Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology, Reconstructive Surgery, Neurogenic bladder, Antenatal Hydronephrosis, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery

Dr. Adams is a Pediatric Urologist with clinical interests in the management of antenatal and postnatal hydronephrosis and neuropathic bladder, reconstructive genitourinary surgery, and minimally invasive robotic surgery.  His research interests include the long-term clinical outcomes of genitourinary reconstruction, as well as in the management and care of patients with spina bifida.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Residency: University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Clinical Interests: Reconstructive Surgery, Spina Bifida, Bladder Exstrophy, Antenatal Hydronephrosis

Undergrad: Grand View College
Nursing School: Middle Tennessee State University
Clinical Interests: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Elevated PSA, Female urology, Erectile dysfunction, and Men’s health/male urology

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Genitourinary Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Laparoscopy and Robotics

Dr. Barocas is an accomplished researcher, focusing on quality of life, quality of care, and comparative effectiveness. He is the principal investigator of a multi-center study on the effectiveness and side effects of different treatments for prostate cancer.

Undergrad: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
PA School: Trevecca Nazarene University
Clinical Interests: Kidney Stones, Kidney Cancer, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Elevated PSA, Endourology 

Medical Degree: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology, Reconstructive Surgery, Antenatal Hydronephrosis, Bladder Exstrophy

Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Clinical Interests: Urinary incontinence, Urodynamics, neurogenic bladder, Pelvic Prolapse, Female urology

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Interests: Prostate cancer, Prostatectomy, Bladder cancer, Kidney cancer, Urologic cancer

Dr. Chang, the Chief Surgical Officer at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center and the Urologic Oncology Division Chief, formerly chaired the American Joint Committee on GU Cancer Staging and the AUA/ASCO Guidelines on Bladder Cancer and was a member of the AUA Guidelines on Renal Cancer and the SUO Guidelines on Advanced Prostate Cancer.  He is the past Chair of the American Board of Urology Examination Committee responsible for U.S. board certification and has been selected to serve as a Trustee of the American Board of Urology.   His research in urologic oncology and clinical efforts have been recognized with national awards include the Distinguished Service Award of the SUO and the Gold Cystoscope Award and Hugh Hampton Young Award from the AUA.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
Residency: University of Alabama - Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: Neurogenic Bladder, Pediatric Urology, Urinary Incontinence, Urodynamics, Laparoscopy and Robotics

Dr. Clayton is the Medical Director of the Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Thus, he is dedicated to the urologic care of children with spina bifida and neurogenic bladder. He practices in all areas of pediatric urology, but he has additional expertise in robotic surgery and complex urinary tract reconstruction. Dr. Clayton is also an accomplished researcher with a history of grant funding in basic science research studying bladder dysfunction.

Medical School: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology, Laparoscopy and Robotics, Kidney Stones, Antenatal Hydronephrosis, Hypospadias

Dr. Corona is a fellowship trained pediatric urologist with interests in congenital abnormalities of the kidneys and ureters, antenatal and postnatal hydronephrosis, UPJ obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, megaureter, hypospadias and other penile anomalies, undescended testes, hernia and hydrocele, minimally invasive surgery, and differences of sex development. Dr. Corona's research interests include health services and outcomes research. Outside of work, Dr. Corona enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch,  Galveston, TX
Residency: University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Interests: Female Pelvic Medicine, Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery, Neurogenic Bladder, Pelvic Floor Reconstrucive Surgery, Urinary Incontinence

Dr Dmochowski is Associate Surgeon in Chief for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and has other leadership positions in the health system. He has a practice focus in female urology, urologic reconstruction and outcomes. He is an immediate past Trustee of the American Board of Urology and is immediate past Vice Chair of the urology Residency Review Committee through ACGME.

He is masters trained in conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation.

Undergrad: Texas Christian University
NP School: Vanderbilt University
Clinical Interests: BPH, Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testis Cancer

Undergrad: Furman University
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Urology NP Fellowship
Clinical Interests: Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Genitourinary Cancer, Testis Cancer

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Residency: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Clinical Interests: Benign Prostatic Hyperlasia, Elevated PSA, Erectile Dysfunction, Kidney Stones, Male Urology/Men's Health

Undergrad: Cumberland University
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Clinical Interests: Female Pelvic Medicine, Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery, Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery, Urinary Incontinence, Urodynamics

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery

Dr. Herrell helped found the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering which combines surgeons and engineers to create new medical devices and technologies to help patients. Dr. Herrell is one of the only clinically active surgeons in the country with two active National Institute of Health (NIH) RO1 grants. Both are aimed at creating advanced new robotic surgery technologies for urologic cancers and diseases. 

Medical School: Loma Linda University, School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington, School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Interests: Endourology, Kidney Stones

Dr. Hsi is an expert in the medical and surgical management of kidney stone disease and co-leads the complex kidney stone clinic.  He leads an active research team and is actively recruiting for several clinical trials.
 

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine - New Orleans, LA
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Washington, Male Genitourinary Reconstruction and Trauma
Clinical Interests: Reconstructive Surgery, Erectile Dysfunction, Peyronie’s Disease, Urethral Stricture, Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence, Urinary Fistula, Urologic Trauma

Dr. Johnsen is an active member of both the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, and serves as co-chair of the ACS Urologic Trauma Guidelines. His research and clinical practice focus primarily on the treatment of sexual and urinary health issues following trauma, surgery, radiation, or any other type of injury. 

Medical School: Mayo Medical School
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
Clinical Interests: Kidney Cancer, Testis Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Prostate cancer, Genitourinary cancer

Dr. Joyce completed a Society of Urologic Oncology fellowship and master’s degree with a concentration in healthcare delivery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where he also attended medical school. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduating with honors, from New York University and completed his urology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He is a member of the AOA honor medical society, currently serves as an editor for The Journal of Urology, and formerly served as the Southeastern Section representative for the American Urological Association residents and fellows committee. Dr. Joyce’s clinical practice includes a broad range of both robotic and open approaches to surgical management of genitourinary malignancies. His research interests include improving value in healthcare and mitigating financial toxicity of cancer treatments through use of cost modeling and patient-reported outcome measures, as well as harnessing new technologies to improve physician-patient interactions.

Medical School: University of Arkansas College of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Clinical Interests: Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery, Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery, Urinary Incontinence, Urethral Strictures, Urodynamics

Dr. Kaufman currently serves as the global principal investigator for a pivotal Phase III clinical trial to pioneer the first application of cell therapy for Urologic indications.  She was honored as the 2017 recipient of the Zimskind award from the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction for outstanding contributions within 10 years of completion of training.

Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn NY
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: BPH, Endourology, Laparoscopic and Robotics, Kidney Stones, Kidney Cancer

Dr. Kavoussi is a minimally invasive surgeon specializing in the application of novel technologies in the treatment of urologic diseases. He is a member of the Vanderbilt Institute of Surgery and Engineering and is actively involved in multiple research projects furthering the integration of technology and surgery.

Undergrad: Biology at Tennessee Tech University
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Urology NP Fellowship
Clinical Interests: Endourology, Kidney Stones, Urologic Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 

Medical Degree: State University of New York at Buffalo
Residency: University of Michigan
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Testis Cancer, Urologic Cancer

Dr. Luckenbaugh is a high-volume surgeon whose clinical focus centers around the comprehensive care of patients with urologic malignancies. She currently serves as the chair of Women in Urologic Oncology, and the secretary for the Society of Women in Urology, and through her research aims to mitigate variation in healthcare delivery.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation / LSU New Orleans
Clinical Interests: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Elevated PSA, Male urology/Men’s health, Kidney Stones, Vasectomy

Dr. McCoy is a general urologist whose main clinical practice is at the VA hospitals in Nashville and Murfreesboro. He is passionate about resident and medical student education and enjoys lecturing at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and working closely with urology residents in clinic and the operating room.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Univeristy of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Fellowship: Indiana University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Endourology, Kidney Stones, Percutaneous Kidney Stone Surgery

Dr. Miller is an internationally recognized clinician specializing in the treatment of kidney stone disease and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) with particular expertise in Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP).  Her research focuses on the investigation of pathophysiologic pathways in BPH and new laser technologies for kidney stone and BPH treatment.  She is also a founding member of the Endourology Disease Group for Excellence (EDGE) Research Consortium which conducts multi-center trials to advance clinical excellence in the treatment of kidney stone disease.  

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Clinical Interests: Advanced Prostate Cancer, Advanced Kidney Cancer, Testis Cancer, Penile Cancer, Adrenal Cancer

Dr. Moses is the Director of the Comprehensive Prostate Cancer clinic and Director of the Urologic Oncology Fellowship. He is the Chair of the NCCN Guidelines Panel on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer. His surgical practice focuses on advanced kidney cancer, including complex IVC thrombectomy and cytoreductive nephrectomy, and advanced testis cancer via retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.  He has research interests in health literacy and cancer outcomes, advanced prostate cancer clinical trials, and optimal surgical resection for advanced Urologic cancers.

Undergrad: Roberts Wesleyan College
Nursing School: University of Rochester
Doctorate NP: Grand Canyon University
Clinical Interests: Benign Prostatic Hyperlasia, Elevated PSA, Female Urology, Male Urology/Men's Health, Urologic Cancer

Undergrad: Santa Clara University
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Clinical Interests: Genitourinary Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testis Cancer, Kidney Cancer

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University
Clinical Interests: Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Prostatectomy, Elevated PSA

Dr Penson serves as Chair of the Department and oversees all Departmental activities. He is also a well-known health services researcher, a urologic oncologist who focuses primarily on clinical prostate cancer care and, most importantly, the father of three great kids (all of whom are die-hard Boston Red Sox fans, like their dad).

Medical Degree: University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis TN
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship: James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology, Reconstructive Surgery, Spina Bifida, Pediatric Stone Disease, Laparoscopic Surgery

Undergrad: Tennessee Technological University
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology

Undergrad: University of Alabama
NP School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Urology NP Fellowship
Clinical Interests: BPH, Erectile dysfunction, Female pelvic medicine, Elevated PSA, Kidney stones

Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Dr. Jennifer Robles, MD MPH is an Assistant Professor of Urology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee and is the Surgical Quality Officer and Chief of Urology of the Tennessee Valley (VA) Healthcare System. Her training includes a Urologic Surgery residency at Washington University in Saint Louis, clinical fellowship in Endourology and Laparoscopic/Robotic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and research fellowship in Quality Improvement via the Veterans Affairs Quality Scholar program. Dr. Robles served as the American Urological Association (AUA) Science and Quality Fellow from 2018-2020 and is a current member of the AUA Quality Improvement and Patient Safety committee. Her professional goal is to achieve meaningful systems-based improvements in the quality of surgical patient care. Her primary clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical management of kidney masses, kidney stones, hydronephrosis, ureteral abnormalities and obstruction.

Medical Degree: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Bladder Cancer, Genitourinary Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostatectomy, Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy/Artemis
 

Dr. Scarpato, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Urology Residency Program and Vice Chair of Education. She has interests in resident and medical student education, surgical simulation, and mentorship. She remains committed to advancing the field of urology through education and maintains a strong interest in both patient and resident education. She enjoys collaborating on educational endeavors with numerous local and national organizations. Dr. Scarpato’s clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and management of bladder and prostate cancer. She has a particular interest in focal therapy and salvage prostate ablation, as well as advanced prostate cancer.

Undergrad: Cumberland University
Nursing School: Tennessee Technological University

Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: Columbia University, Urology
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
Clinical Interests: Genitourinary and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Neurogenic Bladder, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Fistula, Bladder Dysfunction, Urodynamics

Dr. Sebesta is double boarded in both Urology and Urogynecology, and specializes in bladder dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, genitourinary reconstruction, and female pelvic health. Her research interests include the psychosocial impacts of urinary conditions.

Medical School: University of Tennessee School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School/University of Utah
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Interests: Bladder cancer, Prostate cancer, Prostatectomy, Urologic Cancer, Genitourinary Cancer

Dr Smith's career has been focused on innovative surgical treatment for urologic cancer.  He has transitioned from his surgical practice at Vanderbilt and now is Director of Global Surgery for the Department.  He oversees and participates in humanitarian surgical efforts throughout the world and coordinates the participation of residents, fellows, and other faculty at Vanderbilt.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Residency: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Dr. Ruchika Talwar is a urologic oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Medical Director in the Episodes of Care Office, where she leads and operationalizes VUMC’s specialty value-based care programs, including Medicare models and the innovative MyHealth Bundles program. She is a residency graduate from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, where she was affiliated with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the Wharton School. She completed a Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) fellowship and Masters of Management in Healthcare at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Talwar has served in several national leadership roles within organized medicine, including Chair of the American Urological Association's residents and fellows committee, the Health Policy, Young Urologic Oncologists, and Women in Urologic Oncology Committees of the SUO, and is currently the Fundraising Chair for the AUAPAC. She held the H. Logan Holtgrewe Legislative Fellowship in 2022, when she spent time working on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09). Dr. Talwar’s clinical practice includes both robotic and open approaches to urologic cancer surgery, with a focus on patient-centered care. Her academic work in health policy, value transformation, drug pricing, and costs of care has been published in several JAMA journals and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. She makes several trips a year to Washington, DC, meeting with Congressional representatives as a passionate advocate for improving the quality of care provided to patients in the US. 

Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
Residency: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Jacksonville, FL
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology, Genitourinary Reconstruction

Dr. Taylor is program director for the pediatric urology fellowship program, assistant program director of the urology residency program, and director of medical student education in urology.

Undergrad: Murray State University
Nursing School: University at Alabama at Birmingham
Clinical Interests: Pediatric Urology

M.D. Degree: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: Reconstructive Urology, Spina Bifida, Pediatric Stone Disease, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery

Dr. Thomas is the Chief of Staff at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and serves in leadership roles in numerous state-wide and national organizations focused on pediatric urology.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Fellowship: University of Michigan, Urologic Oncology and Translational Cancer Research
Clinical Interests: Elevated PSA, Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testis Cancer

Dr. Tosoian specializes in the early diagnosis and management of urologic cancers. In addition to his role as a clinician and surgeon, he is a recognized leader in clinical and translational prostate cancer research. His early research demonstrated the safety of monitoring lower-risk prostate cancers on active surveillance, allowing appropriately selected patients to delay or avoid treatment altogether. His ongoing research has led to the development of new, non-invasive tools to guide cancer diagnosis and management. Dr. Tosoian leads the Prostate Cancer Risk Clinic, a clinical program for informed early screening in patients with a strong family history or known genetic mutation associated with prostate cancer. 

Undergrad: Spalding University, Louisville, KY
Nursing School: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Fellowship: Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Oncology NP Fellowship
Clinical Interests: Erectile Dysfunction, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Male Urology/Men's Health, Peyronie's