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Public Education Council

We are proud to have the advice and guidance of the experts listed below, all of whom are leaders in the field of urology, research and patient education in the United States, to continually update and review the information we use to educate the public.


T. Ernesto Figueroa, MD

Chair: T. Ernesto Figueroa, MD

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
AUA Mid–Atlantic Section

Clinical interests include neurogenic bladder, undescended testes, hypospadias, adolescent urology, vesicoureteral reflux, urinary tract infections, and childhood voiding disorders.


Timothy D. Averch, MD, FACS

Timothy D. Averch, MD, FACS

Palmetto Health–USC Medical Group
Columbia, SC
AUA Northeastern Section

Interests include kidney stone disease, quality improvement and patient safety.


Ahmad H. Bani Hani, MD

Ahmad H. Bani Hani, MD

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE
AUA Mid–Atlantic Section

Clinical interests include all aspects of pediatric urology with specific interest in urinary tract reconstruction, neurogenic bladder, the use of intestinal segments for urinary tract reconstruction, endourology and stone disease.


Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, MD, MPH

Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, MD, MPH

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
AUA Mid–Atlantic Section

Clinical interests include the medical and surgical management of urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction, neurourology and urodynamics, and pelvic floor reconstruction in both men and women.


Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD

Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
AUA Mid–Atlantic Section

Clinical interests include sexual medicine/Andrology, prostate cancer, lower genitourinary tract malignancies and reconstruction, ED and penile abnormalities to include Peyronie's disease, and female urology to include urinary incontinence, urethral abnormalities and prolapsed pelvic structures.


Anne E. Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP, RNFA

Anne E. Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP, RNFA

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
AUA Mid–Atlantic Section

Clinical interests include urologic oncology, with a focus on prostate cancer.


Kelly A. Healy, MD, FACS

Kelly A. Healy, MD, FACS

Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
AUA New York Section

Clinical and research interests include the surgical and medical management of nephrolithiasis as well as endoscopic treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial tumors.


Stanton C. Honig, MD

Stanton C. Honig, MD

Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
AUA New England Section

Clinical interests include male reproduction, vasectomy, erectile dysfunction, testis cancer/fertility link, Peyronie's disease, anabolic steroid use, hypogonadism and gender affirming surgery.


Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS

Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS

Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
AUA North Central Section

Clinical interests include prostate diseases including prostate cancer and BPH as well as the evaluation and treatment of sexual function with extensive experience conducting clinical trials.


Amanda C. North, MD

Amanda C. North, MD

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, NY
AUA New York Section

Clinical interests include the care and treatment of children with all forms of congenital anomalies of the urinary tract, as well as complex voiding problems of childhood.


Benjamin T. Ristau, MD, MHA—Chair–elect

Benjamin T. Ristau, MD, MHA

UConn Health
Farmington, CT
AUA New England Section

Clinical interests include the surgical management of genitourinary cancer with a focus on robotic and minimally invasive approaches.


Angela B. Smith, MD, MS

Angela B. Smith, MD, MS

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
AUA Southeastern Section

Clinical interests include urologic oncology treating GU malignancies, including bladder, prostate and kidney cancer.


Brian R. Stork, MD

Brian R. Stork, MD

Michigan Medicine West Shore Urology
Muskegon, MI
AUA North Central Section

Clinical interests include general urology with a special interest in treating urinary stone disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, incontinence, benign and malignant conditions of the kidney, and prostate cancer.


Ana Tomsic, MPH, CHES

Ana Tomsic, MPH, CHES

Men's Health Network
Washington, DC
Patient Advocate

Relevant interests include targeted disease education, health discussions for participants at community health events, screenings, men's health seminars/lectures across the country.



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