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6029 Walnut Grove RdSte 300Memphis, TN 38120
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Education & Training
University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Urology, 1993 - 1996
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
MS State Medical License 2006 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2005 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1998 - 2006
MD State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2011, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2011, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- Long-Term Prospective Registry in Prostate Cancer Patients From Diverse Urology Practice Settings Following Prolaris® Testing Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsVariation in Molecularly Defined Prostate Tumor Subtypes by Self-identified Race.Kevin H Kensler, Shivanshu Awasthi, Mohamed Alshalalfa, Bruce J Trock, Stephen J Freedland
European Urology Open Science. 2022-06-01 - 57 citationsComparative analysis of 1152 African-American and European-American men with prostate cancer identifies distinct genomic and immunological differences.Walter Rayford, Alp Tuna Beksac, Jordan Alger, Mohammed Alshalalfa, Mohsen Ahmed
Communications Biology. 2021-06-03 - 24 citationsAfrican American Specific Gene Panel Predictive of Poor Prostate Cancer OutcomeM. Echevarria, Shivanshu Awasthi, Chia-Ho Cheng, Anders Berglund, Robert J. Rounbehler
The Journal of Urology. 2019-07-08
Press Mentions
Prostate Cancer Highlights from AUA 2018 with Tom KeaneJune 5th, 2020
GenomeDx's Decipher Prostate and Bladder Data to Be Featured in Multiple Presentations at 17th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic OncologyNovember 29th, 2016
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