University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Mark L. Gonzalgo, MD, PhD is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Miami Miller School of Mediicne. He is also Director of the Fellowship Program in Urologic Oncology. Dr. Gonzalgo is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon with expertise in the treatment of urologic cancers. He is one of the nation’s leading urologic oncologists specializing in robotic surgery for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer. Dr. Gonzalgo was recruited to the University of Miami from Stanford where he served as Director of Robotic-Assisted Urologic Cancer Surgery and was one of the most experienced robotic surgeons on the west coast. He was previously on faculty at Johns Hopkins where he was Associate Professor of Urology and Director of the Fellowship Program in Urologic Oncology at The Brady Urological Institute.
He received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of California at Berkeley and completed medical and graduate school at the USC Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Gonzalgo completed his general surgery and urology training at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in urologic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he served as the chief administrative fellow. Dr. Gonzalgo is a recognized expert in DNA methylation and is particularly interested in developing new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for cancer detection and treatment. He has carried out pioneering research on the molecular biology and early detection of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer and has published extensively on the scientific and clinical aspects of these diseases. Dr. Gonzalgo has been recognized as a Top Doctor by US News & World Report and is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN).
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Sunday, April 30, 2023
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST