Invited Faculty

The chart is organized in alphabetical order by last name.

Yen-Chuan Ou

Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taiwan

Yen-Chuan Ou

Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taiwan
Jacob See-Tong Pang

Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Jacob See-Tong Pang

Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Sungchan Park

Department of Urology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea

Sungchan Park

Department of Urology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea
Kwanjin Park

Department of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea

Kwanjin Park

Department of Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Korea
Hyun Jun Park

Professor, Department of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea

Hyun Jun Park

Professor, Department of Urology, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea

Dr. Hyun Jun Park graduated from Pusan National University College of Medicine, Korea, in 1998 and first joined the Department of Urology at his alma mater in 2004 as a professor. He has been serving as an editor in chief for the World Journal of Men’s Health. He has also been active in various academic societies, including International Society for Sexual Medicine (Publication committee member), Asian Society for Men’s Health and Aging (President), Asia-Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine (publication committee director), Korean Association for Sexology, Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, Korean Society for Men’s Health and Aging (academic committee director), and Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine. Currently he is working as professor in the department of Urology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Pusan National University Hospital. The main focus of his clinical and research interests lies in sexual medicine, male infertility, and prostate diseases. He has authored or co-authored more than 160 peer-reviewed publications in international journals.
Athanasios Papatsoris

Full Professor of Urology, University Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Athanasios Papatsoris

Full Professor of Urology, University Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Full Professor Athanasios Papatsoris graduated from Patras School of Medicine (honorary scholarship) from which he obtained also a MSc. Another MSc was obtained from Hellenic Open University in Health Management. His PhD was obtained at University of Athens. He was trained in London (UK GMC active member since 1997) and Athens. In London, he completed a 2-year Endourology fellowship (recognized by Endourological Society). Also, he completed a clinical fellowship in Laparoscopy in Le Mans, France, supported by EUSP. For 1 year he was honorary Consultant at Royal London Hospital. He holds honorary contract at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge and Imperial College and is Faculty member of Cambridge Medical Academy and member of Cyprus Medical Council with GHS license to practice.. He obtained a FEBU degree in 2007 (thereafter examiner/v. Chairman of the EBU Examination Committee). Dr Papatsoris is Full Professor of Urology at 2nd Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens Greece. Also, he is Visiting Full Professor of Urology Lebanese University, Adjunct Professor Guangzhou Medical University of China, Adjunct Professor of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NY USA, Visiting Professor of Carol Davila University Bucharest, University of Basrah Medical College, Astana Medical University Kazakhstan. and of Rwanda University, Invited Professor University of Medicine Tirana, Scientific Collaborator European University of Cyprus, honorable fellow of the PUA. Also, he is Assoc. Board member of ESOU (PCa Committee), EULIS, ESUT, ESAU, GAF, SEGUR and U-Merge. He is an uCARE SIU Board member, SIU Academy Endourology and IUA Board member. Also, for 4 years he was Secretary (General & Associate) of the Hellenic Urological Association (HUA), as well as Vice Chairman and Chairman of Section of Endourology–Laparoscopy, Chairman of Section of Oncological Urology and Board Member of HUA. He is Board member of the IMBE, European Medical Association Scientific Committee, Supreme Health Council member, Secretary General of Hellenic Genito-Urinary Cancer Group and Secretary of U-Merge. Full Professor Papatsoris h-Index is 47 (>250 publications in PubMed, >6300 citations). He is member of the Editorial Board in many medical journals, invited faculty in international congresses, workshops, intensive courses and live Endourology surgeries, advisor in Companies (eg Dyania Health, Phosprint)He has won the Endourological Society “Arthur Smith” award, the IAU outstanting contribution award and he is the Chairman of the ESD annual Congress.
Vipul R. Patel

Department of Urology, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, United States

Vipul R. Patel

Department of Urology, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, United States
David Penson

Professor & Chair, AUA Secretary; Dept of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States

David Penson

Professor & Chair, AUA Secretary; Dept of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States

David F. Penson, MD, MPH is the Hamilton and Howd Chair in Urologic Oncology, Director of the Center for Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research and Professor and Chair, Department of Urology at Vanderbilt University. He currently maintains a clinical practice in urologic oncology at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. His research focus is on the comparative effectiveness of treatment options in localized prostate cancer and the impact of the disease and its treatment on patients’ quality of life. He currently serves as Secretary of the American Urological Association.
Duc Minh Pham

Physician - Lecturer, Urology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city - Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam

Duc Minh Pham

Physician - Lecturer, Urology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city - Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam

Passionate and dependable Urologist with many years of experience and interested in studying in a world class Urology center to have a thorough and practical knowledge of clinical medicine and urology.
Véronique Phé

Department of Urology, Tenon Academic Hospital, Sorbonne Université, France

Véronique Phé

Department of Urology, Tenon Academic Hospital, Sorbonne Université, France

Prof. Véronique Phé (MD,PhD) is a 43-year-old urological surgeon based in Paris, where she works at Sorbonne University, Tenon Academic hospital. As of the 1st of September 2020, she has been working as Full Professor of Urology, becoming the first female urologist to have reached this academic position in France. Her field of expertise remains in functional urology. She has developed skills in reconstructive and minimally invasive surgery with robotic procedures: female artificial urinary sphincter, totally intracorporeal robotic cystectomy/ileal conduit/augmentation cystoplasty, continent urinary diversions, sacrocolpopexies, mesh complications etc. Prof. Phé is actively involved in the French and European urological community through her positions: European School of Urology Board Member, EAU (European Association of Urology) Guideline on Female LUTS panel member, Vice-President of the French Association of Urology (AFU) in charge of communication, Board Member of the French National Council of Universities, current chair of the AFU pediatric and adolescent urology committee, past chair of the EAU Young Academic Functional Urologists, past Chair of the AFU Neuro-Urology Committee, past Vice-President of the French College of Urology and General Secretary of French-speaking Group of Experts in Neuro-Urology. She is Associate Editor of European Urology Open Science. Prof. Phé is a productive urologist with more than 195 peer-reviewed scientific papers. She obtained several international and national awards, among them, the 2021 EAU Crystal Matula Award (most prestigious prize given to a <40yo promising urologist, one of the leaders of Academic European Urology), the 2014 Swiss Continence Foundation award (best contribution of a young neuro-urology talent) and the 2014 Prize of Urology of the French National Academy of Medicine. Through her dedication to academic urology and its ongoing development, she has become an established and influential leader within the International academic urology. She has been named by the the French Republic President as Knight in the National Order of Merit.