Our Team

Our Team

Innovative research, continuous learning, exceptional care – these are the people who make our mission a reality each and every day.

A majority of our fellowship trained faculty are represented in Best Doctors® in America, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, and Madison Magazine Top Doctors.

We have assembled a broad range of specialty-trained urologists who perform thousands of complex and unique procedures each year, but we measure our success one patient at a time.

Our department has a dedicated and experienced team working to ensure the best possible patient care every day while remaining focused on identifying new treatments and cures for current and future generations.

 

Urology Faculty

E. Jason Abel, MD, FACS

Credentials: Professor (CHS)
Head, Section of Urologic Oncology
Robert and Dolores K. Schnoes Chair in Urologic Research
Dyad Lead, Inpatient Urology

Position title: Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Urologic Oncology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: abel@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-4563

Ali Antar, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Position title: Specialties: Adult Stone Disease, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: aantar@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5440

Sara Best, MD

Credentials: Associate Professor (CT)

Email: best@urology.wisc.edu

Vinaya Bhatia, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)
Director of Medical Student Programs

Position title: Specialty: Pediatric Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: bhatia@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9534

Shannon T. Cannon, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)
Director of DEI, Urology

Position title: Specialty: Pediatric Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: cannon@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5440

Kristin Ebert, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)
Co-Director of Simulation Education

Position title: Specialties: Pediatric Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: ebert@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0475

Walid Farhat, MD,
GPLLM, FRCSC, FAAP, FACS

Credentials: Professor (CHS)
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology
Mark and Karen Koulogeorge Chair in Urology
Director of Global Urology

Position title: Specialties: Pediatric Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: farhat@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0475

Dan R. Gralnek, MD

Credentials: Associate Professor (CHS)
Director of HoLEP Program

Position title: Specialties: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), General Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: gralnek@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0759

Matthew D. Grimes, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Position title: Specialties: Genitourinary Reconstruction, Male Sexual Health
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: grimes@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8574

David F. Jarrard, MD

Credentials: Professor
Vice Chair in Urology
John P. Livesey Chair in Urologic Oncology
Deputy Director, UW Carbone Cancer Center

Position title: Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Urologic Oncology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: jarrard@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-4563

Margaret Knoedler, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Position title: Specialties: Adult Stone Disease, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: knoedler@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8574

Elizabeth Koehne, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Position title: Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: koehne@urology.wisc.edu

Craig J. Kozler, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CT)

Position title: Specialties: General Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: kozler@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9534

Frank Lin, MD, MS

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)
Co-Director of Simulation Education
Assistant Urology Residency Program Director – UnityPoint Meriter Hospital

Position title: Specialties: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: lin@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8574

Christopher M. Manakas, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)
UW Health Physician Informaticist, Urology

Position title: Specialties: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), General Urology
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: manakas@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9534

Sarah E. McAchran, MD, FACS

Credentials: Associate Professor (CHS)
Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Wellness
Dyad Lead, Outpatient Urology

Position title: Specialties: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: mcachran@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8574

Stephen Y Nakada, MD,
FACS, FRCS

Credentials: Professor
Chairman, Department of Urology
The David T. Uehling Chair in Urology
Chief Administrative Physician, UWMF Practice Plan

Position title: Specialties: Adult Stone Disease
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: nakada@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-1359

David R. Paolone, MD

Credentials: Associate Professor (CHS)
Vice Chair for Regional Urology

Position title: Specialties: General Urology, Male Sexual Health
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: david.paolone@uwmf.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5440

Kyle A. Richards, MD, FACS

Credentials: Associate Professor (CHS)
Associate Residency Program Director

Position title: Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: richardsk@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0759

William Ricke, PhD

Credentials: Professor
Department of Urology Research Professor
Director of the George M. O’Brien Center

Email: rickew@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3202

Michael C. Risk, MD, PhD

Credentials: Associate Professor (CHS)
Chief of VA Urology

Position title: Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: risk@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0759

Javier Santiago, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Position title: Specialties: Neurourology, Genitourinary Reconstruction
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: santiago@urology.wisc.edu

Emily Serrell, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor (CHS)

Position title: Specialties: Adult Stone Disease, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: serrell@urology.wisc.edu

Daniel Shapiro, MD

Credentials: Assistant Professor

Position title: Specialties: Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: shapiro@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5440

Daniel H. Williams IV, MD

Credentials: Professor (CHS)
Vice Chair for Education
Residency Program Director
UWMF Professor in Clinical Urology

Position title: Specialties: Male Infertility, Male Sexual Health
Clinical Information at UW Health

Email: williams@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-4563

Advanced Practice Providers

Ashley Braun, PA

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: abraun2@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Andrea Christensen, NP

Credentials: Nurse Practitioner

Email: achristensen@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Kristin L. Doerfer, NP

Credentials: Nurse Practitioner

Email: kdoerfer@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Ashli Ellison, NP

Credentials: Nurse Practitioner

Email: AEllison@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Jennika L. Finup, NP

Credentials: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Email: JFinup@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-6420

Tayler Garvey, NP

Credentials: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Email: tgarvey@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-6420

Laura Hermsen, PA

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: LHermsen@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Sara Hermsen, PA

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: SHermsen@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 287-2900

Allison Heroux, PA-C

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: aheroux@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Bunmi Kumapayi, RN, MS,
APNP, BC-NP

Credentials: Nurse Practitioner

Email: bkumapayi@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Jacob MacDowell, MPAS, PA-C

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: jmacdowell@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Kali Mesdjian, MSN-RN, CPNP-PC

Credentials: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Email: KMesdjian@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-6420

Mikaela Morrison, PA

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: mmorrison2@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Sadie Siarkiewicz, MPAS

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: SSiarkiewicz@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 287-2900

Rachel Stanley, PA-C

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: rstanley@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Anne Walsh, PA-C

Credentials: Physician Assistant

Email: AWalsh@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 287-2900

Yesenia Weaver, NP

Credentials: Nurse Practitioner

Email: yweaver@uwhealth.org

Phone: (608) 263-4757

Fellows

Paz Lotan, MD

Credentials: Urologic Oncology Fellow

Email: lotan@urology.wisc.edu

Residents

Zoe Blumenthal, MD

Credentials: PGY-5

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, 2020

Arighno Das, MD

Credentials: PGY-5

Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine, 2020

Ali Ghasemzadeh, MD, PHD

Credentials: PGY-5

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2020

Andrew Carey, MD

Credentials: PGY-4

University of Utah School of Medicine, 2021

Emily Davidson, MD

Credentials: PGY-4

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2021

Jacob Stevens, MD

Credentials: PGY-4

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2021

Emily Ellmann, MD

Credentials: PGY-3

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo, 2022

Megan Roedel, MD

Credentials: PGY-3

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2022

Lisa Teixeira, MD

Credentials: PGY-3

Albany Medical College, 2022

Phillip Huffman, MD

Credentials: PGY-2

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2023

Parth Shah, MD

Credentials: PGY-2

Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine, 2023

Holly Smith, MD

Credentials: PGY-2

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, 2023

Keegan Steele, MD

Credentials: PGY-2

Indiana University School of Medicine, 2023

Devante Delbrune, MD

Credentials: PGY-1

University of Minnesota, 2024

Harrison Gottlich, MD

Credentials: PGY-1

Mayo Clinic, 2024

Sarang Janakiraman, MD

Credentials: PGY-1

Loyola University, 2024

Ellen Ward, MD

Credentials: PGY-1

Texas Tech University, 2024

PhD Faculty & Scientists

Teresa Liu, PhD

Credentials: Research Assistant Professor

Email: liu@urology.wisc.edu

Kristina Penniston, PhD

Credentials: Distinguished Scientist

Email: penn@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-9797

William Ricke, PhD

Credentials: Professor
Department of Urology Research Professor
Director of the George M. O’Brien Center

Email: rickew@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-3202

Affiliate Faculty Researchers

Wei Huang, PhD

Credentials: Professor (CHS), Pathology

Email: whuang23@wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5787

Chad Vezina, PhD

Credentials: Associate Professor
Department of Comparative Biosciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
O’Brien Center Associate Director

Email: cmvezina@wisc.edu

Phone: (408) 890-3235

Rehired Annuitants

Wade A. Bushman, MD, PhD

Credentials: Professor Emeritus

Email: bushman@urology.wisc.edu

Staff

Katie Apfelbeck

Credentials: Medical Program Assistant

Position title: Administrative support for
Drs. Gralnek, Koehne, Richards, and Risk

Email: apfelbeck@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0759

Haley Bryte

Credentials: Medical Program Assistant

Position title: Administrative support for
Drs. Bhatia, Cost, Kozler, Manakas, and Santiago

Email: bryte@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9534

Debi Burkhardt

Credentials: Supervising Medical Program Assistant

Position title: Administrative support for Drs. Abel, Best, Jarrard, and Williams

Email: burkhardt@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-4563

Mariana Coughlin

Credentials: Research Communications & Outreach Specialist

Position title: Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (CAIRIBU), NIH/NIDDK U24 Interactions Core

Email: mcoughlin3@wisc.edu

Brittany Grasso

Credentials: Clinical Research Contract Manager

Email: grasso@urology.wisc.edu

Stephen J. Hall, CPA

Credentials: Chief Administrative Officer, Urology

Email: hall@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-9032

Valarie Kratochwill

Credentials: Administrative Coordinator

Position title: Administrative support for
Drs. Grimes, Knoedler, Lin, and McAchran, and Chief Administrative Officer Stephen Hall

Email: kratochwill@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8574

Tricia A. Maier

Credentials: Senior Executive Assistant

Position title: Administrative support for
Dr. Stephen Y. Nakada
and Dr. Andrew Graf

Email: maier@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-1359

Christina Marcinske

Credentials: Development Coordinator

Email: brugger@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0043

Rebecca Marrah

Credentials: Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: marrah@urology.wisc.edu

Laura McCarty, MSc

Credentials: Associate Director, Clinical and Sponsored Programs and Grants

Email: mccarty@urology.wisc.edu

Sandra L. Miller

Credentials: Senior Content Editor

Email: smiller@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-8695

Denise A. Mussehl

Credentials: Educational Programs Manager

Email: mussehl@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-2910

Teri Ott

Credentials: Financial Analyst

Email: ott@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-3240

Anna Peacock

Credentials: Education Coordinator

Email: peacock@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 263-1363

Julie Rowe

Credentials: Senior Medical Program Assistant
Pediatric Urology Division Coordinator

Position title: Administrative support for Drs. Farhat and Ebert

Email: rowej@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-0475

Lori Uttech-Hanson

Credentials: Clinical Research Center Administrator for the O'Brien Center

Email: uttechhanson@wisc.edu

Phone: (920) 296-5930

Deja Vieau

Credentials: Medical Program Assistant

Position title: Administrative support for
Drs. Antar, Cannon, Paolone, Serrell, and Shapiro

Email: vieau@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-5440

Abby Wiedmer

Credentials: Lead Clinical Research Coordinator

Email: wiedmer@urology.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 265-9172