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Upahvan Rai is a Urologist in Lansing, Michigan.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1215 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
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.
Taubman Center
After graduating from the University of Leeds, Dr. Ghani completed basic surgical training in Edinburgh followed by urological surgery training in London. He was awarded a Master of Surgery thesis from the University of London for research on percutaneous renal stone surgery. Following completion of sub-specialist training in Endourology at the Stone Unit at Guy’s Hospital, London, Dr. Ghani was awarded The Urology Foundation Scholarship and undertook fellowship training in robotic surgery at the Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.He joined the University of Michigan in 2013 and leads the Endourology program at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. He treats patients with kidney problems: stones, cancer and obstruction. Dr Ghani has authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, and his research focuses on endoscopic stone surgery and quality improvement. Specifically, he has been advancing a Dusting technique for ureteroscopy and has extramural funding to study laser lithotripsy in the laboratory. He is the Course Director of the annual Developments in Ureteroscopic Stone Treatment (D.U.S.T.) symposium, an international meeting that has exposed hundreds of urologists to advanced ureteroscopy techniques. He is also the Course Director of the American Urological Association annual course, Dust or Bust.In addition, Dr Ghani serves as the Director of the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC), which is a consortium of 46 urology practices aiming to improve the quality of care for patients with prostate cancer, kidney stones, and kidney cancer. Within MUSIC, he is the principal investigator of two randomized clinical trials assessing patient health-related quality of life and healthcare use after ureteroscopy. Dr. Ghani has received numerous prizes for his presentations and research from the American Urological Association, Endourological Society, European Association of Urology, and has lectured and taught surgeons throughout the world. He is an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Urology and serves on the editorial board of Nature Reviews Urology. Dr. Ghani is highly rated in 31 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Prostate Cancer, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.
Lansing Institute Of Urolgoy
Rafid Yousif is a Urologist in East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Yousif is highly rated in 56 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
Brighton Center For Specialty Care
I came to the University of Michigan as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar in 1997, following the completion of my urologic training at Cornell University-New York Hospital. During the fellowship, I also obtained a Masters degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Even more importantly, I was inspired by my mentors including Rodney Hayward and James Montie to train others to conduct high quality research. I then stayed on to join the University of Michigan faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1999. In 2004, I was promoted to Associate Professor, and in 2009, I was promoted to Professor of Urology. Dr. Wei is highly rated in 33 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Incontinence, Prostatectomy, and Cystectomy.
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