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Academia

  1. Faculty ‑ “Laparoscopic Surgery for the Urologist” Loma Linda University School of Medicine Postgraduate Course, Loma Linda, California, February, August, September, October 1992.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Energy Source Choices for Ureteral Stone Treatment” Regional Lithotripsy Services, Portland, Oregon, February 1992.
  1. Instructor: “Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery: Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques”, Thomas Jefferson University, Oaks Center, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, February 1992.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “New Concepts in Urologic Endoscopy”, San Diego Urological Society, San Diego, California, August 1992.
  1. Co‑Director: “Laparoscopic Surgery for the Urologist” Loma Linda University School of Medicine Postgraduate Course, Loma Linda, California, November 1992.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Laparoscopic Surgery”, Genitourinary Health Science Associate Group, Point Clear, Alabama, January 1993.
  1. Director: “Controversies in the Management of Renal and Ureteral Calculi”, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Postgraduate Course, Rancho Mirage, California, February 1993.
  1. Faculty: “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Stones”, Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, February 1993.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Intraluminal Ultrasound: A New Perspective to Upper Urinary Tract Pathology”, Western Endourological Research Forum, San Francisco, March 1993.
  1. Co‑Director: “Laparoscopic Surgery for the Urologist”, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Postgraduate Course, Loma Linda, California, March, May, July 1993.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “New Concepts in Urologic Endoscopy”, Orange County Urological Society, Orange, California, April 1993.
  1. Guest Faculty: “Endoscopic Treatment of Complex Upper Urinary Tract Stone Burdens”, Techniques in Endourology – Postgraduate Course, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 1993.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Complex Urinary Stone Disease”, Hawaii Urologic Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1993.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Complex Urinary Stone Disease”, Tripler Army Base, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1993.
  1. Instructor: “New Concepts in the Treatment of Ureteral Calculi”, AORN, Hi‑Lo Desert Chapter, Loma Linda, California, September 1993.
  1. Co‑Moderator: Calculi & Endourology, Postgraduate Course, Western Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California, November 1993.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Current Concepts of Endoscopic Therapy for Treatment of Upper Tract Disorders”, Santa Barbara Urologic Society, Santa Barbara, California, November 1993.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “Nd:YAG Laser Therapy for Bladder Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia”, 7th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Endourology and ESWL, Tokyo, Japan,  November 1993.
  1. Faculty: “Urinary Calculi”, Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, March 1994.
  1. Visiting Professor: “Update on Laser Prostatectomy”, St. Paul’s Hospital, Hong Kong, April 1994.
  1. Visiting Professor: “Update on Laser Prostatectomy”, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, April 1994.
  1. Visiting Professor: “Update on Laser Prostatectomy”, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, April 1994.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: “New Trends in the Endoscopic Management of the Upper Urinary Tract Disorders”, Greater Miami Urological Society, Miami, Florida, April 1994.
  1. Co‑Host: “Laser Treatment of BPH”, Come Meet the Experts, Xintec Corp., San Francisco, California, May 1994.
  1. Moderator: New Technology in Endoscopy, Instructional Course, VideoUrology Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece, June 1994.
  1. 26. Co‑Moderator: Calculi & Endourology, Postgraduate Course, Western Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 1994.
  1. Faculty: “Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy”, Endourology ‑ Point, Counterpoint, Postgraduate Course, Western Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 1994.
  1. Faculty: “Can You Perform a Metabolic Workup in an Era of Managed Care?” Endourology ‑ Point, Counterpoint, Postgraduate Course, Western Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, Aug
  1. Faculty: Symposium on T.U.L. & Hands‑on Workshop. E. Higashihara, Chairman.  Nara, Japan, November 20, 1994
  1. Faculty: 8th Annual Frontiers in Endourology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, December 2, 1994
  1. Moderator, Video Session V1: Virtual Reality, Robotics, Tissue Triptors and Other Advances in Instrumentation, World Congress of Endourology, St. Louis, MO, December 4, 1994
  1. Faculty: Combined Holmium & Nd:YAG Applications in Urology, World Congress of Endourology, St. Louis, MO, December 6, 1994
  1. Guest Faculty: Surgical, Pharmacological, Technological Advances in Adult and Pediatric Urology: State‑of‑the‑Art, New York University Postgraduate Course, New York, New York, December 14‑16, 1994.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endoureteral Ultrasound and the Use of Small Flexible Ureteroscopes University of Florida Postgraduate Course, Gainesville, Florida, February 1995.
  1. Guest Faculty: Is a Metabolic Stone Evaluation Needed in the Age of SWL? Ninth Annual Symposium on Stone Management, American Lithotripsy Society, San Antonio, Texas, March 16‑19, 1995.
  1. Guest Faculty: Endourology Management of UPJ Obstruction ‑ or Should We Just Do Them “Open”? Ninth Annual Symposium on Stone Management, American Lithotripsy Society, San Antonio, Texas, March 16‑19, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA. March 25, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director with Demetrius Bagley, M.D.: Techniques in Flexible Ureteroscopy, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, May 16, 1995.
  1. Visiting Professor: Cagliari University and Trinity Hospitals, May 17, 1995, Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy), Prof. Enzo Usai Chairman.
  1. Visiting Professor: St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. June 26, 1995.
  1. Visiting Professor: St. George’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. June 27, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. June 26, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, St. George’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. June 27, 1995.
  1. Visiting Professor: Techniques in Endoscopy, Stony Brook (SUNY). July 19, 1995.
  1. Visiting Professor: Techniques in Flexible Ureteroscopy. Las Vegas Urology Society.  July 20, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy. Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.  August 25, 1995.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endoureteral Ultrasound and The Use of Small Flexible Ureteroscopes, Winthrop‑University Hospital, Mineola, Long Island. September 7, 1995.
  1. Faculty: Flexible Ureteroscopy: Advances and Application,  “Endourology Course”, University of Western Ontario, Canada & St. Joseph’s Hospital, September 8, 1995.
  1. Faculty: Role of ESWL and PCN in Management of the Large Renal Stone, “Endourology Course”, University of Western Ontario, Canada & St. Joseph’s Hospital, September 8, 1995.
  1. Faculty: Debate: Management of the Distal Ureteral Stone ESWL versus Ureteroscopy, “Endourology Course”, University of Western Ontario, Canada & St. Joseph’s Hospital, September 8, 1995.
  1. Faculty: Holmium Laser Lithotripsy, Holmium/Neodymium: YAG Laser Application in Urology, AUA South Central Section Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, September 12, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Methodist Hospital Indianapolis, September 23, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA October 7, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC October 20, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, NYU Medical Center, New York, NY December 13, 1995
  1. Faculty: Surgical, Pharmacological, Technological Advances in Adult and Pediatric Urology: State‑of‑the‑Art, New York University Postgraduate Course, New York, New York, December 14‑16, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, San Diego, California. January 20, 1995.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Cleveland Clinic Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  February 24, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Southwestern University/Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas.  March 29, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., April 12, 1996.
  1. Visiting Professor: Economics of Stone Management & The Application of Intraluminal Ultrasound in Urology. Einstein/Montefiore Medical Centers, Bronx, New York, May 13, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director:  Endourology Update.  Lectures:  Techniques in Percutaneous Renal Surgery and The Economics of Stone Management, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, June 8, 1996.
  1. Faculty: AUA Urolithiasis Update 1996: Calculi, Ureteroscopy, and Endourology. Providence, Rhode Island, June 21‑23, 1996.
  1. Faculty: First Caribbean Endourology and Lithotripsy Symposium, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, August 9‑10, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, August 23, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Southern Illinois University Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, August 24, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, September 27, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Oregon Health Sciences University and Regional Lithotriptor Services, Portland Oregon, September 28, 1996.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endourology Update: Management of Stones, Urothelial Tumors, and Stricture Disease. Spokane Urologic Association Meeting. Spokane, Washington, September 30, 1996.
  1. Guest Lecturer: Percutaneous Lithotripsy of Renal and Biliary Calculi.  Englewood Surgical Society Meeting.  Tenafly, NJ, October 29, 1996.
  1. Faculty ‑ Instructional Course: Intraluminal Ultrasound in Endourology.  14th World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. Melbourne, Australia, November 11, 1996.
  1. Faculty ‑ Long Instructional Course: Ureteroscopy, Rigid and Flexible ‑Endoscopic Lithotripsy. 14th World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. Melbourne, Australia, November 11, 1996.
  1. Co‑Director ‑ Instructional Course: The Endoscopic Management of Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma.  14th World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. Melbourne, Australia, November 12, 1996.
  1. Invited Lecture: Ureteroscopy For Staghorns:  Update on Urolithiasis.  14th World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. Melbourne, Australia, November 14, 1996.
  1. Round Table Debate: The Optimal Method Of Endoscopic Lithotripsy ‑ Laser.  14th World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. Melbourne, Australia, November 14, 1996.
  1. Co‑Chairperson: Lower Tract Endourology ‑ Poster Session 20.  14th World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. Melbourne, Australia, November 14, 1996.
  1. Director: Endourology & Kidney Stone Management Update, Waldorf Hotel, New York, New York. December 11, 1996.
  1. Faculty: Surgical, Pharmacological, Technological Advances in Adult and Pediatric Urology: State‑of‑the‑Art, New York University Postgraduate Course, New York, New York, December 12‑14, 1996.
  1. Visiting Professor: “Advanced Techniques in Ureteroscopy”, The Boston Urological Society, Boston, Massachusetts, January 25, 1997.
  1. Guest Faculty: 7th Annual International Conference ‑ Challenging Cases In Urology, Miami, Florida, February 6‑8, 1997.
  1. Faculty: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 1, 1997.
  1. Visiting Professor: The use of the Holmium Laser in Urology. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (Booth Memorial), March 4, 1997.
  1. Faculty: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Yale, and New London, CT. May 9, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Yale, New London, Ct., May 10, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Udine, Italy. May 15, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Cairo, Egypt. May 17, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Luxor, Egypt. May 19, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Paris, France. May 21, 1997.
  1. Visiting Professor: The use of the Holmium Laser and Intraluminal Ultrasound in Urology. New York Medical College, May 29, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Kansas City, Missouri. June 7, 1997.
  1. Guest Lecturer: Application of the Holmium Laser in Urology, Rochester, New York, June 10,1997.
  1. Visiting Professor: Metabolic Management of Urolithiasis, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ureteroscopy, Pan African Urologic Surgeon’s Association Meeting, Karos Lodge Near Kruger Gate, Kruger National Park, South Africa, August 3‑6, 1997.
  1. Faculty: 15th World Congress of Endourology, Edinburgh, Scotland, and UK, August 31 ‑ September 3, 1997.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endourologic Management Of Upper Urinary Tract Stone, Tumors and the Use Of Intraluminal Ultrasound. Illinois Urological Society Meeting, Urbana, Illinois, September 12‑13, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, September 19‑20, 1997.
  1. Faculty: Advanced Surgical Techniques Course: Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery. Boston, MA – September 27, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia, October 17, 18, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Seattle, Washington, November 8,9, 1997.
  1. Faculty: Advanced Surgical Techniques Course: Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery. Nashville, TN, November 14, 1997.
  1. Director: Techniques in Endourology, New York University, New York, NY, December 10, 1997.
  1. Faculty: Surgical, Pharmacological, Technological Advances in Adult and Pediatric Urology: State‑of‑the‑Art, New York University Postgraduate Course, New York, New York, December 11‑13, 1997.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. January 30, 1998.
  1. Visiting Professor: Current Concepts in Upper Urinary Tract Endoscopy. Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, February 20, 1998.
  1. Guest Faculty: 8th Annual International Conference ‑ Challenging Cases In Urology, University of Miami, Bal Harbor, Florida, February 26, 1998.
  1. Faculty: Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery. South African Urological Association Post Graduate Course, Cape Town, South Africa, March 4, 1998.
  1. Visiting Professor: Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 6, 1998.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Flexible Ureteroscopy, Repatriation and Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, March 20, 1998.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Columbia, Maryland, April 17, 18, 1998.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1,2, 1998.
  1. Faculty: Controversies in Stone Management ‑ Director ‑ S. Streem, 93rd Annual American Urologic Association Meeting, San Diego, California, June 3rd, 1998.
  1. Visiting Professor: Frontier’s in Endourology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, June 26‑28, 1998.
  1. Faculty: Ureteroscopy Post Graduate Course. 16th World Congress on Endourology and ESWL. New York, NY, September 3‑6, 1998.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques of Upper Urinary Tract Endoscopy, San Francisco, CA, October 2, 1998.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Bedford, New Hampshire, October 16, 17, 1998.
  1. Visiting Professor: Lecture ‑ Upper Tract Endoscopy Update, OR ‑ 3 surgical cases, Tel Aviv, Israel, guest of Dr Yurom Siegal, October 25, 1998.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endourology and Lithotripsy ‑ Urology for the non‑urologist, Dutchess County Medical Society , Poughkeepsie, New York, November 18, 1998.
  1. Faculty: The Holmium Laser in Urology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. January 23, 1999.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Adelaide, Australia, March 12, 1999.
  1. Visiting Professor: Lecture ‑ Endoscopic Lithotripsy Update: OR ‑ 2 surgical cases, Aukland Hospital Center, Aukland New Zealand, guest of Dr Colin McCrae, March 15, 1999.
  1. Faculty: Controversies in Stone Management ‑ Director ‑ S. Streem, 94th Annual American Urologic Association Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 1‑6, 1999.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endourology Update, Kansas City Urologic, Kansas City, MO. May 24, 1999.
  1. Faculty: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 11, 1999.
  1. Visiting Faculty: “Metabolic Management and Evaluation for Stone Disease” and “Techniques and Results of PCNL,” ACOS Urologic Discipline Mid‑Year Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia, July 10, 1999.
  1. Faculty: Flexible Ureteroscopy ‑ Post Graduated Course at the 17th World Congress of Endourology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2‑5, 1999.
  1. Faculty: Applications of the Holmium Laser – Post-Graduate Course at the 17th World Congress of Endourology, Rhodes, Greece, September 2‑5, 1999.
  1. Faculty: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Monterey, CA, September 24, 1999.
  1. Faculty: First Annual New York University Clinical Pathologic Conference: Diagnostic ureteroscopy and clinical case review. New York, New York, October 4‑9, 1999.
  1. Visiting Faculty: Endourology Update. Littlerock, Arkansas, November 2, 1999.
  1. Visiting Professor: Egyptian Urologic society meeting, November 6 ‑ 9, 1999, Aswan, Egypt.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: Clinical Applications of the Holmium Laser. Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, November 17, 1999, New York, New York
  1. Visiting Lecturer: Advanced Ureteroscopic Treatments, Winthrop University Hospital, December 2, 1999, Mineola, Long Island, New York.
  1. Guest Lecturer: Contemporary Treatment Of urinary Calculi, Geriatrics Grand Rounds, Bellevue Hospital Center, December 6, 1999.
  1. Co‑Director: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Endourology 2000. New York, NY, December 8, 1999.
  1. Faculty: Surgical, Pharmacological, Technological Advances in Adult and Pediatric Urology: State‑of‑the‑Art, New York University Postgraduate Course, New York, New York, December 9‑11, 1999.
  1. Visiting Professor: “Update on Laser Lithotripsy and Endopyelotomy” Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. January 19, 2000.
  1. Visiting Professor: Endourologic 2000, Associacion Mexicana De Urologicia. Visiting lecturer and two operations performed. Mexico City, Mexico, February 3‑5, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Techniques in Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery, Endourology 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 5, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2000 (lectures and live operative cases). Italian Endourology Society Meeting, Bassano, Italy, March 14 and 15, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2000 Cyber session.  Interactive Internet forum. March 30, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2000, ureteroscopy and percutaneous intrarenal surgery techniques. Buffalo, New York, March 31, 2000.
  1. Visiting Professor: “Endourology Update,” Stoneybrook SUNY Medical Center, Stoneybrook, Long Island, April 21, 2000.
  1. Visiting Professor: ” Endourology Update,” Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, April 28, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Controversies in Stone Management ‑ Director ‑ S. Streem, 95th Annual American Urologic Association Meeting – Atlanta, Georgia.  April 29, 2000.
  1. Guest Faculty: Visits in Laparoscopic Surgery. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland, Ohio. June 1-3, 2000.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: Grand Rounds ‑ ureteroscopic treatment of stones, strictures, and tumors. Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, September 8, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Second Annual New York University Surgical Pathology Update: Ureteroscopic treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial lesions and the obstructed ureteropelvic junction. New York, New York, September 12, 2000.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: Grand Rounds ‑ endoscopic treatment of stones, strictures, and tumors ‑ Endourology Update. Hackensack University Medical Center. October 20, 2000.
  1. Faculty: 15th Annual Critical Issues In Urology, Symposia Medicus Program – Endourology Update. Los Cabos, Mexico, November 1-4, 2000.
  1. Visiting Professor: Sociedad Brasilian de Urologia, Seccional Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janiero, November 16 – 18, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2000, ureteroscopy and percutaneous intrarenal surgery techniques. Scottsdale, Arizona, December 1, 2000.
  1. Faculty: Surgical, Pharmacological, Technological Advances in Adult and Pediatric Urology: State‑of‑the‑Art, New York University Postgraduate Course, New York, New York, December 7-9, 2000.
  1. Visiting Speaker: Endourology and laparoscopy in Urology, St Vincents Medical Center, New York, New York, January 17, 2001.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2001, ureteroscopy and percutaneous intrarenal surgery techniques. San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 9, 10, 2001.
  1. 155. Visiting Speaker: Endourology in Urology: the application of the holmium laser, St Barnabus Medical Center, Short Hills, New Jersey, March 15, 2001.
  1. Visiting Professor: Live surgery teleconference into AUA meeting, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, June 4, 2001.
  1. Visiting Speaker: Endourology and Laparoscopy in Urology, Christiana Medical Center, Wilmington, DE – June 20, 2001.
  1. Visiting Speaker: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology, Morgagni Medical Society, New York, New York. October 10, 2001.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2001, Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgical Techniques. San Francisco, CA, October 19, 2001.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2001, Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgical Techniques. Columbus, Ohio, October 27, 2001.
  1. Visiting Speaker: Charles Higgins Lecturer, 52nd Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico Urologic Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 11, 2001.
  1. Faculty: Nassau Surgical Society Meeting, Long Island Chapter of the ACS, Minimally Invasive Treatment For Stones, Strictures And Tumors of the Upper Urinary Tract, Long Island, New York, December 5, 2001.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2001, Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgical Techniques. New York, New York, December 9, 2001.
  1. Invited Lecture: Tumors and upper urinary tract strictures. Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, January 17, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: “Ureteroscopic management of stone disease” and a panel discussion on “Historical and future perspectives in stone disease management” – American Urological Association 100th New York, New York, February 16, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: “Update on Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy” – 2nd Annual Urology Society of America. Henderson, NV, March 16, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds – “Minimally Invasive Pediatric Urologic Surgery”. Saint Vincents Medical Center – Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY.  April 9, 2002.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2002.  “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”.  Atlanta, GA, April 13, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds – “Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery”. Saint Vincents Medical Center – Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine, New York, NY.  April 24, 2002.
  1. Faculty / Professor: Grand Rounds – Residents “Endoscopic Lithotripsy”, “Management of Renal Stones”. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.  April 25, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds – “Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery”. Saint Vincents Medical Center – Department of Medicine, New York, NY.  April 26, 2002.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2002.  “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”.  Chicago, IL, May 4, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds – “Upper Tract Imaging and Endopyelotomy”. Montefiore Medical Center – Department of Urology, New York, NY.  May 13, 2002.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2002.  “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”.  Orlando, FL, May 24, 2002.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2002. “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”. Charlotte, NC, June 15, 2002. 
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds – “Minimally Invasive Urology for the Treatment of Urogenital Cancer”. Saint Vincents Cancer Center, New York, NY August 2, 2002.
  1. Invited Moderator: “Retrograde Intrarenal and PUJ Surgery”. World Congress of Endourology 2002, Genoa, Italy.  September 19-22, 2002.
  1. Speaker and Host: “Holmium Laser Lithotripsy” – Hands-on Stone Management Workshop.  Convergent Laser Technologies – Saint Vincents Medical Center, Manhattan, September 28, 2002.
  1. Session Presider: “New Technologies and Future Prospects in Urology” & “Urolithiasis”. New York Section – AUA. Barcelona, Spain, October 19-26, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: “Laser Surgery and Imaging” & “Recent Advances in Ureteroscopy”. New York Section – AUA, Barcelona, Spain, October 19-26, 2002.
  1. Moderator: “Distal Ureteral Stones Debate”. New York Section – AUA, Barcelona, Spain, October 19-26, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer: PGE speaker “Modern Urologic Approaches” & Workshop cases. The American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA, October 31, 2002.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2002. “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”. Los Angeles, CA, November 2, 2002.
  1. Invited Lecturer & Faculty: “Progressive Treatment of Upper Tract Calculi”. 13th Annual Jefferson Urology Symposium. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, November 8-9, 2002.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2002. “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”.  Dallas, TX, November 15, 2002.
  1. Invited Speaker: “Holmium Laser Lithotripsy” – Hands-on Stone Management Workshop.  Convergent Laser Technologies – San Francisco, CA, November 16, 2002.
  1. Faculty / Professor: Grand Rounds – Residents: “Basic Percutaneous Endoscopy”. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.  November 21, 2002.
  1. Faculty / Host: Endourology 2002. “New Techniques in Endourology: Laser, PCNL, and Ureteroscopy”.  New York, NY.  December 7, 2002.
  1. Faculty: 1st World Summit on Kidney Stones. “Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Tract TCC”, “State-of-the-Art: New Ureteroscopes”. “State-of-the-Art: UPJ Obstruction” Cleveland, OH. February 8-9, 2003.
  1. Faculty: 1st World Summit on Kidney Stones.  Live Human Surgery, “Percutaneous Surgery: Stones, Tumor – Endopyelotomy, Endopyeloplasty – Ureteroscopic Diagnosis and Treatment”.  Cleveland, OH. February 8-9, 2003.
  1. Faculty/Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds – Residents “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma”.  New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. February 20, 2003.
  1. Faculty/Speaker: Endourology 2003. “Reaching the Ureter: Difficult & Routine Access”, “Endoscopic Treatment of Calculi”, and Laboratory Sessions.  Seattle, Washington.  June 6, 2003.  
  1. Faculty/Speaker: Endourology 2003. “Access for Ureteroscopy”, “Renal Calculi”, “Imaging the Upper Urinary Tract”, and “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Ureteral Strictures and UPJ Obstruction”.  Minneapolis, MN.  June 28, 2003. 
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2003: “Ureteroscopic Instrumentation”, “Complex Ureteral Stones”, Contemporary Imaging for the Obstructed Upper Urinary Tract”, and “Diagnostic Ureteroscopy”. Montreal, Canada.  September 20, 2003.
  1. Invited Faculty/Speaker: 21st World Congress of Endourology and Shockwave Lithotripsy. “Ureteroscopic Approach to Upper Tract TCC” and “Debate: Upper Ureteral Stones – Is There Still a Place for SWL?”  Montreal, Canada.  September 21-24, 2003.
  1. Visiting Professorship: Live International Workshop on Holmium Laser in Endourology. Dr. M.P. Gupta. All India Institute of Medical Sciences.  New Delhi, India, October 8-9, 2003. 
  1. Invited Speaker: All India Institute of Medical Sciences. “Endo & Progressive Ureteroscopy” and “Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Tumors”.  New Delhi, India, October 8-9, 2003. 
  1. Invited Faculty: All India Institute of Medical Sciences.  “(5) Live Operative Cases performed”.  New Delhi, India, October 8-9, 2003.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2003.  “Ureteroscopic Instrumentation-What’s New”, Complex Intrarenal Stones: Percutaneous and Retrograde Treatment”, Contemporary Imaging for the Obstructed Upper Urinary Tract”, “Diagnostic Ureteroscopy”.  Miami, Florida.  November 7, 2003.
  1. Invited Speaker: Uro Forum 2003.  “Urinary Stone Disease: Modern Management Concepts”, Advances in Endourology: Beyond Stones”, Treating the Obstructed Ureter: Imaging & Interventions from Endopyelotomy to Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty”, Faculty Roundtable w/ Q&A.  New Orleans, LA.  November 8, 2003.
  1. Faculty/ Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds – Residents: “Endoscopic Management of Renal Parenchymal & Urothelial Malignancy”.  New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.  November 20, 2003.
  1. Faculty/ Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds – Residents: “Percutaneous Intrarenal Surgery: Stones, Tumors, Strictures”.  New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.    January 22, 2004.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2004.  “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Calculi”.  Ft Lauderdale, FL.  January 30, 2004.
  1. Faculty/Board Member: ALS/USA Annual Meeting. “Advances in Endoscopic Lithotripsy” and “Imaging Modalities”.  San Diego, CA.  March 5-7, 2004.
  1. Invited Surgeon: Italian Endourological Association National Meeting. “Live Operative Cases performed”.  Orbassano, Italy.  April 19-21, 2004
  1. Invited Surgeon: Performed two live operative cases for the Department of Urology in Turino, Italy at the invitation of Dr. Roberto Scarpa. April 19, 2004.
  1. Invited Lecturer: “Retrograde Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Malignancies” and “Ureteroscopy in the New Millennium”. Keynote Address.  Italian Endourology Society Meeting.  Sorrento, Italy.  April 20-21, 2004.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Lectured to local society: “Ureteroscopy, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Interventions”. At the invitation of Professors Maurice Michel and Peter Alken.  Department of Urology, Mannheim, Germany.  April 22, 2004.
  1. Invited Speaker: Karl Storz Over-Regional Training: “Endoscopic Stone Therapy”. Mannheim, Germany.  April 22, 2004.
  1. Invited Judge: Philadelphia Urologic Society Resident’s Night competition. Philadelphia, PA.  April 26, 2004.
  1. Invited Lecturer: National Kidney Foundation 2004 Clinical Meeting. “Urologic Approaches in Nephrolithiasis”.  Chicago, IL.  May 1, 2004.
  1. Faculty: Endourology 2004.  “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Calculi”, “Contemporary Imaging of the Obstructed Upper Urinary Tract”, & Essentials of Laparoscopy”.  San Francisco, CA.  May 7, 2004.
  1. Invited Moderator: American Urological Association 2004 Annual Meeting. Poster Session Moderator/Discussant, “Adrenal, Kidney, Ureteral Surgery”.  San Francisco, CA.  May 8-12, 2004. 
  1. Professor & Invited Lecturer: University of Puerto Rico – Academic Symposium 2004. “UPJ Obstruction: Imaging and Evolution of Therapy”. Case Presentation and Q&A by Residents.  San Juan, PR. May 21, 2004.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds “Laparoscopic Urology: The Future is Now”.  Department of Community Medicine. NY, NY.   August 3, 2004.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Grand Rounds “Advanced Ureteroscopy w/Advances/Nuances in PCNL”.  Maimonides Medical Center.  Bronx, NY.  August 13, 2004.
  1. Faculty/Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds – Residents. “Laparoscopic Kidney Surgery”. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.  October 13, 2004.
  1. Invited Lecturer: “Instruments of Ureteroscopy” and “Treatment of Upper Tract Tumors”. The Jefferson Urology Centennial Symposium.  Philadelphia, PA.  October 29, 2004.
  1. Invited Faculty: Poster Session Entry: “Vascular Anomalies Associated with Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction”.  Instruction Course – Speaker: “Flexible Ureteroscopy (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery)”. “Upper Tract TCC – Many Approaches: Which, When, and Why? (Ureteroscopic)”. 22nd World Congress on Endourology and SWL.  Mumbai, India.  November 2-5, 2004.
  1. Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds “Laparoscopy in Urology”.  Saint Vincents Medical Center Department of Surgery, New York, NY.  February 2, 2005.
  1. Course Director: Focus Endourology 2005.  Two-day conference including didactic sessions and hands-on laboratory experiences. University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.  Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  February 25-26, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: Urology Society of America. “Laparoscopic Renal Surgery: Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy & Pyeloplasty”.  Hyatt Regency New Orleans, LA. March 18-19, 2005.
  1. Faculty/Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds – Residents. “Laparoscopy in Urology”.  New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.  April 14, 2005.
  1. Faculty/Speaker: Endourology 2005. “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Calculi”, “UPJ Obstruction: Imaging & Treatment: Endopyelotomy of Pyeloplasty”, and “Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Nephroureterectomy”.  San Antonio, TX.  May 20, 2005.
  1. Lecturer: History of Flexible Ureteropyeloscope. AUA – San Antonio, TX. May 21-26, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: National Congress of the Austrian Society of Urology. “Ureteroscopic Treatment (Rigid & Flexible) of Stones” and a point-counterpoint discussion “TCC of the Upper Urinary Tract: Nephroureterectomy (Open & Laparoscopic) – Michael Marberger, MD vs. Ureteroscopy – Michael Grasso, MD”. Linz, Austria.  June 2-4, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: First Cystinuria Symposium. “Surgical Approaches to Cystine Stones”. Saint Vincents Medical Center, New York, NY.  July 16, 2005. 
  1. Presentation by Resident/Supporter: 23rd World Congress on Endourology & SWL. “Early Intervention for Small Renal Lesions in the Era of Laparoscopic Nephron Sparing Surgery”, “Ureteroscopy for Upper Tract Calculi: Wireless Sheathless”, “Evolution of Minimally Invasive Therapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Is Nephroureterectomy over Treatment”, and “Office Ureteroscopy in the Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma”.   Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  August 23-26, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: Florida Urological Society. “Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urothelial Cancer: The Decreasing Role of Nephroureterectomy with Low-Grade Disease” and “Complex Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Pre-Op Imaging and Management of Crossing Vasculature”. Judge of Residency Debate.  Palm Beach, Florida.  September 2-4, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker/Moderator: New York Section AUA. “Management of UPJ Obstruction” and “Update: Flexible Ureteroscopes”.  Vienna, Austria.  September 22-24, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: Lenox Hill Hospital Symposium – Management of Adrenal and Kidney Tumors.  “Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Tract TCC”.  Panel Discussion. New York, NY.  October 6, 2005.
  1. Invited Surgeon: French Symposium.  Live operative cases – Tenon Hospital.  Paris, France.  October 14-15, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: French Symposium.  “History of Flexible Ureteroscope” and “Flexible Ureteroscopy: Technique, Tips, and Tricks”.   Paris, France.  October 14-15, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker: Grand Rounds: “Contemporary Laparoscopic Urology”. Saint Vincents, Department of Community Medicine – New York, NY.  October 18, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker & Faculty: Grand Rounds: “Percutaneous Renal Surgery”. New York Medical College. Valhalla, NY.  October 27, 2005.
  1. Invited Speaker & Faculty: Grand Rounds: “Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy”. New York Medical College.  Valhalla, NY.  February 23, 2006.
  1. Moderator: Grand Rounds: “Laparoscopy: Chapter 103”. New York Medical College.  Valhalla, NY.  February 23, 2006.
  1. Invited Speaker: USA Annual Meeting. “Laparoscopic Surgery”.  San Francisco, CA.  March 17-19, 2006.
  1. Invited Faculty/Speaker: Focus Endourology 2006. “Ureteroscopic Treatment of Calculi”, “UPJ Obstruction – Imaging & Treatment: Endopyelotomy or Pyeloplasty”, “Laparoscopic Nephrectomy & Nephroureterectomy”.  Atlanta, GA.  May 19, 2006.
  1. Course Co-Director: AUA Annual Meeting. Course: “Ureteral and UPJ Obstructions: Management of Minimally Invasive/Laparoscopic Techniques”. Atlanta, GA.  May 20-25, 2006.
  1. Director: 24th World Congress on Endourology, “Flexible Ureteroscopy”, Post Graduate Course, Cleveland, OH, August 17th, 2006.
  1. Speaker: 24th World Congress on Endourology, “UBJ Obstruction: Retrograde Uretoscopic”, Cleveland, OH, August 18th, 2006.
  1. Moderator 2: 24th World Congress on Endourology, Moderated Poster Session: “Ureteroscopy II”, Cleveland, OH, August 19th, 2006.
  1. Moderator 2: 24th World Congress on Endourology, Virtual Poster Session: “Utereroscopy and Stents”, Cleveland, OH, August 19th, 2006.
  1. Visiting Professor & Lecturer:  Syracuse University, Department of Urology.  “Minimally Invasive Surgery Update”, Syracuse, NY, November 15th – 16th, 2006.
  1. Invited Lecturer: ”Laparoscopic Surgery in Urology” + Case Presentations. New York Medical Collage, Department of Urology, Valhalla, NY, November 30th, 2006.
  1. Faculty: Minimally Invasive Therapies Update.  “Ureteroscopic Lithotripsies”, “Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Central Renal Tumor”, and “Contemporary Therapies for UPJ Obstruction”, Miami, FL, December 1st – 2nd, 2006.
  1. Faculty/Speaker: Update on Nephrolithiasis. Nation Kidney Foundation 2007 Spring Clinical Meetings, Orlando, FL, April 12, 2007.
  1. Faculty: Update in Technology for Ureteroscopy. 25th World Congress of Endourology & SWL, Cancun, Mexico, November 2, 2007.
  1. Debater: Non-Staghorn Kidney Stones: PCNL or Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery? 25th World Congress of Endourology & SWL, Cancun, Mexico, November 2, 2007.
  1. Moderator: Ureteroscopy/Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery III  25th World Congress of Endourology & SWL, Cancun, Mexico, November 2, 2007.
  1. Visiting Faculty: Laparoscopic Nephron Sparing Surgery. Regreso A Casa 2008, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 30, 2008.
  1. Visiting Professor: Techniques in Endourology.  Live surgeries and lectures with Dr Arthur Smith. Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 2-4, 2008.
  1. Visiting Faculty: Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCC. Regreso A Casa 2008, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 30, 2008.
  1. Scientific Co-Chairman: 106th Annual Meeting of the New York Section, AUA, Berlin, Germany, September 7th – 13th, 2008.
  1. Speaker: New Prospects in Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment. 106th Annual Meeting of the NY Section, AUA, Berlin, Germany, September 9, 2008.
  1. Speaker: Update on Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (Technical Management). 106th Annual Meeting of the NY Section, AUA, Berlin, Germany, September 9, 2008.
  1. Speaker: Advantages/Disadvantages of Lap Partial Nephrectomy, 106th Annual Meeting of the NY Section, AUA, Berlin, Germany, September 12, 2008.
  1. Faculty: Advances in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. Jefferson Urology Symposium, Avalon, NJ, September 20, 2008.
  1. Invited Surgeon: Flexible Ureteroscopy 1, 9th Asian Congress of Urology of the Urological Association of Asia, New Delhi, India, October 1, 2008.
  1. Panelist: Stone Disease, 9th Asian Congress of Urology of the Urological Association of Asia, New Delhi, India, October 4, 2008
  1. Speaker: Current Concepts in the Endoscopic Management of UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Stricture Disease, 9th Asian Congress of Urology of the Urological Association of Asia, New Delhi, India, October 4, 2008
  1. Speaker: Teaching Course III: Ureteroscopy, The 43rd Annual Congress of The Egyptian Urological Association, Hurghada, Egypt, November 11, 2008.
  1. Speaker: State of the Art Lecture: Imaging and Endoscopic Management of Ureteral Obstruction, The 43rd Annual Congress of the Egyptian Urological Association, Hurghada, Egypt, November 12, 2008.
  1. Faculty: CROES (Clinical Research Office of the Endourology Society), 26th World Congress of Endourology, Shanghai, China, December 2, 2008
  1. Invited Lecturer: “Challenges in Calculi: These are the cases that try the men’s soul”, 26th World Congress of Endourology, Shanghai, China, December 2, 2008.
  1. Course: Flexible Ureteroscopy, 26th World Congress of Endourology, Shanghai, China, December 2, 2008.
  1. Speaker: Laparoscopic Treatment of Kidney Cancer, Grand Rounds, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY March 26, 2009.
  1. Invited Speaker: Lecture on Ureteroscopy, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Smithtown, NY June 17, 2009.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Laparoscopic Renal Surgery – with Dr. Christopher Dixon and Dr. Telegrafi, Valora, Albania, June 26, 2009.
  1. Instructional Course: Ureteroscopy for Stones, Tumors, and Strictures with Dr. Christopher Dixon and Dr. Shpeetim Telegrafi, Valora, Albania, June 26, 2009.
  1. Faculty: Choice of Urinary Stone Treatment. Jefferson Urology Symposium, Avalon, NJ, September 12, 2009.
  1. Faculty: Advances in Ureteroscopy – From Theory to Practice. 27th World Congress of Endourology, Munich, Germany. October 7, 2009.
  1. Moderator: Live-Surgery1: Kidney and Ureter. 27th World Congress of Endourology, Munich, Germany, October 7, 2009.
  1. Moderator: Ureteroscopy 2. 27th World Congress of Endourology, Munich, Germany, October 7, 2009.
  1. Visiting Professor and Invited Lecturer: Laser in the Treatment of Urolithiasis. 6th International Congress of The Jordanian Association of Urological Surgeons, Amman, Jordan, October 24-31, 2009.
  1. Visiting Professor and Invited Lecturer. Arab Urology Society Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon, October 26-27, 2009. Surgeries performed at the American University Hospital.
  1. Invited Lecturer. Jordanian Urology Association Meeting.  Amman Jordon, November 1st, 2009. Surgeries performed at the Jordanian Air Force Hospital.
  1. Visiting Professor. Lectures and Live Surgery, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt December 2009.
  1. Faculty and Invited Lecturer. 44th Annual Meeting, Egyptian Urology Society. Cairo, Egypt, December 2009
  1. Faculty and Invited Lecturer. Regional University Center, Surgical cases and invited lectures.  Ebit Univerist Medical Center, Erbit, Jordan, December 2009.
  1. Visiting Professor. Indian Surgical Society. Endoflex 2010.  Lecture – Flexible Endourology:  Instruments, Indications, and Surgical Technique.  Live surgery – 10 cases performed. Jupiter Hospital, Mumbai, India June 26-27, 2010.
  1. Faculty and Invited Lecturer. Surgical Management Of Upper Urinary Tract Calculi.  International Cystinuria  NYU Medical Center, New York, New York, July 9-10.
  1. 28th World Congress Of Endourology, Plenary Session Debate Moderator/Presenter: Robotic Ureterolithotomy vs. Flexible Ureteroscopy for 3cm Proximal Ureteral Stone. September 1-4, Chicago, Illinois 2010.
  1. Jefferson Medical College Dept. Of Urology Avalon Symposium.  Invited lecture: Endoscopic management Of Complex UPJ Obstruction and Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery.  Avalon, New Jersey. September 11, 2010.
  1. Flexible Ureteroscopy For Renal Stones.  Director John Honey  103HO , AUA Meeting, Washington DC, Morning Session Saturday May 14, 2011.
  1. Flexible Ureteroscopy For Renal Stones.  Director John Honey  105HO , AUA Meeting, Washington DC, Afternoon Session Saturday May 14, 2011.
  1. Invited Lecturer. Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma. French Urology Association, At the AUA,Meeting, Washington, DC, May 15, 2011.
  1. Challenges In Endourology. Tenon Hospital, Live Surgery – resection of upper tract urothelial carcinoma.  June 9-10, 2011 Paris, France.
  1. Videourology. – Invited lecture and live operation. Turin, Italy, July 7-9, 2011.
  1. Visiting Professor. Update on the endoscopic management of upper urinary tract TCCa..  Long Island Jewish Medical Center.  LIJ Medical Center/ Smith Institute, September 8, 2011.
  1. Invited Lecture. Retroperitoneal Approaches in Laparoscopic Surgery.  NYMC Department Of Urology, January 19, 2012.
  1. ESU Course 24. Flexible Ureteroscopy and retrograde intrarenal surgery: Instrumentation, technique, tips and tricks, indications. European School Of Urology, Paris, France.  February 26, 2012.
  1. Invited Lecture. Contemporary management Of Upper Urinary Tract Urolthelial New York Medical College, Vahalla, New York, March 22, 2012.
  1. BAUS Section Of Endourology.  UTTCCA Live Surgery Chairman. Invited Lectures – Endoscopic Management Of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa and Endoscopic Imaging: What’s Around The Corner. Birmingham, England, April 19-20, 2012.
  1. Advanced Ureteroscopy:  Overcoming Challenging Problems.  Lectures – Endoscopic Management of Upper urinary tract Urothelial Malignancies, Complex Ureteroscopic Interventions.  AUA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 22, 2012.
  2. Management of Upper Tract Tumors: Traditional versus Innovative. Renal Sparing Techniques.  World Congress of Endourology.  Istanbul, Turkey. September 6, 2012.
  1. Post Graduate Course. Surgical Tips 4 – Ureteroscopy: How to Prevent Complications. Ureteroscopic Management Of Upper Urinary Tract Calculi. 32nd Annual Societe Internationale Urologie.  Fukuoka, Japan, October 2, 2012.
  1. AUA Diplomat. Invited Dialogue Lecture at the Italian Urologic Association meeting with the Society of International Urologists – Provoker Dr. Andrea Tasca – Management of Upper Urinary Tract Calculi.  Venice, Italy, October 23, 2012.
  1. Invited Lecture. Advanced Ureteroscopic Technique for Stone Disease. Italian Urologic Association meeting. Venice Italy. October 23, 2012.
  1. Faculty. 46th Annual Urological Society Of India.  Live Surgery – )ne Case Simulcast from Nadiad,India, Panel Particpant – Meet the professor –Tips and Tricks for RIRS, Hands on workshop.  Pune, India, January 17-20, 2013.
  1. Faculty. EAU Organized Course 24. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, indications.  Two lectures – Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques and Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Management Of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa.  European Urology Association Meeting, Milan, Italy, March 17, 2013.
  1. Faculty. Advanced Ureteroscopy – AUA course 33.  Two lectures: Specialized Ureteroscopic Procedures and Ureteroscopy For Upper Tract TCCa.  AUA Meeting, San Diego, California, May 7, 2013.
  1. Co-Chairman. Italian Society Of Urology and AUA/SIU Joint Meeting. San Diego, California, May 6, 2013.
  1. Faculty. Societe Internationale D’Urologie 33rd annual meeting. Visiting surgeon  – operative case with audience interaction.  Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Canada, September 10, 2013 – Ben Chew local faculty.
  1. Jefferson Alumni Urology Meeting.  Lecture on Endoscopic Lithotripsy and Case Presentation Forum. Avalon, New Jersey, September 27, 2013.
  1. Invited AUA Facult Italian Society Of Urology Annual Meeting.  AUA Annual Invited Lecturer. Riccione Italy, October 6, 2013.
  1. Faculty AUA Annual Meeting. Live Surgery Performed at Lenox Hill Hospital – Complex Flexible Ureteroscopy: Intrarenal Urothelial Tumor Treatment, Staghorn Calculi Treated Ureteroscopically. May16, 2014.
  1. Faculty and Course Coordinator. Advanced Ureteroscopy.  Two lectures: Specialized Ureteroscopic Procedures and Ureteroscopy For Upper Tract TCCa.  AUA Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 20, 2014.
  1. Role of Flexible Ureteroscopy for Complex Calculi and Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Indian Endourology Meeting.  32nd World Congress of Endourology and SWL.  Taipei, Taiwan, September 3, 3014.
  1. Faculty. Expert Video Discussion. Endoscopic Renal and Ureteral Ablative Therapy. Video Presented: Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa Compared to Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy – Outcome Assesment. 32nd World Congress of Endourology and SWL.  Taipei, Taiwan, September 4, 2014.
  1. Post Graduate Course.  Surgical Outcome Comparison of Ureteroscopy. Lecture – Advances in Ureteroscopic Treatment Of Upper Urinary Tract Tcca. 32nd World Congress of Endourology and SWL.  Taipei, Taiwan, September 5, 3014.
  1. Faculty. AUA Segura International Urolithiasis Course. Two live surgeries at the Hamad Medical Center – Ureteroscopic treatment of lower pole staghorn, and ureteroscopic incision of infundibular strcture.  Three lectures:  Advanced Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy Including Staghorn Calculi, Endoscopic Management Of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa, Specialized Ureteroscopic Therapies.  Doha, Qatar, February 12-15, 2015.
  1. Faculty. ESU Organized Course 24. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, indications.  Two lectures – Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques, Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa.  European Urology Association Meeting, Madrid, Spain March 22, 2015.
  1. Faculty and Course Director. Advanced Ureteroscopy. Two lectures: Specialized Ureteroscopic Procedures and Ureteroscopy For Upper Tract TCCa.  AUA Meeting, New Orleans, La. May 19, 2015.
  1. Invited Lecturer: Advanced Ureteroscopic Therapies. Memorial Hospital, St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. May 28, 2015.
  1. Faculty. Live Surgery at Tenon Hospital. Endoscopic resection of upper tract TCCa in solitary Kidney. Challenges in Endourology, Paris, France June 29, 2015.
  1. Debate – Use Of Access Sheath for Ureteroscopy (With Professor Andreas Gross) Indian Endourological Session, World Congress Of Endourology, London, England, October 1, 2015.
  1. Balloon Debate Moderator, Treatment of large intra-renal calculus (October 1).  Lecture – Expert Educational Faculty – Complex Percutaneous Renal Access and Intrarenal Surgery (October 2). World Congress of Endourology.  London, England. October 1-3, 2015.
  1. Visiting Professor. Advances in Endourology 2016.  Lectures:  Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma, Ureteroscopic Management of Large and Partial Staghorn Renal Calculi.  Three live surgical cases performed.  Ahmedabad, India.  February 13 and 14th, 2016.
  1. Faculty. EAU Organized Course 26. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, and indications.  Two lectures: Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques, Ureteroscopic Management Of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa, UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures.  European Urology Association Meeting, Munich, Germany, March 13, 2016.
  1. Invited Lecture. Arab Association Of Urology.  Percutaneous Nephrostolithomy versus Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy, Risk and Benefits. American Urologic Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, May 7, 2016.
  1. Faculty and Course Director. Advanced Ureteroscopy: Overcoming Challenges. Post Graduate Course 068.  Two lectures: Endoscopic Management Of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma and Specialized Ureteroscopic Procedures.  AUA Meeting, San Diego, California, May 9, 2016.
  1. 16th Malcolm Coptcoat Visiting Lecturer. Advances in the surgical management of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, state-of-the art. British Association of Urologic Surgeons, Plymouth, England, September 1st, 2016.
  1. Faculty and Visiting Professor. BAUS Endourology Section. Two lectures: Coptcoat annual lecturer & The Informed Consent Process in the US, The Ever Expanding Complex Process. Panelist – Complications of Stone Surgery Session September 1st. Chair Paper and Poster Presentations September 2nd. British Association of Urologic Surgeons, Plymouth, England, September 1-2, 2016.
  1. Urology Symposium in Avalon. Upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Jefferson Urology Meeting in Avalon, Avalon, New Jersey, September 10, 2016.
  1. Invited Lecturer. Societe Internationale d’Urologie. Conservative Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Tumors:  Where are we in 2016?  Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 20, 2016.
  1. Invited Lecturer: World Congress of Endourology.  Two Lectures:  Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (Indian Endourology Section), and Advanced Ureteroscopy (Storz Invited Lecture). Cape Town, South Africa, November 8-9, 2016.
  1. Ureteroscopy training course, CeMAST (Center of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training), Two Lectures: Specialized Ureteroscopic therapies, Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Mumbai, India, January 16-17, 2017.
  1. Indian Urologic Association 50th Anniversary Jubilee Meeting. Live Surgery (3 cases with live broadcast January 18th), Lecture:  RIRS, The Journey So Far and the Future.  Panel Discussion: Accessories for URS.  Meet The Professor, hour long interactive session. January 18-19, 2017.
  1. Faculty. EAU Organized Course 29. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, and indications.  Two lectures: Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques, Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa, UPJ Obstruction and Ureteral Strictures.  32nd Annual   European Urology Association Meeting, London, England, March 26, 2017.
  1. Faculty: Pan African Urological Surgeons Association Biannual Meeting (PAUSA).  Two Lectures:  Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma, and Advanced Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, March31, 2017.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy:  Overcoming Challenges. Post Graduate Course.  Lecture: Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  AUA Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 15, 2017.
  1. Invited Le American College of Surgeons, Long Island Chapter, The Nassau Surgical Society, Urology Section Annual Clinic Day. Evolving Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  Uniondale, New York, December 6, 2017.
  1. Faculty. EAU Organized Course. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, and indications.  Two lectures: Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques, Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa, and Ureteral Strictures.  33nd Annual EAU Congress Copenhagen, March18, 2018, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy: Overcoming Challenges. Post Graduate Course.  Lecture: Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  AUA Annual Meeting, May 19, 2018, San Francisco, California.
  1. Faculty: Challenges in Endourology.  Invited Lecture:  From Stone to Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Tumors, The technological advancements of Ureteroscopic Surgery.  Semi-live Surgery – Case Presentations of Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 17-18, 2018.
  1. Invited Speaker: Indian Section.  Ureteroscopy with adjunctive Immunotherapy for High Risk Patients with Upper Urinary Tract TCCa.  World Congress of Endourology. Paris, France. September 20, 2018.
  1. Invited Speaker: Lunch Symposium. From Stones to Cancer, Ureteroscopy and the Technological Shift. World Congress Of Endourology, Paris France, September 21, 2018.
  1. Invited Speaker: Debate – Employing re-useable endoscopes for upper urinary tract endoscopy.  Post Graduate instructional Course:  Tips and Tricks in Treating Upper Urinary Tract TCCa Ureteroscopically.  Societe International Urologie.  Seoul, South Korea.  October 5th, 2018.
  1. Faculty. EAU Organized Course #44. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, and indications.  Two lectures: Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques, Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa, and Ureteral Strictures.  34nd Annual EAU Congress, March18, 2019, Barcelona, Spain.
  1. Visiting Professor. Urofair, Singapore Urologic Association Meeting. Fright Night Panel on Urologic Complications April 4,2019, Two invited lectures on UUT TCCa: UTUC biopsy and Endoscopic Resection (4/4/19), Evidence Based Review of Minimally Invasive Therapy of UUT TCCa (4/6/19), RIRS Masterclass Faculty April 6,2019, Singapore.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy: Overcoming Challenges. Post Graduate Course.  Lecture: Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  AUA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 2019.
  1. Faculty: Invited Symposium: RIRS and Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Tumors – Semi-live Surgery.  Challenges in Endourology.  Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2019.
  1. Faculty: Urology Symposium in Avalon. Upper tract urothelial carcinoma- adjuvant therapies n high risk patients. Jefferson Urology Meeting in Avalon, Avalon, New Jersey, September 21, 2019.
  1. Faculty: SIU live Surgery Medipol Hospital Istanbul Turkey UUT TCCa Ureteroscopic Resection October 17,2019.  Resident Mentor Forum, 39th Congress Society International d’Urologie, Athens, Greece, October 19,2019.
  1. Faculty: Sheathless and Wireless for URS. Indian Section.  Storz lunch symposium – Advances in Ureteroscopy: from stones to treating upper urinary tract TCCa – paradigm shift. World Congress of Endourology.  United Arab Emirates, October 29 -30.
  1. Visiting Professor: Live surgical cases and staff instruction.  Global Hospital and Residency Center and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital. Hosted by Dr Predeep Rao,  20 live surgeries performed in total.  Mumbai, India. October 31-November 3, 2019.
  1. Visiting Professor: Lecture – Flexible Ureteroscopy State of The Art. !9th Congresso Nazionale Italian EndoUrology Society, Roberto Scarpa president, Rome Italy, February 21, 2020.
  1. Faculty: RIRS and Thulium Laser Fiber Lithotripsy, Webinar.  Masterclass in Endourology and Robotics.  Endourological Society and SURS.  June 26, 2020.
  1. Invited Speaker: Endoscopic management of upper urinary tract TCCa, Webinar .  DGU German Association of Urology Annual Meeting. October 15, 2020
  1. Visiting Professor: Masters in Urology Webinar, Endoscopic Management of UTUC over the decades. Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology, October 17, 2020.
  1. Visiting Lecturer: Urological Consultation: from tumors to stones. Department of Medicine Grand rounds.  St Mary’s Hospital. Passau, New Jersey. December 14, 2020.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy: Overcoming Challenges. Post Graduate Course.  Lecture: Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  AUA Annual Meeting, Virtual, September 10, 2021.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy. Lecture: Endoscopic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Societe Internationale d’Urologie, Dubai, United Arab Emerites, November 14, 2021.
  1. Faculty: Lecture – Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Lesions, Key Points For Success. Host Italian Urology Residents Case Presentation Forum – Ureteroscopy Session.  SIU/AUA Summer School Program in Association with the Italian Urological Association, Webinar, November 19, 2021.
  1. Faculty and AUA Representative: AUA Session – Challenging Endoscopic Case – Interactive Session. 55th Annual Congress of the Egyptian Urological Association and the 18th Annual Congress of the Arab Association of Urology. Hurghada Egypt, December 7, 2021.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Flexible Ureteroscopy Course – with Omar Abdel Razzak and Ehab Tawfeek.  Two lectures:  The Ultimate Diagnostic Ureteroscopy, strategy and technical considerations; Multimodality Therapies for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma, evolving treatment strategies. 55th Annual Congress of the Egyptian Urological Association and the 18th Annual Congress of the Arab Association of Urology, Hurghada, Egypt, December 9, 2021
  1. Faculy: Moderator, Upper Urinary Tract TCCa Session. American Urological Association, New Orleans Louisiana, May 15, 2022.
  1. Faculty. EAU Instructional Course 24. Flexible ureteroscopy and retrograde intra-renal surgery:  instrumentation, technique, tips, tricks, indications.  Two lectures – Laser and Lithotripsy Techniques and Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa.  European Urology Association Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 1, 2022.
  1. Faculty. Live Session – Reconstruction after oncologic surgery. Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.  12th Annual Eurasian Uro-Oncology Congress. Erzurum, Turkey, September 4, 2022.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy, Solving Complex Problems. Two lectures – Laser Lithotripsy Techniques, Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Societe Internationale D’Urologie, Montreal, Canada, November 10, 2022.
  1. Maximizing New Technological Advances in Ureteroscopy and Associated Procedures: Multimodality Therapies for Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. AUA Annual Meeting post graduate course 41C, Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 2023.
  1. Faculty and Visiting Professorship. Two lectures – Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy Techniques, and Multimodality therapies for Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Baltic 23 in conjunction with the European Association of Urology.  Riga, Latvia, May 26-27, 2023.
  1. Faculty and Course Director. Advanced Ureteroscopy, Solving Complex Problems. Two lectures – Laser Lithotripsy Techniques, Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Societe Internationale D’Urologie, Istanbul, Turkey, October 14, 2023.
  1. Faculty. Urology Section.  MIS surgery in adults, Robotic and Laparoscopic Renal Surgery. American Academy Of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, October 20, 2023.
  1. Faculty and Visiting Professorship. Two lectures:  Advanced Ureteroscopy – Solving Complex Problems, and Multimodality Therapies for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. Virtual.  Egyptian Urologic Association Annual Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, October 31-Novemebr 2, 2023.
  1. Maximizing New Technological Advances in Ureteroscopy and Associated Instrumentation: Multimodality Therapies for Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Post graduate course 621C, AUA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 5, 2024.
  1. Moderator. Stone Disease: Basic Research and Pathophysiology. MP63 AUA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 5, 2024.
  1. Faculty and Course Director: Advanced Ureteroscopy, Solving Complex Problems. Two lectures – Laser Lithotripsy Techniques, Management of Upper Urinary Tract TCCa. Societe Internationale D’Urologie, Delhi, India, October 25, 2024.
  1. Faculty and Invited Lecture: Advances in the Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial carcinoma:  Who and How.  58th Annual Egyptian Urological Association Meeting. Hurghada, Egypt, November 14, 2024.

Dr. Michael Grasso III is a leading urologist and urologic surgeon with expertise in kidney cancer and urologic oncology.

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  • 755 North Broadway, Suite 510
  • Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
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Specialities

  • Urologic Oncology
  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Complex Kidney Stone Disease
  • Upper Urinary Tract Reconstructive Surgery