Physicians

Director, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Associate Residency Program Director

Department / Division
Surgery / Urology

Address
DUMC 3167
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-2446

Office Telephone
919-681-5506

Fax Telephone
919-681-5507

Training

• MD, New York University School of Medicine, 2001

Residency

• Urology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2007

Fellowship

• Laparoscopy, Robotics, and Endourology, Duke University Medical Center, 2009

Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant urologic conditions; robotic, laparoscopic and endourologic approaches and medical and surgical management of stone disease

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Goldsmith, ZG; Astroza, GM; Wang, AJ; Simmons, WN; Iqbal, MW; Lipkin, ME; Preminger, GM; Ferrandino, MN. Optical performance comparison of deflectable laparoscopes for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery. Journal of Endourology. 2012;26:1340-1345. (2012) Abstract

Lipkin, ME; Mancini, JG; Toncheva, G; Wang, AJ; Anderson-Evans, C; Simmons, WN; Ferrandino, MN; Yoshizumi, TT; Preminger, GM. Organ-specific radiation dose rates and effective dose rates during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Journal of Endourology. 2012;26:439-443. (2012) Abstract

Lipkin, ME; Wang, AJ; Toncheva, G; Ferrandino, MN; Yoshizumi, TT; Preminger, GM. Determination of patient radiation dose during ureteroscopic treatment of urolithiasis using a validated model. Journal of Urology. 2012;187:920-924. (2012) Abstract

Tsivian, M; Zilberman, DE; Ferrandino, MN; Madden, JF; Mouraviev, V; Albala, DM. Apical surgical margins status in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not depend on disease characteristics. Journal of Endourology. 2012;26:361-365. (2012) Abstract

Zilberman, DE; Tsivian, M; Yong, D; Ferrandino, MN; Albala, DM. Does body mass index have an impact on the rate and location of positive surgical margins following robot assisted radical prostatectomy?. Urologic Oncology: seminars and original investigations. 2012;30:790-793. (2012) Abstract

Lipkin, ME; Mancini, JG; Simmons, WN; Raymundo, ME; Yong, DZ; Wang, AJ; Ferrandino, MN; Albala, DM; Preminger, GM. Pathologic evaluation of hemostatic agents in percutaneous nephrolithotomy tracts in a porcine model. Journal of Endourology. 2011;25:1353-1357. (2011) Abstract

Lipkin, ME; Mancini, JG; Zilberman, DE; Raymundo, ME; Yong, D; Ferrandino, MN; Miller, MJ; Yoshizumi, TT; Preminger, GM. Reduced radiation exposure with the use of an air retrograde pyelogram during fluoroscopic access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Journal of Endourology. 2011;25:563-567. (2011) Abstract

Yong, DZ; Tsivian, M; Zilberman, DE; Ferrandino, MN; Mouraviev, V; Albala, DM. Predictors of prolonged operative time during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. BJU International. 2011;107:280-282. (2011) Abstract

Zilberman, DE; Lipkin, ME; Ferrandino, MN; Simmons, WN; Mancini, JG; Raymundo, ME; Zhong, P; Preminger, GM. The digital flexible ureteroscope: in vitro assessment of optical characteristics. Journal of Endourology. 2011;25:519-522. (2011) Abstract

Zilberman, DE; Tsivian, M; Lipkin, ME; Ferrandino, MN; Frush, DP; Paulson, EK; Preminger, GM. Low dose computerized tomography for detection of urolithiasis--its effectiveness in the setting of the urology clinic. Journal of Urology. 2011;185:910-914. (2011) Abstract

Ferrandino, MN; Pierre, SA; Simmons, WN; Paulson, EK; Albala, DM; Preminger, GM. Dual-energy computed tomography with advanced postimage acquisition data processing: improved determination of urinary stone composition. Journal of Endourology. 2010;24:347-354. (2010) Abstract

Mancini, JG; Ferrandino, MN. The impact of new methods of imaging on radiation dosage delivered to patients. Current Opinion in Urology. 2010;20:163-168. (2010) Abstract

Mancini, JG; Raymundo, EM; Lipkin, M; Zilberman, D; Yong, D; Bañez, LL; Miller, MJ; Preminger, GM; Ferrandino, MN. Factors affecting patient radiation exposure during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Journal of Urology. 2010;184:2373-2377. (2010) Abstract

Zilberman, DE; Ferrandino, MN; Preminger, GM; Paulson, EK; Lipkin, ME; Boll, DT. In vivo determination of urinary stone composition using dual energy computerized tomography with advanced post-acquisition processing. Journal of Urology. 2010;184:2354-2359. (2010) Abstract

Zilberman, DE; Lipkin, ME; de la Rosette, JJ; Ferrandino, MN; Mamoulakis, C; Laguna, MP; Preminger, GM. Tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy--the new standard of care?. Journal of Urology. 2010;184:1261-1266. (2010) Abstract

Ferrandino, MN; Bagrodia, A; Pierre, SA; Scales, CD; Rampersaud, E; Pearle, MS; Preminger, GM. Radiation exposure in the acute and short-term management of urolithiasis at 2 academic centers. Journal of Urology. 2009;181:668-672. (2009) Abstract

Ferrandino, MN; Monga, M; Preminger, GM. Adjuvant therapy after surgical stone management. Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease. 2009;16:52-59. (2009) Abstract

Pierre, SA; Ferrandino, MN; Simmons, WN; Fernandez, C; Zhong, P; Albala, DM; Preminger, GM. High definition laparoscopy: objective assessment of performance characteristics and comparison with standard laparoscopy. Journal of Endourology. 2009;23:523-528. (2009) Abstract

Ferrandino, MN; Preminger, GM. Ureteroscopic management of stones in anomalous kidneys. Archivio Italiano di Urologia Andrologia. 2008;80:18-20. (2008) Abstract

de la Rosette, JJ; Tsakiris, P; Ferrandino, MN; Elsakka, AM; Rioja, J; Preminger, GM. Beyond prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a comprehensive review. European Urology. 2008;54:1262-1269. (2008) Abstract