This spring, NYU Langone Health’s experts joined colleagues from around the world at the American Urological Association’s 2023 annual meeting in Chicago. View full conference information and abstract titles.

Below are notable sessions featuring our faculty and trainees this year. See additional highlights here.

Friday, April 28

Presentation
Office-Based Therapies 
Session: Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU)
Panelist: Nirit Rosenblum, MD
Time: 12:40–1:20 pm
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick-Regency Ballroom A

Presentation
Debate Topic: Mini PCNL vs. Ureteroscopy for Medium-Sized Stones
Session: Indian American Urological Association (IAUA)
Debater: Areeba Sadiq, MD
Time: 8:30–8:45 am
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick Jackson Park

Poster
MP19-14 Who Receives Third Line Therapies for Overactive Bladder? Trends from Data in the AUA AQUA Registry
Presenter: Katherine Shapiro, MD
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Dora Jericevic Schwartz, MD, Benjamin M. Brucker, MD
Time: 3:30–5:30 pm
Location: S401A

Poster
MP14-01: Evaluation of a Novel Cystoscopic Cryocatheter for the In Situ Destruction of Bladder Cancer
Presenter: Anthony Corcoran, MD
NYU Langone Co-Author: Aaron E. Katz, MD
Time: 1–3 pm
Location: S403

Poster
MP19-12: The Telemed Vasectomy Consult is a Safe Alternative to In-person Consults: A Retrospective Study in a High-Volume Center
Presenter: Phillip Westbrook, MD
NYU Langone Co-Author: Richard A. Schoor, MD
Time: 3:30–5:30 pm
Location: S401A

Poster
MP19-13: No Detectable Association between Virtual Setting for Vasectomy Consultation and Vasectomy Completion Rate
Presenter: Ari Bernstein, MD
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Hunter Hernandez, Ethan Zhu, Bryce Saba, Eli Rapoport, MD, Bobby B. Najari, MD
Time: 3:30–5:30 pm

Saturday, April 29

Podium Session
PD12-09: Outcomes of 429 Primary Robotic Peritoneal Flap Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty Cases
Presenter: Gaines Blasdel
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Charles Dubach-Reinhold; Elijah Castle, Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD, Lee C. Zhao, MD
Time: 8:20–8:30 am
Location: S401C

Podium Session 
PD12-10: Does Body Mass Index Influence Vaginoplasty Outcomes?
Presenter: Elijah Castle
NYU Langone Co-Author: Lee C. Zhao, MD
Time: 8:30–8:40 am
Location: S401C

Podium Session
PD15-12: Impact of MRI Detected Hydrogel Spacer Rectal Wall Infiltration on Radiation-Related Toxicity Following 5-Fraction Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Presenter: Jonathan W. Lischalk, MD
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Jonathan Haas, MD, Vianca Santos, MPH, Christopher Mendez, MA, CCRP, Astrid Sanchez, MS; Ankur M. Doshi, MD, Samir Taneja, MD, Aaron E. Katz, MD, Angela Tong, MD
Time: 8:50–9 am
Location: S502

Poster
MP34-15: The Role of Ferroptosis in Neutrophils-Mediated Innate Immune Defense Against Urinary Tract Infection
Presenter: Yan Liu, PhD
NYU Langone Co-Author: Ellen Shapiro, MD
Time: 9:30–11:30 am
Location: S405

Presentation
Collaboration with Academic Institutions and International
Session: Independent Practice Research Symposium
Speaker: Stacy Loeb, MD
Time: 11:04–11:13 am
Location: N427A

Presentation
Q&A with Session Speakers
Session: Independent Practice Research Symposium
Speaker: Stacy Loeb, MD
Time: 11:13–11:20 am
Location: N427A

Poster
MP42-13: Robotic Non-transecting Ureteral Reimplantation: A Multi-Institutional Experience
Presenter: Brian Chao, MD
NYU Langone Co-Author: Lee C. Zhao, MD
Time: 1–3 pm
Location: S505

Poster
MP45-10: Understanding the Sexual Health Concerns and Needs of Female Partners of Prostate Cancer Survivors
Presenter: Natasha Gupta, MD   
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Nataliya Byrne, Tatiana Sanchez Nolasco, MPH, Stacy Loeb, MD
Time: 3:30–5:30 pm
Location: S404C 

Sunday, April 30

Presentation
My Pathway to Focal Therapy: Rationale for Novel Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Session: Engineering and Urology Section of the Endourolgical Society (EUS)
Speaker: Herbert Lepor, MD
Time: 10:31–10:45 am
Location: Marriott Marquis Chicago-Grand Horizon Ballroom A

Plenary Presentation
State of the Art Lecture: Role of Estrogen in Treatment of FSD, GSM, and UTIs
Speaker: Nirit Rosenblum, MD
Time: 1–1:15 pm
Location: Hall B1

Podium Session
MP61-18: Stimulated Raman Histology, a Novel Method for Intraoperative Surgical Margin Assessments During Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Miles P. Mannas, MD, Fang-Ming Deng, MD, PhD, William C. Huang, MD, James S. Wysock, MD, Daniel A. Orringer, MD, Samir S. Taneja, MD
Time: 1–3 pm
Location: S403

Presentation
Active Surveillance 2.0: Impact of MRI and Biomarkers on Surveillance Strategy
Session: Urological Society for American Veterans (USAV)
Speaker: Stacy Loeb, MD
Time: 1:35–1:55 pm
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick-Regency Ballroom C

Poster
PD35-03 Robotic Posterior Urethroplasty: 105 Cases From a Single Center
Presenter: Alex Wang, MD
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Ashley V. Alford, MD, Lee C. Zhao, MD
Time: 3:40–4 pm
Location: S401C

Poster
PD38-07: Stimulated Raman Histology Interpretation by Artificial Intelligence Can Provide Real-Time Pathologic Feedback of Prostate Biopsies
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Miles P. Mannas, MD, Fang-Ming Deng, MD, PhD, Derek H. Jones, MD, Deepthi Hoskoppal, MD, Jonathan Melamed, MD, Daniel A. Orringer, MD, Samir S. Taneja, MD      
Time: 4:30­–4:40 pm
Location: S502

Presentation
GU Robotic Reconstruction
Session: Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons (SURS)
Panelist: Lee C. Zhao, MD
Time: 4:30–5:30 pm
Location: Marriott Marquis Chicago-Grand Horizon Ballroom A

Monday, May 1

Poster
MP73-14: Biopsy Assessment of Oncologic Control Three Years Following Primary Partial Gland Cryoablation (PPGCA)
Presenter: Herbert Lepor, MD
NYU Langone Co-Authors: Eli Rapoport, MD, Rozalba Gogaj, MD, MPH, James S. Wysock, MD
Time: 7–9 am
Location: S504