Dean George Assimos MD
Professor, Surgical Sciences, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest Univ
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1717 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
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Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Urology, 1977 - 1983
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1983 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2012 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1978 - 1987
American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2012
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Prospective Research Rare Kidney Stones (ProRKS)
- Bucillamine Phase 2 Trial in Patients With Cystinuria Start of enrollment: 2017 May 01
- Influence of Obesity on Endogenous Oxalate Synthesis Start of enrollment: 2019 May 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Renal transplant nephrolithiasis: Presentation, management and follow-up with control comparisons.Maxwell Sandberg, Adam Cohen, Megan Escott, Claudia Marie-Costa, Davis Temple
BJUI Compass. 2024-10-01 - 4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutarate metabolism in a mouse model of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 3.Xingsheng Li, Owen P Cunneely, Sonia Fargue, Kyle D Wood, Dean G Assimos
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 2024-09-01 - Use of Baclofen Premedication as an Analgesic Adjuvant in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Randomized Trial.Mark Mandabach, Page Deichmann, Anthony Massoll, Shanna Graves, Dean Assimos
Cureus. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of Renal Function After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy—Does the Number of Percutaneous Access Tracts Matter?Dean G Assimos, Ilya Gorbachinsky, Majid Mirzazadeh, Kyle Wood, The Journal of Urology
Lectures
- Annual Urolithiasis Update CourseAmerican Urological Association, Washington, Dist Of Col - 10/4/2013
- Annual Urolithiasis Update CourseAmerican Urological Association, Washington, Dist Of Col - 10/4/2013
- University of Alabama/Wake Forest Gulf Coast Urology SeminarAmerican Urological Association, Miramar Beach, Florida - 7/19/2013
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Press Mentions
Treating Rare Stones and Complex CasesSeptember 11th, 2021
2020 Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Awardees AnnouncedFebruary 11th, 2020
Men: Start Your Path to a Healthier You with 7 TipsJune 13th, 2017- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Deep South KUH Premier Research and Inter-disciplinary Mentored Education (PRIME)UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM2023–2028
- Effect of weight loss on urinary oxalate excretion in obese calcium oxalate kidney stone formersUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM2021–2025
- Impact Of Dietary Calcium And Oxalate Ratios, And Oxalobacter Formigenes ColonizNational Center For Research Resources2010
- Colonization With Oxalobacter Formigenes And Oxalate ExcretionNational Center For Research Resources2008–2010
- Dietary Oxalate And Kidney Stone FormationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002–2010
- Effect Of SODA Consumption On Urinary Composition And Risk Of Stone FormationNational Center For Research Resources2007–2008
- Validation Of An Oxalate Absorption TestNational Center For Research Resources2006
- Dietary Oxalate Loading And Kidney Stone FormationNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
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