Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS
Chair, Department of Urology
John Sloan Rhodes and John Flint Rhodes Distinguished Professor of Urology
Faculty
UNC Urology Faculty
Angela Smith, MD, MS
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Professor of Urology
Mathew Raynor, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Professor of Urology
Dr. Raynor’s clinical interests include minimally-invasive surgery of the urinary tract, including robotic reconstruction for ureteral strictures.
Eric Wallen, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Education
Residency Program Director
Professor of Urologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Hans Arora, MD, PhD
Director of Pediatric Robotic Surgery,
Assistant Professor of Urology
Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS
Director of Clinical Trials
Associate Professor of Urology
Dr. Bjurlin’s practice focuses on urologic oncology and minimally-invasive surgery of the urinary tract, including robotic management of uretero-enteric strictures, bladder neck and post-prostatectomy anastomotic strictures, fistulas, and robotic-assisted inguinal lymph node dissections for cancer.
Kristy Borawski, MD
Professor of Urology
Dr. Borawski’s practice focuses on female urology, urodynamics, neurourology, reconstructive surgery, female/male incontinence.
Timothy Bukowski, MD
Clinical Professor of Urology
Gianpaolo (Gino) Carpinito, MD
Clinical Instructor
Urologic Oncology Fellow
Culley C. Carson III, MD
Professor Emeritus
Katherine Chan, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Research
Director of the Pediatric Kidney Stone Clinic
Director of Pediatric Urology Research
Associate Professor of Urology
Aimee Dickey, PA
Physician Assistant, Department of Urology
Zach Feuer, MD
Clinical Instructor
Urologic Oncology Fellow
Brad Figler, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Urology and Plastic Surgery
Program Director, Fellowship in Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Figler’s practice focuses on genital and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Areas of expertise include male and female urethral strictures, lichen sclerosus, genital skin deficiency, buried penis, hidradenitis, urinary fistulas, and genital malignancies. Dr. Figler completed his residency training at Emory University and his fellowship training at University of Washington with Hunter Wessells. Before joining UNC in 2016, he was Director of Reconstructive Urology at Thomas Jefferson University.
Dave Friedlander, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Urology
Kathryn Hacker Gessner, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Kathryn Harrawood
David Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Gopal Narang, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Alumni | Class of 2020
Endourology Fellow | Mayo Clinic, AZ
Endourology Fellow | Mayo Clinic, AZ
Wesley Pate, MD
Clinical Instructor
Endourology Fellow
Minh Nguyen Pham, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Marc J. Rogers, MD
Associate Professor of Urology
Director of Men's Health
Sherry Ross, MD
Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology
Associate Professor of Urology
Richard Sutherland, MD
Professor of Urology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, MD, MSHPM
Director of Urologic Oncology
Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor of Urology
Fatima M. Tran, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Davis Viprakasit, MD, FACS
Associate Residency Program Director
Endourology Fellowship Program Director
Director of Multidisciplinary Stone Program
Professor of Urology
Colton H. Walker, MD
Clinical Instructor
Urologic Oncology Fellow
UNC Urology Joint/Adjunct Faculty
Ersan Altun, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiology
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc
Director, Cancer Outcomes Research Program
Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control
Ann Becker, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Lester Borden, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Lauren Burke, MD
Associate Professor, Radiology
Sam Chawla, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
R. Matthew Coward, MD, FACS
Adjunct Professor of Urology
Dr. Coward trained under Dr. Culley Carson III during his residency at UNC prior to a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine with Dr. Larry Lipshultz. While Dr. Coward’s practice focuses on male reproductive medicine and surgery, he spends his clinical time split between UNC Urology and UNC Fertility.
Cynthia Denu-Ciocca, MD
Associate Professor, Nephrology
Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Matthew Eskridge, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
David Grapey, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Ari J. Isaacson, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Urology
John Kaspar, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
William Kim, MD
Professor, Urologic Oncology
Matthew Lyons, MD, FACS
Adjunct Associate Professor of Urology
Charles Mabedi, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Scott MacDiarmid, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Robert Matthews, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Urology
Matthew Milowsky, MD
George Gabriel Villere Distinguished Professor of Bladder and Genitourinary Cancer Research
Section Chief, Genitourinary Oncology
Co-Director, Urologic Oncology Program
Adeyemi "Yemi" Ogunleye, MD
Assistant Professor (Plastic Surgery/Urology)
Director of Transgender Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
Dr Ogunleye is a plastic surgeon with training and interest in complex oncologic microvascular surgery. His practice focuses on head-to-toe cancer reconstruction, particularly genitourinary reconstruction. His team is one of a few at academic centers in the United States with experience in penile reconstruction with free flap phalloplasty. His other areas of expertise include surgical management of secondary lymphedema after cancer treatment, neurotization of flap reconstruction as well as biodesign innovation.
Mark Ottelin, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Tracy L. Rose, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Medicine-Oncology
Lixin (Lee) Song, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, Cancer Prevention and Control
Ian Udell, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology
Young Whang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology
Sara E. Wobker, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pathology Lab Med
John Wrenn, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology