Faculty
Brant Fulmer, MD, Chair
Endourology/stone disease
Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center, VA
Fellowship: Loyola University Health System, IL
John Danella, MD, FACS
Medical school: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, PA
Fellowship: University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Simmons, MD
General urology
Undergraduate school: Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship: Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Residency: Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Alyssa Park, MD
Endourology/stone disease
Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship: Geisinger Medical Center, PA
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, PA
Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital – Washington University St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Matthew Meissner, MD, director, urology residency program
Urologic oncology
Medical school: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Internship: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Heinric Williams, MD
Urologic oncology
Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Residency: Wayne State University Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship: NIH – Center for Cancer Research
Ryan Mori, MD, MS
Genitourinary reconstruction and prosthetic surgery
Medical school: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PAResidency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Robert Steckler, MD
Pediatric urology
Medical school: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Internship: New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency: New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Jerald Blair Gilbert, MD
Urology
Medical school: UCLA – David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Internship: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Advanced practitioners
Dana Dulsky, PA-C
Hometown: Archbald, PA
Undergraduate: Marywood University, Scranton, PA
Graduate: Marywood University, Scranton, PA
Hobbies: Playing with my son and dog
Kari Motis, NP
Hometown: Fargo, ND
Undergraduate: North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, and University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Graduate: North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Hobbies: Solidcore, yoga, horticulture, Minnesota lakes, cooking, hiking, road biking, mystery novels, discovering new restaurants
Amylyn Mortimer, PA-C
Hometown: Eagleville, PA
Undergraduate: King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Graduate: King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Hobbies: Exercise, reading, spending time with my two pet cats and rabbit
Timothy Savatt, PA-C
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Graduate: Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, gardening, adventures with my dogs, playing piano
Ronghe Zhang, PA-C
Hometown: Fushun, China
Undergraduate: China Medical University, China
Graduate: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Graduate: Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA
Hobbies: Outdoor activities, gardening, adventures with my dogs, playing piano
Ronghe Zhang, PA-C
Hometown: Fushun, China
Undergraduate: China Medical University, China
Graduate: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Scholarly activity
2019
- Risk Factors for Postoperative Fever and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome After Ureteroscopy for Stone Disease. Southern JB, Higgins AM, Young AJ, Kost KA, Schreiter BR, Clifton M, Fulmer BR, Garg T. J Endourol. 2019 Jan 24. doi: 10.1089/end.2018.0789
- Reply to Association between treatment of superficial bladder cancer and 10-year mortality in older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Garg T, Young AJ, O'Keeffe-Rosetti M, McMullen CK, Nielsen ME, Kirchner HL, Murphy TE. Cancer. 2019 Feb 15;125(4):652-653.
- Application of Urinary Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. Gao Q, Su X, Annabi MH, Schreiter BR, Prince T, Ackerman A, Morgas S, Mata V, Williams H, Lee WY. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2019 Feb 16. pii: S1558-7673(19)30047-3
- Active Surveillance as Initial Management of Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer: Data from the PURC. Botejue M, Abbott D, Danella J, Fonshell C, Ginzburg S, Guzzo TJ, Lanchoney T, Marlowe B, Raman JD, Smaldone M, Tomaszewski JJ, Trabulsi EJ, Uzzo RG, Reese AC. J Urol. 2019 May;201(5):929-936
- Prospective Validation of an mRNA-based Urine Test for Surveillance of Patients with Bladder Cancer. Valenberg FJPV, Hiar AM, Wallace E, Bridge JA, Mayne DJ, Beqaj S, Sexton WJ, Lotan Y, Weizer AZ, Jansz GK, Stenzl A, Danella JF, Shepard B, Cline KJ, Williams MB, Montgomery S, David RD, Harris R, Klein EW, Bradford TJ, Wolk FN, Westenfelder KR, Trainer AF, Richardson TA, Egerdie RB, Goldfarb B, Zadra JA, Ge S, Zhao S, Simon IM, Campbell SA, Rhees B, Bates MP, Higuchi RG, Witjes JA. Eur Urol. 2019 May;75(5):853-860
2018
- Association between treatment of superficial bladder cancer and 10-year mortality in older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Garg T, Young AJ, O'Keeffe-Rosetti M, McMullen CK, Nielsen ME, Kirchner HL, Murphy TE. Cancer. 2018 Dec 1;124(23):4477-4485
- Cost-effectiveness of surveillance schedules in older adults with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Heijnsdijk EAM, Nieboer D, Garg T, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, de Koning HJ, Nielsen ME. BJU Int. 2019 Feb;123(2):307-312.
- Clear cell adenocarcinoma of female urethra: A case report. Hartman K, Li J, Garg T. Urol Case Rep. 2018 May 7;19:36-38.
- The AGING Initiative experience: a call for sustained support for team science networks. Garg T, Anzuoni K, Landyn V, Hajduk A, Waring S, Hanson LR, Whitson HE. Health Res Policy Syst. 2018 May 18;16(1):41.
- Defining Priorities to Improve Patient Experience in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Garg T, Connors JN, Ladd IG, Bogaczyk TL, Larson SL. Bladder Cancer. 2018 Jan 20;4(1):121-128.
- The effects of alternative splicing on miRNA binding sites in bladder cancer. Han S, Kim D, Shivakumar M, Lee YJ, Garg T, Miller JE, Kim JH, Kim D, Lee Y.PLoS One. 2018 Jan 4;13(1):e0190708
- Early cancer diagnoses through BRCA1/2 screening of unselected adult biobank participants. Buchanan AH, Manickam K, Meyer MN, Wagner JK, Hallquist MLG, Williams JL, Rahm AK, Williams MS, Chen ZE, Shah CK, Garg TK, Lazzeri AL, Schwartz MLB, Lindbuchler DM, Fan AL, Leeming R, Servano PO 3rd, Smith AL, Vogel VG, Abul-Husn NS, Dewey FE, Lebo MS, Mason-Suares HM, Ritchie MD, Davis FD, Carey DJ, Feinberg DT, Faucett WA, Ledbetter DH, Murray MF. Genet Med. 2018 Apr;20(5):554-558.
- Burden of Multiple Chronic Conditions among Patients with Urological Cancer. Garg T, Young AJ, Kost KA, Danella JF, Larson S, Nielsen ME, Kirchner HL. J Urol. 2018
- Dual targeting of HSP70 does not induce the heat shock response and synergistically reduces cell viability in muscle invasive bladder cancer. Prince T, Ackerman A, Cavanaugh A, Schreiter B, Juengst B, Andolino C, Danella J, Chernin M, Williams H. Oncotarget. 2018 Aug 24;9(66):32702-32717.
- HSP90 inhibitors disrupt a transient HSP90-HSF1 interaction and identify a noncanonical model of HSP90-mediated HSF1 regulation. Kijima T, Prince TL, Tigue ML, Yim KH, Schwartz H, Beebe K, Lee S, Budzynski MA, Williams H, Trepel JB, Sistonen L, Calderwood S, Neckers L. Sci Rep. 2018 May 3;8(1):6976
- Renal cell carcinoma and pathologic nodal disease: Implications for American Joint Committee on Cancer staging. Yu KJ, Keskin SK, Meissner MA, Petros FG, Wang X, Borregales LD, Gu C, Tamboli P, Matin SF, Wood CG, Karam JA. Cancer. 2018 Oct 15;124(20):4023-4031
- Adjuvant therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma. Meissner MA, McCormick BZ, Karam JA, Wood CG. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2018 Jul;18(7):663-671
- The Adverse Survival Implications of Bland Thrombus in Renal Cell Carcinoma With Venous Tumor Thrombus. Hutchinson R, Rew C, Chen G, Woldu S, Krabbe LM, Meissner M, Sheth K, Singla N, Shakir N, Master VA, Karam JA, Matin SF, Borregales LD, Wood C, Masterson T, Thompson RH, Boorjian SA, Leibovich BC, Abel EJ, Bagrodia A, Margulis V. Urology. 2018 May;115:119-124
- Observation versus treatment among men with favorable risk prostate cancer in a community-based integrated health care system: a retrospective cohort study. Kariburyo F, Wang Y, Cheng IE, Wang L, Morgenstern D, Xie L, Meadows E, Danella J, Cher ML. BMC Urol. 2018 Jun 4;18(1):55.
- Motor Response Matters: Optimizing Lead Placement Improves Sacral Neuromodulation Outcomes. Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Gill BC, Clifton M, Okafor HT, Faris AE, Vasavada SP, Goldman HB. J Urol. 2018 Apr;199(4):1032-1036
2017
- Healthcare costs among men with favorable risk prostate cancer managed with observation strategies versus immediate treatment in an integrated healthcare system. Kariburyo F, Wang Y, Cheng IE, Wang L, Morgenstern D, Asner I, Xie L, Meadows E, Danella J. J Med Econ. 2017
- Metastatic Mucinous Adenocarcinoma and Carcinoid Tumor Arising From a Mature Cystic Teratoma of a Horseshoe Kidney. Higgins A, Eisa W, Walton J, Baber J, Zhu S, Williams H. Urol Case Rep. 2017
- Overexpressed HSF1 cancer signature genes cluster in human chromosome 8q. Zhang CQ, Williams H, Prince TL, Ho ES. Hum Genomics. 2017
- A case of urachal villous adenoma with high grade dysplasia focally bordering on adenocarcinoma in situ. Talluri S, Eisa W, Frank R, Williams H. Urol Case Rep. 2017
- Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Findings of Fat-Poor Angiomyolipomas. Potretzke AM, Potretzke TA, Bauman TM, Knight BA, Park AM, Mobley JM, Figenshau RS, Siegel CL. J Endourol. 2017
- Catheterization alters bladder ecology to potentiate Staphylococcus aureus infection of the urinary tract. Walker JN, Flores-Mireles AL, Pinkner CL, Schreiber HL 4th, Joens MS, Park AM, Potretzke AM, Bauman TM, Pinkner JS, Fitzpatrick JAJ, Desai A, Caparon MG, Hultgren SJ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017
- Ex-vivo partial nephrectomy after living donor nephrectomy: Surgical technique for expanding kidney donor pool. Nyame YA, Babbar P, Aboumohamed AA, Mori RL, Flechner SM, Modlin CS. Urol Ann. 2017
- Nephrometry scoring systems: valuable research tools, but can they be applied in daily clinical practice? Meissner MA, Karam JA. BJU Int. 2017
- Anti-inflammatory use may not negatively impact oncologic outcomes following intravesical BCG for high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Singla N, Haddad AQ, Passoni NM, Meissner M, Lotan Y. World J Urol. 2017
- Identification of epigenetic interactions between miRNA and DNA methylation associated with gene expression as potential prognostic markers in bladder cancer. Shivakumar M, Lee Y, Bang L, Garg T, Sohn KA, Kim D. BMC Med Genomics. 2017
- Patient-reported quality of life recovery curves after robotic prostatectomy are similar across body mass index categories. Garg T, Young AJ, Kost KA, Park AM, Danella JF, Kirchner HL. Investig Clin Urol. 2017
- Aerococcus urinae: An Emerging Cause of Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults with Multimorbidity and Urologic Cancer. Higgins A, Garg T. Urol Case Rep. 2017
- Bowel preparation prior to reconstructive urologic surgery in pediatric myelomeningocele patients. Farber NJ, Davis RB, Grimsby GM, Shinder B, Cannon GM Jr, Jacobs MA, Ost MC, Schneck FX, Stephany HA, Gargollo PC, Dwyer ME. Can J Urol. 2017
- Sacral Neuromodulation Implant Infection: Risk Factors and Prevention. Lee C, Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Clifton MM, Vasavada SP. Curr Urol Rep. 2017
- Impact of Age and Comorbidities on Use of Sacral Neuromodulation. Faris AER, Gill BC, Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Dielubanza E, Clifton MM, Okafor H, Goldman HB, Moore CK, Rackley RR, Vasavada SP. J Urol. 2017
- Treatment of vaginal stenosis with fasciocutaneous Singapore flap. Clifton MM, Gurunluoglu R, Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Baker T, Vasavada SP. Int Urogynecol J. 2017
- Transvaginal sling excision: tips and tricks. Clifton MM, Goldman HB. Int Urogynecol J. 2017
- Urethrovaginal fistula closure. Clifton MM, Goldman HB. Int Urogynecol J. 2017
2016
- Fibrinogen Release and Deposition on Urinary Catheters Placed during Urological Procedures. Flores-Mireles AL, Walker JN, Bauman TM, Potretzke AM, Schreiber HL 4th, Park AM, Pinkner JS, Caparon MG, Hultgren SJ, Desai A. J Urol. 2016
- Understanding the Ureter: Challenges and Opportunities. Park A, Venkatesh R. J Endourol. 2016
- Tumor diameter accurately predicts perioperative outcomes in T1 renal cancer treated with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. Potretzke AM, Potretzke TA, Knight BA, Vetter J, Park AM, Anderson G, Bhayani SB, Figenshau RS. World J Urol. 2016
- Patient comorbidity predicts hospital length of stay after robot-assisted prostatectomy. Potretzke AM, Kim EH, Knight BA, Anderson BG, Park AM, Sherburne Figenshau R, Bhayani SB. J Robot Surg. 2016
- Electronic nutritional intake assessment in patients with urolithiasis: A decision impact analysis. Heningburg AM, Mohapatra A, Potretzke AM, Park A, Paradis AG, Vetter J, Kuxhausen AN, McIntosh LD, Juehne A, Desai AC, Andriole GL, Benway BM. Investig Clin Urol. 2016
- Antibody-Based Therapy for Enterococcal Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Flores-Mireles AL, Walker JN, Potretzke A, Schreiber HL 4th, Pinkner JS, Bauman TM, Park AM, Desai A, Hultgren SJ, Caparon MG. MBio. 2016
- Is extended preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis for high-risk patients necessary before percutaneous nephrolithotomy? Potretzke AM, Park AM, Bauman TM, Larson JA, Vetter JM, Benway BM, Desai AC. Investig Clin Urol. 2016
- Prognostic serum markers in patients with high-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Sheth KR, Haddad AQ, Ashorobi OS, Meissner MA, Sagalowsky AI, Lotan Y, Margulis V. Urol Oncol. 2016
- Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma (LELC) of the Prostate. Eisa W, Kheyfets S, Walton J, Zhu S, Garg T. Urol Case Rep. 2016
- The Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics After Minimally Invasive Pyeloplasty With Ureteral Stent Placement in Children. Ferroni MC, Lyon TD, Rycyna KJ, Dwyer ME, Schneck FX, Ost MC, Cannon GM, Stephany HA. Urology. 2016
- Intraperitoneal Bladder Perforation and Life-threatening Renal Failure in a Neonate Following Circumcision With the Plastibell Device. Dwyer M, Peffer N, Fuller T, Cannon G. Urology. 2016
- The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications is Not a Statistically Reliable System for Grading Morbidity in Pediatric Urology. Dwyer ME, Dwyer JT, Cannon GM Jr, Stephany HA, Schneck FX, Ost MC. J Urol. 2016
- Robotic Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction: A Review. Clifton MM, Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Goldman HB. Urology. 2016
2015
- Metastatic seminoma to the ureter. Kheyfets S, Eisa W, Williams H. Can J Urol. 2015
- Combined inhibition of heat shock proteins 90 and 70 leads to simultaneous degradation of the oncogenic signaling proteins involved in muscle invasive bladder cancer. Cavanaugh A, Juengst B, Sheridan K, Danella JF, Williams H. Oncotarget. 2015
- A Rare Case of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Causing Prolonged Postcircumcision Bleeding. Baber J, Kheyfets S, Sumfest J. Urology. 2015
- Staged urethroplasty in the management of complex anterior urethral stricture disease. Mori RL, Angermeier KW. Transl Androl Urol. 2015
- A Multi-institutional Evaluation of the Management and Outcomes of Long-segment Urethral Strictures. Warner JN, Malkawi I, Dhradkeh M, Joshi PM, Kulkarni SB, Lazzeri M, Barbagli G, Mori R, Angermeier KW, Storme O, Campos R, Velarde L, Gomez RG, Han JS, Gonzalez CM, Martinho D, Sandul A, Martins FE, Santucci RA.Urology. 2015
- Multi-institutional review of outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic extravesical ureteral reimplantation. Grimsby GM, Dwyer ME, Jacobs MA, Ost MC, Schneck FX, Cannon GM, Gargollo PC. J Urol. 2015
- Calyceal diverticulum with a large extra-renal extension in a 5-year-old child. Ferroni MC, Rycyna KJ, Dwyer ME, Schneck FX. Urology. 2015
- Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women. Pizarro-Berdichevsky J, Clifton MM, Goldman HB. Clin Geriatr Med. 2015
- Erosion of prolene sutures into the bladder after abdominal sacrocolpopexy. Clifton MM, Goldman HB. Int Urogynecol J. 2015
- Cancer-specific mortality following radical cystectomy for bladder cancer with lymph node involvement: impact of pathologic disease features and adjuvant chemotherapy. Clifton MM, Psutka SP, Boorjian SA, Cheville JC, Thapa P, Thompson RH, Tollefson MK, Karnes RJ, Frank I. World J Urol. 2015
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