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Treatment Philosophy
Coming from a large family, I believe in an approach to cancer care that involves the individual and the family. Personally, I treat my patients the way I would want my family treated—with honesty, compassion and skill.
Joining Fox Chase Cancer Center is the realization of a personal lifelong goal. The Center brings together the perspectives of innovative physicians and researchers to deliver revolutionary and cutting-edge treatment options to everyone. This tradition fits with my longtime dedication to provide patients with the best medical and surgical care.
I came to Fox Chase from City of Hope National Medical Center where I completed my fellowship in a leading robotic oncology program. Having had experience with more than 1,500 robotic prostatectomies, partial nephrectomy, cystectomy and neobladder, indiana pouch and ileal conduit diversions, I have treated patients with various urologic malignancies. I did this through the use of robotics and minimally invasive surgery, as well as open surgery, when appropriate. At Fox Chase, my goal is to continue offering excellent care and leading edge technology, ultimately to benefit the individual outcome and overall quality of life of my patients.
With today's advancing technology, it is critical for me, as a surgeon, to keep current with the expanding base of knowledge and make contributions that translate into reducing the burden of cancer. This starts with the individual and then applies to populations. This knowledge will be invaluable throughout my career as I care for my patients, make decisions, assume leadership responsibilities and respond to complex situations.
Treatment Focus
Robotic surgery and adrenal carcinoma
Areas of Expertise
Adrenal Tumor, Penile Cancer, Ureteral Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Urethral Cancer
Research interests
- Prostate cancer
- Robotic and minimally invasive surgery, including prostatectomy, nephrectomy and cystectomy with neobladder and indiana pouch diversion
- Robotic salvage prostatectomy
- Prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancer
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating Perioperative Risk-stratification and Risk-based, Protocol-driven Management After Elective Major Cancer Surgery
Esnaola, N. F., Chelluri, R., Castellanos, J., Altman, A., Chen, D. Y. T., Chu, C., Farma, J. M., Haber, A., Sheriff, F., Huang, C., Kutikov, A., Patel, S., Patrick, K., Reddy, S., Rubin, S., Viterbo, R., Ridge, J. A., Edelman, M., Ross, E. & Smaldone, M. & 1 others, , Mar 2025, In: Annals of Surgery. 281, 3, p. 395-403 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phase II Trial of Risk-Enabled Therapy after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (RETAIN 1)
Geynisman, D. M., Abbosh, P. H., Ross, E., Zibelman, M. R., Ghatalia, P., Anari, F., Mark, J. R., Stamatakis, L., Hoffman-Censits, J. H., Viterbo, R., Greenberg, R. E., Churilla, T. M., Horwitz, E. M., Hallman, M. A., Smaldone, M. C., Uzzo, R., Chen, D. Y. T., Kutikov, A. & Plimack, E. R., Mar 20 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43, 9, p. 1113-1122 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Symptomatic and functional recovery after transurethral resection of bladder tumor: Data from ecological momentary symptom assessment
Strother, M., Barlotta, R., Uzzo, R., Bloom, E., Jazayeri, S. B., Bigalli, A. C., Schober, J., Lee, J., Bernstein, A., Ginsburg, K., Handorf, E., Chen, D. Y., Correa, A., Greenberg, R., Smaldone, M., Viterbo, R. & Kutikov, A., Apr 2024, In: Urologic oncology. 42, 4, p. 117.e1-117.e10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical Performance of Technetium-99m-Sestamibi SPECT/CT Imaging in Differentiating Oncocytic Tumors from Renal Cell Carcinoma in Routine Clinical Practice
Schober, J. P., Braun, A., Ginsburg, K. B., Bell, S., Castro Bigalli, A. A., Chen, M., Wang, R., Magee, D., Bukavina, L., Handorf, E., Yu, J. Q., Chen, D. Y. T., Greenberg, R. E., Smaldone, M. C., Viterbo, R., Correa, A. F., Uzzo, R. G. & Kutikov, A., Sep 1 2023, In: Journal of Urology. 210, 3, p. 438-445 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Female sexual function evaluation and intraoperative vaginal reconstruction in bladder cancer
Orji, P., Sun, H., Isali, I., Bell, S., Zaorsky, N., Mishra, K., Gupta, S., Correa, A., Smaldone, M., Calaway, A., Viterbo, R. & Bukavina, L., Jul 2023, In: World Journal of Urology. 41, 7, p. 1751-1762 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Philadelphia Magazine Names 142 Fox Chase Cancer Center Physicians 'Top Doctors'
Mantia-Smaldone, G. M., Vijayvergia, N., Borghaei, H., Weiss, S. E., Kumar, R., Khanal, R., Frosch, Z. A., Flieder, D. B., Chen, D. Y., Plimack, E. R., Manley, C. J., Nejati, R. M., Ehya, H., Kutikov, A., Sherry, D. R., Hallman, M. A., Uzzo, R. G., Patel, S. A., Daly, M., Viterbo, R., Curcillo, P. G., Bleicher, R., Edelman, M., Greco, S. H., Miyamoto, C. T., von Mehren, M., Chwistek, M., Galloway, T. J., Jain, A., Meyer, J. E., Castellanos, J. A., Farma, J. M., Weinberg, D. S., Friedberg, J., Wasik, M. A., Zibelman, M. R., Wang, Y. L., Astsaturov, I., Olszanski, A. J., Simhan, J., Friedlander, J. I., Cohn, J., Sterious, S., Wei, S., Giri, A. P., Berman, A. T., Loren, D. E., McCue, P. A., Abdelmessieh, P., Ahmad, D., Messmer, M., Ghiraldi, E. M., Horwitz, E. M., Correa, A. F., Yu, J. Q., Smaldone, M. C., Villano, A. M., Aphale, A., McShane, M. M., Kumar, S. S., Walchak, A., Wookey, V. B., Wong, J. K., Nakhoda, S. K., Bauman, J., Williams, A. D., Hall, M. J., Fung, H. C., Reddy, S. S. & Geynisman, D.
04/22/25
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Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center Detail New Studies and Findings in the Area of Urology and Oncology (Symptomatic and Functional Recovery After Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor: Data From Ecological Momentary Symptom Assessment)
Kutikov, A., Correa, A. F., Uzzo, R. G., Viterbo, R., Smaldone, M. C. & Chen, D. Y.
06/17/24
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SPONSORED: First gene therapy for bladder cancer comes to Philadelphia
05/28/24
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310 Temple Health Physicians Named 'Top Doctors' by Philadelphia Magazine
Mantia-Smaldone, G. M., Vijayvergia, N., Borghaei, H., Weiss, S. E., Kumar, R., Khanal, R., Flieder, D. B., Chen, D. Y., Plimack, E. R., Dotan, E., Manley, C. J., Hernandez, E., Nejati, R. M., Ehya, H., Kutikov, A., Hallman, M. A., Uzzo, R. G., Patel, S. A., Viterbo, R., Curcillo, P. G., Bleicher, R., Edelman, M., Greco, S. H., Miyamoto, C. T., von Mehren, M., Chwistek, M., Jain, A., Meyer, J. E., Castellanos, J. A., Farma, J. M., Weinberg, D. S., Friedberg, J., Wasik, M. A., Zibelman, M. R., Wang, Y. L., Astsaturov, I., Olszanski, A. J., Simhan, J., Friedlander, J. I., Cohn, J., Sterious, S., Galloway, T. J., Wei, S., Giri, A. P., Berman, A. T., Loren, D. E., McCue, P. A., Abdelmessieh, P., Ahmad, D., Messmer, M., Horwitz, E. M., Correa, A. F., Yu, J. Q., Smaldone, M. C., Villano, A. M., Aphale, A., McShane, M. M., Kumar, S. S., Walchak, A., Nakhoda, S. K., Erkmen, C., Bauman, J., Williams, A. D., Hall, M. J., Fung, H. C., Reddy, S. S. & Geynisman, D.
05/22/24
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Philadelphia Magazine Names 133 Fox Chase Cancer Center Physicians 'Top Doctors'
Mantia-Smaldone, G. M., Vijayvergia, N., Borghaei, H., Weiss, S. E., Kumar, R., Khanal, R., Flieder, D. B., Chen, D. Y., Plimack, E. R., Dotan, E., Manley, C. J., Nejati, R. M., Ehya, H., Kutikov, A., Hallman, M. A., Uzzo, R. G., Wei, S., Patel, S. A., Viterbo, R., Curcillo, P. G., Bleicher, R., Edelman, M., Giri, A. P., Miyamoto, C. T., von Mehren, M., Chwistek, M., Galloway, T. J., Jain, A., Meyer, J. E., Castellanos, J. A., Farma, J. M., Weinberg, D. S., Friedberg, J., Wasik, M. A., Zibelman, M. R., Wang, Y. L., Astsaturov, I., Olszanski, A. J., Simhan, J., Friedlander, J. I., Cohn, J., Sterious, S., Berman, A. T., Loren, D. E., Greco, S. H., McCue, P. A., Abdelmessieh, P., Ahmad, D., Messmer, M., Horwitz, E. M., Correa, A. F., Yu, J. Q., Smaldone, M. C., Villano, A. M., Aphale, A., McShane, M. M., Kumar, S. S., Walchak, A., Nakhoda, S. K., Bauman, J., Williams, A. D., Hall, M. J., Fung, H. C., Reddy, S. S. & Geynisman, D.
04/22/24 → 04/23/24
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