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Office
1101 Madison St
Suite 1400
Seattle, WA 98104Phone+1 206-386-6266- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Fellowship trained laparoscopic urologist with more than twenty years experience with robotic surgery. High volume robotic urologic oncology practice with focus in prostate, kidney and testis cancer. Performed over 5,000 procedures robotically. Pioneered techniques for robotic renal surgery and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. Involved in teaching and training other surgeons locally and globally and have performed more than 50 live teaching cases. Currently training my 21st Fellow in Minimally Invasive urology. Maintain an active IRB approved database of my patients for outcomes research resulting in multiple book chapters and peer reviewed publications. Journal reviewer for 5 high impact Urology publications. Medical Director for Robotic Surgery for Providence St. Joseph’s Health which involves oversight and management of all aspects a of a multidisciplinary robotic surgery program for 50 daVinci robots.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonResidency, Urology, 1990 - 1996
The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1990
Ohio State UnivBs, Biochemistry, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2012 - Present
WA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
NV State Medical License 2017 - 2021
LA State Medical License 2013 - 2013- American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Menon Medal for Robotic Surgery NARUS, 2023
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- SurgiQuest AirSeal in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy - (TARPAN Study) Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
- Therapeutic Effect of Cytoreductive Radical Prostatectomy in Men With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 14
- Staple vs. Suture in Robotic Prostatectomy Start of enrollment: 2015 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Development and validation of metrics for a new RAPN training model.Rui Jorge Dos Santos Almeida Farinha, Adele Piro, Angelo Mottaran, Marco Paciotti, Stefano Puliatti, Alberto Breda, Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Jos Vander Sloten, Alexandr...> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2024 Apr 2
- 3 citationsMetaverse Surgical Planning with Three-dimensional Virtual Models for Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy.Enrico Checcucci, Daniele Amparore, Gabriele Volpi, Sabrina De Cillis, Federico Piramide, Paolo Verri, Alberto Piana, Michele Sica, Cecilia Gatti, Paolo Alessio, Alber...> ;European Urology. 2024 Apr 1
- 4 citationsPartial versus radical nephrectomy for complex renal mass: multicenter comparative analysis of functional outcomes (Rosula collaborative group).Cerrato, C., Meagher, M., Autorino, R., Simone, G., Yang, B., Uzzo, R., Kutikov, A., Porpiglia, F., Capitanio, U., Montorsi, F., Porter, J., Beksac, A., Puri, D., Nguy...> ;Minerva Urology and Nephrology. 2023 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Society of Robotic Surgery Review: Recommendations Regarding the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission During Minimally Invasive SurgeryJames Porter, Elliot Blau et al., British Journal of Urology, 5/8/2020
Press Mentions
Robotic Prostatectomy Surgeon Treats ‘Medical Tourists’ in Vegas for Prostate CancerSeptember 24th, 2019
Sky news interview on remote surgeryJune 20th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish First Hill CampusSeattle, Washington
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