Urologic Oncology Fellowship
The goal of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Urologic Oncology Training Program is to produce superbly trained academic urologic oncologists who are highly skilled and knowledgeable clinical surgeons capable of establishing comprehensive academic urologic oncology programs at other teaching institutions.
The training program focuses on developing basic academic, technical, and judgmental skills, and a biological framework necessary for conducting effective cancer management, research, and teaching.
Education is a process of personal development dependent upon the talent and motivation of the individual. Exceptional effort has been made to provide a milieu in which every quality of an outstanding clinician, investigator, educator, and leader is fully enriched. The program is rigidly structured and disciplined but intended to be flexible enough to meet individual needs. It is dynamic and adapts to new challenges or opportunities to improve an outcome.
It is always a demanding challenge to achieve personal excellence for those who wish to make a difference. The investment you make in these next few years, however, will generate immense benefits.
Letter from our Program Director
On behalf of the faculty in the Department of Urology, we are pleased to tell you about The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. We are proud of our fellowship program and its outstanding graduates.
Our department has a long and exciting history of excellence in advancing the care of men and women with urologic cancers. Our faculty are national and international experts in our field, and we are committed to training the next generation of urologic oncologists. Our program’s strengths include our large surgical volume with training in complex robotic, laparoscopic and open procedures; our cutting edge, multidisciplinary approach to the clinical care of patients with both common and extremely rare urologic malignancies; and our extensive clinical and translational research training. Also, as the top comprehensive cancer center in the nation, MD Anderson is a unique training environment that will expose you to the most up-to-date, research-driven cancer therapies available.
All of us are eager to learn about your professional goals, and we hope you will consider our fellowship. We are looking for motivated individuals who are committed to becoming future leaders in our field. MD Anderson can provide you with a urologic oncology training experience unmatched in this country, and we look forward to meeting you.
Sincerely,
Colin P. N. Dinney, M.D.
Chair, Department of Urology
Brian F. Chapin, M.D., FACS
Professor
Fellowship Program Director
Meet our Current Fellows
Urologic Oncology Fellows ( 2nd Year)
Andrew Fang, M.D.
Daniel Igel, M.D.
Jamaal Jackson, M.D.
Amanda Myers, M.D.
Alexis Steinmetz, M.D.
Urologic Oncology Fellows (1st Year)
Elizabeth Ellis, M.D.
Tarek Lawen, M.D.
Taeweon Lee, M.D.
Landan MacDonald, M.D.
Matthew Smith, M.D.
Meet Our Alumni
Alumni 2020-2024
2020
Eric Umbreit, M.D.
Urologist
San Antonio Military Medical Center &
UT Health & Science - Academic
Amy Lim, M.D.
Urologist
Asante Physician Partners – Private
Andrew McIntosh, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center &
OKC Veterans Affairs Hospital
Vikram Narayan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Justin Matulay, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Levine Cancer Institute of Atrium Health
2022
Kelly Bree, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Tanner Miest, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Urology of Virginia
Patrick Hensley, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky College of Medicine -Academic
Anirban Mitra, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Alberto Pieretti, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Cleveland Clinic Florida
2024
Valentina Grajales, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Emory Healthcare
Suzanne Lange, M.D.
Assistant Professor
UC Health Colorado Springs
Alberto Martini, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati
Wei Shen Tan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Yale University
Côme Tholomier, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Jewish General Hospital McGill University
2021
Mary Elizabeth Westerman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Nathan Brooks, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
UPMC
Daniel Shapiro, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
Andrea Kokorovic, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Dalhousie University
Weranja Ranasinghe, M.D.
Associate Professor
Monash Health/Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
2023
Jack Andrews, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Mayo Clinic
Manuel Ozambela, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Miami Cancer Institute
Craig Labbate, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Endeavor Health Medical Group
Akshay Sood, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
The Ohio State University
Jan Rudzinski, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Alumni 2017-2019
2017
Michael Metcalfe, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
The University of British Columbia
Edwin Morales, M.D.
Urologist
Lonestar Urology
Debasish Sundi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Lisly Chery, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
2019
Jonathan Duplisea, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Dalhousie University
Barrett McCormick, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Jacksonville Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Justin Gregg, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chad Reichard, M.D.
UroOncologist
Urology of Indiana
William Tabayoyong, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Rochester Medical Center
2018
Janet Kukreja, M.D.
Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
James “Jed” Ferguson, III, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Roger Li, M.D.
Genitourinary Oncologist
Moffitt Cancer Center
Firas Petros, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
The University of Toledo Medical Center
Matthew Meissner, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Geisinger Medical Center
Alumni 2014-2016
2014
Sima Porten M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Daniel Willis, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Summit Health
Doctors Park Surgery Center
Megan Merrill, M.D.
Urologist
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center
2016
Chinedu M. Mmeje, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Banner Health MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinic
Stephen B. Williams, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor
UTMB Galveston
Arun Thomas, M.D.
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Tallaght Hospital
Isuru Jayaratna, M.D.
Assistant Professor
The Mount Sinai Hospital
2015
Philip L. Ho, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Jonathan Melquist, M.D.
Urologic Oncologist
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mehrad Adibi, M.D.
Associate Professor
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Dae Yun Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Urologist
Utica Park Clinic Urology
Christina M. Rocha
Program Coordinator, Education
Department of Urology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1373
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-794-1466
Fax: 713-794-4824
Email: cimedina@mdanderson.org