Scholarly Activities, Awards and Recognition

As a resident in our program, you’ll be among accomplished, hardworking physicians. We take great pride in our residents’ many awards, accolades, research pursuits, presentations and publications.

Our trainees publish and present original research on topics encompassing the development, diagnosis, comorbidities and treatment of urologic disorders. They receive accolades for their commitment to medicine. They serve as role models, mentors and leaders. They are honored for being exemplars of compassionate patient care.

See our residents’ scholarly activities, honors and awards by year:

Awards and recognition

Patrick Vecellio, MD: Reappointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2023.
Bryson Cook, MD: Appointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2023.

Journal articles

Eylon J. Arbel; Brian F. Dinerman, MD; John Rutkowski, MD; Andrés M. Acosta, Jeffrey Spencer, MD. Primary testicular teratoid Wilms tumor in a 40-year-old male with retroperitoneal lymph node involvement: A case report. Urology Case Reports, Volume 53, March 2024, 102701.

Abstracts

Bryson Cook, MD; Gina Tundo, MD; David Abramowitz, MD. Urethroplasty: Does post operative imaging correlate to functional outcomes? Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20-22, 2023.
Guillaume Farah, MD, Finn Hennig, MD, Zeinab Mousania, MS, John Atkinson, PhD, David Abramowitz, MD. Quantifying Wasted Recyclables In The Operating Room: Resect, Reuse, Recycle. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20-22, 2023.
Guillaume Farah MD, Patrick Vecellio MD, Aaron Bradin, Kent Chevli MD. Vasectomy Trends Following Dobbs V. Jakson Women’s Health Organization (2022) In Western New York. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20-22, 2023.
Bryson Cook, MD; Gina Tundo, MD; David Abramowitz, MD. Urethroplasty: Does post operative imaging correlate to functional outcomes? American Urological Association. San Antonio, Texas. May 3-6, 2024.
Brian Dinerman, MD; Daniel Baetzhold; K. Kent Chevli, MD; John Rutkowski, MD. Treatment Initiation in Patients Undergoing Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer. American Urological Association. San Antonio, Texas. May 3-6, 2024.
AA Myneni; E Arbel; J Boccardo; Finn Hennig, MD; Matthew Brennan, DO; K Noyes; AB Hoffman. Challenges in management of gonadal torsion in New York State. American Urological Association. San Antonio, Texas. May 3-6, 2024.

Conferences and courses attended

Brian Dinerman, MD: Attended the 2023 Prosthetic Urology Institute Resident Course. San Francisco, Calif. September 22-23, 2023.
Brian Dinerman, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20-22, 2023.
Bryson Cook, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20-22, 2023.
Guillaume Farah, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20-22, 2023.
Bryson Cook, MD: Attended the 2023 Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) Annual Fall Scientific Meeting. San Diego, Calif. November 16-19, 2023.
Guillaume Farah, MD: Attended the 2024 Mountain Outdoor GU Lecture Series (MOGULS) Conference. Park City, Utah. February 8-10, 2024.
Brian Dinerman, MD: Attended the Coloplast Men’s Health Fellows Surgical Skills Workshop. Miami, Fla. February 16, 2024.
Guillaume Farah, MD: Attended the 2024 LUGPA Urology Resident Summit. Dallas, Texas. March 1, 2024.
Bryson Cook, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. May 3-6, 2024.
Brian Dinerman, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. May 3-6, 2024.
Finn Hennig, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. May 3-6, 2024.

Awards and recognition

Patrick Vecellio, MD: Reappointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2022.
Bryson Cook, MD: Appointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Nominated for 2023 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards for Excellence in Teaching. April 2023.

Journal articles

Ellen Lutnick; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Kevin Pranikoff, MD. A Cut Above the Rest: Historic Perspectives of Circumcision and Anesthesia. International Journal of Urologic History, Volume 2. July 1, 2022.
Alavi-Dunn N, MD; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Marrara J A; et al. Renal-Protective Urinoma Formation in a Newborn Boy With Posterior Urethral Valves. Cureus 15(6): e39880. doi:10.7759/cureus.39880. June 02, 2023.

Abstracts

Leah Ashton, MD; Nicole Belko, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Effect of UTI Education on Patient Understanding and Quality of Life. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD; Ellen Lutnick, MD; Kiana Saade, MD. Graduating Resident and Fellow Readiness for General Urologic Practice: A Survey-based Assessment of Trainees and Program Directors. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD; Ellen Lutnick, MD; Kiana Saade, MD. Feedback Methods, Structure, and Satisfaction of Urology Trainees and Program Directors. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD; Tyler Maiers, MD; P. Natalzia; Teresa Danforth, MD. Percutaneous Urethral Sphincter Stimulation: Swine model for feasibility of use with intrinsic sphincter deficiency stress urinary incontinence. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Finn Hennig, MD; Ellen Lutnick, MD; Guillaume Farah, MD; Kyle Waisanen, MD; M. Burke. Colpectomy Reduces the Incidence of Fistula Formation in Female-to-Male Gender Affirming Surgeries: A Meta-Analysis. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Eric Chevli, MD; Nathaniel Iskhakov, BS; Ichabod Jung, MD; K. Kent Chevli, MD. A retrospective analysis of the performance of the ExoDx prostate cancer test in predicting clinically significant prostate cancer in Western New York. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Zafardjan Dalimov, MD; Finn Hennig, BS; Guillaume Farah, MD; Ali Houjaij, MD; Nader D. Nader, MD; Oussama M. Darwish, MD. Perioperative Outcomes after Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: Comprehensive Analysis of 1963 NSQIP Patients. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Skomra, A.; Waisanen, Kyle, MD; Cook, Bryson, MD; Iskhakov, I.; Pamer, G.; Attai, S.; Chevli, K. Kent, MD. Physician Retirement Planning in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Multidisciplinary Survey of Physicians in a Large Regional Healthcare System. Southern Medical Association's Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference. Memphis, Tenn. February 24-26, 2023.
Skomra, A.; Waisanen, Kyle, MD; Cook, Bryson, MD; Iskhakov, I.; Pamer, G.; Attai, S.; Chevli, K. Kent, MD. Physician Retirement Planning in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Multidisciplinary Survey of Physicians in a Large Regional Healthcare System. JSMBS Community Research Day. April 14, 2023.
Kyle Waisanen, MD; Tyler Maiers, MD; P. Natalzia; Teresa Danforth, MD. Percutaneous Urethral Sphincter Stimulation: Swine model for feasibility of use with intrinsic sphincter deficiency stress urinary incontinence. American Urological Association. Chicago, Ill. April 28 – May 1, 2023.
Finn Hennig, BS; Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD; Guillaume Farah, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Closing the Gender Gap in Urology and Other Surgical Specialties. American Urological Association. Chicago, Ill. April 28 – May 1, 2023.

Conferences and courses attended

Nicole Belko, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Eric Chevli, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Guillaume Farah, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Charlotte, N.C. October 27-29, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the LUGPA Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill. November 10-12, 2022.
Brian Dinerman, MD: Attended the Cook Medical Resident Training Session. Baton Rouge, La. January 20-21, 2023.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the Southern Medical Association's Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference. February 24-26, 2023.
Bryson Cook, MD: Attended the Southern Medical Association's Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference. February 24-26, 2023.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the JSMBS Community Research Day. April 14, 2023.
Bryson Cook, MD: Attended the JSMBS Community Research Day. April 14, 2023.
Brian Dinerman, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill. April 28 – May 1, 2023.
Guillaume Farah, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill. April 28 – May 1, 2023.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, Ill. April 28 – May 1, 2023.
Nicole Belko, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Review Course. Austin, Texas. June 2-4, 2023.
Michael Shapiro, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Review Course. Austin, Texas. June 2-4, 2023.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Review Course. Austin, Texas. June 2-4, 2023.

Awards and recognition

Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Reappointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2021.
Patrick Vecellio, MD: Appointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2021
Adam Russon, DO: Inducted in the Richard Sarkin/Emeritus Resident Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. October 2021.
Adam Russon, DO: Awarded the 2021 Retrospectoscope Award at the 2022 annual American Urological Association meeting. May 13, 2022.

Journal articles

Oussama M. Darwish, MD; Ellen Lutnick, BS; Zafardjan Dalimov, MS; Kyle M. Waisanen, MD; Daniel Wang, MD; Ali Houjaij, MD; Ichabod Jung, MD; D. Nader Nader, MD, PhD, FCCP, FACC, FAHA. Neuraxial vs general anesthesia: 30-day mortality outcomes following transurethral resection of prostate. UROLOGY, July 15, 2021. PMID: 34274392.
Oussama M Darwish, MD; Ellen Lutnick; Zafardjan Dalimov; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Daniel Wang, MD; Ali Houjaij, MD; Ichabod Jung, MD; Nader D Nader, MD. Neuraxial vs General Anesthesia: 30-Day Mortality Outcomes Following Transurethral Resection of Prostate. UROLOGY, Volume 157, P274-279, November 01, 2021. PMID: 34274392.
Ajit Monteiro; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Eugene V Ermolovich, MD; Ichabod S Jung, MD; John M Roehmholdt, MD. Case - Renal artery pseudoaneurysm: A life-threatening occurrence following thulium laser lithotripsy. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2021 Dec 21. PMID: 34941489.
Kiana Saade; Harold Hamann, MD; Sean T. McGinley, MD; Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD; Nicole Belko, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Extensive scrotal lymphangioma circumscriptum: A case report with successful treatment with staged CO2 laser ablation. Urology Case Reports, Volume 40, January 2022, 101871. PMID: 34712579.
Maloney, T.J.; Loeb, C.A.; Waisanen, Kyle, MD. et al. Circumcision Status Regret and Satisfaction: Findings of a US National Survey. Sexuality Research and Social Policy (2022).
Harold C Hamann, MD; Jordan Levine; Shervin Badkhshan, MD; Teresa L Danforth, MD. Cross-sectional Survey-based Study of Underrepresented Minorities in Urology Academic Leadership Roles. Urology, 2022 Apr; 162:144-150. PMID: 33610653.
Ajit Monteiro; Kyle M Waisanen, MD; Eugene V Ermolovich, MD; Ichabod S Jung, MD; John M Roehmholdt, MD. Case - Renal artery pseudoaneurysm: A life-threatening occurrence following thulium laser lithotripsy. Canadian Journal of Urology, 2022 May; 16(5): E298-E300. PMID: 34941489.

Abstracts

Zafardjan Dalimov; Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD; Emily Ellmann; Christopher Skomra, MD. How to Screen for Prostate Cancer After Prostatic Urethral Lift? Changes in Prostate-Specific Antigen. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD; Zafardjan Dalimov; Adam Russon, DO; Matthew Brennan, DO. She for E(rectile) D(ysfunction): A Statistical Analysis of Female Urologists Treating Male Sexual Dysfunction. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Harold Hamann, MD; Raymond Pominville, BS; Eric Chevli, MD; K. Kent Chevli, MD. Increased Primary Care PSA Screening Rates in At-Risk and Underserved Populations After Multidisciplinary Collaborative. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Nicole Belko, MD; Michael Ernst, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Survey of Applicant Experience in Pediatric Urology Fellowship Match. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Kiana Saade; Alina Gandrabur; Michael Shapiro, MD; Ichabod Jung, MD. Western New York Urology Experience with Accuracy of the 4Kscore Test for Positive Prostate Biopsy Prediction: Is the 4Kscore Useful in the Reluctant Patient? Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Ellen Lutnick; Kyle M. Waisanen, MD; Nader D. Nader, MD, PhD, FCCP, FACC, FAHA; Zafardjan Dalimov; Ali Houjaij, MD; Oussama M. Darwish, MD; Ichabod Jung, MD. Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes Comparing General and Neuraxial Anesthesia. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Jacob Rubin, MD; Ali Houjaij, MD; Nader D. Nader, MD; Oussama M. Darwish, MD. Partial versus Radical Nephrectomy: Comparison of Postoperative Complications. Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Ellen Lutnick; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Kevin Pranikoff, MD. A Cut Above the Rest: Historic Perspectives of Circumcision and Anesthesia. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nev. September 10-13, 2021.
Eugene Ermolovich, MD; Alina Gandrabur; Andrew Monte; Basem Goueli, MD PhD; John Rutkowski, MD. Pathologic Complete Response of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma to Pemprolizumab and Axitinib in a Patient with Bilateral Renal Masses. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nev. September 10-13, 2021.
Adam Russon, DO; Kyle Waisanen, MD; R Rabinowitz; Kevin Pranikoff, MD. VD and the Battlefield: From America’s First Cultural Export to Military Run Brothels. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nev. September 10-13, 2021.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD. Morbidity and Mortality Conference (MMC) Standardization. Jacobs School 2022 Celebration of Scholarship Poster Presentation. Buffalo, N.Y. June 3, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD; Tyler Maiers, MD; Peter Natalzia, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Percutaneous Urethral Sphincter Stimulation: Swine Model for Feasibility of Use with Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency Stress Urinary Incontinence. Jacobs School 2022 Research Day. Buffalo, N.Y. June 3, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD; Ellen Lutnick; Kianna Saade; Daniel Salib; Finn Hennig; Matthew Peterson; Nader Nader, MD; K. Kent Chevli, MD. Graduating Resident and Fellow Readiness for General Urologic Practice: A Survey-Based Assessment of Trainees and Programs Directors. Jacobs School 2022 Research Day. Buffalo, N.Y. June 3, 2022.
Finn Hennig; Ellen Lutnick; Guillaume Farah, MD; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Mark S. Burke. Colpectomy Reduces the Incidence of Urethral Complications After Female-to-Male Gender Affirming Surgeries: A Meta-Analysis. Jacobs School 2022 Research Day. Buffalo, N.Y. June 3, 2022.

Conferences and courses attended

Harold Hamann, MD: Attended the Cook Medical Resident Training Session. San Diego, Calif. August 20, 2021.
Daniel Wang, MD: Attended the Cook Medical Resident Training Session. San Diego, Calif. August 20, 2021.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Harold Hamann, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Nicole Belko, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Jacob Rubin, MD: Attended the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 3-5, 2021.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nev. September 10-13, 2021.
Adam Russon, DO: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nev. September 10-13, 2021.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Attended the Prosthetic Urology Institute: Resident Course. Tampa Bay, Fla. October 1, 2021.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the 2021 AUA Early-Career Investigators Workshop. Linthicum, Md. October 7-9, 2021.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Attended the Jacobs School Faculty Educator Program. Buffalo, N.Y. October 25-26, 2021, and March 14-15, 2022.
Daniel Wang, MD: Attended the Prosthetic Urology Institute: Resident Course. Los Angeles, Calif. April 8, 2022.
Adam Russon, DO: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, La. May 13-16, 2022.
Michael Shapiro, MD: Attended the Chief Resident Leadership Conference. Buffalo, N.Y. May 24, 2022.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the Chief Resident Leadership Conference. Buffalo, N.Y. May 24, 2022.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Attended the Jacobs School 2022 Celebration of Scholarship Poster Presentation. Buffalo, N.Y. June 3, 2022.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Review Course. Austin, Texas. June 10-12, 2022.
Harold Hamann, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Virtual Annual Review Course. June 10-12, 2022.
Daniel Wang, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Annual Review Course. Austin, Texas. June 10-12, 2022.

Awards and recognition

Shervin Badkhshan, MD: Reappointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Program Quality Review Subcommittee. July 1, 2020.
Shervin Badkhshan, MD: Reappointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2020.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD: Appointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Residents Committee (UBRC). July 2020.
Adam Russon, DO: Selected for induction in the Richard Sarkin/Emeritus Resident Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. May 2021.

Journal articles

Tyler Maiers, MD; David J. Abramowitz, MD; Raymond Pominville, MD; Ajay A. Myneni, MBBS; Katia Noyes, PhD; John J. Bodkin III, MD. Management of Genitourinary Foreign Bodies in a Predominantly Incarcerated Population. Canadian Journal of Urology, Dec 2020 (Vol. 27, Issue 6, Pages (10444 - 10449). PMID: 33325346.
Brandon Ewing; Nicole Alavi-Dunn, MD; Harold Hamann, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Large Pelvic Hematoma Following UroLift Procedure Causing Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis. Urology Case Reports, Volume 34, January 2021, 101514. PMID: 33318939.
Harold Hamann, MD; Levine J; Shervin Badkhshan, MD; Teresa Danforth, MD. Cross-Sectional Survey-Based Study of Underrepresented Minorities in Urology Academic Leadership Roles. Urology. 2021 Feb. PMID: 33610653.
Eric J.Szczecinskia; Raymond Pominville; Tyler Maiers, MD; Nicole Belko, MD; John Bodkin, III, MD. High flow or low flow? An unusual case of ischemic priapism following gunshot wound to the cervical spinal cord. Urology Case Reports. Volume 37, July 2021, 101631. PMID: 33747794.

Abstracts

Ellen Lutnick; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Nader Nader, MD; Zafardjan Dalimov; Ali Houjaij, MD; Oussama Darwish, MD; Ichabod Jung, MD. Neuraxial vs General Anesthesia: 30-day Mortality Outcomes Following
Transurethral Resection of Prostate. 16^th Annual University at Buffalo UBMD Surgery Research Day. Buffalo, NY. May 13, 2021.
Ellen Lutnick; Kyle Waisanen, MD; Nader Nader, MD; Zafardjan Dalimov; Ali Houjaij, MD; Oussama Darwish, MD; Ichabod Jung, MD. Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes Comparing General and Neuraxial Anesthesia. 16^th Annual University at Buffalo UBMD Surgery Research Day. Buffalo, NY. May 13, 2021.

Conferences and courses attended

Tyler Maiers, MD: Attended the Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA) Rising Chief Resident Virtual Summit. August 28-29, 2020.
Kyle Waisanen, MD: Attended the 16th Annual University at Buffalo UBMD Surgery Research Day. Buffalo, NY. May 13, 2021.
Shervin Badkhshan, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Virtual Annual Review Course. June 4-6, 2021.
Eugene Ermolovich, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Virtual Annual Review Course. June 4-6, 2021.
Tyler Maiers, MD: Attended the American Urological Association Virtual Annual Review Course. June 4-6, 2021.

Awards and recognition

Shervin Badkhshan: Reappointed as a resident member to the University at Buffalo Program Quality Review Subcommittee. July 1, 2019.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn: Received Resident Travel Award through the Society of Women in Urology to attend 9th Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference. New Orleans, La. January 17-19, 2020.
Tyler Maiers; Kyle Waisanen: Named as members of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program. February 2020.
Shervin Badkhshan: Awarded Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction Rodney Appell Traveling Preceptorship. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn. May 2020.
Michael Ernst: Named the next chair of the American Urological Association (AUA) Residents and Fellows Committee. May 2020.
Shervin Badkhshan: Nominated for Resident Siegel Award through the University at Buffalo. May 2020.
Shervin Badkhshan: Nominated for induction into the Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. May 2020.
Harold Hamann: Nominated for induction into the Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. May 2020.

Journal articles

Michael Ernst; Adam Klein; Amanda Sherman. King of the Queen City: The Urologist Who Saved Buffalo. Urology, volume 131. Aug. 31, 2019.
Michael Ernst; Amanda Sherman; Teresa Danforth; Weidun Alan Guo. Lower Urinary Tract Injury: Is Urology Consultation Necessary? International Urology and Nephrology. Nov. 1, 2019.
Eric M. Chevli; Tyler J. Maiers; David J. Abramowitz; Shervin Badkhshan; John Bodkin III. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Patient With Situs Inversus Totalis. Urology Case Reports, Volume 28. Jan. 2020.
Michael Ernst; Michael Shapiro. See One, Do One, but How Do We Teach One? AUA News Magazine, volume 25. Feb. 2020.
Russell B. Hawkins; Steven L. Raymond; Harold C. Hamann; Janice A. Taylor; Moiz M. Mustafa; Saleem Islam; Shawn D. Larson. Outcomes After Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation in Suburban/Rural Pediatric Trauma. Journal of Surgical Research, volume 249. May 2020.

Abstracts

Jacquelyn Gonka-Griffo; Nicole Belko; Teresa Danforth. Demographics Among Members of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU). The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Harold C. Hamann; David J. Abramowitz, Nicole Belko; Kent Chevli. Multidisciplinary Approach to Increasing Primary Care Clinic PSA Screening Rates in At Risk and Underserved Populations. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Nicole Alavi-Dunn; Jared Cohen; Ali Houjaij; Oussama Darwish. The Value of the Urology Rotation in Medical Student Education. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Daniel Wang; Oussama Darwish; Ali Houjaij,; Nader Nader. Which Complications Can Predict 30 day Mortality Post TURP? Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Daniel Wang; Oussama Darwish; Nader Nader. Does Anesthesia Type Affect Post TURP Mortality? The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Tyler Maiers; David Abramowitz; John Bodkin III. Management of Genitourinary Foreign Bodies in a Predominantly Incarcerated Population. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Michael Ernst; Shervin Badkhshan; Nicole Belko; Kent Chevli. Men’s Health in Telemedicine and Men’s Health: The Current Situation. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan; Michael Ernst; Tyler J. Maiers; Michael E. Shapiro; Kent Chevli. Telemedicine and Men’s Health: The Patient Experience. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Eric M. Chevli; Michael Shapiro; Katherine Cwiklinski; Bill Geary; Supriya Mahajan; Kent Chevli; Stanley A. Schwartz; Ravikumar Aalinkeel. In Vitro Use of Combined Targeting of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen and Galectin-3 for Therapeutic Advantage in Management of Prostate Cancer. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
David J. Abramowitz; Tyler J. Maiers; Ajay Myneni; John Bodkin III. Genitourinary Foreign Bodies in Incarcerated Patients: Patient Cry for Help or a System in Crisis? The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Kyle Waisanen; Adam Russon; Kevin Pranikoff. Helicopters, Catheters and the Innovators Who Used Them. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Michael V. Mungillo; Michael Hanzly Jr; Shervin Badkhshan; Terrence Creighton; Christine Murkeyisoni; Khurshid A. Guru; James L. Mohler; Eric C. Kauffman. Drainless Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan; Ahmed A. Hussein; Zhe Jing; Arun Menon; Tashionna White; Gaybriella James; Paul May; Qiang Li; Michael Petroziello; Charles Roche; Bo Xu; Eric Kauffman. Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Carcinoma Tumors on Active Surveillance. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan; Jay Amin; Chirag Doshi; Michael Mungillo; Brian Quaranto; Nicholas Georgalas; Terry Creighton; Thomas Schwaab; Craig Hendler; Michael Petroziello; Charles Roche; Eric Kauffman. A Novel Approach for Identifying Aggressive Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma Using Estimated Solid Volume Score and Enhancement. The Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan; Michael Ernst; Tyler Maiers; Michael Shapiro; Kent Chevli. Erectile Dysfunction in Telemedicine: The Standardized Patient Experience. Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA). Oct. 25-26, 2019.
Jacquelyn Gonka-Griffo; Teresa Danforth. Do Rates Of Macroplastique Reinjection Among Patients With or Without Midurethral Slings Differ? Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Scottsdale, Ariz. February 25–29, 2020.
Jacquelyn Gonka-Griffo; Jordan Levine; Teresa Danforth. Exposure To Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) Among American Urology Residents. Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 25–29, 2020.
David Abramowitz; Alexandra Rogers. Getting Patients With OAB Adequately Treated – Attrition Rates and Third Line Therapies In A Contemporary Practice. Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 25–29, 2020.

Conferences and courses attended

Shervin Badkhshan: Attended the 9th Annual Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction “SUFU” Course in Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction Resident Preceptorship Program. Rosemont, Ill. Aug. 2-4, 2019.
Tyler Maiers: Attended the Urological Institute of Northeastern New York 18th Annual Current Concepts in Men’s Health Conference. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. August 9-11, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan: Presented an AUA Advocacy Summit Report at the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 19-21, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan: Attended the National Urology Resident Preceptorship in Adult and Pediatric Reconstructive and Prosthetic Urologic Surgery. Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 3-4, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan: Attended the 18th SUPS/SMSNA Prosthetic Surgery Cadaver Lab at Vanderbilt University. Nashville Tenn. Oct. 25, 2019.
David Abramowitz: Attended the Men’s Health Surgical Skills Conference. New Orleans, La. Nov. 8, 2019.
Tyler Maiers: Attended the University of California, Irvine Robotics Lab. Irvine, Calif. Nov. 8, 2019.
Shervin Badkhshan: Attended the University of California, Irvine Robotics Lab. Irvine, Calif. Nov. 8, 2019.
Michael Ernst: Attended the Society of Academic Urologists meeting. Las Vegas, Nev. Jan. 24-25, 2020.