Dr. Martin Koyle is a pediatric urologist, currently living in Toronto, Canada. There he serves as Professor of Surgery and Program
Director, Pediatric Urology at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children. After growing up in Canada where he received
his medical degree (1976), he trained in surgery at Los Angeles County- USC Medical Center and in urology at Harvard Program centered at
the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston (1980-1984). He then advanced through academic posts at UCLA (1984-1989), University of Colorado
and The Children’s Hospital (1989-2008), and the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital (2008-2011). During his almost 3
decades in academic urology, Dr. Koyle has been known for his multiple innovations and contributions to the fields of pediatric urology and
transplantation. He was the first to publish on laparoscopic nephrectomy in infants, introduced the MACE (Malone Antegrade Continence Enema),
the Bianchi technique (single incision orchidopexy) and the Bracka hypospadias repair to North America, and also one of the first surgeons to
gain experience in the tubularized incised urethral plate hypospadias repair (Snodgrass technique) and to demonstrate its applicability beyond
North America to Europe and Asia. He invented and patented the Koyle stent (Cook Inc), which is used around the world for hypospadias and
urethral surgery. To date, he has contributed over 200 major publications and chapters to the literature. Recently he has been a co-editor to
the textbooks, "Pediatric Urology- Surgical Complications and Management" and “Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice”. He
is Associate Editor of Dialogues in Pediatric Urology and serves on the editorial boards of Pediatric Surgery International and the Journal of
Pediatric Urology. Dr Koyle is past president of the Rocky Mountain Urology Society, the Society for Pediatric Urology, and the American
Association of Pediatric Urologists. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and
Fellow of the Society for Pediatric Urology. In January, 2010, he was elected “on merit” as Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons for his
contributions to urology, pediatric surgery, and pediatric urology in the internationally, and in particular in the British Isles.
Dr. Assaf Yosha is known for his emphasis on patient and community centered care. He is a family physician at the Woodward Health Center, a
Community Health Center that is part of the Anthony Jordan Health Center in Rochester, NY. He is skilled in operative obstetrics and cares
for common high risk perinatal conditions. His focus throughout his career has been to provide inner-city underserved residents access to
quality healthcare. Dr. Yosha attended Albany Medical College and in 2005 completed his Family Medicine training at NY-Presbyterian-Columbia
in New York City. He then spent a year working in tandem with his wife in rural New Zealand and at Indian Health Service facilities in America.
In 2007 Dr. Yosha completed an Obstetrics Fellowship training program for family physicians in Seattle, WA where he established a circumcision
clinic which included resident physician training. Now, as a Senior Instructor at the University of Rochester, in the Highland Family Medicine
Department, Dr. Yosha teaches residents in the three common circumcision techniques. Besides good technique and cosmetic outcome, he is always
aiming to perform and teach a painless procedure with minimal anxiety to the parents. Dr. Yosha also serves the greater Rochester region as a
mohel to reform and conservative families. In his spare time he enjoys running, watching films, and spending time with his wife and young daughters.
Contributors:
Gregory Adams, M.D.
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
Kristina Adams
MAPM Department of Theology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, USA.
University of Portland, Portland, OR, USA.
Resurrection Catholic Parish, Tualatin, OR, USA
Jonathan Bergman, M.D.
Department of Urology, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
David A. Bolnick, Ph.D.
Department of Urology, University of
Washington - Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
Adrian Bosenberg, M.B., ChB, FFA(SA)
Department of Anesthesiology
and Pain Management, University Washington - Seattle Children's
Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
Anthony A. Caldamone, M.D., MMS, FACS, FAAP
Division of
Pediatric Urology, Hasbro Children's Hospital,
Providence, RI, USA.
Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Marc Cendron, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology,
Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Boston,
Boston, MA, USA
Guy Cox, M.A., D.Phil. (Oxon)
Australian Centre for Microscopy
& Microanalysis, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Douglas Diekema, M.D., MPH
Division of Bioethics, Department
of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle,
WA, USA. Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's
Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
Michele Ebbers, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urologic Surgery,
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Mohamed S. El-Sheemy, M.B.B.S., M.Sc., M.D.
Division of Pediatric
Urology, Department of Urology, Cairo University Specialized Pediatric
Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Andrew Freedman, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Minimally
Invasive Urology Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles,
CA, USA
Prasad P. Godbole, M.B.B.S., FRCS, FRCS (Paeds), FEAPU
Department of Pediatric Urology, Shef fi eld Children's Hospital,
Shef fi eld, UK
Richard Grady, M.D.
Department of Urology, University of Washington
School of Medicine - Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
Laura Hart, M.D.
Seattle, WA, USA
R. Guy Hudson, M.D., FAAP
Department of Pediatric Urologic Surgery,
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Richard S. Hurwitz, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology,
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Micah Jacobs, M.D., MPH
Department of Urology, University of Texas,
Dallas, TX, USA
Byron D. Joyner, M.D.
Department of Urology, University of Washington
School of Medicine - Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
George W. Kaplan, M.D., M.S.
Department of Surgery, Rady Children's
Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA
Kenneth E. Katz, M.D.
Centennial, CO, USA
Jonathan D. Kaye, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology,
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta,
Emory University School of Medicine, Alanta, GA, USA
Andrew J. Kirsch, M.D.
Department of Urology, Children's Healthcare
of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Alanta, GA, USA
Martin Koyle, M.D., FAAP, FACS, FRCS (Eng.)
Department of Surgery,
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto,
ON, Canada
John N. Krieger, M.D.
Department of Urology, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA
Steve Lerman, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Los Angeles
(UCLA) Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chris McClung, M.D., M.S.
Department of Urology, College of Medicine,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Brian J. Morris, Ph.D., D.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons)
School of Medical Sciences
and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Kirk Pinto, M.D., FAAP
Urology Associates of North Texas,
Cook Children's Hospital, Fortworth, TX, USA
Hal C. Scherz, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Alanta,
GA, USA
Annette Schröder, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Paediatric Urology,
Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Stephanya Shear, M.D.
Southside Urology and Nephrology, Danville,
VA, USA
Warren T. Snodgrass, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology,
UT Southwestern and Children's Medical Center, University of Texas,
Dallas, TX, USA
Vijaya M. Vemulakonda, M.D., JD
University of Colorado, Denver,
CO, USA.
Department of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora,
CO, USA
Bryan Voelzke, M.D.
Department of Urology, University of Washington,
School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
Duncan T. Wilcox, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Department of Pediatric Urology,
Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
Assaf Yosha, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine, University
of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Anthony Jordan Health Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Ismael Zamilpa, M.D.
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Ali M. Ziada, M.B.B.S., M.D., FEBU
Departments of Urology
and Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA