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Charbel E Chalouhy, MD Fellow in Robotic and Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Charbel E Chalouhy, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Urological Association, Endourological Society, Lebanese Order of Physicians

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Lanna Cheuck, DO Director of Endourology, Montefiore Medical Center

Lanna Cheuck, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Osteopathic Association, American Urological Association, Endourological Society, Society of Women in Urology

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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

Disclosure: Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Endo, Antares.

Christopher S Atalla, DO Urologist, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Eric M Ghiraldi New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Acknowledgments

Christopher Atalla MSIV

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