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Chad R Tracy, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine

Chad R Tracy, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Urological Association, Endourological Society

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Nathan A Brooks, MD Resident Physician, Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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Mohammed Said, MD Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endourology, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine

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Edward David Kim, MD, FACS Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Edward David Kim, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American Urological Association, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, Tennessee Medical Association

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Tracey L Krupski, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Bagi RP Jana, MD, MBA, MHA, FACP Professor of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Bagi RP Jana, MD, MBA, MHA, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, SWOG

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Gerald W Chodak, MD &#0134; Editor, www.ProstateVideos.com; Medscape Urology, Experts and Viewpoints--Controversies in Urology; Director of Medical Content, Answers Media, LLC; Author, Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer

Gerald W Chodak, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Urological Association

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Isamettin Andrew Aral, MD, MSc Attending Physician, Nassau Radiologic Group (Long Island Radiation Therapy); Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine

Isamettin Andrew Aral, MD, MSc, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, and American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

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Hassan Aziz, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Downstate Medical Center and Long Island College Hospital, State University of New York at Downstate

Hassan Aziz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology and American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

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Michael Giasullo, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center; Chief, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Lutheran Medical Center; Consulting Staff, Bay Ridge Urology Associates; Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Surgery, Urology Section, Methodist Hospital

Michael Giasullo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association and American Urological Association

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Leonard Gabriel Gomella, MD, FACS The Bernard W Godwin Professor of Prostate Cancer Chairman, Department of Urology, Associate Director of Clinical Affairs, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Leonard Gabriel Gomella, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Cancer Research, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Urological Association, Sigma Xi, Society for Basic Urologic Research, Society of University Urologists, and Society of Urologic Oncology

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Nicholas Karanikolas, MD Associate Professor, Department of Urology, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine; Director, Urologic Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital; Attending Physician, Department of Urology, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital

Nicholas Karanikolas, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Urological Association

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