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Urology residents

Residents routinely present their research at specialty and subspecialty meetings throughout the academic year. Many have earned national and regional recognition for their work in basic science, clinical, and socioeconomic research, as well as in public health, health policy, and advocacy.

Below is a sample of residents’ recent accomplishments and publications.

Meetings

Dartmouth residents have travelled to and presented abstracts at the New England Section of the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting every year for the last ten years. Additionally, residents travel to the national AUA meeting. In 2025 Dartmouth residency was recognized with the bronze medal for 3rd most abstracts presented by residents nationally. Additional meetings are attended based on particular research and subspecialty interests, including Sexual Medicine Society, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction winter meeting, ROCK Society and World Congress of Endourology.

Awards and recognition

2020 STARS – Surgical Trainees

  • 1st prize – Kevin Krughoff
  • Honorable mention Mike Rezaee and Eileen Brandes

2019 Max K. Willscher Resident Research Prize, New England Section of the American Urological Association

  • Robin Djang 1st place
  • Lael Reinstatler 2nd place

2023 Max K. Willscher Resident Research Prize, New England Section of the American Urological Association

  • Vikram Lyall – 1st place

Recent resident publications

  • Hydrochlorothiazide and prevention of kidney-stone recurrence. 
    Lyall VS, Wood KD, Pais VM Jr. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 25;388(21):2014. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2304100
  • Short-term revision rate of Rigicon Testi10TM testicular prosthesis in adolescents and adults: a retrospective chart review. 
    Atwater BL, Kirkik D, Wilson SK, Koca O, Purohit RS, Muñoz Vera C, Dunglison N, Gross MS. Int J Impot Res. 2024 May
  • Decision making in metoidioplasty and phalloplasty gender-affirming surgery: a mixed methods study. 
    Butcher RL, Kinney LM, Blasdel GP, Elwyn G, Myers JB, Boh B, Luck KM, Moses RA. J Sex Med. 2023
  • Updates in the Treatment of Non-Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer: The Benefit of Second-Generation Androgen Receptor Antagonists. 
    Hadfield MJ, Lyall V, Holle LM, Dennison M .Ann Pharmacother. 2023
  • Accurate Documentation Contributes to Guideline-concordant Surveillance of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Multisite Department of Veterans Affairs Study. 
    Lyall V, Ould Ismail AA, Haggstrom DA, Issa MM, Siddiqui MM, Tosoian J, Schroeck FR. Urology. 2023
  • Attitudes towards disposition of cryopreserved sperm in the event of death. 
    Buller D, Harnisch B, Lyall V, Goltzman M, Neuber E, Bartolucci A, Honig S. Can J Urol. 2023
  • New findings regarding the influence of assistants on surgical outcomes in penile prosthesis implantation. 
    Wu SC, Swanton AR, Jones JM, Gross MS. Int J Impot Res. 2023 Dec
  • Association of dietary vitamin E intake with current stone formation: A NHANES analysis 2017 – 2020 
    Lyall V, Bartholomew T, Pais V Jr. Clin Nephrol. 2025 Mar;103(3):193-199. doi: 10.5414/CN111499.PMID: 39744798
  • Utility of prophylactic mesh in the prevention of parastomal hernia after ileal conduit: assessing the current evidence 
    Lyall V, Rezaee M, Seigne J. Transl Androl Urol. 2025 Mar 30;14(3):499-502. doi: 10.21037/tau-2025-17. Epub 2025 Mar 26. PMID: 40226070
  • A review of the safety and efficacy of inflatable penile prosthesis ectopic reservoir placement 
    Atwater B, Krug A, Gross MS, Marty-Roix R, Chapin L, Morey AF. Sex Med Rev. 2025 Jan 31;13(1):20-32. doi: 10.1093/sxmrev/qeae067.PMID: 39487491
  • Short-term revision rate of Rigicon Testi10TM testicular prosthesis in adolescents and adults: a retrospective chart review 
    Atwater BL, Kirkik D, Wilson SK, Koca O, Purohit RS, Muñoz Vera C, Dunglison N, Gross MS. Int J Impot Res. 2025 Apr;37(4):303-309. doi: 10.1038/s41443-024-00893-8. Epub 2024 May 7. PMID: 38714783
  • Patient satisfaction study for the new Rigicon Infla10 inflatable penile prosthesis including single surgeon safety and outcomes data 
    Cinar NB, Saribacak A, Atwater BL, Gross MS, Wilson SK, Culha M.J Sex Med. 2025 Jan 9;22(2):344-348. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdae168.PMID: 39660417
  • Comment on Risk factors for reoperation of inflatable penile prosthesis among an ethnically diverse urban population in a high-volume center 
    Wilson SK, Atwater BL, Gross MS. Int J Impot Res. 2024 Oct 15. doi: 10.1038/s41443-024-00989-1. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39406865 No abstract available.
  • Comment on: does time of intraoperative exposure to the aerobiome increase microbial growth on inflatable penile prostheses? 
    Atwater BL, Gross MS, Wilson SK. Int J Impot Res. 2025 Jan;37(1):97-98. doi: 10.1038/s41443-024-00909-3. Epub 2024 Jun 1. PMID: 38824250 No abstract available.
  • Long-term outcomes of bladder-sparing therapy vs radical cystectomy in BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer 
    Taylor JI, Kamat AM, O'Donnell MA, Annapureddy D, Howard J, Tan WS, McElree I, Davaro F, Yim K, Harrington S, Dyer E, Black AJ, Kanabur P, Roumiguié M, Lerner S, Black PC, Raman JD, Preston MA, Steinberg G, Huang W, Li R, Packiam VT, Woldu SL, Lotan Y.BJU Int. 2025 Feb;135(2):260-268. doi: 10.1111/bju.16509. Epub 2024 Aug 25. PMID: 39183466
  • Urinary thiosulfate level in pregnant women 
    Wu SC, Brandes E, Johnson E, Harrington SA, Yang L, Asplin J, Pais VM Jr. Clin Nephrol. 2025 Apr 30. doi: 10.5414/CN111592. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40302511
  • Oncologic Outcomes of Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel Compared with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in Patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer 
    Taylor J, Kamat AM, Annapureddy D, Khene ZE, Howard J, Tan WS, McElree IM, Facundo D, Yim K, Harrington S, Dyer E, Black AJ, Kanabur P, Roumiguié M, Lerner S, Black PC, Raman JD, Preston M, Steinberg G, Huang W, Li R, Packiam VT, Woldu SL, Lotan Y, O'Donnell MA.Eur Urol Oncol. 2025 Apr;8(2):469-476. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2024.12.005. Epub 2024 Dec 17. PMID: 39694798