Jose Benito A. Abraham, MD

Clinical Fellow

Biography

Dr. Abraham completed his medical degree at the University of the East and completed his residency training in Urology at The National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Manila, Philippines. He went on to a one-year Fellowship Training in Endourology and Laparoscopy at the Department of Urology of the University of California, Irvine under Dr. Ralph V. Clayman. During his fellowship, he also worked closely with Dr. Elspeth M. McDougall and served as Instructor in the Mini-Residency training program at the Astellas Center for Urological Education, one of the two largest robotic training centers in the United States. Dr. Abraham’s main interest as a clinical fellow in the division includes laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy, minimally invasive approaches to the urologic problems of kidney transplant patients, as well as renal and pancreas transplantation. Dr. Abraham joined the Division in September, 2007.

Selected publications

Deane LA, Lee HJ, Box GN, Abraham JB, Abdelshehid CS, Elchico ER, Alipanah R, Borin JF, Johnson RW, Jackson DJ, McDougall EM, Clayman RV. Third Place: Flank Position Is Associated with Higher Skin-to-Surface Interface Pressures in Men Versus Women: Implications for Laparoscopic Renal Surgery and the Risk of Rhabdomyolysis. J Endourol. 2008 Jun;22(6):1147-52.

Abraham JB, Abdelshehid CS, Lee HJ, Alipanah R, Andrade LA, Sargent ER, Box GN, Deane LA, McDougall EM, Clayman RV. LapED(R) 4-In-1 Silicone Training Aid for Practicing Laparoscopic Skills and Tasks: A Preliminary Evaluation. J Endourol. 2008 Jun;22(6):1351-8.

Deane LA, Lee HJ, Box GN, Melamud O, Yee DS, Abraham JB, Finley DS, Borin JF, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, Ornstein DK: Robotic versus Standard Laparoscopic Partial/Wedge Nephrectomy: A Comparison of Intraoperative and Perioperative Results from a Single Institution. J Endourol. 2008 Apr 8 [Epub ahead of print]

Box GN, Lee HJ, Santos RJ, Abraham JB, Louie MK, Gamboa AJ, Alipanah R, Deane LA, McDougall EM, Clayman RV. Rapid Communication: Robot-Assisted NOTES Nephrectomy: Initial Report. J Endourol; 22(3):503-6, 2008.

Abraham JB, Young JL, Box GN, Lee HJ, Deane LA, Ornstein DK: Comparative analysis of laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical cystectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion. J Endourol. 2007 Dec;21(12):1473-80.

Clayman RV, Box GN, Abraham JB , Lee HJ, Deane LA, Sargent ER, Nguyen NT, Chang K, Tan AK, Ponsky LE, McDougall LM: Rapid communication: transvaginal single-port NOTES nephrectomy: initial laboratory experience. Journal of Endourology. 2007, 21(6): 640-644.

Abraham JB, Abdelshehid CS, Lee HJ, Box GN, Deane LA, Le T, Jellison F, Borin JF, Manipon A, McDougall EM, Clayman RV: Rapid communication: effects of steris 1() sterilization and cidex((r)) ortho-phthalaldehyde high-level disinfection on durability of new-generation flexible ureteroscopes.J Endourol. 2007 Sep;21(9):985-92.