Urological Surgery Program

Urology Academic Practice

The Urology Academic Practice at Cedars-Sinai focuses on research, teaching and subspecialty urologic care for complex cases and highly specialized procedures. The team fosters collaborative research between scientists and clinicians with the goal of making innovative discoveries available to men and women with challenging urological disorders.

The Urology Academic Practice's team works with the referring physician to determine the best course of treatment for each patient, keeping the referring physician apprised of the patient’s condition. At the appropriate time, the patient is referred back to the referring physician for continued management, while the program's physicians remain available for consultation on the care and management of patients.

To contact the Urology Academic Practice, please call (310) 423-0674 or e-mail AcademicUrology@cshs.org.

Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD, Dr. med, FACS

Director, Minimally Invasive Urology Program Vice Chair, Department of Surgery

Specialty: Kidney stone disease and laparoscopy
Research Focus*: Endoscopic surgical techniques


Clinical Focus:
  • Kidney, ureter, bladder stone disease
  • Cystinuria and rare stone disease
  • Kidney cancer and adrenal tumors
  • Living donor laparoscopic nephrectomy
  • Laparoscopic urologic surgery

Education:
  • Medical school: University of Heidelberg and University of Freiburg
  • Residency: Katharinenhospital Stuttgart
  • Fellowship: UCLA, Endourology

Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Urological Research

Specialty: Female urology and reconstruction
Research Focus**: Public health

Clinical Focus:

  • Female urology and robotic-assisted pelvic surgery
  • Male stricture disease and urethral trauma
  • Male and female urinary incontinence

Education:
  • Medical school: University of Southern California
  • Residency: Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Postdoctoral: Duke University Medical Center,
    Urologic Reconstructive Surgery
  • Fellowship: UCLA, Urological Health Services Research

Barry P. Duel, MD

Associate Director, Pediatric Urology

Specialty: Pediatric urology
Research Focus: Urinary tract infections in children


Clinical Focus:
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Vesicoureteral reflux
  • Pediatric endourology

Education:
  • Medical school: Harvard
  • Residency: Harvard Program in Urology
  • Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Pediatric Urology

Karyn S. Eilber, MD

Associate Director, Urology Residency Program

Specialty: Female urology and reconstruction
Research Focus: Female pelvic reconstruction


Clinical Focus:
  • Female urology
  • Male and female urinary incontinence
  • Vaginal and urologic reconstruction

Education:
  • Medical school: UCLA
  • Residency: UCLA
  • Fellowship: UCLA, Female Urology/Reconstruction

Andrew L. Freedman, MD, FAAP

Vice Chair, Pediatric Surgical Services Department of Surgery

Specialty: Pediatric Urology
Research Focus: Bladder reconstruction


Clinical Focus:
  • Pediatric urology
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Incontinence

Education:
  • Medical school: Northwestern University
  • Residency: UCLA
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Pediatric Urology

Howard H. Kim, MD

Director, Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery

Specialty: Male infertility and sexual dysfunction
Research Focus: Male infertility and sexual dysfunction


Clinical Focus:
  • Male infertility
  • Microsurgery
  • Andrology
  • Erectile and sexual dysfunction
  • Vasectomy and vasectomy reversal

Education:
  • Medical school: UC San Francisco
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Fellowship: Weill Cornell Medical College, Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery

Hyung L. Kim, MD

Associate Director, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute

Specialty: Urologic oncology
Research Focus**: Molecular biomarkers and targets


Clinical Focus:
  • Prostate cancer
  • Urologic cancers: kidney, adrenal, bladder, testis, penile
  • Robotic surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery

Education:
  • Medical school: University of Chicago
  • Residency: University of Chicago
  • Fellowship: UCLA, Urologic Oncology and Laparoscopy/Endourology

Philip A. Yalowitz, MD

Senior Staff, Endourology

Specialty: Endourology
Research Focus: Clinical trials


Clinical Focus:
  • General urology and endoscopy
  • Prostate disease
  • Bladder cancer

Education:
  • Medical school: University of Michigan
  • Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

*Funded by the Medallion Group Chair in Minimally Invasive Urology
**Funded by the National Institutes of Health

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