:: Thomas E. Ahlering M.D.*
Professor andVice Chai of the Department of Urology
Specialty: Urologic Oncology, Robotic Prostatectomy
phone: 714-456-6068

:: Ralph V. Clayman, M.D.*
Professor and Chair, Department of Urology.
Specialty: Minimally invasive surgery for kidney stone disease, kidney cancer, and strictures of the ureter
phone: 714-456-3418

:: Atreya Dash, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Chief, Urology Service at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Specialty: Urologic oncology with an emphasis on bladder cancer.

:: Joel Gelman M.D.
Volunteer Faculty, Assistant Clinical Professor **
Specialty: Urethral stricture disease, Peyronie's disease, Hypospadias, Erectile Dysfunction
** Dr. Gelman is not a member of the UC Irvine Medical Group. For patient appointments and billing questions, please contact his office directly.
phone: 714-456-2951

:: Regina Hovey M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor & Residency Program Director
Specialty: Neurourology of Spinal Injured Patients and Female Urology
phone: 714-456-7128

:: Michael K. Louie, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Endourology clinical fellow under the tutelage of Dr. Ralph Clayman.
Specialty: laparoscopic and endourologic procedures.

:: Anup Kundu, Ph.D.
Project Scientist
Specialty: Urologic tissue bioengineering, biopolymers.

:: Elspeth McDougall M.D.*
Professor and Director of the Astellas Center for Urological Education
Specialty: Clinical and research work in minimally invasive urologic surgery and assist in the development of a minimally invasive surgery education center. Director of New Frontiers in Endourology course.
phone: 714-456-7005

:: Ori Melamud, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: General urology and laparoscopic and endourologic procedures.

:: Jerome Miller M.D.*
Clinical Professor of Urology
Specialty: General Urology

:: David K. Ornstein M.D.*
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery and Urologic Oncology at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Specialty: All areas of Urologic Oncology (prostate, bladder and kidney cancer) with specific emphasize on robotic prostatectomy, robotic partial nephrectomy and robotic cystectomy with urinary diversion.
phone: 714-456-5179 or 562-PROSTATE

:: Esequiel Rodriguez Jr., M.D.
Assistant Professor
Specialty: General urology with an emphasis on laparoscopy and robotic surgery and pediatric urology.

:: Leland Ronningen M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Specialty: Benign diseases of the prostate and urologic care of spinal cord-injured patients.
phone: 714-456-7005

:: Nader Sadoughi, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Urology
Specialty: General Urology and Urologic Oncology, Long Beach Veterans Administration

:: Anne R. Simoneau M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery (Urology)
Specialty: Urologic Oncology and Chemoprevention Research, Long Beach Veterans Administration

:: Aaron Spitz, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Specialty: Infertility

:: Darren R. Tyson, PhD.
Laboratory Director, Department of Urology
Specialty: Cell and molecular biology of prostate cancer, growth factor receptor biology, especially epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, and urologic tissue engineering.

:: David S. Yee, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Specialty: laparoscopic and endourologic procedures.

:: Xiaolin Zi, PhD.
Assistant Researcher
Specialty: Research of prostate and bladder cancers