Message from the Chair: Jaime Landman, MD, Chair of the UCI Health Department of Urology

The UCI Health Urology department has a proud tradition of clinical excellence. Our comprehensive urological services encompass the absolute best in innovative and minimally invasive patient care. Our faculty comprises nationally and internationally recognized leaders in general urology, female urology/urogynecology, male urology and infertility, kidney stones and kidney disease, urological cancers, pediatric urology, reconstructive urology and robotic surgery.

Our physicians and scientists are leading innovative studies ranging from urologic cancers to less invasive surgery methods, and our faculty have established one of the finest and largest surgical training centers on the West Coast.

The Department of Urology includes 25 clinical and 3 PhD faculty practicing in 4 locations throughout the community.

We are proud to share the following accolades:

• We were No. 22 in Blue Ridge NIH Funding
• We lead the creation and success of the UC Debate Series
• UCI Urology hosted the first UCI HoLEP Masterclass
• We recently hosted 5 international educational courses:
  • Advanced International Men’s Health Course
  • Global Blue Skies Health Conference
  • HoLEP Masterclass
  • Grandest Rounds
  • Visiting Professor

 

Awards and Accolades

• First Robotic-Assisted Removal of Kidney Stones using Monarch™ - Jaime Landman, MD
• UCI Urology performs the first US West Coast Optilume BPH case – Faysal Yafi, MD
• UCI Health has opened the first U.S. clinical trial of a novel radiofrequency device designed to treat erectile dysfunction – Fasal Yafi, MD.
• First in California - Medtronic selected pudendal neuromodulator placement with intra-op neuromuscular monitoring – Zhina Sadeghi, MD
• Best poster award Narus “Retrospective Concomitant Nonrandomized Comparison of Testosterone Replacement Therapy Versus No Treatment for Erectile Function Post Radical Prostatectomy.”
• Best poster award AUA “Clinical Measurement of Maximum Safe Ureteral Distensibility Using a Novel Force Sensor.”
• 15 physicians named Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association
• 177 Manuscripts
• 91 Abstracts at 7 National/International Meetings

Faculty Achievements

 

• Sohrab Ali, MD – First place essay from Endourological Society, “Clinical Measurement of Maximum Safe Ureteral Distensibility Using a Novel Force Sensor”
• Olivia Chang, MD - NIH KL-2 for 3 years awarded “Pioneering Personalized Medicine for Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in patients with Multiple Sclerosis through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning”.
• Kai-Wen Chuang, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
• Ralph V. Clayman, MD - Awarded the Keys Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS), for his “outstanding contributions” to the field of Urology, OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
• Gamal Ghoniem, MD - EUA Award of Appreciation, OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
• Joel Gelman, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Among the Top 5 most searched publication views in 2023:
    • 1 (8,415 views): Reconstruction of Massive Localized Lymphedema of the Scrotum: Results, Complications and Quality of Life Improvements – E. Wisenbaugh
    • 3 (4,590 views): Urinary and Sexual Outcomes Following Bulbar Urethroplasty – An Analysis of Two Common Approaches – J. Furr
    • 5 (2,961 views): Ventral and Dorsal Buccal Grafting for One-state Repair of Complex Anterior Urethral Strictures – J. Gelman
      Greg Gin, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Mark Jordan, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Jaime Landman, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award, awarded the Endourological Society Ralph V. Clayman Mentorship Award, Superdoctors Southern California, MSP Communications
  • Joshua Mauney, PhD - RO1 Grant Awarded “Drug Eluting Silk Fibroin Grafts for Repair of Long Urethral Strictures”.
  • Ross Moskowitz, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Rashan Patel, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award, Honorable mention 2023 School of Medicine Outstanding Early-Career Faculty Research Award (Clinical/Translational)
  • M. Leon Seard, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Heidi Stephany, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award, Southern California Top Doctors, 2023 Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Award Nominee American College of Surgeons, Best Poster at American Urological Association (AUA) “Association Between the Hydronephrosis Outcome Prediction Score and Obstruction on MAG-3.”
  • Edward Uchio, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Elias Wehbi, MD – OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award
  • Faysal Yafi, MD - ISSM Rising Star Award, OCMA Physicians of Excellence Award, Best paper award “Oral Testosterone Therapy: Past, Present, and Future.” & Best Adult Abstract NARUS 2023 “Retrospective Concomitant Nonrandomized Comparison of Testosterone Replacement Therapy Vs. No Treatment for Erectile Function Post Radical Prostatectomy.”, Honorable mention 2023 School of Medicine Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award, 2023 Outstanding eSeries on SIU Academy “Overview of management options for Peyronie’s disease”.
  • Xiaolin Zi, PhD - DoD Development Awarded “An Epigenetic Approach for Alleviating Enzalutamide Resistance in Prostate Cancer”.