Overview
Armine Smith, M.D. is the director of urologic oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, and an associate clinical professor of urology at the Brady Urological Institute of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is a member of Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute and the director of Women's Bladder Cancer Program at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She is also a Mary and Armeane Choksi Scholar. Dr. Smith earned her medical degree from the University of California in San Francisco. She completed a residency in urology at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by a fellowship in urologic oncology at the National Cancer Institute, where she focused on development of personalized targeted therapies for bladder cancer. Dr. Smith is a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, American Association of Cancer Research and American Urological Association. She has been selected multiple times as a Washington, DC and Virginia top urologist. Dr. Smith specializes in advanced open, minimally invasive and robotic urologic surgery for urologic malignancies, including bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, penile and urethral cancer. In bladder cancer surgery she specializes in bladder preservation, complex urinary diversions, including continent orthotopic neobladder and continent catheterizable Indiana pouch techniques. In kidney cancer, her expertise focuses on partial nephrectomy, with the goal of oncologically-sound maximum nephron-sparing surgery. She has contributed to various research, publications and presentations on topics of urology. Dr. Smith has made TV appearances, lectured domestically and internationally, and authored chapters on urothelial and kidney cancer. Her current research focuses on elucidation of risk factors for bladder cancer development, oncologically safe organ preservation in both men and women with bladder and kidney cancer and improving outcomes from bladder cancer treatments. Listen to Dr. Smith’s Cancer Matters podcast episode to learn more about her work.
Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intussusception in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 150, Washington, DC 20016
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.
Alan Kusakabe is an Urologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kusakabe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intussusception in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Vasectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Kusakabe is currently accepting new patients.
Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Lambros Stamatakis is an Urologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Stamatakis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intussusception in Children. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Stamatakis is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Edward Wright is an associate professor of urology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Urology at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His clinical and research interests are in male and female urinary incontinence, complex voiding dysfunction and pelvic genitourinary reconstructive surgery. His specialty has less to do with surgical removal and more with mending urological body parts and restoring functionality in them. His passion for Johns Hopkins lies in the fact that it is the type of place where things can be done, and patients’ questions can be answered and solutions to their problems can be found through all of the resources Johns Hopkins has to offer. Dr. Wright earned his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire. He completed his residency in urology at The Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York and performed a fellowship in Urogynecology at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Wright is a member of the American Urologic Association and the Mid-Atlantic Section of American Urologic Association as well as the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology. He has been recognized with a number of awards including Winner of the Urology Chief Resident's debate New York section of the American Urologic Society at the The New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Wright is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intussusception in Children. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bladder, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Bladder CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
- Obstructive UropathyDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Obstructive Uropathy.
- Urothelial CancerDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Urothelial Cancer.
- Advanced
- Bilateral HydronephrosisDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Bilateral Hydronephrosis.
- Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Clear Cell SarcomaDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Clear Cell Sarcoma.
- CystectomyDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Cystectomy.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Familial Wilms Tumor 2Dr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Wilms Tumor 2.
- Experienced
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- Bladder StonesDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Stones.
- BoilsDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Boils.
- CarbuncleDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Carbuncle.
- Chylous AscitesDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Chylous Ascites.
- EmpyemaDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Empyema.