prostatectomy: Lessons learned

"I've worked in 3 different countries, I've seen dozens of people doing robotic radical prostatectomy...so my current practice is kind of a “best of” what I have seen and learned," says Ricardo Soares, MD.


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Rachel Rubin, MD

Latest:

Pearls & Perspectives: Advancing sexual health in urology, with Rachel Rubin, MD, at AUA 2025

Rachel Rubin, MD, discusses advancements in sexual health education and guidelines at the AUA meeting.


Lisa Astor

Latest:

Neoadjuvant combo boosts MRD negativity rates in high-risk prostate cancer

Adding apalutamide to the hormone therapy degarelix in the neoadjuvant setting increased the likelihood of achieving minimal residual disease negativity in patients with high-risk prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.


Jesse D. Bracamonte, DO, FAAFP

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Physician Commentary: Do EHR upgrades really enhance patient care?

"Clinicians, now more than ever, have many data entry duties. The clinical encounter’s efficiency is dictated by the ease of the EHR," write Jesse D. Bracamonte, DO, FAAFP, and Michael Underhill, DO.


Joelle Hamilton, MD

Latest:

Case review: An incidentally discovered renal mass

An expert panel discusses the case of a 65-year-old Caucasian male who is noted to have an incidental 3-cm right renal mass, enhancing on a contrasted CT scan as part of a routine follow-up for his metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, diagnosed in 2017 and currently undergoing therapy.


Tim Kostner

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Expert explains how to fully optimize EHRs

Recent advances in technology make it possible to access and harness the vast amounts of clinical data EHRs have produced.


Ryan McDonald

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Exploratory analysis identifies blood-based biomarkers that may predict treatment outcomes in urothelial carcinoma

The exploratory analysis may have showcased the benefit of testing for tertiary lymphoid structures.

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