Martha K. Terris, MD

Chair
Medical College of Georgia

Martha K. Terris, MD, FACS, is Professor and Chief of Urology, holding the Witherington Distinguished Chair in Urology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. She received her general surgery training at Duke University and urologic surgery training at Stanford University. Her fellowship training, also at Stanford, focused on prostate cancer diagnosis and staging. After completion of training, she remained on the Stanford faculty in the Department of Urology and Chief of Urology at the Palo Alto VA. She was a founding member of the Shared Equal Access Regional Cancer Hospital (SEARCH) Database. Her continued collaboration with database research as well as with leaders in urologic basic science has generated significant grant funding and over 350 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Dr. Terris joined the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia in 2002 as Professor of Urology and Chief of Urology at the Charlie Norwood VA where she started the robotic surgery program. She assumed the position of Program Director for the Urology Residency Training Program in 2003. Under her leadership, the program grew from one resident per year to three residents per year with a robust training program launching residents into fellowship and academic careers or successful independent practices. She has served on several leadership committees within the healthcare system including President of the Medical Staff. Dr. Terris became Chief of the Division of Urology and invested as the Witherington Distinguished Professor and Chair of Urology in 2011.
She has served as a member of the Urology RRC as well as president of the Society of University Urologists and the Society of Urology Chairs and Program Directors. She has also served on numerous committees of the Georgia Urological Association, the Southeastern Section of the AUA, and the AUA. She is currently serving as Trustee for the ABU.

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Presentation(s):

• Strategies for Engaging Faculty and Residents in Health Services Research

  Thursday, May 12, 2022
  9:25 AM – 9:40 AM

• Panel: What Can We Learn from Existing Models, Which is Best, and How Do We Fund Them?

  Thursday, May 12, 2022
  9:55 AM – 10:20 AM

• Optimal State of Palliative Care in Urology & How Can We Operationalize a Primary Palliative Care Model?

  Sunday, May 15, 2022
  1:55 PM – 2:40 PM