Kidney Stone Center Expert Team
UCLA Faculty and Providers
Matthew D. Dunn, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Dunn earned his medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC. He subsequently completed his Urology Residency at LAC + USC Medical Center and fellowship training in Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery at Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital. He has an expertise in minimally invasive surgery, specifically endoscopic management of all types of urinary diversions and complex kidney stones as well as laser management of BPH.
Fuad F. Elkhoury, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. He completed his urology residency at the UCLA Department of Urology and completed his fellowship in endourology and robotic surgery at UCLA. He is an expert in the surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and an expert in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP). Dr Elkhoury also specializes in the surgical and medical management of kidney stones.
Stanley Frencher Jr., MD, MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of UCLA Urology, Director of Urology and Chair of Perioperative Services Department at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) and UCLA Urology Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Aydin Pooli, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Pooli earned his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). He subsequently completed his urology residency at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and urologic oncology fellowship training at UCLA’s Institute of Urologic Oncology (IUO), David Geffen School of Medicine. His primary research interests include working on gene expression protocols for high risk prostate and kidney cancers.
Christopher S. Saigal, MD
Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Urology. Clinical practice, UCLA Westwood Campus. He is also on the staff of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Saigal has had a longstanding clinical interest in urologic cancers and the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. His research is focused on patient-centered decision support and quality of care for urologic conditions.
Kymora B. Scotland, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Scotland earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, completed her urology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and her endourology fellowship at the University of British Columbia. She also obtained her doctoral degree at the Tri-Institutional Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering MD-PhD Program.
Caroline L. Wallner, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Wallner graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and then completed her general surgery and Urology residency at Loma Linda. Her clinical interests include diseases of the prostate, urinary stone disease, erectile dysfunction, and general urology. She specializes in open, endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgeries.
Kiran Gollapudi, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Gollapudi received his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He subsequently completed his residency in Urology at UCLA and went on to complete a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His clinical interests include urologic oncology, kidney stones, and minimally invasive surgery for benign and malignant diseases. Dr. Gollapudi has a strong interest in medical student and resident education.