Dr. William B. Zimmerman

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 clinical expertise encompasses Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Boils, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Ghani is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Dauw received his medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago graduating Magna Cum Laude. He then completed a urology residency at The University of Michigan. Following this, he pursued subspecialty training in endourology with Dr. James Lingeman at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. His primary clinical interests include the medical and surgical management of kidney stones, in particular, endourological management of complex renal calculi. He is also one of few U.S. providers with expertise in holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), a state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical treatment for men with an enlarged prostate. His research interests focus on improving the quality of care for patients with kidney stones as well as understanding outcomes associated with commonly performed endourological surgeries. Dr. Dauw is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Dauw is board certified in Urology. Dr. Dauw is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jeffery Montgomery's clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of bladder, prostate, and penile and testicular cancers. With his advanced training in urologic oncology and minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as robotic, laparoscopic and complex open surgery, he is able to deliver state-of-the-art care to his patients. He has expertise in state-of-the-art diagnostics for prostate cancer, including prostate MRI, fusion prostate biopsy, and transperineal standard and fusion prostate biopsies. He has extensive experience performing advanced robotic surgery, including prostatectomy, cystectomy with intra-corporeal urinary diversions, and inguinal lymph node dissections. Dr. Montgomery's research focuses on improving the quality and efficiency of urologic oncology disease management. Dr. Montgomery is a Michigan native and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. He then went on to complete his medical education at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York before finishing his Urology residency at the University of Michigan. He completed his urologic oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Montgomery is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Penile Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Montgomery is board certified in Urology. Dr. Montgomery is currently accepting new patients.