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UConn Health<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lindelof, M.D.<\/a>, Site Director
\nMedical Education: New York Medical College
\nResidency: UConn Health
\nInterests: Medical education, men's health, kidney stones<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Peter<\/p>\n

Peter Albertsen, M.D.<\/a>
\nDivision Chief
\nMedical Education: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
\nResidency: Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Johns Hopkins University Brady Urological Institute
\nInterests: Prostate cancer with a focus on screening and active surveillance<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Brooke<\/p>\n

Brooke Harnisch, M.D.<\/a>, Program Director
\nMedical Education: Boston University School of Medicine
\nResidency: Boston University Medical Center
\nFellowship: Andrology \u2013 Medical College of Wisconsin
\nInterests: Male infertility, erectile dysfunction, general urology, kidney stones, endourology, vasectomy and microsurgery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Stanton<\/p>\n

Stanton Honig, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: State University of New York
\nResidency: Boston University School of Medicine
\nFellowship: Male Infertility \u2013 Baylor College of Medicine
\nInterests: Male infertility, Men\u2019s health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Benjamin<\/p>\n

Benjamin T. Ristau, M.D., MHA<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nResidency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
\nFellowship: Urologic Oncology \u2013 Fox Chase Cancer Center
\nInterests: Urologic oncology, particularly bladder cancer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jonathan<\/p>\n

Jonathan Shepherd, M.D., M.Sc.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
\nResidency: Obstetrics and Gynecology \u2013 Greenville Hospital System, University Medical Center
\nFellowship: Urogynecology \u2013 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
\nInterests: Urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and disorders that affect the bladder, reproductive organs, and bowels<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Connecticut Children\u2019s<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

Daniel Herz, M.D.<\/a>, Division Head
\nMedical Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn (Downstate Medical Center)
\nResidency: State University of New York Health Science Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
\nFellowship: Pediatric Urology \u2013 Hospital for Sick Children, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
\nInterests: 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<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Anne<\/p>\n

Anne Dudley, M.D.<\/a>, Site Director
\nMedical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
\nResidency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
\nFellowship: Pediatric Urology \u2013 Vanderbilt University Medical Center
\nInterests: 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<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Courtney<\/p>\n

Courtney Rowe, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: Boston University School of Medicine
\nResidency: Brigham and Women's Hospital
\nFellowship: Pediatric Urology \u2013 Seattle Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital
\nInterests: reconstructive urology, including hypospadias, bladder exstrophy, cloaca, GU sinus, and other congenital differences<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hartford Hospital<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"Steven<\/p>\n

Steven Shichman, M.D.<\/a>, Physician-in-Chief, Tallwood Urology Institute
\nMedical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nFellowship: Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery \u2013 New York Hospital and Cornell Medical Center
\nInterests: Renal Cancer, Adrenal Disorders<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Stuart<\/p>\n

Stuart Kesler, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
\nResidency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
\nFellowship: Endourology, Laparoscopic Robotic & Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery \u2013 Hackensack University Medical Center
\nInterests: Urologic Oncology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jared<\/p>\n

Jared Bieniek, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
\nResidency: Geisinger Medical Center \u2013 Urologic Surgery
\nFellowship: Male Reproductive Medicine \u2013 University of Toronto
\nInterests: Men\u2019s Health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"EricEric Katz, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: Tulane University School of Medicine
\nResidency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
\nFellowship: Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery \u2013 Johns Hopkins Hospital
\nInterests: Endourology, Urologic Oncology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Richard<\/p>\n

Richard Kershen, M.D.<\/a>, Site Director
\nMedical Education: Albert Einstein School of Medicine
\nResidency: Boston University School of Medicine
\nFellowship: Female Urology, Neurology, Voiding Dysfunction \u2013 Baylor College of Medicine
\nInterests: FPMRS, Reconstructive Urology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Cynthia<\/p>\n

Cynthia Leung, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of Virginia Medical School
\nResidency: Yale New Haven Medical Center
\nInterests: General Urology, Endourology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Anoop<\/p>\n

Anoop Meraney, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences
\nResidency: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (India) \u2010 General Surgery, Jaslok Hospital (India) \u2010 Urology
\nFellowship: Urologic Oncology \u2013 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Invasive Urologic Surgery \u2013 Cleveland Clinic
\nInterests: Urologic Oncology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"AdineAdine Regan, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of Maryland School of Medicine
\nResidency: Medical College of Wisconsin
\nInterests: Female Sexual Dysfunction, Female Urology, Incontinence, Interstitial Cystitis, Overactive Bladder, Stone Disease, Urinary Tract Infections<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"MichaelMichael Siev, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
\nResidency: New York University\/Langone Medical Center
\nFellowship: Endourology \u2013 Yale New Haven Medical Center
\nInterests: Endourology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Joshua<\/p>\n

Joshua Stein, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nResidency: Yale New Haven Medical Center
\nFellowship: John Dempsey Hospital \u2010 Anatomic Pathology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Arthur<\/p>\n

Arthur Tarantino, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of North Carolina
\nResidency: Lahey Clinic
\nFellowship: University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
\nInterests: General Urology, prior president of the NEAUA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Joseph<\/p>\n

Joseph Wagner, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nResidency: Boston University Medical Center
\nFellowship: NIH
\nInterests: Urologic Oncology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"AaronAaron Turnquist, M.D.<\/a>, Site Director
\nMedical Education: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
\nResidency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nInterests: Voiding dysfunction, men\u2019s health, medical and surgical stone disease, kidney and prostate cancer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Shanta<\/p>\n

Shanta Shepherd, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: Medical College of Wisconsin
\nResidency: Boston Medical Center
\nInterests: Male and female sexual medicine including erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism, BPH, urinary incontinence<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"G.<\/p>\n

G. Thomas Trono, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Education: University of Vermont
\nResidency: Hartford Hospital and University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nInterests: General urology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UConn Health Jennifer Lindelof, M.D., Site Director Medical Education: New York Medical College Residency: UConn Health Interests: Medical education, men’s health, kidney stones 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":3001,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 03:11:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3006"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3006"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37791,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3006\/revisions\/37791"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}