Welcome to our Duke Urology's Fall Newsletter. The Spring always brings the chance to say goodbye to our graduating Chief Residents who were highlighted in our previous Newsletter. However, in our 2020 Fall Newsletter, we have the pleasure of welcoming our new Duke Urology Residents and Fellows, as well as our newest faculty member, Elliot Dubowitch, who recently joined us from Maimonides Medical Center. Elliot will be working in our Duke Urology of Raleigh practice under the leadership of Aaron Lentz.
The Fall of 2020 also brings with it the significant changes that COVID-19 has mandated for all in person events. The Duke Urology CME Committee under the leadership of Michael Ferrandino, John Wiener, and Judd Moul, along with Robin Phillips, have been working hard to convert our upcoming CME programs into virtual events. Herein, we highlight out upcoming 2020 John Dees Lecturer, Chris Winters, who will be visiting virtually with our residents and faculty and sharing his knowledge in the fields of incontinence and voiding dysfunction. Early next year, Michael Coburn from Baylor College of Medicine, will be highlighted in a virtual joint visiting professorship with the Department of Surgery and Division of Urology to discuss the management of urologic trauma. Finally, we ask you to stay tuned for further information on our Duke Urologic Assembly meeting, currently scheduled to take place at the Grand Floridian Resort in early April, 2021. We are in the process of formulating this program and have the opportunity to convert this into a virtual CME event, if necessary.
With our current emphasis on virtual education, we encourage you to sign up for these various events and participate from the comfort of your home or office. We would certainly welcome your attendance and have the opportunity take advantage of these valuable CME opportunities.
All the best for a safe and productive fall. Please reach out if we can provide you with any assistance.
Glenn
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Welcome New Faculty Member - Elliot Dubowitch, MD
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We welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Elliot Dubowitch, to the Division of Urology. Elliot comes to us from New York City where he just completed his urology residency at Maimonides Medical Center. Prior to his time in New York he competed his undergraduate studies where he received a major in Life Sciences and also received a minor in Business at Penn State University. Elliot has joined Aaron Lentz and our Duke Urology of Raleigh team. He has an interest in general urology and is already seeing patients.
Dr. Dubowitch is joined by his fiance, Vanessa Fabrizio, MD, who is completing a fellowship in pediatric bone marrow transplantation here at Duke.
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Duke Urology Faculty Collaborates with Recent Graduates to Perform Complex Oncologic Surgery at Fort Bragg
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Duke's proud tradition of military service has an unprecedented occurrence of two recent graduates stationed nearby at Fort Bragg, NC. Captains Joe Fantony MD (2018) and Stevie Sexton MD (2020) are working together at Womack Army Medical Center. Proving that you can never fully escape your role as trainee, the US Army allowed Tom Longo MD to scrub with them on oncology cases there recently.
Dr. Longo said, " This has been a huge honor and pleasure for me to volunteer with them. It is a great testament to Drs. Fantony and Sexton to their knowledge and skill as surgeons that they are willing to take on cases that have not been performed before at Womack. It is because I so enjoy and respect them that I jumped at the opportunity to join them in the OR. We envision many years of Duke providing excellent care to our service men and women."
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Stevie Sexton MD (2020) and Joe Fantony (2018), both Captains in the US Army, of Womack Army Medical Center Urology Specialty Care at Fort Bragg, NC proudly display their DYSURIA scrub caps to let soldiers know that "Urine Good Hands!"
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Welcome New Fellows and Interns
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We would also like to welcome our new Fellows and Interns to the Duke Urology Division.
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Brian Inouye MD:
Residency: Duke University
Duke Reconstruction Fellowship
(July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021)
Dr. Drew Peterson, Program Director
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Rohih "Ro" Arcot, MD:
Residency: Wayne State University
Duke Society Urologic Oncology Fellowship
(July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
Dr. Thomas Polascik, Program Director
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Christian Tabib, MD:
Residency: Northwell Health
Duke Endourology Fellowship
(August 15, 2020 - August 15, 2022)
Dr. Michael Ferrandino, Program Director
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Eric Adams MD:
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Services
Undergraduate: California State University, Fullerton
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Kendrick Campbell MD:
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate: Middlebury College
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Alexandria Spellman MD:
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Undergraduate: Villanova University
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Rafael Tua Caraccia MD:
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Brown University
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FACULTY:
Jonathan Routh MD MPH: has been appointed to a four year term on the American Board of Urology - American Urological Association Examination Committee that creates the written exams for Board certification and annual residents in-service evaluations.
Andrew Peterson MD MPH: has been asked to serve as one of the Southeastern Section representatives on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Urology.
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RESIDENTS:
Ashley Wietsma Johnson (PGY-6): matched for fellowship in pediatric urology at Riley Children's Hospital at Indiana University in Indianapolis.
Andrew Chang (PGY-6): matched for fellowship in urologic oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center at University of South Florida in Tampa.
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Beginning in 2020, two of our visiting professors will present to faculty and trainees at Urology Grand Rounds and then spend a half-day giving a second lecture to trainees, going over case presentations with residents, and having individual mentoring sessions with faculty, fellows, and residents. The third visiting professor lecture will be in our traditional Duke Tuesday format open to friends of Duke Urology with CME credits available. In addition to the visiting professor lecture, three Duke faculty members will give state-of-the-art lectures.
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Visiting Professor - November 18, 2020
J. Christian Winters, MD
2020 John E. Dees Lectureship "Neurobiology of Pelvic Pain: Implications for Treatment"
We are going virtual with a half day of valuable educational activities for faculty, fellows, and residents, starting with the Dees Lecture at Urology Grand Rounds at 7:30 am. He will also be giving a basic science "The Active Urothelium" to trainees as well as meeting individuals and having case presentations from our residents. Dr. Winters is currently Professor of Urology & Gynecology and Urology Chairman of the Department of Urology at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He holds a dual role as Vice Chancellor of Clinical Affairs at LSU Health New Orleans and CEO of the LSU Healthcare Network. He is Board Certified in Urology, and was appointed as a Trustee to the American Board of Urology (ABU) in 2011. In 2020, he was awarded the AUA Distinguished Contribution Award for outstanding leadership and contributions in the field of incontinence and voiding dysfunction.
Visiting Professor - February 3, 2021
Michael Coburn, MD Professor and Chair in Urology at Baylor College of Medicine
July 2021 Duke Tuesday in Urology
Brantley Thrasher, MD, Executive Secretary, American Board of Urology
April 8-11, 2021, 53rd Annual Duke Urologic Assembly & Urologic Cancer Symposium
A final decision has not yet been made if the Assembly will take place in person at The Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando or will take place virtually on-line. Please stay tuned for further information.
For information concerning Duke Urology CME, please contact dukeurocme@duke.edu
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