Our URMP Mentors 

We are pleased to share with you our mentor roster for the Urology Resident Mentorship Program (URMP), which will be updated regularly with volunteer faculty mentors.

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Juan J. Andino, MD, MBA

Dr. Juan José Andino

Hometown: Arecibo, PR

Residency: University of Michigan

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Clinical - Sexual Medicine, Male infertility; Academic - Telehealth, health policy & advocacy, DEI

Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with our new baby, going outdoors (beach, hikes, camping)

Dr. Aditya Bagrodia

Dr. Aditya Bagrodia

Hometown: Kingsport, TN

Residency: UTSW

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology, germ cell tumor, prostate cancer, biomarkers, socieodemographics

Hobbies/Interests: Surfing, ping pong, Bollywood

Peter Bajic

Dr. Petar Bajic

Hometown: North Royalton, OH

Residency: Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease (penile curvature), sexual and urinary dysfunction due to cancer treatment, low testosterone, vasectomy, and prostate issues

Hobbies/Interests: Travel, bike and weight lift, and I’m a sci-fi/fantasy movie buff

Dr. Fornati Bedell

Dr. Fornati Bedell

Hometown: Pennsauken, NJ

Residency: University of Maryland

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: General Urology

Hobbies/interests: hiking, traveling, planning, dancing, cooking

Dr. Raevti Bole

Dr. Raevti Bole

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Male sexual and reproductive medicine (Erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease), BPH, prostate cancer survivorship

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, cooking/restaurants, reading, movies (love action, suspense, comedy, Bollywood), dog lover, spending time with family

Dr. Claire de la Calle

Dr. Claire de la Calle

Hometown: Mexico, I am half Mexican half French

Residency: University of Washington and Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology

Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my family

Dr. Elodi Dielubanza

Dr. Elodi Dielubanza

Hometown: Los Angeles

Residency: Northwestern University

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery

Hobbies/interests: Travel, Art, Fiction

Dr. Obi Ekwenna

Dr. Obi Ekwenna

Hometown: Oakland California/Nigeria

Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Robotics/Kidney Transplantation

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, sports, mentoring, reading nonfiction, podcasts/global surgery, overcoming barriers to kidney transplantation in underserved communities & resource constrained environments, robotics in urology and renal transplantation, living organ donor protection, medical education

Dr. Christine Ibilibor

Dr. Christine Ibilibor

Hometown: Marietta, GA

Residency: Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology

Hobbies/interests: writing poetry, running, yoga, reading, wellness, mindfulness

Dr. Jamaal Jackson

Dr. Jamaal C. Jackson

Hometown: Hyattsville, MD (PG County)

Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology

Hobbies/Interests: Football, basketball, playing sports, video games, shoes, restaurants/bars, cooking, history, stand-up comedy

Dr. Lawrence Jenkins

Dr. Lawrence Jenkins, MD, MBA, FACS

Hometown: Buffalo, NY

Residency: University of Miami

Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Urologic subspecialty/ Area of professional interest: Men’s Sexual Health and Fertility

Hobbies/ Interests: Travel, photography, watching sports

Dr. Michael Kongyuy

Dr. Michael Kongnyuy

Hometown: Kumbo, Cameroon

Residency: University of Alabama in Birmingham

Urologic subspecialty/ Area of professional interest: General Urology

Hobbies/ Interests: Auto Mechanics

Dr. Courtney Lee

Dr. Courtney L. Lee

Hometown: Morristown, NJ

Residency: SUNY Downstate

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: General Urology with an emphasis on female urology

Hobbies/Interests: Spinning yarn, knitting, crocheting, weaving, quilting, and listening to audiobooks

Dr. David A. Melendez

Dr. David Melendez

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Residency: St Louis University

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Prosthetics for male / ED, General Urology, Endourology & Stones, Robotics, Hispanic Urology

Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, travel, enology, cooking, spending time with family, reading, music

Dr. Onika Noel

Dr. Onika Noel

Hometown: Georgetown, Guyana; Brooklyn, NY

Residency: Sacramento, CA

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology, Bladder Cancer, health care disparities, medical education

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, live shows, comedy, minding my business, reading, documentaries

Dr. Jay Ogunkeye

Dr. Jay Ogunkeye

Hometown: Malvern PA, Chicago IL

Residency: Stanford Urology

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology and health policy

Hobbies/Interests: Sports (Philadelphia Eagles, UNC Tar Heels), music, traveling

Dr. Henry Okafor

Dr. Henry Okafor

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria

Residency: SUNY Upstate

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: FPMRS

Hobbies/interests: biking, gaming

Dr. Chinonyerem Okoro

Dr. Chinonyerem Okoro

Hometown: Washington D.C.

Residency: University of Washington

Fellowship: Temple University

Urologic Subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Robotics, Urologic Oncology and Reconstruction

Hobbies/Interests: Travel, Sports, Exercise

Dr. Marcelino Rivera

Dr. Marcelino Rivera

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Endourology/Stone Disease, BPH/HoLEP

Hobbies/Interests: Singing, Music, indoor rowing, running, travel, gardening

Kymora Scotland, MD

Dr. Kymora Scotland, MD, PhD

Hometown: Bronx, New York

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Endourology/ Basic research

Hobbies/interests: Dancing, Travel, Capoeira

Dr. Matthew Smith

Dr. Matthew Smith

Hometown: Buffalo, NY

Residency: SUNY Downstate

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Urologic Oncology, Health Disparities in underserved populations

Hobbies/Interests: NFL, stand-up comedy, boxing

Dr. Gjanje Smith-Mathus MD, MPH

Dr. Gjanje Smith-Mathus MD, MPH

Hometown: Currently reside in Durham, NC, originally from Monrovia, Liberia

Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Urologic subspecialty/ Area of professional interest: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Hobbies/ Interests: Family time, travel, music, reading, crochet

Dr. Kristian Stensland

Dr. Kristian Stensland

Hometown: Snohomish, Washington

Residency: Lahey Clinic

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Oncology, HSR (implementation science and clinical trials)

Hobbies/Interests: Running, college football

Dr. Aisha Taylor

Dr. Aisha Taylor

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Residency: Northwestern McGaw University in Chicago, IL

Urologic Subspecialty/Area of Professional interest: Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery (UPRS)

Hobbies/Interests: Painting, sketching, visual art creation, traveling the world, (dancing if I can learn to be good again), live concert going (COVID safe), reggae music festivals in Jamaica

Adam B. Weiner, MD

Dr. Adam Weiner

Hometown: Manteca, CA

Residency: Northwestern University

Urologic subspecialty/ Area of professional interest: Urologic oncology, prostate cancer, computational genomic research

Hobbies/ Interests: Weightlifting, guitar, hiking, watching stand-up comedy

Dr. Dock Winston

Dr. Dock Winston, MD MPH MBA

Hometown: Oxford, NC

Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Urologic subspecialty/Area of professional interest: Reconstruction, Men's Heath, Racial/Ethnic/Sexual Minorities Health Disparities, Healthcare Systems Development and Management

Hobbies/Interests: Using my passport as much as possible (53 countries and counting); Drone Pilot; DIY Foodie; Disco Enthusiast