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Faculty
Prof. Dr. Alberto Azoubel Antunes
He graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Pernambuco (1999), obtained a PhD from the University of São Paulo (2008), and completed his Free-Docent degree at the University of São Paulo (2012). He has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP) since 2013. He served as the Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Urology at FMUSP from 2014 to 2019 (CAPES 5). He resumed the Coordination of this Program in October 2021. He has been the head of the Prostate Sector of the Division of Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP since 2012. He has experience in the field of Urology, with an emphasis on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Prostate Cancer, primarily working on the following topics: Etiopathogenesis of BPH, Pathophysiology of male voiding dysfunctions, Endoscopic Laser Enucleation of the Prostate, and Minimally Invasive Therapies for the Treatment of BPH. He is an ad hoc reviewer for the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), an ad hoc reviewer for the journals European Urology and Journal of Urology, and a member of the editorial board of the journal Clinics. He is a Full Member of the Brazilian Urology Society (TiSBU) and an International Member of the American Urological Association (AUA).
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VOIDING DYSFUNCTION AND SPHINCTER INSUFFICIENCY
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN UROGENITAL TUMORS
Dr. Alexandre Danilovic
Dr. Alexandre Danilovic is a Supervisor of the Technical Health Team, Doctor, and Post-Doctoral researcher in the Discipline of Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of USP. He graduated in Medicine from the University of São Paulo FMUSP (1999), completed residency in General Surgery (2002) and Urology (2005) at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of USP, obtained his PhD in Urology from FMUSP (2010), and completed a post-doctorate in Urology from FMUSP (2018). He is a Full Member of the Brazilian Urology Society, the American Confederation of Urology, and the American Urological Association. His areas of expertise include Endourology, urinary calculi, minimally invasive surgeries, laparoscopy, and robotics.
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LITHOGENESIS AND TREATMENTS OF STONES USING HIGH-FREQUENCY WAVES
Prof. Dr. Anuar Ibrahim Mitre
He graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (1973), completed residency at the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo (1976) and at the Necker Hospital of the University of Paris (1979), obtained a master’s degree (1980), PhD (1987), and Free-Docent degree (1990) in Urology from the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. He is a full professor of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí and an Associate Professor of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. His predominant areas of expertise are laparoscopic urological surgery, robotics, and endourology.
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Prof. Dr. Carlo Camargo Passerotti
A physician, he graduated from the Federal University of São Paulo - Paulista School of Medicine and completed his residency in General Surgery in 2003 and in Urology in 2005 at the same institution. He holds a master's degree in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (2002), a PhD in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (2005), and a postdoctoral degree from Harvard Medical School in Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopy, and Pediatric Urology. He is a Free-Docent Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP). He has experience in Biochemistry, with an emphasis on Molecular Biology, primarily working on topics such as glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, and hyaluronic acid. In the field of urology, he has experience in robotic surgery, laparoscopy, and pediatric urology. He currently coordinates the Urology Service and Robotic Surgery at the Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz.
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INTEGRATION OF NEW TISSUES AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE URINARY TRACT
Prof. Dr. Cristiano Mendes Gomes
He completed his medical degree at the University of São Paulo and his residency in General Surgery and Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of the same Faculty. He was a Research Fellow in Urology at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his PhD in Urology at the University of São Paulo. He is a Free-Docent Professor at FMUSP and Head of the Clinic at the Division of Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo and an Advisor for the Urology Postgraduate Program at the University of São Paulo. He has experience in Urology, with an emphasis on voiding dysfunctions, primarily working on topics such as urinary incontinence, neurogenic bladder, reconstructive surgeries, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and sexual dysfunctions. His areas of interest encompass not only clinical and surgical aspects but also basic research involving the cellular and molecular mechanisms of bladder dysfunction. He is a member of the Brazilian Urology Society, the American Urological Association, the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, the International Continence Society, the International Neuro-Urology Society, and the Scientific Council of the Underactive Bladder Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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VOIDING DYSFUNCTION AND SPHINCTER INSUFFICIENCY
Dr. Daher Cezar Chade
He holds a medical degree from the Santa Casa de São Paulo Medical School (2001) and completed his Medical Residency in General Surgery and Urology (2006). He obtained an MBA in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (CEAG-SP). He defended his doctoral thesis in Urology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (2008). He currently works as an Assistant Physician at the Urology Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas at FMUSP, with an emphasis on Uro-Oncology.
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN UROGENITAL TUMORS
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Mazzucchi
He graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP) in 1986. He completed his medical residency in General Surgery and Urology between 1987 and 1992. He was the supervising physician (chief resident) of the Urology Clinic at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP. He obtained his doctoral degree in Urology from the same faculty in 1997. He has been a Free-Docent at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo since 2008. He is an assistant physician and researcher in the Division of Urology of the Hospital das Clínicas at FMUSP since 1993. He was a surgeon on the renal transplant team at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP and currently coordinates the Endourology sector of the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP. He was the supervisor of the Medical Residency in Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP from 2006 to 2019; he is currently the vice coordinator of this Residency. His research interests are focused on the clinical and surgical treatment of urinary calculi and basic research in the genetics of urinary lithiasis. He is a professor in the postgraduate course of the Division of Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP and the vice-coordinator of the course "Bioethics in Medicine." He is a member of the Brazilian Urology Society, the American Urological Association, and the Endourological Society, where he is a board member and coordinator of the new members committee.
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LITHOGENESIS AND TREATMENTS OF STONES USING HIGH-FREQUENCY WAVES
Dr. Fábio Carvalho Vicentini
He holds a degree from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (1999), Residency in General Surgery and Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of USP (2002 and 2005), and a Ph.D. and Postdoctoral degree from the University of São Paulo (2011). He is currently a urologist in the Endourology Sector of the Urology Division at the Hospital das Clínicas of USP, Head of the Endourology and Kidney Stone Sector at the Men's Health Center - Brigadeiro Hospital, and a urologist at Albert Einstein Hospital and Hospital Nove de Julho. He has extensive experience in General Urology, with an emphasis on Endourology, Kidney Stones, and Minimally Invasive Surgery (laparoscopy, robotic, and endoscopic surgery). He conducts scientific research at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP and at Brigadeiro Hospital. He is a supervisor for the postgraduate course in Urology at HC FMUSP. He has worked in private practice since 2007. He is a member of the American Urological Association, Endourological Society, and Brazilian Society of Urology. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Urology, Journal of Endourology, World Journal of Urology, and International Brazilian Journal of Urology.
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LITHOGENESIS AND TREATMENTS OF STONES BY HIGH-FREQUENCY WAVES
Dr. Giovanni Scala Marchini
He holds a degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (2001 to 2006). He completed his medical residency in General Surgery and Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (2007-2012), and an Observership in Pediatric and Robotic Surgery at Children's Hospital, Harvard (2010). He completed a Fellowship in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2012). He obtained his Ph.D. and Postdoctoral degree from the Urology Department of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo (2015-2017). He has an MBA in Health Management for Clinics and Hospitals from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2016). He currently works at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo as an assistant in the Lithiasis and Endourology group. He has experience in Medicine, General Surgery, and Urology, with a particular interest in Endourological, Video-Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery.
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LITHOGENESIS AND TREATMENTS OF STONES BY HIGH-FREQUENCY WAVES
Prof. Dr. Jorge Hallak
Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP - 1989), he specialized in Urology, Andrology, Human Reproduction, Male Infertility, Hypogonadism, and Urological Microsurgery. He is a Free-Docent Professor in Medicine at FMUSP in the Pathology sector (2018), with a PhD in Medicine - Urology (FMUSP - 1999). He is the head of the Sexual Medicine and Andrology Sector of the Urological Clinic Division, Department of Surgery at HCFMUSP, Coordinator of the Reproductive Toxicology Unit in the Pathology Department at FMUSP, Coordinator of the Men's Health Study Group at the Institute of Advanced Studies of USP (IEA-USP), and Technical-Scientific Director of the Androscience Center, Center of Science and Innovation, and High-Complexity Laboratory in Andrology, Cryopreservation, and Sperm Function Tests. As an advisor, he coordinates projects in five research lines. As the coordinator of postgraduate courses, he conducts the course on Planning and Execution of Clinical Research, part of the Graduate Program at FMUSP. He regularly organizes and teaches training courses as well as lectures focused on building medical and non-medical competencies dedicated to advances in Research and Development (R&D) with an emphasis on preventive actions in the broad area of male sexual and reproductive health. In this context, he also gathers achievements aimed at transforming scientific-technological knowledge into educational information designed to be accessible to the lay population. He coordinates a strategic partnership based on research into the effects of air pollution on human fertility and is an ad hoc consultant for CNPq, FAPESP, FAPEMIG, and FAPERP. He is also an active member of various medical and professional societies, including the American Urological Association (AUA), the American Society of Andrology (ASA), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction and Urology (SSMRU), the International Society of Urology (SIU), the International Society of Andrology (ISA), the Brazilian Urology Society (SBU), and the Brazilian Society of Human Reproduction (SBRH).
Expertise: Anatomy of the male reproductive and sexual system; testicles; epididymis; prostate; biochemistry and physiology of sperm; human spermatogenesis; testicular histology; cell cryobiology; semen analysis and sperm function tests; reactive oxygen species; DNA fragmentation; and electron microscopy of sperm; genetics of male infertility; environmental health; translational research; and social entrepreneurship.
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DEVELOPMENT, INTERACTION, AND CONDITIONS FOR THE VIABILITY OF GAMETES
Profa. Dra. Katia Ramos Moreira Leite
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of USP; Standing Member of the Editorial Board of WHO Classification of Tumors (WHO/IARC - Blue Books) (2022-2024); Member of the Board of the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR); President of the Brazilian Society of Pathology (2020-2022); Graduated in Medicine from the University of São Paulo (1984); PhD in Pathology from the Federal University of São Paulo (2000). Free Docent from the Department of Surgery, Discipline of Urology at FMUSP (2010). Responsible for the Medical Investigation Laboratory of the Discipline of Urology at FMUSP (LIM55). Pathologist at the Genoa/LPCM Laboratory. Member of the International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP). Member of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP); Associate Editor of the journal Surgical and Experimental Pathology. Member of the editorial board of Modern Pathology, Pathology, Journal of Carcinogenesis, International Journal of Research in Urology, International Archives of Urology and Complications, World Journal of Clinical Oncology, International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Revista do Einstein. Recipient of a Productivity Scholarship from CNPq (1C).
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN UROGENITAL TUMORS
Dr. Marcello Antonio Signorelli Cocuzza
Marcello Cocuzza graduated from the Santa Casa de São Paulo Medical School and completed residencies in General Surgery and Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of FMUSP. He obtained the title of Specialist in Urology from the Brazilian Urology Society in 2003. In 2004, he served as Chief Preceptor for Urology residents at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP. In 2002, he completed a clinical research fellowship in Urology and Endourology at the Department of Urology, Wayne State University, Detroit-USA. In 2006 and 2007, he completed a clinical research fellowship in Male Infertility at the Department of Urology - Section of Male Infertility, Andrology Research & Clinical Laboratories - The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH-USA. During this time, he participated in various studies and scientific publications, primarily in the field of infertility and microsurgery, having presented work at international conferences. A urologist specializing in andrology, human reproduction, and microsurgery, he earned his Doctor of Medicine title from FMUSP. He is currently the Assistant Director of the Urology Discipline and responsible for the Andrology sector of the Mario Covas Center for Human Reproduction at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP. He is the author of numerous international scientific publications, as well as chapters in national and international books, and is a member of various medical associations (both national and international) and a reviewer for scientific journals (national and international). He currently serves as the editor responsible for the male infertility section of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology and is the Coordinator of the Microsurgery in Infertility course, offered by the Vicky Safra Center for Teaching and Research in Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of USP. His areas of scientific interest include the pathophysiology of male infertility and the microsurgical treatment of obstructive azoospermias (vasectomy reversal) and non-obstructive azoospermias; microsurgical treatment of varicocele; and biochemical studies of oxidative stress on sperm function.
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DEVELOPMENT, INTERACTION, AND CONDITIONS FOR THE VIABILITY OF GAMETES
Dra. Maria Helena Palma Sircili
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Fundação do ABC (1989). Specialist in General Surgery (1992) and Pediatric Surgery (2001). Training in Uropediatrics through the Urology Division of the Hospital das Clínicas at the University of São Paulo (HC-FMUSP). She completed her master's degree (2003) and PhD (2009) at FMUSP in Urology and Endocrinology, focusing on Reconstructions of the External Genitalia, Feminization and Masculinization in patients with atypical genitalia due to Differences in Sexual Development (DSD – Intersex). She is an Assistant Physician in Pediatric Urology and Developmental Endocrinology at HC-FMUSP, primarily involved in reconstructive genital surgeries. She has been a surgical physician for the Program for Supporting and Training Professionals in the care of transgender individuals at HC-FMUSP since 2010. She is a master's and doctoral advisor in the Urology Postgraduate Program at HC-FMUSP, with a research focus on DSD and Transsexuals. She is a regular physician for the municipality of São Paulo, where she coordinates the Pediatric Surgery team, as well as teaching and mentoring resident graduation projects. She also serves as a pediatric surgeon for the Government of the State of São Paulo.
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INTEGRATION OF NEW TISSUES AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE URINARY TRACT
Prof. Dr. Miguel Srougi
Graduated in Medicine from the University of São Paulo in 1970, with a PhD and Free-Docent degree in Urology from the University of São Paulo. He completed a postgraduate internship in Urology at Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA) from 1976 to 1977. He was a Full Professor of Urology at the Paulista School of Medicine, UNIFESP, from 1996 to 2005, and is currently a Full Professor of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. He is the author or co-author of 773 scientific articles published in national and international journals indexed in Web of Science, and 193 chapters in national and international books, with research lines focusing on "Prognostic Factors and Natural History of Urological Neoplasms" and "Surgical Treatment of Urological Cancer." He has supervised 31 postgraduate students in Urology at UNIFESP and USP and has directly participated in training 242 specialists in the field of Urology. He is the author or editor of 21 scientific books. As the head of the Urology Division at FMUSP, he established international exchange programs with Harvard Medical School (USA), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA), MD Anderson Cancer Institute (Houston, USA), Miami University (Miami, USA), Florida University at Celebration (Orlando, USA), and the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA). Through funding obtained from private institutions and funding agencies, he created the Urology Unit at the Kidney and Hypertension Hospital of UNIFESP, the Urology Sector of the São Paulo Hospital at UNIFESP, the Prostate Unit at UNIFESP, the Prostate Institute of the Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, and the Technological Innovation Center of the Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, as well as various facilities at FMUSP. He has received 66 awards and honors in the medical field, including the Conrad Wessel Award in 2013 granted by the Conrad Wessel Foundation, and the Anchieta Award in 2014 from the City Council of São Paulo. He has been honored with the titles of Citizen of Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul, and Paraíba. He is the President of the Advisory Council of the Fundação Criança é Vida, which focuses on health education actions for the protection of children and adolescents in low-income families.
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN UROGENITAL TUMORS
Dr. Rafael Ferreira Coelho
He earned his PhD in Urology from the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Brazil (2017). He graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (2002), and completed his medical residence in General Surgery (2005) and Urology (2008) at the same institution. He currently serves as the Medical Coordinator of the Urology Clinic at the Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo ICESP/FMUSP, with an emphasis on Uro-Oncology.
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INTEGRATION OF NEW TISSUES AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE URINARY TRACT
Dr. Roberto Iglesias Lopes
He graduated in Medicine from the University of São Paulo (2003). He completed his medical residency in General Surgery (2004-2006) and in Urology at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of USP (2007-2010). He ranked first in the Medical Residency Examination in Urology (2007) at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He was an assistant physician in the Endourology Group at Hospital Brigadeiro (2010-2015) and an assistant physician at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal (HSPM), where he also served as the Preceptor of the Medical Residency in Urology for about 3 years (2010-2013). He earned his PhD in Urology from the Faculty of Medicine of USP (2014). He completed a postdoctoral fellowship abroad with CAPES funding at the University of Toronto (2015-2017). He specialized in Uropediatrics (Clinical Fellowship) at the Pediatric Hospital of the University of Toronto (The Hospital for Sick Children). He was Associate Staff (assistant physician) at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto (2015-2017). Currently, he is an attending physician linked to the Uropediatrics Unit of the Division of Urology at HCFMUSP, coordinator of the Uropediatrics Department of the Brazilian Urology Society (São Paulo section 2022-2023), and a physician at Sírio Libanês Hospital. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific papers and a reviewer for major journals indexed in Urology (Journal of Urology, Urology, Journal of Endourology, Journal of Pediatric Urology, and Pediatrics). He is a co-author of the chapter on Prune Belly syndrome in the leading textbook of Urology (Campbell-Walsh’s Urology). He has won nine medical awards at prestigious national and international conferences. He is a Strictu Sensu Postgraduate Advisor (Master's and Doctorate) at the Urology Discipline of HCFMUSP. He has expertise in Urology, with an emphasis on Uropediatrics, mainly focusing on the following research lines: urinary obstruction in childhood, minimally invasive surgery in Pediatrics, congenital urological malformations, and pediatric uro-oncology.
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INTEGRATION OF NEW TISSUES AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE URINARY TRACT
Profa. Dra. Sabrina Thalita dos Reis Faria
She is a Free-Docent Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. She has a degree in Biological Sciences. She holds a master's degree and a PhD in Sciences from the University of São Paulo. She participated in a research internship at Harvard Medical School in Boston. She is a permanent faculty member of the postgraduate program in Urology at FMUSP. She has experience in the areas of Cancer, Molecular Biology, Cytology, Genetics, and Proteomics.
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN UROGENITAL TUMORS
Prof. Dr. William Carlos Nahas
He graduated in Medicine (1978) and earned a PhD in Urology (1993) from the University of São Paulo. He became a Free-Docent at the University of São Paulo (1998). He has been a Full Professor in the Urology Discipline of the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo since 2009. He is responsible for the head of the Urological Oncology Service at the Institute of Cancer of the State of São Paulo and the Renal Transplant Service, both at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. He has experience in Urology, with an emphasis on Oncology and Renal Transplantation. His main research interests include renal, bladder, and prostate neoplasms, kidney transplantation, and lower urinary tract reconstruction.
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INTEGRATION OF NEW TISSUES AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE URINARY TRACT