Elizaveta Makarova, Penn State Urology outstanding MS3, presented her project on pheo/paraganglioma genetics at the podium at #AUA2024 . She is applying to urology residency this year. Jefferson Urology Duke Urology Penn Urology Brian Shuch, MD Minhaj Siddiqui Lambros Stamatakis Jay Raman

Current Penn State College of Medicine Student, Liza Makarova, is presenting on the underutilization of genetic evaluation in patients with pheochromocytoma & paraganglioma this morning! Make sure you check out her research! #AUA24 #AUA2024 #UroSoMe #Urology #Research #SanAntonio

Hong Truong leads off an excellent session on genomics and genetics of urologic malignancy at #AUA2024 with Professors Minhaj Siddiqui and Brian Shuch, MD . The lab has come to our clinic, this is the team who can teach us how it fits in for our patients!

New germline genetic testing guidelines: All women with breast cancer diagnosis under the age of 65 should be offered germline genetic testing. They don’t need to meet any additional criteria. Thank you ASCO for the opportunity to draft these guidelines.
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Urine for a great episode talking about Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer with amazing Urologic Oncologist, Dr. Hong Truong of Penn State! Listen to this week's episode for plenty of pearls.
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Amazing urologic oncology fellowship with one on one training with the best robotic and open surgeons in each urologic oncology disease process. Supportive network of co-fellows and alumni. Weekly didactics and grand rounds with multiD experts in field.

We are very pleased to announce this year's Virtual Open House for interested SUO Fellowship Applicants. Please join us on November 15th at 7pm EST. RSVP to receive a Zoom link to join us-- forms.gle/gRzjKmzvDzUtRM…

This is an issue we gave more commonly than you think. Getting your biopsy verified by an expert is essential to your treatment plan. Here eloquently put by Mikkael A. Sekeres MD, MS Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in The Wall Street Journal !

👀 Check out what’s popular this week in #JCOPO :

Retrospective Cohort Study on the Limitations of Direct-to-Consumer #GeneticScreening in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian #Cancer ➡️ fal.cn/3AFK7 Claudine Isaacs #bcsm #gynonc

When Human Genome Project researchers announced that they had successfully completed sequencing the human genome, it was only about 92% complete. There were still hundreds of gaps or missing DNA sequences. Why was it so difficult to complete the sequence? Let’s break it down!

ICYMI: Monday, Aug 7th is our first residency program virtual open house from 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. EDT. Email Danielle Shreiner at [email protected] to register! #Match2024 #UrologyMatch #UroMatch #UroSoMe #MedTwitter UroResidency Inside The Match The Urology Applicant ⚕ UroStream

A fluid intake reminder system was found to help patients with kidney stones increase urine volume. #urology #urologist #kidneystones Necole Streeper Penn State Urology

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Learn more about the Urology Residency Program at
Penn State Health during one of our virtual open houses!

For more information and to sign up, please email Danielle Shreiner, Residency Program Coordinator, at [email protected] #urology #Match2024 #UroSoMe

Our inaugural paper, our manifesto is now out in The Lancet Oncology . This paper describes our mission, vision, and guiding principles. We also now invite you all to join our movement- our website is now live. thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

Lucky to work with this dynamic group of people in the Department of Urology Penn State Health Penn State Urology. Onwards and upwards in the sweetest place on earth! Hershey PA.

Dr. Laudone is a phenomenal role model, teacher, and mentor. “Teacher of the Year” may be an understatement.

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So excited to share our paper on MMR-proficient colorectal cancer in #LynchSyndrome , published today in JCO Precision Oncology! 🔬🧬☺️ #hereditaryGIcancers

✔️10% of CRC in LS were MMR-P
✔️3.7% of all LS pts had MMR-P CRC
✔️Most were in MSH6/PMS2+ individuals

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“Intensive caring offers a way for all healthcare professionals to be with patients confronting the enormity of human suffering” A deeply humane and compassionate piece on elements of patient care by Harvey Max Chochinov ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12…

#ASCO23 Ed Book articles picking up on the weeks before the Annual Meeting! Much anticipated #GUOnc articles available FREE now.
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