Urology Division
Meet our Faculty
Thomas Borden, MD
Professor Emeritus, former Chief
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Urology
Research Interests
Antenatal hydronephrosis
Michael Davis, MD
Associate Professor
Surgical Director of Renal Transplant Program
Staff Physician, New Mexico VA Health Care System
Clinical Interests:
Oncology, Renal Transplant, Laparoscopy, Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Endourolgoy, Urological Prosthetics
Research Interests:
Molecular markers of prostate cancer progression, Diagnostic and treatment modalities for prostate cancer
Lawrence J. Gibel, MD
Associate Professor
Staff Physician, New Mexico VA Health Care System
Clinical Interests:
Kidney Transplant, Endourology, Kidney Cancer
Research Interests:
Rental Transplant
Wayne Kuang, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:
Infertility, Vasectomy Reversal
Research Interests:
Infertility, Vasectomy Reversal
Joseph Raffel, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Professor
Research Interests:
Pediatric Urology
David N, Robbins, MD
Assistant Professor
Staff Physician, New Mexico VA Health Care System
Clinical Interests:
General Urology, Prostate Cancer, Endourology, Erectile Dysfunction
Research Interests:
Prostate Cancer
Delbert Rudy, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:
Neuro-urology, urodynamics
Research Interests:
Neuro-urology, urodynamics
Satyan Shah, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Residency Program Director
Director of Robotic Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Chief Robotic Surgery, New Mexico VA Health Care System
Clinical Interests:
Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery (LESS), Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery for Prostate and Kidney Cancer, Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Research Interests:
Prostate Cancer Outcomes, Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Prostate and Kidney Cancer, Educational Research
Anthony Y. Smith, MD
Professor and Chief
Clinical Interests:
Oncology, Kidney Transplant, Complex Renal Surgery, Reconstructive and urethral surgery, continent urinary diversion
Research Interests:
Molecular markers of prostate cancer progression, Computer modeling of prostate cancer, Neobladder urinary diversion
Philip J. Vitale, MD
Assistant Professor
Chief of Urology, New Mexico VA Health Care System
Clinical Interests:
Incontinence, BPH, Female Urology, General Urology
Research Interests:
High Risk Prostate Cancer
Jason Wilson, MD
Associate Professor
Thomas Borden Professor of Urology
Clinical Interests:
Hypospadias, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Disorders of Sexual Development, Urinary Tract Reconstruction
Research Interests:
Hypospadias, outcomes research, environmental, Endocrine disruptors, Outcomes in reconstructive Surgery for disorders of sex development
Ismael Zamilpa, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric Urology, robotic surgery in pediatric patients
Research Interests:
Pediatric Urology