Richard Edward Link, M.D., Ph.D.
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Richard Edward Link, M.D., Ph.D.
Carlton-Smith Endowed Chair in Urologic Education
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Positions
- Carlton-Smith Endowed Chair in Urologic Education
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Urology
草榴社区入口
Houston, Texas United States
- Professor
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Urology
草榴社区入口
Houston, TX United States
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
草榴社区入口
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- 草榴社区入口 Medical Center (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge, Suite 10B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4001
Education
- BS from Yale University
- 06/1989 - New Haven, Connecticut United States
- Biology (Research Intensive Track)
- PhD from Stanford University
- 01/1995 - Stanford, California United States
- Molecular and Cellular Physiology
- M.D. from Stanford University
- 01/1997 - Stanford, CA United States
- Internship at 草榴社区入口
- 06/1998 - Houston, Texas United States
- General Surgery
- Residency at 草榴社区入口
- 06/2003 - Houston, Texas United States
- Urology
- Fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medine
- 06/2005 - Baltimore, Maryland United States
- Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Certifications
- American Board of Urology
Honors & Awards
- Fulbright and Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation
- 草榴社区入口 (01/2013)
- Distinguished Surgeon of the Year
- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) (01/2009)
- 2015 Rising Star Clinician Award
- 草榴社区入口
- First Prize, Annual Audio Visual Awards
- 鈥淣erve-Sparing During Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Adhering to the High Standards of Open Surgery鈥
- American Urological Association (01/2004)
- First Prize, Essay Contest, Clinical Research Division
- 鈥淢odeling the Cost of Management Options for Stage I Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors: A Decision Tree Analysis鈥
- American Urological Association (01/2005)
- Award for Excellence in Educational Program Development
- 鈥淒evelopment of a Minimally-Invasive Resident Training Program鈥
- Scott Department of Urology, 草榴社区入口 (01/2006)
- Staff Man of the Year Award
- Scott Department of Urology, 草榴社区入口 (01/2007)
- Outstanding Full Time Faculty Teaching Award
- Scott Department of Urology, 草榴社区入口 (01/2011 - 01/2012)
- Fulbright and Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Educational Materials
- 草榴社区入口 (01/2013)
- Academy of Distinguished Educator鈥檚 Education Grant
- 鈥淓lectrons to Atoms: Using Patient-Specific Digital and Physical Anatomic Models to Teach Skills Critical for Robotic Renal Surgery鈥
- 草榴社区入口 (01/2013)
- First Prize Video Award
- 鈥淟aparoscopic Sacral Colpoperineopexy for the Treatment of Vaginal Vault Prolapse and Perineal Descent鈥
- Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (01/2004)
- First Prize, Ambrose Reed Socio颅economic Essay Contest
- 鈥淢aking Ends Meet: A Cost Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Radical Prostatectomy鈥濃淢aking Ends Meet: A Cost Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Radical Prostatectomy鈥
- American Urological Association (01/2004)
- Top Doctors 2015
- Houstonia Magazine
Professional Interests
- Endourology; Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Renal Mass
- Ureteral Obstruction
- Kidney Cancer
- Robotic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Prostate Cancer
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Kidney Stones
- Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy
- Renal Tumors
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Living Kidney Donor
- Donor Nephrectomy
- Single Site Laparoscopic Surgery
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Renal Cysts
- Kidney Surgery
- Nephrectomy
- Ureteral Reconstruction
- Molecular Biology
Professional Statement
Richard E. Link, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained urologist specializing in the treatment of urologic disease affecting the kidney, ureter, and prostate. He holds the Carlton-Smith Endowed Chair in Urologic Education at BCM. He focuses on the use of laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, percutaneous, and endoscopic techniques to treat kidney tumors, renal and ureteral obstruction, and urinary tract stones. He is an established leader in the application of single site robotic surgery to urologic disease and teaches these surgical techniques to surgeons around the world. He directs the BCM Division of Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery and is active, nationally, in teaching these techniques to other urologists through the American Urological Association Office of Education. He serves as Director of Living Donor Procurement for several major kidney transplant programs in Houston, including Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital, and the Houston Methodist Hospital.Dr. Link completed his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University. His research laboratory studies the genetic basis for renal cell carcinoma using a combination of genetically engineered mouse models, stem cell biology, and sophisticated whole genome molecular techniques. His clinical research interests include surgical simulation, decision analysis modeling, and the application of 3D reconstruction and printing techniques to surgical education.
Specializing in:
鈼 Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery
鈼 Single Site Robotic Surgery using the da Vinci SP System
鈼 Robotic Surgery for BPH
鈼 Robotic Surgery for Kidney & Ureteral Obstruction
鈼 Renal Masses & Cancer
鈼 Adrenal Masses & Cancer
鈼 Prostate Cancer 鈥 Treatment, Diagnosis and Surgery
鈼 Percutaneous Kidney Stone Surgery
鈼 Minimally Invasive Surgery for Donor Nephrectomy
鈼 Complex Stone Disease
Websites
VIICTR Research Database
Selected Publications
- von Rundstedt FC, Scovell JM, Agrawal S, Zaneveld J, Link RE "." BJU Int. 2016 Nov 10; Pubmed PMID:
- Lee D, Link RE "." Urology. 2014;84(1):227-231. Pubmed PMID:
- Link RE, Lee D "Robotic-assisted laparoscopic caliceal diverticulectomy.." J Endourol. 2014;28(1):Part B: Videou.
- Armstrong JM, Soni SD, Link RE "." Urol Case Rep. 2015;21(4):41-44. Pubmed PMID:
- Link RE "Upper tract urothelial carcinoma: do we really need to burn down the house?." BJU Int. 2014;114(2):162-163.
- Mayer WA, Godoy G, Choi JM, Goh AC, Bian SX, Link RE "." Urology. 2012 May;79(5):1052-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Liao JM, Mayer WA, Kim MM, Link RE "." Can J Urol. 2011 Jun;18(3):5731-4. Pubmed PMID:
- Goh AC, Link RE "." Urology. 2011 Mar;77(3):742-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Patel SR, Hedican SP, Bishoff JT, Shichman SJ, Link RE, Wolf JS, Nakada SY "." J. Urol.. 2011 Nov;186(5):1997-2000. Pubmed PMID:
- Moskovic DJ, Mohamed O, Sathyamoorthy K, Miles BJ, Link RE, Lipshultz LI, Khera M "." J Sex Med. 2010 Nov;7(11):3659-65. Pubmed PMID:
- Weedin JW, Coburn M, Link RE "." J. Urol.. 2011 Feb;185(2):542-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Lyons C, Goldfarb D, Jones SL, Badhiwala N, Miles B, Link R, Dunkin BJ "." Surg Endosc. 2013 Jun;27(6):2020-30. Pubmed PMID:
- Levinson AW, Ward NT, Sulman A, Mettee LZ, Link RE, Su LM, Pavlovich CP "." J. Endourol.. 2009 Jan;23(1):147-52. Pubmed PMID:
- Levinson AW, Bagga HS, Pavlovich CP, Mettee LZ, Ward NT, Link RE, Su LM "." J. Urol.. 2008 May;179(5):1818-22. Pubmed PMID:
- Boon JR, Salas N, Avila D, Boone TB, Lipshultz LI, Link RE "." J. Endourol.. 2008 Dec;22(12):2713-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Stamatakis L, Cheng PJ, Ho PL, Thrall MJ, Mayer WA, Miles BJ, Link RE "." Urology. 2012 Dec;80(6):1183-6. Pubmed PMID:
Memberships
- American Urological Association
- Member
- Endourology Society
- Member
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Member
- National Residency Review Committee for Urology, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- Voting Resident Member
- Harris County Medical Society
- Member
- Texas Medical Association
- Member
- South Central Section of the American Urological Association
- Associate Membe
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
Skills
- Clinical skills
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