Michael A. Poch, MD

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

FELLOWSHIP:
          •  Rosewell Park Cancer Institute - Urologic Oncology

RESIDENCY:
          •  Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University - General Surgery and Urology

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
          •  Alpert Medical School at Brown University - MD

• Rao AR, Stegemann AP, Rehman S, Poch MA, Green D, Guru KA. Status of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy (RARC) in 2012. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jun;3(2):85-90. Pubmedid: 23730095. Pmcid: PMC3392479.


• Poch MA, Mehedint D, Green DJ, Payne-Ondracek R, Fontham ET, Bensen JT, Attwood K, Wilding GE, Guru KA, Underwood W, Mohler JL, Heemers HV. The association between calcium channel blocker use and prostate cancer outcome. Prostate. 2013 Jan;73(8):865-872. Pubmedid: 23280547.


• Poch MA, Raza J, Nyquist J, Guru KA. Tips and tricks to robot-assisted radical cystectomy and intracorporeal diversion. Curr Opin Urol. 2013 Jan;23(1):65-71. Pubmedid: 23202288.


• Poch MA, Stegemann A, Chandrasekhar R, Hayn M, Wilding G, Guru KA. Does body mass index impact the performance of robot-assisted intracorporeal ileal conduit?. J Endourol. 2012 Nov;26(7):857-860. Pubmedid: 22332715.

My specific interests include advanced robotic and minimally invasive surgery with an emphasis on bladder/urothelial, prostate, and kidney cancer as well as advanced surgery for disease of the retroperitoneum.  When indicated, I emphasize kidney and nerve preservations approaches.