DanielB.RukstalisMD

Urology • Roanoke, VA

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

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Office
3 Riverside
3 Riverside Cir
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone+1 336-716-2255

Fax+1 336-716-9042
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Urology, 1986 - 1990
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1986
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
SC State Medical License 2019 - 2023
NC State Medical License 2012 - 2020
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2012
IL State Medical License 1990 - 1996
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011

Clinical Trials

The Expander-2 Trial: A Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Urocross(TM) Expander System and Retrieval Sheath Start of enrollment: 2022 Jul 05
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Correction: Retreatment rates and postprocedural complications are higher than expected after BPH surgeries: a US healthcare claims and utilization study.
Kaplan, S., Kaufman, R., Elterman, D., Woo, H., Mueller, T., Chughtai, B., Rukstalis, D., Roehrborn, C.> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2023 Dec 11
Retreatment rates and postprocedural complications are higher than expected after BPH surgeries: a US healthcare claims and utilization study.
Steve Kaplan, Ronald P Kaufman Jr, Thomas Mueller, Dean Elterman, Bilal Chughtai, Daniel Rukstalis, Henry Woo, Claus Roehrborn> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2023 Oct 26
3 citations
Prostatic Urethral Lift for Obstructive Median Lobes: Consistent Results Across Controlled Trial and Real-World Settings.
Gregg Eure, Daniel Rukstalis, Claus Roehrborn> ;Journal of Endourology. 2023 Jan 1
3 citations
Molecular biomarkers in the context of focal therapy for prostate cancer: recommendations of a Delphi Consensus from the Focal Therapy Society.
Giancarlo Marra, M.P. Laguna, Jochen Walz, Christian P Pavlovich, Fernando Bianco, Justin Gregg, Amir H. Lebastchi, Herbert Lepor, Petr Macek, Soroush Rais-Bahrami, Ca...> ;Minerva Urology and Nephrology. 2021 Jan 13
6 citations
Prostatic Urethral Lift Versus Medical Therapy: Examining the Impact on Sexual Function in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Claus G. Roehrborn, Daniel B. Rukstalis> ;European Urology Focus. 2021 Jan 9
104 citations
Update of the Standard Operating Procedure on the Use of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Diagnosis, Staging and Management of Prostate Cancer.
Marc A. Bjurlin, Peter R. Carroll, Scott E. Eggener, Pat F. Fulgham, Daniel Margolis, Peter A. Pinto, Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Jonathan N. Rubenstein, Daniel B. Rukstali...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2020 Apr 1
61 citations
Prostatic Urethral Lift (PUL) for obstructive median lobes: 12 month results of the MedLift Study.
Daniel B. Rukstalis, Douglas Grier, Sean P. Stroup, Ronald F. Tutrone, Euclid deSouza, Sheldon Freedman, Richard David, Jed Kamientsky, Gregg Eure> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2019 Sep 1
3 citations
Diagnosis and Treatment of Urethrocavernous Fistula Presenting as Urethral Bleeding.
Amy M. Pearlman, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Ryan Terlecki> ;Urology. 2018 Oct 1
82 citations
AUA Policy Statement on the Use of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis, Staging and Management of Prostate Cancer
Pat F. Fulgham, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Ismail B. Turkbey, Jonathan N. Rubenstein, Samir S. Taneja, Peter R. Carroll, Peter A. Pinto, Marc A. Bjurlin, Scott E. Eggener> ;The Journal of Urology. 2017 Oct 1
181 citations
Five year results of the prospective randomized controlled prostatic urethral L.I.F.T. study
Claus G. Roehrborn, Jack Barkin, Steven N. Gange, Neal D. Shore, Jonathan L. Giddens, Damien M Bolton, Barrett E. Cowan, Anthony L. Cantwell, Kevin T. McVary, Alexis E...> ;The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2017 Jun 1
49 citations
24-month durability after crossover to the prostatic urethral lift from randomised, blinded sham.
Daniel B. Rukstalis, Prem Rashid, William Bogache, Ronald F. Tutrone, Jack Barkin, Peter Chin, Henry H. Woo, Anthony L. Cantwell, Barrett E. Cowan, Damien M Bolton> ;BJU International. 2016 Oct 28
5 citations
Prostatic urethral lift: a novel approach for managing symptomatic BPH in the aging man.
Daniel B. Rukstalis> ;The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2015 Oct 1
29 citations
Re-purposing cryoablation: a combinatorial 'therapy' for the destruction of tissue.
John G. Baust, John C. Bischof, S. Jiang-Hughes, Thomas J. Polascik, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Andrew A. Gage, John M. Baust> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2015 Jun 14
86 citations
Three year results of the prostatic urethral L.I.F.T. study
Claus G. Roehrborn, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Jack Barkin, Steven N. Gange, Neal D. Shore, Jonathan L. Giddens, Damien M Bolton, Barrett E. Cowan, Anthony L. Cantwell, Kevi...> ;The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2015 Jun 1
3 citations
Durability of the Prostatic Urethral Lift: 2-Year Results of the L.I.F.T. Study.
Claus G Roehrborn, Steven N Gange, Neal D Shore, Jonathan L Giddens, Damien M Bolton, Barrett E Cowan, Anthony L Cantwell, Kevin T McVary, Alexis E Te, Shahram S Ghola...> ;Urology Practice. 2015 Jan 1
1 citations
Pelvic Ultrasound Evaluation for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Prediction of Obstruction
Daniel B. Rukstalis> ;Current Urology Reports. 2014 Mar 23
Editorial comment.
Daniel B Rukstalis> ;Urology. 2014 Feb 1
81 citations
Treatment of LUTS Secondary to BPH While Preserving Sexual Function: Randomized Controlled Study of Prostatic Urethral Lift
Kevin T. McVary, Steven N. Gange, Neal D. Shore, Damien M Bolton, Barrett E. Cowan, B. Thomas Brown, Alexis E. Te, Peter Chin, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Claus G. Roehrborn> ;The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
94 citations
The prostatic urethral lift for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms associated with prostate enlargement due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: the L.I.F.T. St...
Claus G Roehrborn, Steven N Gange, Neal D Shore, Jonathan L Giddens, Damien M Bolton, Barrett E Cowan, B Thomas Brown, Kevin T McVary, Alexis E Te, Shahram S Gholami, ...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2013 Dec 1
17 citations
Preoperative aspirin is safe in patients undergoing urologic robot-assisted surgery.
Ankur Parikh, Nicholas J. Toepfer, Kelly Baylor, Yvette Henry, Peter B. Berger, Daniel B. Rukstalis> ;Journal of Endourology. 2012 Jul 10
58 citations
Atorvastatin induces autophagy in prostate cancer PC3 cells through activation of LC3 transcription
Nicholas J. Toepfer, Chandra Childress, Ankur Parikh, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Wannian Yang> ;Cancer Biology & Therapy. 2011 Oct 15
89 citations
Statin-induced autophagy by inhibition of geranylgeranyl biosynthesis in prostate cancer PC3 cells.
Ankur Parikh, Chandra Childress, Kelly Deitrick, Qiong Lin, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Wannian Yang> ;The Prostate. 2010 Jun 15
154 citations
Best practice statement on cryosurgery for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
Richard J. Babaian, Bryan Donnelly, Duke Bahn, John G. Baust, Martin Dineen, David S. Ellis, Aaron E. Katz, Louis L. Pisters, Daniel B. Rukstalis, Katsuto Shinohara, J...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2008 Nov 1
3 citations
The case for cryoablation of prostate cancer.
Daniel B. Rukstalis> ;Journal of Endourology. 2008 Sep 23
57 citations
Group consensus reports from the Consensus Conference on Focal Treatment of Prostatic Carcinoma, Celebration, Florida, February 24, 2006.
David G. Bostwick, David J. Waters, Edward R. Farley, Isabelle Meiers, Daniel B. Rukstalis, William A. Cavanaugh, Haakon Ragde, Martin Dineen, Duke Bahn, Stephen Scion...> ;Urology. 2007 Dec 1
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Lectures

University of Alabama/Wake Forest Gulf Coast Urology Seminar
American Urological Association, Miramar Beach, Florida - 7/19/2013

Press Mentions

Is One BPH Procedure a Cut Above the Rest?September 13th, 2021
Teleflex Announces Multiple Data Presentations from Studies of the UroLift® System Treatment for Enlarged Prostate at the American Urological Association 2019 MeetingMay 1st, 2019
NeoTract Announces American Urological Association (AUA) Recommendation of UroLift® System as a Standard of Care Option for the Treatment of Enlarged ProstateMay 18th, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations

Prisma Health Baptist HospitalColumbia, South Carolina
Carilion Roanoke Memorial HospitalRoanoke, Virginia