Research protocols and presentations

In addition to published his work in major journals and sharing his techniques in textbooks, Dr. Abaza has presented his research in robotic surgery and urologic cancers at major medical meetings around the World. Below are his most recent research projects and as well as past collaborations with other physician scientists.

Recent Protocols:

• Site Primary Investigator WCG IRB Protocol #20240801: A Multicenter, Adaptive, Phase 2, Randomized, Open-label Study of Irradiated Autologous Cellular Vaccine in Men with High-Risk Prostate Cancer following Prostatectomy
• Primary Investigator MCHS IRB#210712-4: A Registry for Robotic Urologic Surgeries Performed for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Renal Cancer, Adrenal Masses, and Upper Tract Urologic Conditions
• Site Primary Investigator: Evaluation of ExoDx Prostate in Men with Prostate Cancer in an Active Surveillance Regimen: A Prospective Trial
• Primary Investigator:  A Prospective Registry for Robotic Urologic Surgeries Performed for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer, Renal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and Upper Tract Urologic Conditions at an Ambulatory Surgery Center with Planned Same-Day Discharge
• Primary Investigator, OH1-13-06218: Randomized Study of Ultralow versus Standard Pneumoperitoneum Pressure during Robotic Prostatectomy using the AirSeal® Insufflation System
• Primary Investigator, OH1-13-00489: A Comparative Study of CO2 Exchange Patterns between Valve-free Trocar (AirSeal) versus Standard Trocar (Endopath®) During Robotic Prostatectomies.
• Primary Investigator, OH1-10-67171: Analysis of Patients Suspicious of having or Diagnosed with Kidney Cancer
• Primary Investigator, OH1-13-00470: A Prospective Registry for Robotic Urologic Surgeries Performed for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer, Renal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and Upper Tract Urologic Conditions.
• Primary Investigator, OH1-13-00491: A Multi-institutional Review of Patients Undergoing Robotic Nephrectomy with Inferior Vena Caval (IVC) Tumor Thrombectomy.
• Primary Investigator, OH1-13-00471: A Pilot Clinical Trial for the Prevention of Lymphoceles after Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissections for Urologic Malignancies Using the da Vinci EndoWrist One Vessel Sealer
• Co-Investigator, OH1-15-00588: A Comparison of Tangerine and Red Tomato Juice in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study

 Inactive/Completed Protocols:

• Primary Investigator, Assessment of the effectiveness of a Computer Enhanced Visual Learning (CEVL) module in facilitating knowledge acquisition by residents for robotic prostatectomy
• Primary Investigator, Retrospective and Prospective Analysis of Robotic Surgery for Renal Tumors
• Primary Investigator, Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Outcomes of Upper Tract Robotic Urologic Surgery at The Ohio State University/The James
• Primary Investigator, Retrospective/Prospective Analysis of Surgical Outcomes of Robotic Prostatectomy at The Ohio State University/The James
• Primary Investigator, Robotic Prostatectomy without a Catheter Using a Temporary Stent and Fibrin Sealant
• Primary Investigator, Retrospective/Prospective Analysis of Surgical Outcomes of Robotic Cystectomy at The Ohio State University/The James
• Primary Investigator, A Pilot Clinical Trial for the Prevention of Postoperative Lymphoceles Using Absorbable Microporous Polysaccharide Hemosphere Particles during Robotic Assisted Prostatectomy with Lymph Node Dissection
• Primary Investigator, Exploratory Retrospective Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic and Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy at The Ohio State University Medical Center
• Primary Investigator, Analysis of Technique Comparison with a Vacuum Erection Device as Part of an Erectile Rehabilitation Program Following Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomized
• Comparison of Methodology
• Site Primary Investigator, Robotic Surgical Simulator-Based Surgical Curriculum Study (multi-institutional)
• Primary Investigator, Development of an Algorithm for Controlling Vascular Injuries During Laparoscopic Nephrectomy in a Porcine Model
• Primary Investigator, Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Tumor Spillage During Surgery for Wilms’ Tumor
• Primary Investigator, Retrospective Review of Single Institution Robotic and Open Radical Prostatectomy Perioperative Outcomes
• Primary Investigator, Impact of Comorbidities on Complications after Primary Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
• Co-Investigator, Biomarkers of Prostate and Cardiovascular Health of Men Undergoing Prostatectomy Consuming Different Amounts of Soy-Tomato Juice (PI: Steven Clinton, MD)
• Co-Investigator, Imaging of the Prostate Gland Using High Field Strength 3T MRI (PI: Michael Knopp, MD)
• Co-Investigator, Imaging of Bladder Cancer Using Clinical 3 Tesla MRI and Ex-Vivo Ultra-High-Field MRI (PI: Michael Knopp, MD)
• Co-Investigator, Effects of Deep Trendelenburg Positioning and Anesthesia on Intraocular Pressure and Optic Nerve During Robotic Cystectomies, Prostatectomies, and Hysterectomies (PI: Hamdy Elsayed-Awad)
• Co-Investigator, CALGB 90203: Randomized Phase III Study of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel and Androgen Deprivation Prior to Radical Prostatectomy versus Immediate Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with High-Risk, Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (PI: Paul Monk, MD)
• Co-Investigator, A Phase II and Biomarker Study of Tivozanib in Subjects with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (PI: Robert Bahnson, MD)
• Co-Investigator, A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Surgical Surveillance Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Shortened Infusion Time of Intravenous Ibuprofen (PI: Sergio Bergese)
• Co-Investigator, A Comparative Study of PET/CT Versus Diagnostic CT for the Detection of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma in Pre-surgical Patients with Renal Masses Using Iodine-124 labeled Chimeric G250 (PI: Robert Bahnson, MD)
• Co-Investigator, Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Computer Enhanced Robotic System (daVinci®) in Infrarenal Aortic Reconstruction for Aneurysmal Disease, FDA Protocol IDE G030039 (PI: Bernardo Martinez, MD); 2006-7

• 2024 “Pathologic Outcomes of Active Surveillance Candidates Electing Surgery in a Contemporary Series,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Indianapolis, IN) 
• 2024  “Urine Leaks and Urinary Retention with One Week of Catheterization After Robotic Prostatectomy,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Indianapolis, IN)
• 2023 “Ambulatory Surgery Center Robotic Urological Surgery: Initial Pioneering Experience,” and “New Paradigm in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Planned Same Day Discharge in All Patients,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Phoenix, AZ)
• 2023 “New Paradigm in Robotic Prostatectomy: Planned Same Day Discharge in All Patients,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL) 
• 2021 “Narcotic Avoidance After Robotic Radical Cystectomy Allows Routine of Only Two-Day Hospital Stay,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Virtual meeting) 
• 2020 “Initial Experience with Single-Port Robot for Upper Urinary Tract Surgery,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Virtual meeting)
• 2020 “Impact of Median Lobes on Urinary Function after Robotic Radical Prostatectomy,” “Single-Port Robotic Surgery Allows Same-Day Discharge in Majority of Cases,” and “Randomized, Controlled Comparison of Valveless Trocar (AirSeal) versus Standard Insufflator with Ultralow Pneuomoperitoneum during Robotic Prostatectomy,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Virtual meeting)
• 2020 “Adoption of single-port robotic prostatectomy: Two alternative strategies,” and “Single-port robotic surgery allows same-day discharge in majority of cases,” Presented at the Annual OhioHealth Research Symposium (Virtual meeting)
• 2019 “Impact of Median Lobes on Urinary Function after Robotic Radical Prostatectomy,” Presented at the 37th World Congress of Endourology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2019 “Single-Port Robotic Surgery Allows Same-Day Discharge in Majority of Cases,” Presented at the 37th World Congress of Endourology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2019 “Drains Are No Longer Necessary in Urologic Surgery Favorite,” Presented at the 37thWorld Congress of Endourology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2019 “Impact of Median Lobes on Urinary Function after Robotic Radical Prostatectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2019 “Success Rate and Safety of Offering Same-Day Discharge Following Robotic Prostatectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL) and the 3rd Annual North American Robotic Urology Symposium (Las Vegas, NV) 
• 2018 “Robotic Nephrectomy for Massive Renal Tumors,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2018 “Safety and Financial Impact of Clinical Pathway with Same-Day Discharge Following Robotic Prostatectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2018 “Outcomes of Robotic Prostatectomy Performed at Ultralow Pneumoperitoneum Pressure of 6mmHg,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (San Francisco, CA)
• 2017 “Unreliability of Comparing Lymph Node Yields between Institutions,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Boston, MA)
• 2017 “Does Routine Overnight Stay After Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Increase Complications?” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Boston, MA)
• 2017 “Differential Fluorescence for Intraoperative Margin Assessment with Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging during Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Boston, MA)
• 2016 “Unreliability of Comparing Lymph Node Yields in Robotic Cystectomy between Institutions,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2016 “Routine Early Unclamping or No Clamping Do Not Negatively Impact Outcomes of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2016 “Comparison of Intraoperative Outcomes with Newest and Previous Generation da Vinci Robots for Robotic Prostatectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2016 “Overnight Stay is Adequate for All Types of Robotic Renal Surgery,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (San Diego, CA)
• 2016 “Results of Two Randomized Trials for the Prevention of Lymphoceles After Robotic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Prostate Cancer,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (San Diego, CA)
• 2015 “Applying Clinical Pathway to Robotic Cystectomy Allows Shortest Possible Length of Stay,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (New Orleans, LA)
• 2015 “Robotic Nephrectomy is Not Costlier than Standard Laparoscopy When a Robot is Available,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (New Orleans, LA)
• 2014 “Multi-Institutional Experience with Robotic Nephrectomy with IVC Tumor Thrombectomy,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2014 “Robotic Nephrectomy is Not Costlier than Standard Laparoscopy When a Robot is Available,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2014 “Completely Intracorporeal Robotic Renal Autotransplantation,” Video Presentation, Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Orlando, FL)
• 2014 “Absorbable Hemostatic Powder in the Prevention of Lymphoceles Following Robotic Prostatectomy with Lymphadenectomy,” Presented at the annual Ohio Osteopathic Association Symposium
• 2013 “Optimization of Near-Infrared Fluorescence Tumor Localization during Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (San Diego, CA) and the World Congress of Endourology (New Orleans, LA)
• 2013 “Completely Intracorporeal Robotic Renal Autotransplantation,” Video Presentation, Principal Investigator, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (New Orleans, LA)
• 2013 “Robotic Prostatectomy in the Obese and Morbidly Obese: Must We Delay or Deny?,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (San Diego, CA)
• 2013 “Can Laparoscopic Suturing be Taught in Three Hours?—Metrics from AUA Laparoscopic Skills Training Course,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (San Diego, CA)
• 2013 “Consistent High-Quality Outcomes Possible with Robotic Nephrectomy Even in Highest-Complexity Cases,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Naples, FL)
• 2013 “Drains are Not Necessary in the Majority of Robotic Urologic Procedures,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Sandusky, OH), the World Congress of Endourology (New Orleans, LA), and the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Naples, FL)
• 2013 “Assessment of a Computer Enhanced Visual Learning (CEVL) Module in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a Urology Residency Program,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Sandusky,  OH)
• 2013 “Overnight Stay Adequate for Most Major Urologic Procedures Using Robotic Surgery,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Sandusky, OH)
• 2012 “Integrated Robotic Near-Infrared Fluorescence during Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Correlation with Tumor Histology,” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Atlanta, GA), the 30th World Congress of Endourology (Istanbul, Turkey), and the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2012 “Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinomas with Venous Tumor Thrombus,” Principal Investigator, Video presentation, annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Atlanta, GA), the European Robotic Urology Symposium (London, England), the 2011 World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan), and the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2012 “Maximizing Benefits of Robotic Nephroureterectomy: Omission of Pelvic Drain and Early Catheter Removal,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH), the European Robotic Urology Symposium (London, England), the 30th World Congress of Endourology (Istanbul, Turkey), and the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2012 “Initial Outcomes of Novel Preplaced Needle Technique for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH)
• 2012 “Risk and Prevention of Acute Urinary Retention after Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH), American College of Surgeons 98thAnnual Clinical Congress (Chicago, IL), the European Robotic Urology Symposium (London, England), the 30th World Congress of Endourology (Istanbul, Turkey), and the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2012 “Is Leaving a Drain Necessary After Robotic Partial Nephrectomy?,” Principal Investigator, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH), the European Robotic Urology Symposium (London, England), and the 30th World Congress of Endourology (Istanbul, Turkey)
• 2012 “Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma with Venous Tumor Thrombus,” Principal Author, Presented at annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH) and the 30th World Congress of Endourology (Istanbul, Turkey)
• 2011 “Biopsy Versus While Mount Location of Prostatic Tumors: Potential Implications for Nerve Sparing,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm   Springs, CA)
• 2011 “Quality and Outcomes of Robotic Lymphadenectomy for Prostate Cancer in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA), the American College of Surgeons 97th Annual Clinical Congress (Principle Investigator, San Francisco, CA), and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Quality of Lymphadenectomy is Equivalent in Robotic and Open Cystectomy Using an Extended Template,” Principal Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington, DC) and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Clinical Pathway for Discharge on Postoperative Day One after Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington, DC), the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (San Francisco, CA), and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Results of Robotic Lymphadenectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma,” Principal Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington,  DC)
• 2011 “Should Patients with Glaucoma be Offered Robotic Prostatectomy?,” Principal Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington, DC), the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH), and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Techniques for Robotic Nephrectomy with Vena Caval Tumor Thrombectomy,” Video presentation, Presented at the 2010 World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL), 2010 American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), and 2011 annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington, DC)
• 2011 “Robotic Repair of Access-Related Aortic Injury,” Video presentation, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington, DC)
• 2011 “Addressing Incongruent PSA and Prostate Cancer Volume on Biopsy: Does PSA Density Predict True Tumor Volume?,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA) and the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Principal Investigator, Cleveland, OH)
• 2011 “Impact of Transition to Early Unclamping in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA), the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH), and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Do Nomograms Accurately Predict Nodal Positivity with Extended Lymphadenectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer?,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA), the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Principal Investigator, Cleveland, OH), and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Can Laparoscopic Suturing be Taught in Three Hours?—Metrics from AUA Laparoscopic Skills Training Course,” Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA) and the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Principal Investigator, Cleveland, OH)
• 2011 “Safety of Enoxaparin Thromboprophylaxis in Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH)
• 2011 “Effect of Median Lobes on Perioperative Outcomes and Urinary Function 
• After Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA), the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH), and the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Mullerian and Wolffian Duct Abnormalities Encountered During Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA) and the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH)
• 2011 “Robotic Partial Nephrectomy with Excision of Renal Vein Thrombus,” (Video) Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto,  Japan)
• 2011 “Causes for Prolonged Stay and Readmission after Routine Overnight Stay Following Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Investigator,Presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH)
• 2010 “Impact of Tumor Volume on Margin Status after Robotic Prostatectomy for Organ-Confined Disease,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL), the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), and the American Collegeof Surgeons Annual Meeting (Washington,  DC)
• 2010 “Consistency of One-Day Stay After Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL) and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Chicago,  IL)
• 2010 “Status of Robotic Surgical Education in Urology Training Programs,” Principal Author, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (San Francisco, CA), the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL), the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), and the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
• 2010 “Robotic Partial Nephrectomy without Renal Ischemia,” Principal Author, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (San Francisco, CA), the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL), the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), and the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
• 2010 “Technique for Tumor Localization During Robotic Partial Cystectomy,” Principal Author, presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago,  IL)
• 2010 “Results of Limited and Extended Robotic Lymphadenectomy for Prostate Cancer,” Principal Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA), the American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress (2009, Chicago, IL), the Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (2009, Columbus, OH), the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (2009, Chicago, IL), the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (2009, Boston, MA), the World Congress of Endourology (2008, Shanghai, China), and the Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (2008, Baltimore, MD)
• 2010 “Outcomes of Patient-Directed Nerve Sparing in Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Investigator, presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA), and the Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (2009, Columbus, OH)
• 2010 “Initial Series of Robotic Radical Nephrectomy with Vena Caval Tumor Thrombectomy,” Principal Investigator, presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA), the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (2009, Boston, MA) and the World Congress of Endourology (2009, Munich, Germany), and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (2009, Scottsdale, AZ)
• 2010 “Robotic Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy: 100 Cases by a Single Surgeon,” Principal Author, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (San Francisco, CA), the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL), and the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
• 2010 “Complications During Robotic Radical Prostatectomy,” Co-Author, video presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (San Francisco, CA)
• 2010  “Robotic Instrument Insulation Failure: Initial Report of a Potential Source of Patient Injury,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL) and the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (2009, Chicago, IL)
• 2010 “Biopsy versus Whole Mount Location of Prostatic Tumors: Potential Impact on Surgical Technique,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• 2009 “Early Results of Robotic Lymphadenectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma,” Principal Investigator, presented at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA), the World Congress of Endourology (Munich, Germany), and the American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress (Chicago, IL), the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ), and the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (2010, San Francisco, CA)
• 2009 “Robotic Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy for Bladder Cancer: Initial Experience with Greater Nodal Yield,” Principal Investigator, presented at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA) and the World Congress of Endourology (Munich, Germany), the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ), and the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (2010, San Francisco, CA)
• 2009 “Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic Prostatectomy in the Obese and Morbidly Obese,” presented at the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ), the Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (2008, Baltimore, MD), the Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (2010, San Francisco, CA), and the World Congress of Endourology (2010, Chicago, IL)
• 2009 “Three-Port Robotic Urologic Surgery without a Laparoscopic Bedside Assistant,” Principal Investigator, presented at the Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (Columbus, OH), the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA), and the American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress (Chicago, IL)
• 2009 “Clinical Pathway for Early Discharge After Robotic Cystectomy,” Principal Investigator, presented at the Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (Columbus, OH), the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA), and the World Congress of Endourology (Munich, Germany), and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ)
• 2009 “Median Lobe in Robotic Prostatectomy: Bladder Neck Reconstruction and Pelvic Drain Not Routinely Required,” Principal Investigator, presented at the Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (Columbus, OH), the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA), and the World Congress of Endourology (Munich, Germany)
• 2009 “Early Patient Results of Novel Technique for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the American College of Surgeons 94th Annual Clinical Congress (Chicago, IL), the World Congress of Endourology (2008, Shanghai, China) and the Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (2008, Baltimore, MD), and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ)
• 2009 “Robotic Nephroureterectomy with Partial Duodenectomy,” Video, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Munich, Germany), and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ)
• 2009 “Robotic Ureteroileal Anastomosis Revision: Initial Report,” Video, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Munich, Germany), and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ)
• 2008 “Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reconstruction for Stricture Disease,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China) and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Chicago,  IL)
• 2008 “Robotic Repair of Access-Related Aortic Injury,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China) and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), and the American Urological Association North Central Section Annual Meeting (Scottsdale,  AZ)
• 2008 “Experimental Control of Renovascular Injuries During Laparoscopic Nephrectomy,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China) and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Chicago,  IL)
• 2008 “Immediate Impact of a Limited Exposure to a Laparoscopic Training Curriculum,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China)
• 2008 “Contemporary Referral Pattern for Robotic Surgery: Evidence of Growing Acceptance in Urologic Community,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China)
• 2008 “Identification and Management of Mullerian and Wolffian Duct Abnormalities Encountered During Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China)
• 2008 “Safety of Thromboprophylaxis Using Enoxaparin in Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai,  China)
• 2008 “Incidence and Impact of the Median Lobe on Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai,  China)
• 2008 “Safety of Robotic Prostatectomy without Port Site Fascial Closure,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai,  China)
• 2008 “Intraoperative Outcomes with da Vinci Standard Versus S for Robotic Prostatectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China) and Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (2009, Columbus, OH)
• 2008 “Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy for Isolated Renal Cell Carcinoma Recurrence,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China)
• 2008 “Three-port Robotic Nephrectomy: Initial Reports,” Principal Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai, China), Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (2009, Columbus, OH), and Annual Meeting of the Engineering in Urology Society (2009, Chicago, IL)
• 2008 “Retrospective and Prospective Analysis of Surgical Outcomes of Robotic Prostatectomy at The Ohio State University and James Cancer Hospital,” IRB-Approved Study, Principal Investigator
• 2008 “Prediction and Implementation Strategies in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgical Education,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the 2007 World Congress of Endourology (Cancun, Mexico) and the 2008 Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• 2008 “Contribution of Laparoscopic Training to Robotic Proficiency,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the Ohio Urological Society Annual Meeting (Sandusky, OH), the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL) and the World Congress of Endourology (Shanghai,  China)
• 2007 “Novel Technique for Pure Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Feasibility in a Porcine Model,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA) and World Congress of Endourology (Cancun, Mexico) 
• 2007 “The Role of Stent Placement in Laparoscopic Ureteroureterostomy: Technical Considerations in a Porcine Model,” Principal Investigator, Presented at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA), World Congress of Endourology (Cancun, Mexico), and Annual Meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH)
• 2006-7 “Techniques for Laparoscopic Localization of Intraluminal Ureteral Pathology,” Principal Author, Presented at Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA) and World Congress of Endourology (Cancun, Mexico)
• 2006 “DaVinci-Assisted vs. Pure Laparoscopic Aortorenal Bypass in a Porcine Model,” Co-Investigator with B. Martinez, M.D., Presented at Annual Meeting of the OhioUrological Society (Cincinnati, OH), Toledo Surgical Society (Toledo, OH), and Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (Boston, MA)
• 2005 “Laparoscopic Aortorenal Bypass Under Warm Ischemia in a Porcine Model,” Co-Investigator with B. Martinez, M.D., Presented at World Congress of Endourology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Annual Meeting of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (San Diego, CA), Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section (Chicago, IL), Annual Meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH), and Toledo Surgical Society (Toledo, OH)
• 2005 “Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Prevention of Transitional Cell Carcinoma Implantation,” Principal Author, Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (San Antonio, TX), Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section (Chicago, IL), Annual Meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH), Toledo Surgical Society (Toledo, OH), and American College of Surgeons 91st Annual Clinical Congress (San Francisco, CA)
• 2003-4 “Prognostic Value of DNA Ploidy, Bcl-2 and p53 Localized Prostate Adenocarcinoma Incidentally Discovered on Transurethral Prostatectomy,” Principal Author, Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section (Vancouver, BC), Annual Meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, OH), and Toledo Surgical Society (Toledo, OH)
• 2002 “Prevention of Recurrent Bladder Calculi after Pediatric Augmentation Cystoplasty: Analysis of Treatment Outcomes and Modifiable Risk Factors,” Principal Author, Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section, Annual Meeting of the Ohio Urological Society (Cleveland, OH), and Toledo Surgical Society (Toledo, OH)
• 2002 “Primary Penile Lymphoblastic Lymphoma,” Principal Author, Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section (Chicago, IL)

• 2023 “A Comparison of Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approach in Patients undergoing Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: A Report from the Single Port Advanced Research Consortium (SPARC)–Mount Sinai,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2023 “Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Complex Renal Tumors: Analysis of a Multi-Institutional Database–Mount Sinai,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Chicago, IL)
• 2020 “Predicting Intraoperative Complications and 30-Day Morbidity Using Machine Learning Techniques for Patients Undergoing Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Virtual meeting)
• 2019  “Is there a difference in long term renal functional outcome between benign and malignant renal tumors managed with robotic partial nephrectomy?” Presented at the 37th World Congress of Endourology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2019 “The Effect of Adhesive Perirenal Fat on Operative Outcomes,” Presented at the 37thWorld Congress of Endourology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2019 “Are There Any Functional Benefits From Ischemia Sparing Techniques among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease?” Presented at the 37th World Congress of Endourology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• 2019 “A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 263 Hilar Tumors During Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• 2019 “Is Long Term Renal Functional Outcome after Partial Nephrectomy for Completely Endophytic Renal Tumors Worse Compared to Exophytic Tumors?” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• 2019 “A Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Between Partial Nephrectomy and Radical Nephrectomy for Clinical Stage T1b and T2a Renal Tumors,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• 2019 “The Impact of Obesity in Patients Undergoing Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)
• 2018 “A Nomogram to Predict Significant eGFR Reduction after Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Paris, France)
• 2018 “Risk Factors and Prognostic Implications for Pathologic Upstaging to pT3a After Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Paris, France)
• 2018 “Is There A Benefit to Partial Nephrectomy In High Complexity Tumors Over Radical Nephrectomy: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Outcomes,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Paris, France)
• 2018 “Development and Validation of an Objective Scoring Tool for Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy: Scoring for Partial Nephrectomy (SPAN),” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
• 2018 “Unintended Consequences of Decreased PSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
• 2018 “Do Ischemia Sparing Techniques Benefit Renal Function in Patients with Stage III-V Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Partial Nephrectomy?” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
• 2018 “Reevaluating Warm Ischemia Time as a Predictor of Renal Function Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA) 
• 2018 “Development and Internal Validation Of A Nomogram For The Development Of Acute Kidney Injury After Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
• 2018 “A Comparison of Oncologic Outcome Between Radical and Partial Nephrectomy for Incidentally Upstaged pT3a Renal Tumors,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
• 2018 “Comparison of Robotic and Open Techniques in Patients Undergoing Radical Nephrectomy and Level II/III Inferior Vena Cava Thrombectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA)
• 2017 “Development and Validation of Cystectomy Assessment and Surgical Evaluation Scoring (CASE) for Male Radical Cystectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Comparison of Perioperative and Functional Outcomes in Elderly versus Non-Elderly Patients Undergoing Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Cystic versus Solid Masses: Is There a Difference in Perioperative Outcome During Robotic Partial Nephrectomy?” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Trifecta outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in solitary kidney–A VCQI database analysis,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “ASA Score and the Charlson Comorbidity Index Fail to Discriminate Patients that Have Post-Operative Complications after Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Off Clamp Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Does Not Improve Renal Function Outcome for Patients with T1a Tumors without Impaired Renal Function,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Comparison of Perioperative and Functional Outcomes of Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for cT1a versus cT1b Renal Masses,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Development and Validation of an Objective Scoring tool for Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy: Scoring for Partial Nephrectomy (SPaN),” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Retroperitoneal vs. transperitoneal robot assisted partial nephrectomy – a propensity score weighted comparison in a multi-institutional database,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Does Race Impact on Perioperative and Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Robotic Partial Nephrectomy?” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Vancouver, Canada)
• 2017 “Conversion of Robotic Partial to Radical Nephrectomy; a Prospective Multi-institutional Study,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Boston, MA)
• 2017 “Development and Validation of Cystectomy Assessment and Surgical Evaluation (CASE) Scoring for Male Radical Cystectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Boston, MA)
• 2017 “Some Minutes Count More than Others: Variation in Warm Ischemia Time <25 Minutes Has No Effect on Kidney Function in Patients without Impaired Renal Function,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Boston, MA)
• 2017 “A Multi-Institutional Propensity Score Matched Comparison of Transperitoneal vs. Retroperitoneal Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Posterior Clinical T1 Renal Masses,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (Boston, MA)
• 2016 “Off-Clamp Technique Offers Improved Renal Function Outcomes After Robotic Partial Nephrectomy in Low And Intermediate Complexity Tumors,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA)
• 2016 “Development, Validation & Clinical Application of an Intra-operative Assessment of Completion & Appropriateness of LND after Radical Cystectomy: Pelvic Lymphadenectomy Appropriateness & Completion Evaluation (PLACE),” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA)
• 2016 “Medical Risk Factors For Chronic Kidney Disease In Patients With Normal Baseline Kidney Function are Not Independent Predictors Of Worse Renal Function Outcomes Following Robotic Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA)
• 2016 “Outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in patients with complex renal tumors and pre-existing chronic kidney disease: A multi-institutional analysis,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA)
• 2016 “Development and Validation of Prostatectomy Assessment and Competency Evaluation Scoring for Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA)
• 2016 “Assessment of Surgical Competency for Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Development and Validation of Prostatectomy Assessment and Competency Evaluation (PACE),” Co-Author, Presented at the European Association of Urology Annual Congress (Munich, Germany)
• 2016 “Medical risk factors for CKD are not independent predictors of worse renal function outcome following RPN in patients with a normal baseline kidney function,” Co-Author, Presented at the European Association of Urology Annual Congress (Munich, Germany)
• 2016 “The feasibility of k-means clustering of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI pharmacokinetic parameters in predicting prostate cancer risk stratification,” Co-Author, Presented at the European Congress of Radiology (Vienna, Austria)
• 2015 “R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Score Serves as an Accurate Predictor of Postoperative Non-Neoplastic Parenchymal Volume Removed and Decline in Renal Function,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Urological Oncology (Washington, DC)
• 2015 “Selective Arterial Clamping Provides No Immediate, Intermediate or Long Term Renal Function Benefit Under Low Ischemia Time,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Urological Oncology (Washington, DC)
• 2015 “Hypertension and Diabetes Are Not Independent Predictors of Worse Renal Function Outcomes Following Partial Nephrectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Urological Oncology (Washington, DC)
• 2015 “Perioperative and functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal tumors >4 cm in a multi-institutional, multi-national cohort,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (New Orleans, LA)
• 2015 “Selective Arterial Clamping Offers no Renal Function Benefit under Low Ischemia Time,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (London, England)
• 2015 “Perioperative and functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal tumors >4 cm in a multi-institutional, multinational cohort,” Co-Author, Presented at the European Association of Urology Annual Congress (Madrid, Spain)
• 2015 “Impact of annual surgical volume on outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in a multi-institutional, multinational cohort,” Co-Author, Presented at the European Association of Urology Annual Congress (Madrid, Spain)
• 2015 “Predicting perioperative outcomes of robot assisted partial nephrectomy: The role of hospital case volume in the early phase of adoption,” Co-Author, Presented at the European Association of Urology Annual Congress (Madrid, Spain)
• 2014 “Laparoscopic & Robotic Simple and Complex Nephrectomy for Malignant Indications,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the European Association of Urology (Stockholm, Sweden)
• 2014 “Robotic Kidney Transplantation with Regional Hypothermia: a step-by-step Description of the VUI-Medanta Technique (IDEAL Phase 2a),” Co-Author, Presented at the World Transplant Congress (San Francisco, CA)
• 2014 “Robotic Kidney Transplantation with Regional Hypothermia: Evolution of a Novel Procedure utilizing the IDEAL Guidelines (IDEAL Phase 0 and 1),” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Orlando, FL)
• 2014 “Robotic Kidney Transplantation with Regional Hypothermia: Results from a Prospective Two-arm Non-randomized Controlled Trial (IDEAL Phase 2b),” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Orlando, FL)
• 2014 “Recipient Robot Assisted Kidney Transplant Learning steps: Frame-by-Frame Video Analysis,” Video presentation, Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Orlando, FL)
• 2014 “Robotic Kidney Transplantation with Regional Hypothermia: Evolution of a Novel Procedure,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (Amelia Island, FL)
• 2014 “When is a New Operation Learned? How to Monitor Patient Safety during the Learning Phase: Prospective Evaluation of Surgical Performance during Robotic Kidney Transplantation with Regional Hypothermia (IDEAL Phase 2a-b),” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the Engineering & Urology Society (Orlando, FL)  
• 2014 “When is an Operation Learned? How to Monitor Patient Safety? Prospective Evaluation of Performance utilizing techniques of Statistical Process Control during adoption of Robotic Kidney Transplantation,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the Engineering & Urology Society (Orlando, FL)
• 2014 “Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for cT1b-T2 renal tumors: perioperative outcomes
• from a large multicenter international dataset (Vattikuti Global Quality Initiative on Robotic Urologic Surgery),” Co-Author, Presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (Brisbane, Australia) and the European Association of Urology Annual Congress (Stockholm, Sweden)
• 2014 “Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal tumors with RENAL nephrometry score ≥ 10: perioperative outcomes from a large multicentre international dataset (Vattikuti global quality initiative on robotic urologic surgery),” Co-Author, Presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (Brisbane, Australia)
• 2012 “Early Postoperative Complications After Robotic vs Open Radical Cystectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the American College of Surgeons 98th Annual Clinical Congress (Chicago, IL)
• 2012 “Robotic Assisted Nephroureterectomy for the Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Tumor,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (Atlanta, GA)
• 2011 “Multi-Institutional Experience with Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in 1200+ Cases: Results of the Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Integrated Database (RAPID) Study Group,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Complications of Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Multi-Institutional Experience from the Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Integrated Database (RAPID) Study Group,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Comparison of Selective Arterial Clamping and Non-Arterial Clamping: Results from the Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Integrated Database (RAPID) Study Group,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Kyoto, Japan)
• 2011 “Standardized Reporting of Early Post-Operative Outcome of Robotic Versus Open Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma,” Co-Author, Presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (Palm Springs, CA)
• 2011 “Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in 1035 Consecutive Cases: A Multi-institutional Experience,” Co-Author, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (Washington,  DC)
• 2011 “Early Outcomes with Neoadjuvant High-dose Intensity Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin, and Cisplatin (HD-MVAC) or Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (GC) in Muscle-invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Single-institution Experience,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (Orlando, FL) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
• 2011 “A Comparison of Plasma Changes in Phytoene, Phytofluene, and Lycopene in Men with Prostate Cancer Consuming a Tomato-soy Juice Developed for Food-based Clinical Intervention Studies,” Co-Author, Presented at the American Institute for Cancer Research Annual Conference on Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity & Cancer
• 2010 “Post-Operative Morbidity of Robotic (RPN) Versus Open Partial Nephrectomy (OPN): The Impact of Preoperative Tumor Characteristics,” Co-Author, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (San Francisco, CA)
• 2010 “Complications During Robotic Radical Prostatectomy,” Co-Author, Video, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (San Francisco, CA)
• 2010 “Early Renal Function After Robotic Versus Open Partial Nephrectomy for Small Renal Masses,” Co-Author, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section (Chicago, IL) and the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL)
• 2010 “Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago,  IL)
• 2010 “Renal Functional Recovery after Nephron Sparing Surgery: The Impact of Warm vs. Cold Ischemic Resection Technique,” Co-Author, Presented at the World Congress of Endourology (Chicago, IL) and the American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress (Washington, DC)
• 2010 “Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Small Renal Masses: A Single Institution Experience with 110 Cases,” Co-Author, Presented at the American College of Surgeons 96thAnnual Clinical Congress (Washington, DC)
• 2010 “R.E.N.A.L Nephrometry Score Correlates with Choice of Surgical Technique, Tumor Stage and Grade,” Co-Author, Presented at the American College of Surgeons 96thAnnual Clinical Congress (Washington,  DC)
• 2010 “Early Post-operative Complications after Robotic versus Open Radical Cystectomy,” Co-Author, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association North Central Section (Chicago, IL), American Collegeof Surgeons 98th Annual Clinical Congress (Chicago, IL, 2012), and the Ohio Urological Society (Columbus, Ohio)
• 2010 “Do Robotic Prostatectomy Positive Surgical Margins Occur in the Same Location as Extraprostatic Extension?,” Co-Author, presented at the United  States and Canadian Academyof Pathology Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
• 2010 “Robotic Prostatectomy Surgical Time Correlates with Specimen Autolysis,” Co-Author, presented at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology  Annual Meeting (Washington,  DC)
• 2010 “Amide Proton Transfer MRI of the Prostate: A Potential Quantitative Method of Mobile Protein and Peptide Levels for Cancer Detection,” Co-Author, presented at the Radiological Association of North America Annual Meeting (Chicago,  IL)
• 2009 “Feasibility of Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) MRI for Prostate Cancer Detection at 3T,” Co-Author, Presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting (Honolulu, HI)