FrankSamDarrasMD

Urology • East Setauket, NY

Associate Professor, Urology, Stony Brook University SOM

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Office
24 Research Way
Suite 500
East Setauket, NY 11733
Phone+1 631-444-6270
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Summary

Dr. Frank Darras, MD is a board certified urologist in East Setauket, New York. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in New York, California, and Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with Stony Brook University Hospital, Mather Hospital, and Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Urology, 1986 - 1990
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1986
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1985 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2012
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Editorial Comment.
Frank S Darras> ;Urology Practice. 2024 Mar 1
Circular STAG2 RNA Modulates Bladder Cancer Progression via miR-145-5p/TAGLN2 and Is Considered as a Biomarker for Recurrence.
Chris Du, Wayne C Waltzer, Jeremy E Wilusz, Massimiliano Spaliviero, Frank Darras, Victor Romanov> ;Cancers. 2024 Feb 28
Editorial Commentary.
Frank S Darras> ;Urology Practice. 2023 Jan 1
5 citations
Organoid model of urothelial cancer: establishment and applications for bladder cancer research.
Terry Whyard, Jingxuan Liu, Frank Darras, Wayne C. Waltzer, Victor Romanov> ;Biotechniques. 2020 Jul 13
14 citations
5 Years Experience With Drug Eluting and Bare Metal Stents as Primary Intervention in Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis.
Chelsea Estrada, Muzammil Musani, Frank Darras, Heesuck Suh, Mersema Abate, Anil Mani, Edward P. Nord> ;Transplantation Direct. 2017 Jan 17
3 citations
Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm in Kawasaki Disease.
Andrew Chen, Merrit Debartolo, Frank Darras, John Ferretti, Robert J. Wasnick> ;Urology. 2016 Dec 1
8 citations
Different Management Options for Transplant Ureteral Obstructions within an Inguinal Hernia
Felix Cheung, Merrit Debartolo, Leonard Michael Copertino, April Szafran, Chelsea Estrada, Patrick Lynch, Frank Darras> ;Case Reports in Transplantation. 2016 Apr 10
25 citations
Urologic considerations and complications in kidney transplant recipients.
Heather N. Di Carlo, Frank S. Darras> ;Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 2015 Jul 1
8 citations
Alemtuzumab with corticosteroid minimization for pediatric deceased donor renal transplantation: a seven-yr experience.
Katarina Supe-Markovina, Jonathan Melquist, Deirdre Connolly, Heather N. DiCarlo, Wayne C. Waltzer, Richard N. Fine, Frank S. Darras> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2014 Jun 1
13 citations
Invasive Aspergillosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient Successfully Treated with Interferon-Gamma
Chelsea Estrada, A. G. Desai, L. M. Chirch, H. Suh, R. Seidman, Frank Darras, Edward P. Nord> ;Case Reports in Transplantation. 2012 Sep 27
1 citations
Partial nephrectomy for a large renal lymphatic malformation in a child presenting with hypertension
Wai Lee, Praneeth Vemulapalli, Frederick W. Miller, Jonathan Melquist, Thomas K. Lee, Frank Darras> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
10 citations
Effect of ritonavir and atazanavir on human subcutaneous preadipocyte proliferation and differentiation.
Giuseppe Caso, Izolda Mileva, Margaret A. McNurlan, Dennis C. Mynarcik, Frank Darras, Marie C. Gelato> ;Antiviral Research. 2010 Feb 11
29 citations
Diagnosis of bladder cancer with microelectromechanical systems-based cystoscopic optical coherence tomography.
Hugang Ren, Wayne C. Waltzer, Rahuldev S. Bhalla, Jingxuan Liu, Zhijia Yuan, Christopher S.D. Lee, Frank Darras, David A. Schulsinger, Howard L. Adler, Jason Kim, Alek...> ;Urology. 2009 Dec 1
20 citations
High body mass index in muscular patients and flank position are risk factors for rhabdomyolysis: case report after laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy.
Jamil Rehman, Joseph Boglia, Bilal Chughtai, Troy Sukkarieh, Sardar Ali Khan, Richard Lewis, Frank Darras, Nand K. Wadhwa, David B. Samadi, Wayne C. Waltzer> ;Journal of Endourology. 2006 Sep 25
62 citations
Endotoxin and nanobacteria in polycystic kidney disease
J. Thomas Hjelle, Marcia A. Miller-Hjelle, Ian R. Poxton, E. Olavi Kajander, Neva Ciftcioglu, Monica L. H. Jones, Robert C. Caughey, Robert S. Brown, Paul D. Millikin,...> ;Kidney International. 2000 Jun 1
7 citations
Solitary metachronous contralateral adrenal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.
Chris W Ertl, Frank S Darras> ;Urology. 1999 Jul 1
23 citations
Parvovirus B19 infection causing pure red cell aplasia in a recipient of pediatric donor kidneys.
David A. Corral, Frank S. Darras, C. Jensen, Thomas R. Hakala, Stanley J. Naides, John R. Krause, Thomas E. Starzl, Mark L. Jordan> ;Transplantation. 1993 Feb 1
19 citations
Evidence For A Non-Androgenic Role of Testis and Epididymis in Androgen-Supported Growth of the Rat Ventral Prostate
Frank S. Darras, Chung Lee, Shankar V. Huprikar, Alfred W. Rademaker, John T. Grayhack> ;The Journal of Urology. 1992 Aug 1
49 citations
The Efficacy of Norfloxacin in the Treatment of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis Refractory to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole and/or Carbenicillin
Anthony J. Schaeffer, Frank S. Darras> ;The Journal of Urology. 1990 Sep 1
Polycystic kidney disease: an unrecognized emerging infectious disease?
Miller-Hjelle, M. A., Hjelle, J. T., Jones, M., Mayberry, W. R., Dombrink-Kurtzman, M. A., Peterson, S. W., Nowak, D. M., Darras, F. S.> ;Emerg Infect Dis. 1997 Apr 01
FK 506 salvage of renal allografts with ongoing rejection failing cyclosporine immunosuppression.
Jordan, M. L., Shapiro, R., Vivas, C. A., Scantlebury, V. P., Darras, F. S., Carrieri, G., McCauley, J., Demetris, A. J., Randhawa, P., Jensen, C.> ;Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb
A tuberculosis outbreak in a renal transplant program.
Sundberg, R., Shapiro, R., Darras, F., Jensen, C., Scantlebury, V., Jordan, M., McCauley, J., Kusne, S., Edmond, M. B., Ho, M.> ;Transplant Proc. 1991 Dec
Transplantation of pediatric en bloc kidneys under FK 506 immunosuppression.
Darras, F. S., Jordan, M. L., Shapiro, R., Sundberg, R., Scantlebury, V. P., Jensen, C. W., Hakala, T. R., Starzl, T. E.> ;Transplant Proc. 1991 Dec
Kidney allocation under the UNOS point system: an update.
McClelland, J., Steidler, K., Cecka, J. M., Barba, L., Cohen, J., Dainko, E., Danovitch, G., Darras, F., Ettenger, R., Hardy, B.> ;Clin Transpl. 1992
29 citations
The Use of Drug-Eluting Stents in the Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis
Mersema Abate, J. Kaur, H. Suh, F. Darras, A. Mani, E. P. Nord> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2011 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

A Message from the Dean of the School of Medicine – Summer 2019June 25th, 2019
Kidney Swap Gives Long Island Woman New Lease on LifeMarch 21st, 2016
Determined Paramedics Push Through Blizzard for Kidney Transplant RecipientJanuary 28th, 2016
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, New York
Mather HospitalPort Jefferson, New York
Northport Veterans Affairs Medical CenterNorthport, New York