Didactic Lectures

Urologic Cancers: A Multidisciplinary Approach

The following is a sample of a typical didactic lecture series. Lectures are held on Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 AM throughout the academic year.

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Adrenal Cancer

Topics	Speaker
Adrenal Cancer	Pramod Sogani, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service

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Bladder Cancer

Course Director
Bernard H. Bochner, MD
Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service

Topics	Speaker
Bladder Cancer Overview/Molecular Biology of Bladder Cancer	Bernard H. Bochner, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Superficial Bladder Cancer (Ta-CIS-T1): Natural History, Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Staging	Harry Herr, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Superficial Bladder Cancer: Role of Immunotherapy	Harry Herr, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Pathology of Urothelial Cancer	Victor Reuter, MD Vice Chair, MSKCC Department of Pathology; Director, Immunohistochemistry Core Facility
Superficial Bladder Cancer: Role of Intravesical Chemotherapy	Guido Dalbagni, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Radiographic Imaging of Urothelial Cancer	Jingbo Zhang, MD Assistant Member, MSKCC Department of Radiology
Surgical Management of Invasive Bladder Cancer	Bernard H. Bochner, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Chemotherapy for Urothelial Tumors	Dean F. Bajorin, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Medicine, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology
Role of Radiation/Bladder Preservation	Michael J. Zelefsky, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Radiation Oncology; Chief, Brachytherapy Service S. Machele Donat, MD Medical Director, Clinical Services; Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Management of Urethral and Ureteral Cancers	Guido Dalbagni, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service S. Machele Donat, MD Medical Director, Clinical Services; Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Urinary Tract Reconstruction	Bernard H. Bochner, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service

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Erectile Dysfunction

Topics	Speaker
Erectile Dysfunction after Radical Pelvic Surgery: Rehabilitation and Treatment	John P. Mulhall, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service; Associate Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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Kidney Cancer

Course Director
Paul Russo, MD
Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service

Topics	Speaker
Renal Tumor Overview	Paul Russo, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Pathology of Renal Cell Tumors in Adults	Paul Russo, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service Satish Tickoo, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Pathology
Open Partial Kidney Surgery	Paul Russo, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Minimally Invasive Renal Tumor Surgery	Karim A. Touijer, MD Assistant Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Advanced and Metastatic Tumor Surgery	Paul Russo, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Medical Management of Metastatic Disease	Robert J. Motzer, MD Member of the Department of Medicine, Urology Service

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Other Lectures

Topics	Speaker
Genitourinary Sarcoma	Paul Russo, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Risk Management	Glenn Dopf, JD, LLM Partner, Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf LLP

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Penile Cancer

Topics	Speaker
Cancer of the Penis	Paul Russo, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service

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Prostate Cancer

Course Director
James Eastham, MD
Director, Clinical Research; Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service

Topics	Speaker
Prostate Cancer: A Perspective	Peter T. Scardino, MD Chair, MSKCC Department of Surgery; Florence and Theodore Baumritter/Enid Ancell Chair of Urologic Oncology; Head, Prostate Cancer Program
Modern Radiological Imaging of Prostate Cancer	Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD Chair, MSKCC Department of Radiology
Pathology of Prostate Cancer	Samson Fine, MD Assistant Member, MSKCC Department of Pathology
Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy	Karim A. Touijer, MD Assistant Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Prevention and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer	Hans Lilja, MD, PhD Member, MSKCC Departments of Clinical Laboratories, Medicine, and Surgery Brett Carver, MD Assistant Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection	Bertrand Guillonneau, MD Director, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery; Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer	William Gerald, MD, PhD Member, MSKCC Department of Pathology
Open Radical Prostatectomy	James Eastham, MD Director, Clinical Research; Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service
Brachytherapy	Michael J. Zelefsky, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Radiation Oncology; Chief, Brachytherapy Service
External Beam Radiotherapy	Michael J. Zelefsky, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Radiation Oncology; Chief, Brachytherapy Service
Pathophysiology of Sexual Dysfunction Following Radical Pelvic Surgery	John P. Mulhall, MD Associate Member, MSKCC Department of Surgery, Urology Service; Associate Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer and Bone Health in Prostate Cancer	Michael J. Morris, MD Assistant Member, MSKCC Department of Medicine
Chemotherapy and New Experimental Approaches to Advanced Prostate Cancer	Howard Scher, MD Member, MSKCC Department of Medicine; Chief, Genitourinary Oncology Service