Thomas L Chi MD MBA
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stone Disease
Professor and Chair of Urology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
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2000 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-996-0849
Fax+1 415-353-2641
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Summary
- Dr. Thomas Chi is a urologist based in Birmingham, AL, who completed his medical education and residency at the UCSF. His practice focuses on minimally invasive treatments of BPH, kidney and ureteral stones. Dr. Chi has performed federally funded research on causes of BPH and nephrolithiasis management. He started the first program to use for surgical removal of kidney stones in the United States.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Urology, 2007 - 2011- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2005 - 2007
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2028
AL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Versus CT Scan for Kidney Stone Patient Management Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Postoperative Antibiotic Duration Affects Infectious Rates in High-Risk Patients Undergoing HoLEP.Feres Camargo Maluf, Pablo Suarez, Maria C Velasquez, Mubarak Momodu, Uday Mann
Journal of Endourology. 2026-04-01 - The association between quality of life, intensity of counseling and health literacy amongst patients with nephrolithiasis.Wilson Sui, Lavanya Gupta, Al Sultan Azzawi, Maria C Velasquez, Heiko Yang
World Journal of Urology. 2026-03-17 - An intraoperative methylene blue test can guide patient selection for totally tubeless PCNL.Jean Lee, Natalie Meyer, Dyandra Parikesit, Brian Dick, Jorge Mena
Medrxiv. 2026-03-16
Press Mentions
UAB to Now Offer Aquablation Therapy for Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaMay 16th, 2025
Biggest Mistake Dieters Make? Not Drinking Enough WaterMarch 28th, 2019
Cranberries May Not Do Anything for UTIs but Ocean Spray Wants to Sell You a Supplement AnywayOctober 4th, 2018
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