Overview
Mark Ball is a Plastic Surgeon and an Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ball is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Renal Oncocytoma, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 176 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 52 articles in the study of Nephrectomy.
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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.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Mohamad Allaf is Professor of Urology and Oncology, as well as Director of the Department of Urology and the Brady Urological Institute and Urologist-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Allaf is a world renowned surgeon-scientist having performed more than 2,000 robotic procedures and published over 250 peer reviewed research papers in the field's best journals. As one of the busiest robotic radical prostatectomy surgeons in the world, he aims to achieve the best outcomes for his patients. Having trained with Dr. Patrick Walsh, Dr. Allaf has used Dr. Walsh's method of radical prostatectomy as the basis for his own anatomic method to this complex operation. Dr. Allaf is also amongst the leaders in kidney cancer surgery, having served on the American Urological Association Guideline Committee for Kidney Cancer. He led a team who performed the rigorous analysis to help inform the most recent guidelines that was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He is best known for his ability to save the kidney and remove the tumor in patients with kidney tumors. Dr. Allaf runs a research endeavor aiming to decrease the morbidity associated with the treatment of cancer, and he has mentored numerous leaders in academic urology. He is actively involved in fund raising for research and education, and believes in expanding our base of support in order to advance our important mission. Dr. Allaf is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Renal Oncocytoma, Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.
Sandeep Gurram is an Urologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gurram is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.
University Of Maryland Surgical Associates PA
Michael Phelan is an Urologist and a General Surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Phelan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Phelan is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- NephrectomyDr. Ball isElite. Learn about Nephrectomy.
- Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
- Renal OncocytomaDr. Ball isElite. Learn about Renal Oncocytoma.
- Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome
- Advanced
- Penile CancerDr. Ball isAdvanced. Learn about Penile Cancer.
- ProstatectomyDr. Ball isAdvanced. Learn about Prostatectomy.
- Experienced
- Bladder CancerDr. Ball isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- CystectomyDr. Ball isExperienced. Learn about Cystectomy.
- EndoscopyDr. Ball isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Ball isExperienced. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Prostate CancerDr. Ball isExperienced. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
- Testicular CancerDr. Ball isExperienced. Learn about Testicular Cancer.
