The Department of Urology is composed of physicians and scientists, who offer the entire spectrum of clinical management of urologic problems as well as performing a broad scope of research to include both basic science and translational components.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Robotic Surgery
- Urodynamics
- Neurourology
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Male/Female Incontinence (both urinary and fecal)
- Pelvic Floor Reconstruction (non-mesh techniques using patient’s own tissues)
- Uro-Oncology
- General Urology
Chair, Department of Urology
Professor
205-996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Complex Stone Disease
- Endourology
Assistant Professor
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
205-996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- General Urology
- Endourology
- Complex Stone Disease
Assistant Professor
(205) 638-9840
Areas of Interest
- Pediatric Urology
Clinical Assistant Professor
205-996-8765
Clinical Interests
- General Urology
Instructor
Research Interests
- primary hyperoxaluria
- oxalate endogenous synthesis
- calcium oxalate kidney stones
- inherited metabolic disorders
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- General Urology
- Prostate Cancer
- Renal Cancer
- Laparoscopy
Professor
205-996-2291
rholmes@uab.edu
Research Interests
- Oxalate Handling and Synthesis and its Relationship to Health and Disease
Chief of Pediatric Urology
Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
205-939-9840
Clinic Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Pediatric Urology
- Urinary reconstruction
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Neurogenic dysfunction of the bladder
Associate Professor
205-939-9840
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Pediatric Urology
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Hypospadias
- Complex Genitourinary Reconstruction
Assistant Professor
205-996-2295
knight74@uab.edu
Research Interests
- Calcium oxalate kidney stone disease
- Bacterial oxalate degradation
- Oxalobacter formigenes
- Endogenous oxalate synthesis
- Primary hyperoxaluria
Professor of Urology
Residency Program Director
205-996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Male infertility
- Vasectomy reversal
- Microsurgery
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- General urology
Professor
205-996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Areas of Interest
- Neurourology
- Female Urology and Incontinence
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
- Voiding Dysfunction
- Painful Bladder Syndrome
Instructor
Research Interests
- Kidney Stone Disease
- Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
- Immune Cells
- Mitochondria
- Oxidative Stress
- Inflammation
Assistant Professor
(205) 996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Areas of Interest
- Prostate Cancer
- MRI in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Bladder Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Adrenal Cancer and Adrenal mass
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Minimally Invasive Treatments of Prostate, Kidney, and Bladder Cancers
- Kidney Stones
- Female Incontinence
- Male Urinary Dysfunction
- Pediatric Urology
- No-Needle/No-Scalpel Vasectomy
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests
- Urologic Oncology
- Prostate Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Advanced Imaging for Urologic Cancers
Research Interests
- Improving prostate cancer detection by integrating image-guided biopsy into prostate cancer screening
- Integrating multiparametric prostate MRI interpretation to improve selection of active surveillance candidates among patients with prostate cancer
- Investigating the role of advanced imaging technologies to improve staging of various urologic cancers
- Developing novel biomarkers for better risk-stratification and treatment counseling of patients with urologic diseases
Assistant Professor
205-996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Reconstructive Urology
- Cancer Survivorship
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Penile Prosthesis
- Rectourethral fistula disease
- Urethral Stricture Disease
- Hydronephrosis
Associate Professor
(205) 934-9175
Clinical Subspecialty and Areas of Interest
- Urologic Oncology
- Scientific research understanding the molecular basis of renal cancer
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Incontinence
- Sexual Dysfunction
- General Urology
Associate Professor of Urology
205-996-8765
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- Female Urology
- Urinary Incontinence
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Geriatric Urology
- Neurolurology
Assistant Professor
(205) 975-0254
Areas of Interest
- kidney stones
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- genitourinary reconstruction
- benign renal pathology