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-Göran 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