Name Photo Nationality CV
Aditya Bagrodia AD Bagrodia US Current Appointments
 Professor of Urology and Radiation Oncology
 California Medical Board
 Fluoroscopy Permit California
 Texas Board of Medical Examiners
 Texas Department of Public Safety
 DEA Controlled Substances
 National Provider Identification
 
 Area of Interests
 Genitourinary Oncology
 Testicular Cancer Care
 Germ Cell Tumors
 Cancer Biomarkers
 Minimally Invasive Surgery
 Cancer Clinical Trials
Alessandro Volpe AL Volpe IT Current Appointments
 Full Professor of Urology
 Department of Translational Medicine
 University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
 
 Area of Interests
 Urological Oncology
 Renal Cell Carcinoma
Arvin George AR George IT Current Appointments
 Associate Professor of Urology, 
 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
 Director, Prostate Cancer Programs, Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
 
 Area of Interests
 MRI-Ultrasound Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy
 Multiparametric MRI in Prostate Cancer Management
 Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
 Robotic and Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
 Laparoendoscopic Single-Site (LESS) Surgery
Athanasios (Thanos) Papatsoris  AT Papatsoris SG Current Appointments
 Full Professor of Urology, 
 National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
 Senior Medical Director, Dyania Health
 Chairman, Urogenital Oncology Section of the Hellenic Urological Association (HUA)
 
 Area of Interests
 Endourology
 Urolithiasis
 Laparoscopic Surgery
 Urogenital Oncology
 Prostate Cancer
 Health Management
Axel S. Merseburger AS Merseburger   Current Appointments
 Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Lübeck, Germany
 Board member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and Chairman of the scholarship program (EUSP)
 
 Area of Interests
 Renal cell carcinoma
 Prostate cancer
 Transitional cell carcinoma
Brian Todd Helfand BR Helfande IT Current Appointments
 Division Chief of Urology
 Ronald L. Chez Family and Richard Melman Family Endowed Chair of Prostate Cancer
 Clinical Professor, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
 Associate Chief Scientific Officer, Endeavor Health
 
 Area of Interests
 Prostate Cancer
 Urologic Oncology
 Germline Genetic Testing
 Translational Urology Research
 Genetics of Prostate Disease
 Clinical Research Management
Daniel B. Rukstalis DA Rukstalis IT Current Appointments
 Chair of Urology, St. Catherine Hospital, 
 Catholic Health System
 
 Area of Interests
 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Treatment
 Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Therapeutics
 Novel Urological Devices and Non-Permanent Implants
 Urologic Oncology and Genitourinary Malignancies
 Advanced Urologic Imaging and Diagnostics
Edmund Chiong       ED Chiong   Current Appointments
 Senior Consultant, Department of Urology, National University Hospital
 Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
 Chairman of the Chapter of Urologists (College of Surgeons), Academy of Medicine, Singapore
 Cluster Sub-Specialty Lead for Urology, National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore
 Co-Chair of the Robotic Surgery Program Steering Committee (NRSPSC), NUHS, Singapore
 
 Area of Interests
 Uro-oncology (Especially Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer and Bladder Cancer)
 Prostate Cancer High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy
 Robotic surgery
Eiji Kikuchi EI Kikuchi   Current Appointments
 Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, 
 St. Marianna University School of Medicine 
 
 Area of Interests
 Urologic Oncology
 Bladder and Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
 Endocrine Surgery and Urology
 Robotic and Endoscopic Surgery
 Erectile Dysfunction and Men's Health
 Hematuria Diagnosis and Management
Eun Sang Yoo ES Yoo KU Current Appointments
 Professor, Dept of Urology, Kyungpook National University
 
 Area of Interests
 Functional and Reconstructive Urology
 Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction
 Regenerative Medicine in Urology
Han Kyu Chae HK Chae KR Current Appointments
 Clinical Associate professor, Department of Urology, 
 Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul
 
 Area of Interests
 Endourology and Kidney Stones
 Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS)
 Bladder Cancer and HER2 Targets
 Prostate Cancer and Biopsy Care
 Ureteral Stent Symptom Relief
 Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy
Hideki Ishida HI Ishida JP Current Appointments
 Professor, Department of Organ transplant Medicine & Urology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
 Boarding member, Japanese Society for Clinical Renal Transplantation
 Councilor, The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
 Councilor, The Japan Society for Transplantation
 
 Area of Interests
 Transplant Surgery
 Transplant Immunology
Hiroyuki Nishiyama HI Nishiyama KR Current Appointments
 Vice Director, University of Tsukuba Hospital
 Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Urology, 
 Institute of Med., University of Tsukuba, Japan
 
 Area of Interests
 Urologic Oncology
 Male Infertility
 Laparoscopic Surgery
 Cancer Chemotherapy
 Endourology
Hisamitsu Ide HI Ide JP Current Appointments
 Professor and Chair
 Department of Urology
 Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
 
 Area of Interests
 Prostate Cancer
 Urologic Oncology
 Robot-Assisted Urologic Surgery
 Men’s health
 Kidney Cancer
 Bladder Cancer
 Late-Onset Hypogonadism (LOH)
 Andrology
 Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health in Urology
Jia-Lun Kwok JL Kwok SG Current Appointments
 Consultant and Endourology Service lead,
 Director of Endourology Fellowship,
 Department of Urology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
 Program Director, NHG Health Urology Residency Program, Singapore
 
 Area of Interests
 Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
 Kidney and Ureteral Stone Disease
 Advanced Laser Lithotripsy Technologies
 Flexible Ureteroscopy and Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery
 Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) Innovations
John SP Yuen JO Yuen SG Current Appointments
 Head, Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital
 Senior Consultant Urological Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital
 
 Area of Interests
 Uro-oncology (Prostate, Kidney, Bladder, Testicular, and Penile Cancers)
 Robotic and Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
 Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostatitis
Karl Tan KA Tan JP Current Appointments
 Program Director, Prostate and Stone Endourology (PROSE) Fellowship Program
 Treasurer, Philippine Urological Association
 Executive Board Member, Philippine Endourological Society
 Executive Board Member, Philippine Alliance for Urolithiasis
 
 Area of Interests
 Endoscopic Enucleation of the Prostate (AEEP)
 Laser Therapies for Benign Prostatic Enlargement
 Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Urology
 Urethral Stricture Disease and Reconstruction
 Advanced Prostate Biopsy and Diagnostics
 Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
 Urologic Oncology and Prostate Cancer
Kim Nguyen Chi KI Chi JP Current Appointments
 Professor, University of British Columbia, 
 Department of Medicine
 Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer
 Associate Member, University of British Columbia, Department of Urological Sciences
 Shrum Chair in Prostate Cancer Research at BC Cancer 
 
 Area of Interests
 Advanced Prostate Cancer
 Genitourinary Malignancies
 Investigational Cancer Therapies
 Phase I–III Clinical Trials
 Neoadjuvant Approaches
 Cancer Treatment Resistance
Masashi Morita MA Morita SG Current Appointments
 Vice Director, Showa Univ. Koto Toyosu Hospital
 Professor, Department of Urology, 
 Showa Univ. Koto Toyosu Hospital
 
 Area of Interests
 Prostate Cancer
 Prostate Brachytherapy
Mijin Yun MA Morita SG Current Appointments
 Professor, Department of nuclear medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul
 
 Area of Interests
 Neurodegenerative Disease PET
 Urologic Oncology PET/CT
 Nuclear Medicine Deep Learning
 Brain Molecular Imaging
 Reactive Astrogliosis Imaging
 Cancer Metabolism and Biomarkers
Rikiya Taoka RI Taoka SG Current Appointments
 Associate Professor
 Department of Urology
 Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University
 Kagawa University, Japan
 
 Faculty
 International Bladder Cancer Group (IBCG)
 
 Scientific Advisory Board
 World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC)
 
 Area of Interests
 Bladder Cancer / Urothelial Carcinoma
 Photodynamic Diagnosis (PDD)
 Perioperative & Systemic Therapy
 Surgical Education & Quality Improvement
 Rare Sugar Translational Research
Soichiro Yoshida SO Yoshida JP Current Appointments
 Associate Professor, Institute of SCIENCE TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan
 
 Area of Interests
 Urological cancer diagnosis using diffusion-weighted MRI (particularly for bladder cancer and upper urinary tract cancer)
 Whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI for urological cancer diagnosis and its application to focal therapy
 Establishment of cancer treatment strategies targeting molecular chaperones
 Overcoming radiation therapy resistance in bladder cancer
 Clinical application of 3D imaging technology in urology
Steffi Yuen ST Yuen SG Current Appointments
 Clinical Assistant Professor, 
 The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 Inaugural Li Shu Fan International Professor, 
 The Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh
 Vice chairperson, Youth Committee, 
 International Alliance of Urolithiasis
 Research & Publications, EAU Section of Endourology
 Board of Director (Corporate Development), 
 Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) 
 Editorial board, World Journal of Urology 
 Associate Editor, SIU Journal 
 Recipient of Best Researcher of the Year 2025 in EAU International Conference in Endourology (ICE)
 Recipient of SIU Innovator Award 2025, Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) 
 
 Area of Interests
 Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
 Urolithiasis and Novel Stone Management Techniques
 Suction-Assisted Mini-PCNL and FANS Technologies
 LUTS and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
 Intrarenal pressure and Suction Irrigation Pressure autoregulating Systems (SIPS)
 Robotic and AI driven endourology platforms
Sung-Hoo Hong SH Hong SG Current Appointments
 Professor, Department of Urology, 
 Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea
 Director of Robotic Surgery Center, 
 Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
 
 Area of Interests
 Robotic Urology Surgery
 Single-Port Urologic Surgery
 Urologic Oncology
 Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
 Advanced Urological Medicine
Suntchai Wirotsaengthong SU Wirotsaengthong SG Current Appointments
 Urologist, Surgery Department,
 BNH Hospital
 Bangkok, Thailand
 
 Area of Interests
 Endourology 
 Minimal Invasive Surgery
 Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery
 Rezum
 iTind Erectile Dysfunction
Taigo Kato TA Kato JP Current Appointments
 Department of Urology
 Associate Professor
 The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine
 
 Area of Interests
 Urologic Oncology and Cancer Therapy
 Robotic and Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
 Renal Transplantation and Clinical Immunology
 Urological Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders
 Minimally Invasive Endourology
 Clinical Oncological Research
 Medical Education and Objective Surgical Training
William Lynch WI Lynch AU Current Appointments
 Consultant urologist and professor at the Macquarie University Hospita
 
 Area of Interests
 Minimally Invasive Treatments for Prostate Diseases (including laser therapy, HIFU, and cryotherapy)
 Functional Urology
 Management of Post-surgical Complications (incontinence and erectile dysfunction)