Authors


Logan Lutton

Latest:

Coaching program aims to alleviate female physician burnout

Cofounders Adrienne Mann, MD, and Tyra Fainstad, MD, discuss Better Together, a professional, structured coaching program designed to address the burnout experienced by women in medicine.


American Urogynecologic Society

Latest:

2-year UrogynCREST Program

Apply to join the 4th cohort of the Urogynecology Clinical Research Educational Scientist Training (UrogynCREST) program – a collaboration between Duke University and AUGS.


Leilei Xia, MD

Latest:

Bladder preservation in localized, muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Current state of affairs

“In the highly selected patient with localized MIBC, an organ-preserving approach to treatment may produce similar oncologic outcomes to radical surgery with a potential for improved QoL, although there is currently insufficient evidence to recommend bladder preservation therapy as a standard of care," the authors write.


Michael Jenson, PA-C

Latest:

Urology PA on how the Surgical Impotence Management Strategy program results in better informed patients

"I think that as patients go through this, it's a reminder that it's very scary," says MIchael Jenson, PA-C.


Darlene Dobkowski, MA

Latest:

Darolutamide linked to fewer hospitalizations in patients with mHSPC

Compared with placebo, darolutamide was associated with a numerically lower rate of hospitalizations when combined with androgen-deprivation therapy and docetaxel to treat patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.


Anthony Brooks, MD

Latest:

Fertility preservation in patients with testicular cancer

"Full discussion of the various fertility preservation options and an understanding of the fertility implications of the various treatment modalities must be understood by patients for them to make optimal decisions for their reproductive futures," write the authors.


Kelvin Moses, MD, PhD

Latest:

Diversity in Urology: Progress made, but there is more work to be done

Kelvin Moses, MD, PhD, interviews Tracy M. Downs, MD, about progress and remaining challenges regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of urology.


Evan Kovac, MD

Latest:

Future Directions for Imaging and Biopsy in Prostate Cancer

The panel offers key takeaways on the evolving landscape for imaging and biopsy in prostate cancer, highlighting the role for fusion-guided biopsy in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer.


Renee Dowling

Latest:

Everything you need to know about medical coding and billing audits

Through medical claims audits, the practice can help protected itself against fraudulent billing activity and claims.


Nilay Gandhi, MD

Latest:

Overview of Advanced/Metastatic Prostate Cancer

In the first article of this series, Nilay Gandhi, MD, explains the treatment and management of patients with advanced/metastatic prostate cancer and details the options for androgen deprivation therapy.


Lauren Hanson

Latest:

Tips for physicians to improve work-life balance

Overworking has become the norm, but that doesn’t mean it should be.


Pharmacy Times Staff

Latest:

Case report details spontaneous bladder rupture caused by herpes zoster–associated urinary retention

Although cases of acute urinary retention and defecation caused by herpes zoster in the sacral area have been reported, no clinical cases about spontaneous bladder rupture have been previously published, according to the authors.


Jim Lu, MD, PhD

Latest:

Molecular diagnostic practice in prostate and bladder cancers

"Liquid biopsy analysis provides a noninvasive and facile tool for early detection, diagnosis, and recurrence surveillance of urological cancer," writes Jim Lu, MD, PhD.


Daniel A. Barocas, MD, MPH, FACS

Latest:

Strategies to mitigate impact of intravenous ICM shortage

"The global shortage of ICM has necessitated rapid adaptation of workflows and clinical pathways, which are particularly important for practicing urologists who are evaluating patients for hematuria," write Yair Lotan, MD, and colleagues.


Michelle Semins, MD

Latest:

Future Perspectives in the Treatment of Patients With Urinary Stones

Drs Bechis and Semins discuss future developments in urinary stone management, emphasizing the potential for improved vacuum aspiration devices, combined intravenous and PCNL surgeries, and the hope for medications to dissolve stones.


Dave S. Gilreath, CFP

Latest:

Money Matters: Informing your perspective on the bear market

No matter what your age or risk tolerance, investing is a lot easier and likely more successful if your perspective is informed by market history.


Shane Peng, MD

Latest:

Expert explains challenges of telehealth

Although much of the discourse around telehealth rightfully focuses on its benefits, the potential drawbacks and limitations are often glossed over, particularly around provider burden.


Sam S. Chang, MD, MBA

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Forward Looking NMIBC Treatment Advancements and Needs in 2024

In this final episode, panelists conclude with reflections on the significant progress made in treating NMIBC over the past decade, particularly in the last 5 years. Looking ahead to 2024, experts in urology express excitement about investigational treatments (ie, cretostimogene grenadenorepvec and UGN 102), the potential for personalized medicine, emphasizing the need to understand molecular characteristics of the disease for better treatment customization. The session also highlights the importance of balancing quality of life with effective treatment strategies, and the prospect of utilizing emerging therapies early in the disease process.


Allen Alishahi

Latest:

Ensuring operational continuity is critical with healthcare data breaches

With healthcare data breaches approaching a boiling point, care providers need to adopt an approach that prioritizes operational continuity.



Petros Grivas, MD, PhD

Latest:

Frontline Therapy for Non-Metastatic Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Frontline treatment approaches recommended by urologists and medical oncologists for patients with non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer.


Tullika Garg, MD, MPH, FACS

Latest:

Managing aging and frailty in the urologic cancer population

Increasing numbers of older patients with cancer necessitates adoption of an age-friendly approach to cancer care.


Ronney Abaza, MD, FACS

Latest:

Ronney Abaza, MD, FACS, on what’s coming down the pike in robotic surgery

“We're really excited as robotic surgeons, because this will be the first time in a couple decades that there'll be competition for robots, and that's only going to make things better,” says Ronney Abaza, MD, FACS.


Jordyn Sava

Latest:

Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec made available through expanded access program

Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec is an intravesical oncolytic immunotherapy currently under investigation in phase 3 trials.


Andrew Y. Sun, MD

Latest:

Andrew Y. Sun, MD, on the role for APPs in men’s health

"I joke that on face value, the APPs work for me, but I feel like I'm really working for them, because they basically do everything except for the surgery," says Andrew Y. Sun, MD.



Dylann Cohn-Emery

Latest:

Investigational HIF-2α inhibitor shows activity, safety in advanced clear cell RCC

This monotherapy was safe for all doses and dosing schedules observed in the study and daily doses showed initial antitumor activity.


Jacob E. Tallman, MD

Latest:

Update on advanced imaging in prostate cancer

Advances allow for more accurate detection of metastatic disease.



Amy N. Luckenbaugh, MD

Latest:

The emotional toll of surgical complications on urologic surgeons

"It is important as a field that we recognize the potential emotional impact of surgical adverse events," writes Amy N. Luckenbaugh, MD.

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