Abstract

Section Editor

Howard N. Winfield, M.D.

• West Alabama Urology Associates, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Laparoscopy

Howard N. Winfield, M.D.

• West Alabama Urology Associates, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tadashi Matsuda, M.D.

• Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan

Ureteroscopy

Michael J. Conlin, M.D.

• Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

Francis X. Keeley, Jr., M.D.

• British Urological Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom

Percutaneous Surgery

Robert Marcovich, M.D.

• University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas

Michael Y.C. Wong, MBBS

• Singapore Urology and Fertility Centre, Singapore

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Geert G. Tailly, M.D.

• AZ Klina, Brasschaat, Belgium

Ryan F. Paterson, M.D.

• University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Transurethral Procedures

Alexis E. Te, M.D.

• Cornell University, New York, New York

Anup Patel, M.D.

• Imperial School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Medical Aspects of Endourology

Dean G. Assimos, M.D.

• Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Hans-Gö ran Tiselius, M.D., Ph.D.

• Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Investigative Endourology

David A. Duchene, M.D.

• University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

Maurice S. Michel, M.D., Ph.D.

• University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

Robotics

David I. Lee, M.D.

• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ashok K. Hemal, M.S., M.Ch.

• Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Thermal/Ablative Technology

Surena F. Matin, M.D.

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Osamu Ukimura, M.D., Ph.D.

• Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan