Faculty

UConn Health

Peter Albertsen, M.D.

Peter Albertsen, M.D.,Division Chief
Medical Education: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Residency: Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Johns Hopkins University Brady Urological Institute
Interests: Prostate cancer with a focus on screening and active surveillance

Brooke Harnisch, M.D.

Brooke Harnisch, M.D.
Medical Education: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Fellowship: Andrology – Medical College of Wisconsin
Interests: Male infertility, erectile dysfunction, general urology, kidney stones, endourology, vasectomy and microsurgery

Stanton Honig, M.D.

Stanton Honig, M.D.
Medical Education: State University of New York
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Male Infertility – Baylor College of Medicine
Interests: Male infertility, Men’s health

Benjamin T. Ristau, M.D., MHA

Benjamin T. Ristau, M.D., MHA
Medical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Urologic Oncology – Fox Chase Cancer Center
Interests: Urologic oncology, particularly bladder cancer

Jonathan Shepherd, M.D., M.Sc.

Jonathan Shepherd, M.D., M.Sc.
Medical Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology – Greenville Hospital System, University Medical Center
Fellowship: Urogynecology – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Interests: Urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and disorders that affect the bladder, reproductive organs, and bowels

Connecticut Children’s

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Daniel Herz, M.D., Division Head
Medical Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (Downstate Medical Center)
Residency: State University of New York Health Science Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology – Hospital for Sick Children, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Interests: Robotic surgery simulation to train the next generation of pediatric robotic surgeons, quality and clinical practice improvement to achieve superior surgical outcomes for children who have urological surgery

Anne Dudley, M.D.

Anne Dudley, M.D., Site Director
Medical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Interests: Spina bifida, neuropathic bladder, posterior urethral valves, variations in sex development, hydronephrosis, UPJ obstruction, reflux, congenital differences of the urinary tract, penile conditions such as hypospadias, and patient safety/quality

Courtney Rowe, M.D.

Courtney Rowe, M.D.
Medical Education: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology – Seattle Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital
Interests: reconstructive urology, including hypospadias, bladder exstrophy, cloaca, GU sinus, and other congenital differences

Hartford Hospital

Steven Shichman, M.D.

Steven Shichman, M.D., Physician-in-Chief, Tallwood Urology Institute
Medical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Fellowship: Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery – New York Hospital and Cornell Medical Center
Interests: Renal Cancer, Adrenal Disorders

Stuart Kesler, M.D.

Stuart Kesler, M.D., Site Director
Medical Education: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship: Endourology, Laparoscopic Robotic & Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery – Hackensack University Medical Center
Interests: Urologic Oncology

Jared Bieniek, M.D.

Jared Bieniek, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center – Urologic Surgery
Fellowship: Male Reproductive Medicine – University of Toronto
Interests: Men’s Health

Eric Katz, M.D.Eric Katz, M.D.
Medical Education: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Fellowship: Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery – Johns Hopkins Hospital
Interests: Endourology, Urologic Oncology

Richard Kershen, M.D.

Richard Kershen, M.D.
Medical Education: Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Female Urology, Neurology, Voiding Dysfunction – Baylor College of Medicine
Interests: FPMRS, Reconstructive Urology

Cynthia Leung, M.D.

Cynthia Leung, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Virginia Medical School
Residency: Yale New Haven Medical Center
Interests: General Urology, Endourology

Anoop Meraney, M.D.

Anoop Meraney, M.D.
Medical Education: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (India) ‐ General Surgery, Jaslok Hospital (India) ‐ Urology
Fellowship: Urologic Oncology – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Invasive Urologic Surgery – Cleveland Clinic
Interests: Urologic Oncology

Adine Regan, M.D.Adine Regan, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Interests: Female Sexual Dysfunction, Female Urology, Incontinence, Interstitial Cystitis, Overactive Bladder, Stone Disease, Urinary Tract Infections

Michael Siev, M.D.Michael Siev, M.D.
Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: New York University/Langone Medical Center
Fellowship: Endourology – Yale New Haven Medical Center
Interests: Endourology

Joshua Stein, M.D.

Joshua Stein, M.D.
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: Yale New Haven Medical Center
Fellowship: John Dempsey Hospital ‐ Anatomic Pathology

Arthur Tarantino, M.D.

Arthur Tarantino, M.D.
Medical Education: University of North Carolina
Residency: Lahey Clinic
Fellowship: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
Interests: General Urology, prior president of the NEAUA

Joseph Wagner, M.D.

Joseph Wagner, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Fellowship: NIH
Interests: Urologic Oncology

Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center

Peter Bosco, M.D.Peter Bosco, M.D., Chief of Services, Urology
Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Interests: General urology

Michael Goltzman, M.D.

Michael Goltzman, M.D., Site Director
Medical Education: New York Medical College
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Interests: Diagnosis and the treatment of incontinence, UTI, and urethral stricture disease; urologic oncology; robotic-assisted advanced laparoscopic (RAAL) minimally invasive urological surgery

Gerard Pregenzer, M.D.

Gerard Pregenzer, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Medical School
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Interests: General urology

Shanta Shepherd, M.D.

Shanta Shepherd, M.D.
Medical Education: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Interests: Male and female sexual medicine including erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism, BPH, urinary incontinence

G. Thomas Trono, M.D.

G. Thomas Trono, M.D.
Medical Education: University of Vermont
Residency: Hartford Hospital and University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Interests: General urology

Aaron Turnquist, M.D.Aaron Turnquist, M.D.
Medical Education: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Interests: Voiding dysfunction, men’s health, medical and surgical stone disease, kidney and prostate cancer