Designed to foster a spirit of competition and Section pride, the AUA Residents Bowl is the not-to-be-missed event of AUA2022. Each of the eight AUA Sections will field a team of residents that includes one international trainee and go head-to-head in an ultimate battle of the brains. Now in its ninth year, the AUA Residents Bowl will test residents' knowledge in different urological subspecialties, the history of urology and important new research findings.
The Residents Bowl will be held in the Science & Technology Hall.
Residents Bowl Schedule
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Preliminaries |
12:30-1:30 p.m. |
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Semifinals |
12:30-1:30 p.m. |
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Championship |
1-2 p.m. |
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The Residents and Fellows Committee would like to extend a special thank you to this year’s judges as well as the question writers who worked to create challenging and thoughtful questions for this year's event. View a full list of this year's Resident Bowl Judges and Resident Bowl Question Writers.
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Mid-Atlantic Section – The Rod Squad
Jacques Farhi, MD, MBA
University of Virginia
Graduation Date: 2022
Jacques Farhi, MD, MBA is a chief resident at University of Virginia. He is a Wahoo for life. Dr. Farhi earned his undergraduate, medical, and business degree at the University of Virginia and is excited to be representing the Mid-Atlantic region, which consists of the most desirable states in this country. He will be a MIS fellow at UTSW next year.
Alex Nourian, MD
Einstein Healthcare Network
Graduation Date: 2023
Alex was born and raised in Los Angeles, and attended UCLA for both undergrad and medical school. He moved to Philadelphia for residency, and is part of the Einstein Healthcare Network program. During his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, traveling and cooking. After the completion of residency, he plans to do general urology.
Andrew Salib, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Graduation Date: 2023
Andrew Salib is a PGY5 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He watches Jeopardy every day at home with his family to practice for the AUA Residents Bowl. After winning the Residents Bowl, Dr. Salib plans on applying to compete for the real Jeopardy.
Harmanmeet Singh, MD
Stanley Medical College
Graduation Date: 2022
Harmanmeet Singh is a final year Urology resident working in Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India. He did his General Surgery residency from DMC&H, Ludhiana, Punjab. He has special interest in Endourology, Uro-oncology and Renal transplant. In his free time, he loves to play table tennis. He enjoys travelling and would love to travel the world.
Jacob Thatcher, DO
Jefferson Health New Jersey
Graduation Date: 2024
Jacob grew up on a potato farm, was a missionary in Brazil for two years, then river-guide for 3 years on the Colorado River. He also lived in Alaska and the Philippines and taught anatomy and physiology at Brigham Young University. He is currently a Urology Resident at Jefferson Health, New Jersey. The things he loves most in life are his wife and children, his relationship with God and the amazing outdoors.
New England Section – New England PSAtriots
Brett M. Giblin, MD
University of Vermont Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2023
Brett Michael Giblin grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania before leaving to attend Harvard College. While there, he obtained a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 2011. He then entered the workforce for a few years before returning to Pennsylvania for medical school. He achieved his MD in 2018 at Geisinger Medical School in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and fell in love with Urology. He matched into Urology at the University of Vermont Medical Center where he is currently a PGY-4. Outside of medicine, he enjoys vacationing with his family, paddle boarding, golf, and fervently supporting the Cleveland Guardians.
Wesley Pate, MD
Boston Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2023
Wesley Pate is a 4th year urology resident at Boston Medical Center, and is currently applying into Endourology fellowship. He grew up in the South just outside of Atlanta, and has been in Boston for many years as he went to Boston University for both college and medical school. Dr. Pate is a big Star Wars nerd, Atlanta Falcons superfan, and enjoys nearly every genre of music. When not in the hospital, he enjoys cycling in the neighborhoods around Boston and hiking in the White mountains.
Takanori Sekito, MD
Okayama University
Graduation Date: 2024
Dr. Takanori Sekito was born and raised in Hyogo, Japan. He received his Medical Degree from Okayama University School of Medicine, Japan in 2017. He has been a Urology resident at Okayama University Hospital since 2019. Dr. Sekito has also been working as a researcher at the Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science since 2020. His main areas of interest are kidney transplantation, endourology and urinary tract infections.
Kenny Softness, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2023
Kenny is a PGY-4 resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida and has been in the Northeast US since graduating high school. When not practicing urology, he enjoys grilling, going to the beach, playing golf and traveling. He plans to pursue fellowship training in Pediatric Urology. He is a lifelong jeopardy watcher and trivia-night attendee, and he dedicates his Resident Bowl performance to Alex Trebek, his dog Salvatore, and his wife Justine.
Christine M. Van Horn, MD, MS
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Graduation Date: 2023
Christine Van Horn is a fourth year resident in the UMass urology residency program. A San Francisco native, she graduated with Highest Distinction from UC Berkeley and went on to complete a Masters in Science in stem cell biology at UCLA prior to medical school at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She has cultivated a passion for quality improvement research as well as endourology and minimally invasive surgery while at UMass and plans to pursue fellowship after graduation. She is excited to participate in the Residents Bowl and represent the New England Section.
Meredith C. Wasserman, MD, MS
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Graduation Date: 2022
Meredith was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. She did a brief stint playing field hockey for the Connecticut College Camels, after which she transferred to Boston University to pursue pre-medical studies. She spent a year in Washington, DC completing a Master’s at Georgetown University. She returned to Rhode Island to complete medical school and residency at Brown University. After residency she will complete FPMRS fellowship at NYU; she is a passionate advocate for women's urologic and sexual health. When she is not working, she enjoys the beach, exploring the Providence food scene and walks with her dog, Daisy.
New York Section – Dirty UA
Andrew Brodie, MD
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Graduation Date: 2022
Andrew Brodie is a UK trainee urologist in his fifth and final year of specialist urology training in the East of England area and currently working in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. His subspecialty of choice is robotic uro-oncology and he intends to commence a fellowship in robotic surgery from October 2022. Dr. Brodie is very much looking forward to representing the United Kingdom in the Residents Bowl and is very grateful for the invitation and opportunity afforded by the American Urological Association.
Jonathan L. Davila, MD
Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2022
New York native born and raised, graduated from SUNY Downstate COM and currently a resident at Montefiore-Einstein resident in the Bronx, NY. Plans to complete an Andrology Fellowship post-graduation. Hobbies include answering pages, draining priapisms, difficult foleys and crushing DaVinci robotic simulator modules. Has a severe addiction to avocados. His co-resident happens to be his long-lost brother from another mother!
Ezra J. Margolin, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University
Graduation Date: 2023
Ezra is a fifth-year resident at Columbia University and is thrilled to be competing in the Residents Bowl for the New York Section. Originally from New Jersey, he studied economics as an undergraduate and then went to Columbia for medical school. He has a particular interest in kidney stones and medical education, and he is currently applying to fellowship programs in endourology. Outside of work, Ezra enjoys traveling, making fresh homemade pasta, and cheering on the Mets. His innate drive to be ‘number one’ inspired him to become a urologist and will hopefully serve him well in this competition.
Dennis Robins, MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2022
Dennis Robins is a Southern California native educated in the San Francisco Bay Area (Go Bears!). He moved to Brooklyn 10 years ago to pursue dreams of becoming a physician at SUNY Downstate. He is fortunate and grateful to have the best job in the world as a urologist. Dr. Robins will be heading back to California to practice General Urology in a few months. Likes - Netflix with his wife, Niners football, DimSum, Tennis and TURPs. Dislikes – Bad coffee, traffic, and Orchalgia.
Alexandra Tabakin, MD
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Graduation Date: 2022
Alexandra Tabakin grew up in New Jersey and attended Rutgers University where she studied genetics and Spanish. She earned her MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where she is now completing her chief resident year. After residency, she hopes to pursue an academic career in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery.
North Central Section – Corona Mortis
Darren Bryk, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Graduation Date: 2022
Darren Bryk is a chief urology resident at the Cleveland Clinic. He is originally from Queens, New York and graduated from NYU School of Medicine. Darren loves spending time with his wife, Amanda, and their two adorable kids, Sadie and Liam. He is a die-hard and long-suffering New York Jets fan.
Ramzy T. Burns, MD
Indiana University
Graduation Date: 2023
Dr. Ramzy Burns is currently a PGY4 resident at Indiana University. She plans to pursue a FPMRS fellowship after residency training is complete.
Claudia Collà Ruvolo, MD
University of Naples "Federico II"
Graduation Date: 2023
Claudia Collà Ruvolo is 29 years old and wished to be a doctor since she was young. After medical school, she started the residency program in Urology at the Federico II University of Naples. Now, she is attending the fourth year of the residency program. Dr. Collà Ruvolo loves both clinical and research activities and spent the second year of her training in Montreal for a research fellowship. She is very grateful for the experience she had in Canada, which has allowed her to grow a lot, especially in terms of data analysis. Her goal for the final year of the residency program is to do a Clinical Scholarship abroad to complement her professional training as much as possible.
Jason Flamiatos, MD, MPH
University of Wisconsin
Graduation Date: 2022
Jason Flamiatos is from Seattle, WA finishing his residency at the University of Wisconsin. After residency he will start his general urology practice in the sunny boating capital of Lake Havasu City, AZ on the Colorado River.
Hari Vigneswaran, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Graduation Date: 2022
Hari Vigneswaran is a native to Chicago and will be finishing up his last year of residency at UIC this upcoming summer. He has an interest in GU oncology and a research interest in prostate cancer. He is a PhD candidate at the Karolinska Institute studying prostate cancer epidemiology and racial/ethnic health disparities. After graduation Dr. Vigneswaran will be moving to Sweden to work clinically in Stockholm and continue his research at the Karolinska Institute. He enjoys golfing and skiing with his wife and at the time of this AUA conference he will be a new father!
Courtney Yong, MD
University of Iowa
Graduation Date: 2022
Courtney Yong graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and is now a 6th year urology resident at the University of Iowa. She intends to pursue a robotics fellowship after graduation with the ultimate goal of going into academics.
Northeastern Section – Winnipeg Ureteral Jets
Elizabeth Ellis, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2024
Elizabeth Ellis is a 4th year urology resident at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a St. Louis, MO native and received a BS in Chemistry from Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, a MS in Anatomy from Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, and her MD from University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO. Her research interests include molecular prognostication of renal cell carcinoma and intravesical and intra-pelvicaliceal treatments of urothelial carcinoma. She plans to pursue a fellowship in Urologic Oncology. She enjoys hiking, barre exercise classes and traveling in her spare time.
Udaybir Mann, MD
University of Manitoba
Graduation Date: 2024
Udaybir Mann is a PGY3 resident at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada. He graduated medical school from the University of Alberta and is originally from Edmonton, Alberta. During residency, Dr. Mann developed an interest in research and currently serves on the editorial board for the Canadian Urological Association Journal. During his spare time, he enjoys hiking in the Rockies, drinking good coffee, and spending time with friends, family, and his dog, Pinot.
Hugo Octaviano D. Santos, MD
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Graduation Date: 2023
Studied in the international School of The Nations in Brasília, Brazil. In 2015 graduated in medicine from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Served in the Brazilian Army as doctor in the years 2016-2017 in Brasilia, Brazil. Medical resident in General Surgery in the Insitute of Medical Assistance to State Civil Servants from 2017 to 2019, São Paulo, Brazil. Medical resident in Urology in the Albert Einstein Hospital from 2019 to 2022, São Paulo, Brazil. Currently enrolled in Uro-oncology and Robotic Surgery Fellowship in the Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Daniel Pelzman, MD
University of Pittsburg Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2023
Dan is a resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is originally from Rhode Island, and graduated with a BS from Duke University and MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. After graduation, he plans to pursue a fellowship in Andrology/Infertility. When not in the hospital, you can find him making homemade Italian food, drumming to 90s rock songs, or avidly watching all Boston sports teams.
Sana Noor Siddiqui, DO, MS
Albany Medical College
Graduation Date: 2024
Sana grew up in a Pakistani Muslim family and has a strong bond with her parents and siblings. She went to undergraduate school at the University of Maryland, College Park and then completed her master's degree at Georgetown University. Afterwards, she went to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and is now completing her residency in Urology at Albany Medical Center. In her free time, she enjoys trying new recipes with her husband, hanging out with coresidents, and playing with her cat and dog!
Rachel Wong, MD
University of Manitoba
Graduation Date: 2024
Rachel was born and raised in the small city of Winnipeg a.k.a. "Winterpeg", where it’s -60 C and colder than Mars some days. She completed her MD from the University of Manitoba before staying to join the Urology residency program in Manitoba in 2019. Outside of medicine, her hobbies include cooking, trying to keep plants alive, and listening to French rap.
South Central Section – Sausage Party
Muneeb Alam, MD
University of Kansas Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2023
Muneeb Alam is a 4th year Urology resident at the University of Kansas. He is currently applying for a fellowship in Urologic Oncology.
Logan C. Hubbard, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital
Graduation Date: 2023
Born in Los Angeles, CA, Logan Hubbard received his Bachelors and Masters at the University of Southern California. He completed medical school at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA and is now a resident at Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Hubbard enjoys music, reading and outdoor activities with his Australian cattle dog.
Dana Danbee Lee, MD
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Graduation Date: 2024
Dana Danbee Lee was born in Korea and raised by loving parents. One of them is a doctor is still practicing, so she somewhat naturally went down the same steps. She is currently in her third year of residency in the department of urology at the Pusan National University of Yangsan Hospital. Dr. Lee is proud to be representing KUA as a resident, but at the same time very much worried that she may not be able to properly represent the level of knowledge on behalf of many intellectual residents in Korea. However, she takes this opportunity with gratitude and hopes to make the best out of it.
Yurong Mai, MD
University of Texas Houston
Graduation Date: 2023
Graduated from UC Davis Summa Cum laude Major in Art Studio. Completed MD from Chicago Medical School – Rosaline Franklin University. Currently a PGY4 with UT Houston. Active duty in the United States Air Force after received the Health Professions Scholarship Program. Planning on practicing Urology in the Air Force, or possibly…The Space Force. Interests: (1) Express creativity in photography and painting; (2) Enjoy all fine things in life, especially a fine dram of Whisky.
Erick Alejandro Rodenas Gil, MD
Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital
Graduation Date: 2023
Alejandro Rodenas, originally from Guatemala, 32 years old, happily married since 2018, father of 2 children. General Surgeon and third-year Resident of Urology at Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital. Active member of the Society Mexican of Urology, American Urological Association and European Urological Association. Interested in sports, medical research and urological practice.
Luke L. Wang, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2022
Luke is a fifth year urology resident at University of Nebraska Medical Center. He will be doing a SUO Urologic Oncology fellowship at University of California San Diego in July 2022.
Southeastern Section – Field of Streams
Stephen Legg, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Graduation Date: 2022
Dr. Legg is a PGY-5 at the University of Tennessee, Health Science Center in Memphis. He is a Virginia native originally from Newport News. He received his undergraduate degree from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia where he was a 4-year member of the varsity soccer team. He earned his medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. After training he is moving back to Virginia with his wife and two children to join a growing private practice in the Shenandoah Valley.
Amanda Myers, MD
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Graduation Date: 2023
Amanda Myers is a fourth year resident at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. She is proud to represent the Southeastern Section in the AUA Residents Bowl.
Matthew Newsome, MD
University of Kentucky
Graduation Date: 2023
Matthew Newsome is currently at PGY-4 resident at the University of Kentucky. He is originally from Marietta, GA and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for college prior to medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina. In his free time, he enjoys exercising, playing as much golf as possible, watching college sports, and hanging out with his girlfriend Katie and their goldendoodle, Franklin. After residency, Dr. Newsome plans to work as a general urologist somewhere in the Southeast.
Sriharsha Talluri, MD
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 2023
Dr. Talluri completed his undergrad at Pennsylvania State University where he majored in Sociology. He went to medical school at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and was originally studying to be a psychiatrist. Dr. Talluri is currently completing his residency training at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He enjoys table tennis, hiking, carroms, video games and spending time with his wife.
Ernest Yuehin Tong, MD
LSU Health Shreveport
Graduation Date: 2022
Ernest Tong is from Arlington, TX and the first healthcare worker in the family. He was drawn to Urology because of the amazing mentors and staff that he worked alongside. Urology has a wide breadth of procedures and approaches for a single ailment where treatment is not always uniform or standard. He believes that urology requires attention to detail, surgical prowess, and creativity to be successful, and it is the culmination and never-ending drive to improve upon this that continues to propel him forward. Dr. Tong's particular interests lie in minimally invasive surgery and single port robotic surgery. He enjoys tennis and basketball in his spare time.
Mike Wenzel, MD
Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt
Graduation Date: 2024
Mike Wenzel studied medicine and economy at the Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany. Currently he is in his third year of the urologic residency at the Department of Urology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, Chair: Professor Felix KH Chun. From 05/2020-04/2021 he did a research fellowship at the Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit of the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Canada, Chair: Professor Pierre I Karakiewicz. He is currently the Vice President of the German Society of Residents in Urology Academics.
Western Section – Phallic Philosophers
Ahmad Abdelaziz, MD
Tanta University Hospital
Graduation Date: 2023
Ahmed comes from Egypt. He obtained his medical degree from Tanta University. He then completed his internship year as well as his urology residency at Tanta University hospitals. During his residency, Ahmed developed a keen interest in uro-oncology and minimal invasive urology. He is currently a first-year clinical fellow of uro-oncology. He also earned a master's degree in Urology in October 2020. When he is not in the OR, Ahmed enjoys sports, particularly playing tennis, reading and photography.
Kian Ahmadieh, MD
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Graduation Date: 2023
Kian Ahmadieh is a fourth year resident at Mayo Clinic Arizona. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Arizona State University and medical degree at the University of Nevada. His future interests include pursuing a career in reconstructive urology. His hobbies and interests include playing basketball, traveling and relaxing with family and friends.
Jasper Bash, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Graduation Date: 2023
To ponder the mysteries of the perineum and let ones mind wander the corridors of the GU system is to truly plumb the depth of the human spirit. Jasper, a native Californian currently training in Oregon, let this truth guide him to Urology early in medical school, and it continues to lead him to a fellowship in Andrology and Infertility.
Mitch Hayes, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Graduation date: 2023
Mitch Hayes is a 4th year Urology resident at Oregon Health & Science University. Mitch is from Boise, Idaho. He is applying this year for an SUO fellowship. In addition to Urology trivia, he loves to rock climb, ski, and anything outdoors.
Paul Jones, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Graduation Date: 2022
Paul Jones is a 5th year Urology resident at Oregon Health & Science University. Paul is from Nyssa, OR, and he recently accepted a job at St. Luke's Urology in Nampa, ID. Paul is married to his wife Hannah, and has a son (Jameson) and daughter (Riley). He enjoys hunting, fishing, snowboarding, and traveling with his family.
Sanam Ladi Seyedian, MD
University of Southern California
Graduation Date: 2023
Dr. Sanam Ladi-Seyedian got her medical degree in Iran. During her medical school, she also worked at Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine research center at Tehran University of Medical Science. Her research projects mostly centered around tissue engineering, pelvic medicine, and pediatric urology. She then joined University of Southern California as a research fellow in 2019. Her current research is focused on bladder and testis cancer. She has won multiple awards for presentations at different international conferences and has authored over 50 publications. She loves literature and plays Santoor, a traditional Persian musical instrument. In her free time, she likes to go hiking, doing nature photography, and traveling.
Kenneth Verlage, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Graduation Date: 2022
Dr. Verlage is a chief resident at OHSU where he will be moving on to practice general urology in the community. He enjoys all the outdoor amenities the pacific northwest has to offer. Originally from Texas, this is his first time in NOLA.