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Dustin L Whitaker, MD Resident Physician, Department of Urology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Dustin L Whitaker, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Urological Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Paul A Hatcher, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Urologic Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Paul A Hatcher, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, American Urological Association, Endourological Society, Society of Urologic Oncology, Southern Medical Association, SWOG, Tennessee Urological Association

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

Edward David Kim, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, Division 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.

Martha K Terris, MD, FACS Professor and Chief of Urology, Witherington Distinguished Chair, Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, Director, Urology Residency Training Program, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University; Professor, Department of Physician Assistants, Medical College of Georgia School of Allied Health; Chief, Section of Urology, Augusta Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Martha K Terris, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Cancer Society, American College of Surgeons, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Urological Association, Association of Women Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences, Society of Government Service Urologists, Society of University Urologists, Society of Urology Chairpersons and Program Directors, Society of Women in Urology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Society for Basic Urologic Research, Society of University Urologists, Society of Urologic Oncology

Disclosure: Received consulting fee from GSK for consulting; Received honoraria from Astra Zeneca for speaking and teaching; Received consulting fee from Watson Pharmaceuticals for consulting.

Kamran P Sajadi, MD Associate Professor, Departments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Kamran P Sajadi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Urogynecologic Society, American Urological Association, Endourological Society, Oregon Medical Association, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, Western Section of the American Urological Association

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Michael Kemper, MD Resident Physician, Department of Urology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

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