AR Arnulf Stenzl

Current Appointments:

Chairman, EAU’s Scientific Congress Office (SCO)
Adjunct Secretary General, Executive Member Science
Head, Department of Urology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany
Managing Director, Inter-University Center for Medical Technologies Stuttgart, Tübingen

Area of Interests:
Bladder cancer, Prostate cancer, Laparoscopy and robotic surgery, Upper tract
Penile cancer
BF Brian F. Chapin

Current Appointments:

Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Fellowship Program Director, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Rotation Site Director, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Member, Education Program Directors Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Area of Interests:
Prostatic neoplasms, Prostatectomy, Renal cell carcinoma
BK_LE Brian K. Lee

Current Appointments:

HS Clinical Professor of Medicine, Connie Frank Abdominal Transplant Center, Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco
Medical Director of Living Kidney Donation Program

Area of Interests:
Immunosuppression including Induction Therapies, CNI Minimization and Avoidance Strategies, Living-Donor Renal Transplantation, New Onset Diabetes Post Transplant, BK Viral Infections, Desensitization Protocols
Assessment of Long-Term Outcomes in Living Donation (ALTOLD) Study
CG Christopher G. Wood

Current Appointments:

Professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Deputy Chairman, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Area of Interests:
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma, Nephrectomy, Neoplasms
DK Dae Kyung Kim

Current Appointments:

President, Korean Continence Society
Vice President, Eulji University Hospital
Vice President, Daejeon-Chungcheong Regional Urological Association
Professor, Department of urology, Eulji University College of Medicine

Area of Interests:
Neurourology, Geriatric Urology
ER Eric Chung

Current Appointments:

A/Professor of Surgery/Urology, Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane QLD Australia
Secretary General APSSM
Chair of Scientific Committee ISSM

Area of Interests:
Andrology and penile reconstruction
Voiding dysfunction (male and female)
Urinary and penile prosthetic surgery
FR Fred Saad

Current Appointments:

Professor and Chairman of Urology
Director of Genitourinary Oncology
Director of Prostate Cancer Research
University of Montreal Hospital Centers

Curriculum Vitae:
> 600 peer reviewed publications
> 70,000 citations and h-Index > 120
Member several editorial boards
Order of Quebec

Area of Interests:
Novel therapies in prostate cancer
Molecular prognostic markers
HI Hidehiro Kakizaki

Current Appointments:

Chairman of Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
Director of JUA
Director of Japanese Continence Society
Director of Japan Medical Society of Spinal Cord Lesion
Director of Japanese Society of Pediatric Urology
Director of Japanese Society of Geriatric Urology

Area of Interests:
Neuro-urology, Pediatric urology, Reconstructive urology
JO Joan Palou

Current Appointments:

Chairman, Urology Department at Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona
Associate Professor of Urology at Autonomous University of Barcelona
Director of European School of Urology(ESU)
Professor, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona

Area of Interests:
Bladder cancer, Prostate cancer, Laparoscopy and robotic surgery, Upper tract, Penile cancer
KA_TI Kari Tikkinen

Current Appointments:

Consultant urologist & clinical epidemiologist at the Departments of Urology and Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland

Area of Interests:
Lower urinary tract symptoms, including nocturia and overactive bladder
Thromboprophylaxis
Evidence-based clinical practice
KA Kazuhito Matsushita

Current Appointments:

Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine

Area of Interests:
Prostate cancer,Bladder cancer,Sexual dysfunction
Improving outcomes following radical pelvic surgery
Bladder reconstruction
KH Koon Ho Rha

Current Appointments:

Professor, Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University
Director, Robotic and Minimally Invasive Training Center Yonsei University School of Medicine

Area of Interests:
Prostate Cancer, Invasive surgery, Urology surgery, Robotic surgery, Radical nephrectomy & prostatectomy
KS Kyu‐Sung Lee

Current Appointments:

Professor of Urology and General Director, Medical Device Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Director, Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center

Area of Interests:
Benign Prostatic hyperplasia, Overactive bladder, Neurogenic voiding dysfunction
Incontinence, Interstitial cystitis, Female Urology, Nocturia
LI Lisa Horvath

Current Appointments:

Director of Medical Oncology and Director of Research, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Conjoint Chair of Medical Oncology (Genitourinary Cancers), University of Sydney
Clinical Research Leader at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research/The Kinghorn Cancer Centre

Area of Interests:
Oncology, Prostate cancer, Drug resistance in castrate resistant prostate cancer
MA_EM Mark Emberton

Current Appointments:

Consultant Urological Surgeon
Professor of Interventional Oncology, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL
Clinical Director, Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Area of Interests:
Urological cancers, Prostate cancer
MA_FU Masato Fujisawa

Current Appointments:

Professor and Chairman, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Professor and Chairman, Division of Urology, Department of Organs Therapeutics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Dean, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine

Area of Interests:
Surgical Uro-oncology, Robotic Surgery, Renal Transplantation, Reproductive Medicine, Sexual Function
MT Matthew T. Campbell

Current Appointments:

Assistant Professor, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Area of Interests:
Renal cell carcinoma, Cancer immunology, Genitourinary medical oncology
MO Mototsugu Oya

Current Appointments:

Vice Director, Keio University Hospital
Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine
Former President of the Japanese Urological Association

Area of Interests:
Urology, Oncology, Nephrology, Dialysis, Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Medicine
NE_SH Neal Shore

Current Appointments:

Director, CPI of Carolina Urologic Research Center
Atlantic Urology Clinics

Area of Interests:
GU Oncology, Prostate, Kidney, Bladder
NE Neema Navai

Current Appointments:

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Area of Interests:
Minimally invasive surgery for aggressive bladder, Prostate cancers, Underlying biology of genitourinary malignancies, Surgical Oncology
PP Pramod P. Reddy

Current Appointments:

Director, Division of Pediatric Urology, Surgical Services, Division of Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati

Area of Interests:
Pediatric urological surgery, Kidney stones, Minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery
Complex genitourinary reconstructive surgery, Disorders of sex development
Neurogenic bladder, Renal transplant in the neurogenic bladder.
RY Ryochi Shiroki

Current Appointments:

Professor & Chairman, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan

Area of Interests:
Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy, Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy, Tumor diagnostics, Transplant Immunology
SA Sanjay Kulkarni

Current Appointments:

President of the Society International de Urology, SIU
Chief, Kulkarni Reconstructive Urology Center, Pune
Hon. Consultant Urologist, KEM Hospital, Pune

Area of Interests:
Reconstructive Urethral Surgery, Surgery Laparoscopy
SH_HO Shigeo Horie

Current Appointments:

Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine

Area of Interests:
Uro-oncology, Robotic surgery, Men’s health, Polycystic kidney disease
SH Shin Egawa

Current Appointments:

Senior Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine
Director, Asian School of Urology, Urological Association of Asia (UAA)

Area of Interests:
Prostate Cancer, Endourology, Laparoscopic Urology, Urologic Oncology, Robotics & Minimally Invasive Urology, Urolithiasis
SK Sumanta Kumar Pal

Current Appointments:

Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Co-director, Kidney Cancer Program
Medical Oncologist

Area of Interests:
Urology and Urologic Oncology, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer
SF Surena F. Matin

Current Appointments:

Medical Director, Minimally Invasive New Technology in Oncologic Surgery (MINTOS), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Monteleone Family Foundation Distinguished Professor, Department of Urology
Professor (with tenure), Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Area of Interests:
Renal cell carcinoma, Upper tract urothelial carcinoma, Nephrectomy
VI Vincent Tse

Current Appointments:

Clinical Associate Professor of the University of Sydney, Australia
Consultant Urologist of Concord Hospital and Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney , Australia

Area of Interests:
Urodynamics, Bladder Dysfunction, Urethral & Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery
YA_FA Yasser Farahat

Current Appointments:

Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
Senior Consultant of urology, SKGH, UAE
Honorary clinical Tutor at Edinburg university, UK
Associate professor, Sharjah University, UAE
Certified trainer of the trainers (TOT) Ministry of Higher Education – Egypt.
Secretary general of Arab Association of Urology
Chairman of Arab School of Urology
Co-Chairman of Scientific Committee of Urological Association of Asian (UAA)
Head of scientific & Educational committee of Emirates Urological society

Area of Interests:
Minimally invasive surgery, Endo-urology, Robotic Assisted FURS, Reconstructive urology, Andrology