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Faculty

Jacob Baber, MD

Jacob Baber

 

 

 

Brant Fulmer, MD, Chair

Brant Fulmer

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

Tullika Garg, MD, MPH, FACS

Tullika Garg

Associate Professor, Department of Urology

 

Matthew Meissner, MD, director, urology residency program

Matthew Meissner

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

Alyssa Park, MD

Alyssa Park

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

 

Ryan Mori, MD, MS

Ryan Mori

Genitourinary reconstruction and prosthetic surgery

Medical school: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Karl Schranz, DO

Karl Schranz

 

 

 

Robert Steckler, MD

Robert Steckler

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 

 

Scholarly activity

2024 – 2026

  1. Zawerton AN, Steckler RE. Meconium periochitis presenting as a para-testicular mass outside of the tunica vaginalis: case report, J Surg Case Rep. 2026 Sep 1:2026 (9): rjag 285. Doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjag385.  PMID: 42683408: PMCID: PMC 13533198
  2. Advanced pelvic paraganglioma presenting as hematuria and urinary retention with a large intravesical mass: A case report.
    Syphan T, Soares H, Williams JF, Sanchez A, Dechet C.
    Urol Case Rep. 2026 Jun 24;67:103522. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2026.103522. eCollection 2026 Jul.
    PMID: 42394965      
    Free PMC article.     
  3. Recruitment strategies for a multisite telehealth trial for rural cancer survivors with ostomies.
    Krouse RS, Wheeler SB, Appel S, Sun V, Nielsen ME, Hoffman RL, Garg T, Popek SM, Sticca RP, Aka AA, McFadden CL, Hesham WM, Grant M, Holcomb M.
    Support Care Cancer. 2026 May 22;34(6):567. doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10767-y.
    PMID: 42171813      
    Free PMC article.
    Clinical Trial.     
  4. Use of Shared Decision-Making in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Protocol for a Scoping Review.
    Garg T, Lyons T, Rabinowitz K, Gabriel J.
    JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Apr 30;15:e90101. doi: 10.2196/90101.
    PMID: 42060468      
    Free PMC article.
  5. 2018 American Urological Association Guidelines for evaluation and management of testosterone deficiency: insights into utilization in clinical practice.
    Syphan T, DeMasi M, Sellke N, Thirumavalavan N.
    J Sex Med. 2026 Mar 9;23(4):qdag048. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdag048.
    PMID: 41802279      
    No abstract available.
  6. Beyond Chronologic Age: Frailty, Geriatric Assessment, and Personalized Care for Older Adults With Genitourinary Cancer.
    Lee PL, Fitch C, Efstathiou JA, Garg T.
    Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2026 Feb;46(2):e516010. doi: 10.1200/EDBK-26-516010. Epub 2026 Feb 23.
    PMID: 41730161      
    Review.
  7. Adapting patient priorities care for older adults with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A qualitative inquiry.
    Garg T, Negron-Candelario S, Miller H, Demirsoy S, West K, Calo W, Tinetti M, Van Scoy LJ.
    Urol Oncol. 2026 Apr;44(4):110996. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2026.110996. Epub 2026 Feb 6.
    PMID: 41653710      
    Free PMC article.
  8. Divergent Trends in Prostate-specific Antigen Screening Prior to Testosterone Therapy in Younger vs Older Men Amidst Shifting Guidelines.
    DeMasi M, Evans A, Syphan T, Murphy J, Thirumavalavan N.
    Urology. 2026 Feb;208:68-72. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.12.030. Epub 2025 Dec 22.
    PMID: 41443475      
    Free PMC article.  
  9. Twelve-Month Results From the CISTO Study Comparing Radical Cystectomy Versus Bladder-Sparing Therapy for Recurrent High-Grade Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.
    Gore JL, Wolff EM, Nash MG, Comstock BA, Gilbert SM, Chang SS, Chisolm S, MacLean DB, Wright JL, Kates MR, Pohar KS, Guzzo TJ, Bivalacqua TJ, Nepple KG, Montgomery JS, Scarpato KR, Woldu SL, Master VA, Chen DYT, Mossanen M, Daneshmand S, O'Neil BB, Tyson MD, Westerman ME, Kamat AM, Mansour AM, Chamie K, Riggs SB, Kukreja JB, Modi PK, Garg T, Peyton CC, Nix JW, Dickstein R, Gadzinski AJ, Sankin A, Shore ND, Lane BR, Bassett JC, Patel S, Morris DS, Macleod LC, Lee EK, Ritch CR, Follmer KM, Lee JR, Kim SM, Kessler LG, Smith AB; CISTO Collaborative group.
    J Clin Oncol. 2026 Feb;44(4):274-285. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-01324. Epub 2025 Dec 15.
    PMID: 41397208      
    Free PMC article.   
  10. Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery on Racial Inequalities in Prescribing Practices for Autologous Breast Reconstruction.
    Baek A, Smith R, Coots LB, Andersen ES, Song C, Juan HY, Lele S, Mountziaris PM.
    J Reconstr Microsurg. 2026 May;42(4):298-305. doi: 10.1055/a-2632-2565. Epub 2025 Jul 3.
    PMID: 40609547     
  11. Impact of Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth training for rural cancer survivors on health care utilization and economic outcomes in the United States.
    Maeng D, Sun V, Nielsen ME, Hoffman RL, Garg T, Popek SM, Sticca RP, Aka AA, Hesham WM, Grant M, Holcomb M, Krouse RS.
    J Rural Health. 2025 Sep;41(4):e70096. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70096.
    PMID: 41383087      
    Free PMC article.      
    Clinical Trial.
  12. Adoption and perioperative outcomes of single-port (SP) robotic partial nephrectomy in the state of Michigan: a MUSIC-KIDNEY analysis.
    Wang Y, Zhuo J, Christensen B, Chen K, Daignault-Newton S, Hussain B, Gammons M, Almajedi M, Grandy S, Matynowski A, Noyes SL, Mirza M, Shetty S, Jafri SMA, Tobert C, Brede C, Rogers CG, Lane BR, Nelson R; Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC).
    J Robot Surg. 2025 Aug 30;19(1):535. doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02518-8.
    PMID: 40885878     
  13. The Phantom Foley: A Simple Intervention to Prevent Urinary Catheter Trauma in Hospitalized Older Adults With Delirium.
    Yudovich MS, Garg T, Keller R.
    J Gerontol Nurs. 2025 Sep;51(9):3-4. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20250812-03. Epub 2025 Sep 1.
    PMID: 40864674      
    No abstract available.
  14. Editorial Comment.
    Battin A, Meissner MA.
    Urol Pract. 2025 Sep;12(5):556. doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000844. Epub 2025 Aug 22.
    PMID: 40844169      
    No abstract available.
  15. Investigating the Usage of Abiraterone in African American Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer.
    Ibilibor C, Jones M, Tomaszewski J, Ginzburg S, Correa A, Uzzo R, Smaldone M, Danella J, Guzzo TJ, Lee D, Belkoff L, Walker J, Raman JD, Reese A, Shah MS, Jacobs B, Jang T, Kowalczyk K, Smith M.
    J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Jun 24. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02533-3. Online ahead of print.
    PMID: 40553297     
  16. Facilitating Advance Care Planning Conversations Among Patients With Cancer and Their Care Partners Utilizing a Conversation Game: A Pilot Study.
    Kimbel K, Hayes M, Bucher M, Calo WA, Garg T, Joshi M, Kuntz H, Murphy TE, VanDyke E, Wasserman E, Van Scoy LJ.
    Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2025 Jun;8(6):e70250. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.70250.
    PMID: 40528532      
    Free PMC article.     
    Clinical Trial.     
  17. Transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation in patients with erectile dysfunction: a single arm pilot study.
    Saffati G, Naeem T, Orozco Rendon D, Boyne A, Hinojosa-Gonzalez DE, Kronstedt S, Hernandez BS, Kaaki B, Khera M.
    J Sex Med. 2025 May 10;22(5):971-972. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf072.
    PMID: 40223654      
    No abstract available.
  18. Increasing Life Expectancy in Patients with Genitourinary Malignancies: Impact of Treatment Burden on Disease Management and Quality of Life.
    St-Laurent MP, Bochner B, Catto J, Davies BJ, Fankhauser CD, Garg T, Hamilton-Reeves J, Master V, Jensen BT, Lauridsen SV, Wulff-Burchfield E, Psutka SP.
    Eur Urol. 2025 Jul;88(1):11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.11.026. Epub 2024 Dec 19.
    PMID: 39706786      
    Free PMC article.
    Review.
  19. Long-Term Satisfaction With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum for Peyronie's Disease: Clinical Predictors and Side Effect Profile.
    Song J, Saffati G, Dai M, Naeem T, Lipshultz L, Khera M.
    Urol Pract. 2025 Jan;12(1):168-175. doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000696. Epub 2024 Sep 3.
    PMID: 39241009     

 

 
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