Designed to foster a spirit of competition and Section pride, the AUA Residents Bowl is the not-to-be-missed event of AUA2024. 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 eleventh 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 Residents Pavilion (Booth #159) in the Science & Technology Hall.
Residents Bowl Schedule
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Preliminaries |
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Semifinals |
1-2 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 Residents Bowl Judges and Residents Bowl Question Writers.
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Congratulations to the AUA2024 Residents Bowl Champions, team "Scrotal Recall" from the South Central Section!
Mid-Atlantic Section – GU Tang Clan
Ahmed Abdalla, MD
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Graduation Date: 2026
Originally from Sudan, Ahmed Abdalla grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma and spent most of his childhood there. Ahmed moved to Sudan for high school, before coming back to Oklahoma to attend OSU. He then moved to Texas for work, before eventually attending medical school at Texas Tech. He is now a resident of the great city of Philadelphia. He enjoys playing soccer and watching football (Go Pokes!).
Micaela Arbizu, MD
El Hospital General de Agudos Carlos G. Durand
Graduation Date: 2025
Micaela Arbizu is thirty-one years old and is from Hilario Ascasubi, a town near Bahía Blanca. She studied at UNS (Universidad Nacional del Sur) and then began her urology residency at Durand Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is currently in her third year. Dr. Arbizu does not know yet what she will pursue following training, but her primary areas of interest are in endourology and genitourinary reconstructive surgery.
Sean Fletcher, MD
Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute
Graduation Date: 2025
Sean Fletcher is a PGY-5 Urology resident at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute. He received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He plans to pursue a career in urologic oncology.
Dylan Hutchison, MD, MS
University of Virginia
Graduation Date: 2025
Dylan grew up in Traverse City, Michigan. He received his M.D. from Michigan State University. He is currently a resident at the University of Virginia and is interested in Pediatric Urology. He enjoys hiking, snowboarding, mountain biking, film, and hanging out with his wife and two boys.
Joanna Marantidis, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Graduation Date: 2025
Joanna is currently a fourth year urology resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She received her BA from the University of Southern California, where she majored in Health and Humanity, an interdisciplinary social science major aimed at understanding health and human experience. She then obtained her Masters in Bioscience in Clinical and Regulatory Affairs from the Keck Graduate Institute. She earned her medical degree and graduated with High Distinction at the Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. She is currently applying to Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowships.
New England Section – I Knew LUER Trouble When You LOCKed in
Dylan Buller, MD
University of Connecticut
Graduation Date: 2025
Dylan Buller is a 4th year urology resident at the University of Connecticut, where he earned his medical degree. He is interested in urologic oncology. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their one year-old daughter, playing music, playing golf and other recreational sports, and traveling.
Caitlyn Desir, MD
Maine Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2026
Caitlyn grew up in Bridgton, ME and moved to New York City for her undergraduate studies after high school. She earned her undergraduate degree in 2010 in Film & Television production at New York University and worked for several years as an event planner and film producer before realizing her passion for medicine. She completed the post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Columbia University in 2015 and moved to Albany, NY for medical school. She is now completing her residency in Urology at Maine Medical Center and is eager to continue practicing general urology in her home state of Maine when she graduates. In her free time she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her husband James, their 1-year-old son Leo, and their 3 dogs Zoli, Gordon and Marty McFly.
Ahmed Elkashef, MD
Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University
Graduation Date: 2024
Ahmed Elkashef is a dedicated physician, born on 16th February 1990 and holds a Bachelor's degree in Medicine. He has successfully performed numerous life-saving procedures. Committing to advancing medical knowledge, he has published research articles in prestigious medical journals. He has organized and participated in national and international medical conferences. His compassionate approach and strong collaborative skills have made him excel in team working. He likes to spend his leisure time engaging in painting and sports; these activities bring him immense joy and help him relax. Dr. Elkashef's ultimate goal is to make a positive impact on the lives of others and contribute to the advancement of medical science.
Sreeya Komaravolu, MD
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Graduation Date: 2025
Sreeya is a current PGY-4 at Brown University. She grew up in New Jersey, where she attended both college and medical school via a combined B.S./M.D. program at The College of New Jersey, followed by Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island where she tried (and loved!) her first oyster. She hopes to pursue URPS/FPMRS and has applied for the match this year. Outside of urology, her interests include her plants, reading, and getting out on the water as much as possible.
Christopher J. Magnani, MD, MS, Mphil
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Graduation Date: 2026
Chris’s interests have varied from chemistry to astronomy to health policy, and he has earned degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, and Stanford. Currently, he is interested in urologic oncology and is working on research involving the genomics of bladder cancer, with special interest in whole transcriptome sequencing and visualizations of complex data. When he’s not cramming urology-related trivia, Chris also enjoys exploring the outdoors by foot, bike, or boat, and he enjoys cooking (or rather sampling) good food with his wife and young son.
Andrew Orlando, MD
Boston University Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2025
Andrew Orlando is a current PGY-4 at Boston University Medical Center in Massachusetts. He graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania with an undergraduate degree in Biology and subsequently received his medical degree from Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey. He was born in Sayre, PA but spent his formative years in Newburyport, MA.
Jonathan Xu, MD
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2025
Jonathan is a fourth-year urology resident at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA. Originally from Houston, Texas, Jonathan attended Columbia University in New York City where he majored in Biochemistry and History. He received his M.D. from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and subsequently moved to the Boston area for residency training. In his spare time, Jonathan is likely to be found hiking in the White Mountains, bouldering in climbing gyms, reading a novel, or playing piano in the hospital lobby.
New York Section – The City That Never Sleepwets
Darius Ashrafi
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
Graduation Date: 2025
Darius Ashrafi is a final year Urology trainee from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia and is representing the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand. He completed medical school at the University of Queensland and his Urological training in Queensland and New South Wales. Outside of Urology, he loves spending time with his family and watching/playing/discussing soccer.
Adithya Balasubramanian, MD
NY Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2026
Adithya Balasubramanian is a PGY-4 Urology resident at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. He grew up in San Jose, California, and attended Rice University for undergrad and Baylor College of Medicine for medical school. In his free time, Adithya enjoys working out, watching sports (Cricket, NFL, MMA, F1), reading about geopolitics and hanging out with his fiancée. He has an interest in endourology and stone disease.
Krishna Doppalapudi, MD
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Graduation Date: 2024
Krishna is a lifelong New Jersey native, completing high school and his higher education all within the state. He is currently a chief resident at Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson and will be pursuing a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and robotics at Hackensack University Medical Center next year. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, family, and friends. He is a big sports fan and particularly likes playing tennis and basketball. He also enjoys playing trivia games with his friends (particularly Jeopardy!) and is excited to be participating in this year's Resident Bowl competition.
Joo Lee, MD
NYU Langone Long Island
Graduation Date: 2025
Joo Lee was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota and went to undergrad at Washington University in St. Louis and medical school at New York Medical College. Dr. Lee plans to do general urology. Outside of work, she loves to try new restaurants, play golf, and spend time with family and friends.
Olamide Omidele, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2025
Olamide Omidele is originally from Warri, Nigeria and completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Columbia University before completing his M.D. at the Icahn School of Medicine. During residency, he found his passion in robotic and minimally invasive surgery as he worked alongside many giants of the field. He looks forward to providing quality care to a diverse patient population in the future. Outside of urology, Olamide is a gym-enthusiast, music lover, and Arsenal fan.
North Central Section – Pirates of the Perineum
Arighno Das, MD
University of Wisconsin
Graduation Date: 2025
Fourth-year resident at the University of Wisconsin with interests in Urologic Oncology.
Jonathan Dokter, MD
William Beaumont University Hospital
Graduation Date: 2026
Jonathan Dokter was born and raised in the small town of Williamston, Michigan. He went to Michigan State for his undergraduate degree before attending Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He enjoys watching Premier League soccer, running, and traveling whenever he can.
Adam Jenks, MD
Southern Illinois University
Graduation Date: 2024
Adam Jenks is a chief resident at Southern Illinois University. He originally hails from the state of Georgia and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Georgia. Afterwards, he pursued a short career in film and television production before going on to complete his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia. When not in the Operating Room he tries to enjoy time outdoors with a focus on water-related activities including fishing, kayaking, scuba diving and others. He plans to join a practice in Savannah, Georgia at the completion of his residency.
Ruben Vasquez, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 2025
Born in San Diego, CA. Came to IU for residency for the surgical volume and complexity of care offered by the urology program.
Danielle Whiting, MD
Frimley Park Hospital
Graduation Date: 2024
Danielle went to university at King’s College London and is now a final year urology resident in the UK. She is representing the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) at the AUA Residents Bowl this year. After finishing training, she hopes to pursue a consultant career in endourology.
Northeastern Section – The Dribblers
Asef Aziz, MD
Albany Medical College
Graduation Date: 2026
Asef is currently a PGY-3 resident at Albany Medical Center. After completing undergraduate education at Baylor University, he attended Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is interested in translational research and Endourology.
Laena Hines, MD
University of Rochester
Graduation Date: 2025
Laena Hines is a PGY-4 in her research year, interested in reconstructive urology. Her clinical passions include increasing access to care, patient education, and improving clinical efficiency with technology. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her son and doing pilates.
William Luke, MD
University of Western Ontario
Graduation Date: 2025
Will is a PGY4 resident in London, Ontario. He loves his family, friends and co-residents. He manages to be an avid runner and couch surfer. He has an aptitude for both failing and failing upwards. He has a particular interest in oncology and hopes to share his passion with other life-long learners!
Nikolas Moring, MD
Albany Medical College
Graduation Date: 2025
4th year resident from Albany, NY. Interested in reconstruction, cats, and skydiving.
Edoardo Pozzi, MD
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Graduation Date: 2026
Edoardo Pozzi is a Urology resident at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy. He graduated with honors and special mention in Medicine and Surgery in 2019 from the same university. During his final year of studies, he completed a research fellowship at the Andrology department of the University College London Hospital (UCLh) in London, UK. Currently, he is completing a fellowship in Andrology at the University of Miami, Desai Sethi Urology Institute, USA. He is the author of over 80 scientific publications in indexed international journals, as well as the author of six chapters in the field of uro-andrology. He serves as a reviewer for several important scientific journals, including Human Reproduction, Fertility & Sterility, Andrology, and the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Ryan Ramjiawan, MD
University of Manitoba
Graduation Date: 2025
Ryan was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He completed all of his training thus far in the cold Canadian north including undergraduate studies, medical school and currently in his 4th year in the urology residency program at the University of Manitoba. He is interested in pursing a career in functional and reconstructive urology. Outside of urology, he enjoys playing competitive soccer and downhill skiing.
South Central Section – Scrotal Recall
William J. Brockway, MD
Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M University
Graduation Date: 2024
William Brockway, MD, is a soon-to-be graduate of the Baylor Scott & White urology residency program in Temple, Texas. Upon completion, he will be entering private practice within the state.
Monika Gasiorek, MD
University of Texas HSC San Antonio
Graduation Date: 2024
Monika Gasiorek was born in Poland and later grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She moved to Washington, DC for college to study international relations, but about halfway through decided to pursue medicine instead. Dr. Gasiorek remained in DC for medical school where she developed an interest in Urology, and specifically pediatric Urology. She moved to Texas for residency training and will continue the journey west to Seattle for fellowship this summer.
Connor McCormick, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 2025
Connor grew up in north-central Montana. He received his undergraduate degree in molecular biology and biotechnology from the University of Idaho. He worked in several diverse settings, including Antarctica, before attending medical school at the University of Washington. After residency, he is going to practice urology in Great Falls, Montana. He enjoys music, science fiction, and rivers.
Abhijit Shah
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Graduation Date: 2025
A resident of Mumbai, India, Dr. Abhijit Shah is currently pursuing a three-year Urology residency at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Professionally, he thoroughly enjoys urology as a subject, and has special interests in endourology, uro-oncology, and reconstructive urology. With recent exposure to Robotic surgery, he has a keen interest in pursuing Uro-oncology in the future. Beyond medicine, Abhijit is an ardent sports fan with an immense love for football/soccer, cricket, and the NBA. Trekking, swimming, and long-distance running are his energy outlets. Non-academic reading, especially fiction novels, and global market trends are usually how he ends a long day.
Jordan Stiverson, MD
University of Kansas Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2025
Born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. Attended Wichita State University for undergrad, followed by medical school at the University of Kansas. Currently a fourth year urology resident at the University of Kansas.
Brett Wiesen, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Graduation Date: 2025
Born in Naples, FL. Played collegiate soccer at the University of Chicago. Interested in Oncology.
Southeastern Section – UroJet Setters
Joseph Balbona, MD
University of South Florida
Graduation Date: 2026
Joseph Balbona is a current PGY-3 at USF in Tampa. He is interested in oncology and recon but is undecided about his career direction at this moment. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Joseph went to undergrad at Vanderbilt in Nashville and medical school at USF in Tampa. His hobbies include home DIY, home-brewing, cooking and playing with his two dogs (Cavalier Spaniels).
Chandler Denison, MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2027
Chandler Denison is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisianna. He attended LSU for his undergraduate degree and LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans for his medical degree. He has now made his way to Mississippi for residency training where is a second-year resident. He is an avid LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints fan.
Eliiyahu Kresch, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
Graduation Date: 2027
Eliiyahu Kresch is a PGY-2 at UF Jacksonville. He graduated from Tel Aviv School of Medicine class of 2022. He is passionate about all areas in urology and is looking forward to attaining mastery in the field. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and cooking.
Michael Oberle, DO
Wellstar MCG Health
Graduation Date: 2024
Michael Oberle is a current chief resident at Wellstar MCG health in Augusta, GA. Oiginally from Vermillion, SD, he attended Black Hills State University in South Dakota were he played football and earned a B.S. in Biology and a M.S. integrative Genomics. He then attended medical school at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine- Auburn campus and graduated in the inaugural class of 2019. He completed a General Surgery Preliminary year at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and started as a PGY2 at MCG in 2020. He will join a private practice in North Sioux City, SD in August.
Tomas Paneque, MD
LSU Health Science Center, Shreveport
Graduation Date: 2024
Tomas Paneque was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and raised in the town of Secaucus. He attended Columbia University and majored in Neuroscience & Behavior. During college he met his wife Elleny, a Louisiana native and Ophthalmology resident at LSU Health Shreveport. He attended Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson for medical school training and landed in Shreveport in the summer of 2019. He will be joining the University of Iowa for an Endourolgy fellowship following residency. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the guitar. He also enjoys a good walk with the dog, biking around town and eating out.
Gabriel Chahade Sibanto Simões
State University of Campinas
Graduation Date: 2025
Gabriel Simões, born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Urology Resident at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), currently in his final year of residency. Gabriel's primary interests lie in uro-oncology, robotic surgery and endourology.
Esteban Tresgallo Pares, MD
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Graduation Date: 2025
Esteban Tresgallo Pares is a PGY-5 Urology resident at the University of Puerto Rico. He was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and graduated from college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He plans to pursue a Robotic Surgery fellowship before returning to his home island of Puerto Rico to establish a practice.
Western Section – P-unit
Madeleine Burg, MD
University of Southern California
Graduation Date: 2024
Madeleine grew up in Santa Maria, California. She was accepted to the combined baccalaureate/MD program at University of Southern California, completing degrees in Biological Sciences and Occupational Therapy. She took a year off in between undergraduate and medical school at USC to live in Guatemala for 6 months, learning Spanish and volunteering in local public health centers with sex-workers. In medical school, she spent a year doing research with Dr. Sia Daneshmand on frailty using perioperative physical fitness testing and wearable fitness trackers. She stayed at USC for residency and ultimately fell in love with URPS (formerly FPMRS). She is excited to be starting an URPS fellowship at UCLA this summer!
Emily Clennon, MD, MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
Graduation Date: 2025
Emily Clennon is a PGY4 in Urology at Oregon Health & Science University. She captained her high school's Scholastic Bowl and Science Olympiad teams, competed in state in a vocabulary competition, and was state champion in Epidemiology affirming her status as the nerdiest person in central Illinois. She received her undergraduate degree in Biological Chemistry at Grinnell College where she ran track and managed the sexual health information center to shore up counterpoints to her nerdiness. She received her MD and MPH from OHSU, mentored by the venerable Dr. Jasper Bash, and is currently applying into pediatric urology fellowship. She is currently serving as chair of the Policy and Advocacy Resident/Recruitment Workgroup, so contact her with any questions about getting involved in advocacy (not about urological trivia)!
Ryo Shiode, MD
Ehime University/Uwajima City Hospital
Graduation Date: 2026
Dr. Ryo Shiode lives in Ehime prefecture, Japan. Ehime prefecture is also home to the oldest hot spring in the country, “Dogo Onsen.” He is in his second year of working as a urology resident. In the future, he wants to specialize in kidney transplants and robotic surgery. Ryo’s hobby is traveling; and while he’s been to Hawaii, he has not visited continental North America. He loves American culture and looks forward to experiencing it first-hand.
Jessica Wenzel, MD, MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
Graduation date: 2025
Jessica grew up in Dallas, TX, completed her undergraduate, masters and medical school at the University of Texas at Austin, and was overjoyed to head westward after matching at OHSU. She is in her fourth year of training and plans to go into general urology after residency. In her free time, she has fully embraced all the Pacific Northwest has to offer. She loves hiking, camping, and skiing with her husband and daughter.
Jonathan S. Yu, MD
Tripler Army Medical Center
Graduation Date: 2025
Jonathan was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He completed degrees in violin performance and psychology at Northwestern University. He then joined the US Army and completed medical school at the Uniformed Services University. He is currently a PGY-4 at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. If he's not in the hospital, he can be found spending time with his wife and newborn son or teeing off at Navy-Marine golf course.