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Faculty

Dr. Leonard Gomella , the Bernard W. Godwin Jr. Professor, joined the faculty in 1988. He was named Chairman of the Department of Urology in 2002. He completed a two-year fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the National Cancer Institute. Presently Dr. Gomella is Director of Urologic Oncology for the Kimmel Cancer Center. His main areas of interest include basic science and clinical research into molecular, biologic and immune aspects of both bladder and prostate cancer and longstanding commitment to urologic laparoscopy and imaging of the urinary tract.

Dr. Demetrius Bagley is currently Professor of Urology and Radiology and currently the second faculty bestowed as the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Professor of Urology. He completed a three-year fellowship in the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Bagley has been at Thomas Jefferson University since 1983 and has been a pioneer in the area of ureteroscopy. His academic interests predominantly involve endourology.

Dr. P. Kenneth Brownstein completed residency training in urology at TJUH. He currently has a wide array of urologic interests and a broad urologic practice, including the treatment of genitourinary malignancy, prostatic diseases, and urolithiasis.

Dr. Leonard Frank completed his urology residency at Jefferson Medical College..and serves as Director of Medical Sudent Education in Urology as well as Director of Resident's Clinic.

Dr. Deborah Glassman completed residency training at the University of Maryland in 2001. She was a faculty member at Maryland before joining Jefferson in 2002. Her interests include general urology and laparoscopic surgery. 

Dr. Larry Goldstein completed his residency at the Medical College of Virginia.

Dr. Irvin Hirsch, after completing a fellowship in impotence and infertility at Baylor Medical College in Houston, Texas, joined the Department in 1985 and is Clinical Professor. Dr. Hirsch is actively involved in the clinical practice of andrology. His clinical and laboratory fertility research primarily involves work with spinal cord injured patients. Dr. Hirsch is also involved with protocols for medical management of BPH and integrative urology.

Dr. Scott Hubosky, after completing his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and a Laparoscopy/Endourology Fellowship at Eastern Virginia Medical College, joined the department in July 2006.  His main areas of interest include endourology, laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery.

Dr. Max Koppel completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital . He obtained his MBA from Penn State University and a MPH from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Costas Lallas completed residency training at Duke University and then went on to complete a laparoscopy/endourology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Jeanne V. Llenado served her urology residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey.

Dr. S. Grant Mulholland is currently Professor Emeritus.  He had been the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Professor of Urology and served 25 years as Chairman of the Department of Urology. 

Dr. Edouard Trabulsi completed his urology residency at Jefferson in 2001 and then proceeded to complete a two year urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  He was promoted to Associate Professorin the Spring of 2008.  His main interests lie in oncology, emphasizing laparoscopic techniques.

Dr. Frank and Medical Students

Dr. Perry R. Weiner is the Chief of Urology at the Methodist Hospital. He received his urology training at Hospital of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

Dr. T. Ernesto Figueroa completed his urology residency at Tulane university hospital and a fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children's Hospital of Michigan , followed by an academic appointment at the University of South Florida. Dr. Figueroa is currently Director of Pediatric Urology at A.I. duPont Institute, and conducts basic laboratory research in bladder physiology, in addition to his clinical work in reconstructive pediatric genitourinary surgery.

Dr. Julia Barthold completed her urology residency at Northwestern university and a fellowship in pediatric urology at Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of Michigan in 1989. Dr. Barthold has a strong interested in basic science research of congenital anomalies and especially cryptorchidism, currently serving as Director of Research in Urology at the A.I. duPont Institute. In addition to her significant research efforts, Dr. Barthold is contributing to an ongoing expansion of the delivery of clinical pediatric urology care throughout the A.I. duPont Institute.

Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez completed residency at the University of Minnesota and post-residency training in Pediatric Urology at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Gonzalez is a pioneer in the treatment of pediatric urinary incontinence.

UROLOGY RESEARCH

Dr. Andrea Morrione, is a Research Assistant Professor and is the Director of Urological Research for the department as wll as a member of the Kimmel Cancer Center. His research focuses on the multiple role of the Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor 1 and its partners play in the development of genitourinary malignancies.

Dr. Dolores Shupp-Byrne, is a Research Assistant Professor in Urology. She received her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine and followed with a postdoctoral fellow at TJU in the Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Shupp-Byrne is involved in the basic science research of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, infection, and interstitial cystitis.