Our Physicians
Disclaimer
We have several academic physicians from leading medical centers who are among our panel of HIFU Physicians. None of them are affiliated with HIFU Solution and they will provide consultation for patients with no conflict of interest. Most of these physicians have done HIFU for Prostate Cancer and continue to evaluate the technology. We want to make sure that patients understand that not all of them will agree to do HIFU on every case of newly diagnosed prostate cancer or radiation failure. Their opinions are backed by years of experience and review of clinical trials. If a patient contacts them the decision to do HIFU, radical surgery or other treatment for that particular patient will be decided on an individual, personalized analysis of his particular cancer and all the workup related to it.
Our HIFU Solution qualified physicians are backed by years of experience in treating prostate cancer and extensive training by expert HIFU Urologists. Our Physicians also perform comprehensive prostate testing using the latest technology, including genetic tests and biomarkers, and newer scans to predict
patient risk and survival long term. Experience the HIFU Solution difference. We combine compassionate professionals and innovative noninvasive HIFU technology for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer to provide unparalleled patient care.
Dr. Janice L. Arnold, MD
Education: Medical School – University of Chicago
Internship: Erie County Medical Center
Residency: University of Chicago Hospital
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Paul Arnold, MD
Medical School: University of South Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Ohio State University Hospital
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Rajinikanth Ayyathurai, MD
Education: University of Miami, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Coimbatore Medical College
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital – University of Miami
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urolog
Mark Bilowus, MD
Medical School: University at Buffalo Fifth Parkway Medical School
Internship: Wilson Hospital - United Health Services
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Speciality: Urology
Founder, Medical Director, and Chief Surgeon, Bilowus Medical
Harold Bondy, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Internship: West Virginia University
Residency: University of Maryland
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Specialty: Urology
ACS Fellow
John Chacko MD
Medical School: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Internship
Residency: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Board Certifications: FL State Medical License; American Board of Urology
Specialty: Urology
Dr. Sam S. Chang, MD, MBA
Vanderbilt University
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Urologic Surgery
Professor of Medicine
Education: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Internship/Residency: Vanderbilt University Hospital
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Specialty: Urology
Board Certifications: Urology
Chairman, SUO Panel on Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
Vice-Chair, AUA Guidelines on Noninvasive Bladder Cancer
Chair, AUA Prostate Cancer Core Curriculum Committee
Chair, AJCC GU Staging Task force
Member, U.S. Committee on Cancer
Author of more than 200 publications, CaPCURE Young Investigator Award
2011 recipient of AUA Gold Cystoscope Award
Dr. Douglas Chinn, MD
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Residency: University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Daniel Danny Cohen-Neamie, MD
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Education: Medical School – University de Montreal
Residencies: Urology – University de Montreal
Fellowships: Oncology, Urological – M.D. Anderson Hospital
Dr. Suvas Desai, MD
Medical School: Baroda Medical College
Residency: Lahey Clinic
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
ACS Fellow
Former President, American Association of Physicians from India
Dr. Euclid J. deSouza, MD
Medical School: St. John’s Medical School in India
Residency: Urology – New Rochelle Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine
Certifications: Adult and Pediatric Urology, American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association
Dr. William Lloyd Glover, Jr., MD
Education: Medical School – University of Tennessee, Memphis
Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Residency: George Washington University Hospital
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
William M. Harper IV, MD, FACS
Education: Medical School – Medical College of Georgia
Internship/Residency: Medical College of Georgia
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Specialty: Urology
Dr. Johnathan Henderson, MD
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: Hallmark Health System
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Tim Hlavinka, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Ravi R. Jahagirdar, MD
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Education: Medical School – Seth G.S. Medical College
Residencies: Urology – (The Jewish Hospital), University of Cincinnati, Tulane University
General Surgery – (King Edward Mem Hosp – Parel, Mumbai)
Former President, American Association of Physicians from India
Former President, Orange County Medical Society
Dr. Naveen Kella, MD, FACS
Board Certified Urologist, Residency Tufts, New England Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship, Urologic Oncology 2002-2003
Founder and Director, The Urology Place, San Antonio, Texas
Hospital Affiliations in San Antonio, TX
Baptist Healthcare Systems, Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare Systems
Nix Health Systems, Methodist Hospital and North Central Methodist Hospital
Author of more than 100 publications
Timothy Kneib, MD
Education: Medical School – University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Badrinath Konety, MD, MBA
Chairman of Urology, University of Minnesota
Medical School: Bangalore Medical College
MBA: Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Department of Urology at the Veterans Administration Medical Center/University of California San Francisco
Fellowship in Urologic Oncology, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Former Chief of Urology, University of Iowa
Former Vice-Chair, Department of Urology, UCSF
AFUD Scholar,Ferdinand Valentine Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Secretary, Societe Internationale d' Urologie, US Section, Best Doctors in America
Author of more than 120 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and reviews
Editor, Journal of Urology
David H. Lamb, MD, FACS
Undergraduate: University of Alabama – Huntsville
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: University of Illinois – Urology
Russell Locke MD
Medical School: completed surgical and urological training at the University of Florida
Board Certifications: Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; American Board of Urology
Specialty: Urology
Dr. Jordan Luskin, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Rabii Hussein Madi, MD
Faculty Title: Associate Professor, Division of Urology, Georgia Health Sciences University
Medical Degree: Kursk State Medical University, Russia
Residency: Urology, American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Fellowship: Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center
Dr. Mani Menon, MD
Education: Medical School – Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University
Internship: Bryn Mawr Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency Johns Hopkins University of Medical School
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Specialties: Urology, Robotic Surgery
Vattikuti Chair in Oncology
Director, Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System
Performed First Robotic Prostate Surgery in U.S. and Established Robotic Prostatectomy in U.S.
Developed "Veil of Aphrodite" technique for nerve-sparing used worldwide
Author of more than 300 publications, chapters, textbooks, videos
Former Member NIDDK Advisory Board
Former Trustee Member, American Board of Urology
Recipient of Gold Cystoscope Award, AUA
Shustruta Award of Distinction in Urology, IAUA, Best Doctors in America
Perinchery Narayan, MD
Chief Medical Officer of HIFU Solution, Gainesville, FL
Dr. Narayan is a member of the American Urological Association, Society for Basic Urological Research, International College of Surgeons, and Society of Urologic Oncology, among many others. He has served on several committees and boards. His research and writings have appeared in multiple articles, abstracts, book chapters in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and leading medical textbooks.
Board-certified Urologist.
Fellowship in Oncology, Sidney Farbar Cancer Institute Boston, MA Harvard Medical School
Residency at the University of Minnesota
American Urology Association Scholar {AFUD}
Former Professor at University of California, San Francisco
Former Head of VA Urology Service San Francisco (1985-94)and Gainesville FL(1994-2000).
Former Co-Director Urologic Oncology UCSF
Former Chief of Urology at University of Florida, College of Medicine
Former Director of Urology Residency Program at University of Florida College of Medicine
Author of over 180+ publications, most of which are related to prostate cancer
Patents: Endorectal MR Probe for Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer, Use of Artificial Intelligence Algorithm in diagnosis of prostate cancer, a Method for Lithotripsy of Ureteral Calculi
Currently in Group practice in Gainesville, FL with additional offices in Ocala/Villages, Palatka, and St. Augustine.
Roscoe S. Nelson, MD
Education: Medical School – University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Internship/Residency: University of California Davis Medical Center
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Specialty: Urology
Dr. James Noble, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Internship/Residency: LSU School of Medicine
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Speciality: Urology
Clinical assistant professor, Department of Urology LSU School of Medicine
Dr. David F. Penson, MD, Vanderbilt University
Chair, Department of Urologic Surgery
Paul V. Hamilton, MD and Virginia E. Howd Professor of Urologic Oncology
Co-Leader, Cancer Health Outcomes and Control Research Program
Director, Center for Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research
Urologic Surgeon/Oncologist
Dr. Penson is a board-certified urologic oncologist who focuses on urological malignancies, particularly bladder and prostate cancer. He is an internationally recognized expert in the care of both of these common cancers and is also a federally funded researcher with a focus on patient-reported outcomes, survivorship and comparative effectiveness in prostate cancer. He serves as the American Urologic Association National Chair for Healthcare Policy and is the organization’s representative to the Commission on Cancer.
Education
M.D. – Boston University, 1991
M.P.H. – Yale University, 2000
Postgraduate Training
General Surgery Internship – UCLA Health System, 1992
General Surgery Residency – UCLA Health System, 1993
Urology Residency – UCLA Health System, 1997
Fellowship – Yale University School of Medicine, 1999
Dr. Nathan Pursifull, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Art Rastinehad, MD
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Smith Institute for Urology of the North Shore LIJ Health System
Fellowship in Interventional Radiology
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Dr. Nick Schroff, MD FACS
Board-certified Urologist
Advanced Clinical Training for High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), Indianapolis, IN,
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1980-Present
Served on several committees, boards and published several papers
Advisory Board, HIFU Solution
President American Prostate Cancer Foundation
Dr. Puneet Sindhwani, MD
Kenneth Kropp Professor of Urology
Chairman, Department of Urology
Education: Medical School – Government Medical College Chandigarh, Punjab University
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Residency Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Dr. Domingo Suatengco, MD
Education: Medical School – University of Santo Tomas
Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, St. Luke’s Hospital of Temple University
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan Hospitals
Board Certifications: The American Board of Urology
Stan K. Sujka, MD
Medical School: St. George's School of Medicine
Residency: General Surgery, Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore Hospital
Urology: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship in Urologic Oncology, Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York
American Cancer Society Fellow
Board Certified Urologist
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, Member, AUA, Southeastern Section AUA, FUA
Dr. Scott M. Sweazy, MD
Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center – Adult and Pediatric Urology
Board certified Urologist
Dr. Stefan Thüroff, MD, PhD
Stefan Thüroff, MD, PhD, is a specialist in urology and an expert in minimally invasive treatment of prostate cancer. Dr Thüroff has had over 25 years of experience at the Clinic of Urology, Hospital in Munich, where he has been Vice Chairman of the Clinic since 2001. Dr Thüroff was one of the first physicians who performed HIFU in Europe. He has performed HIFU on several thousand patients and is an acclaimed expert on this technology. Dr Thüroff has trained hundreds of physicians all over the world on HIFU. He studied at faculties of medicine at universities in Pisa, Italy, and Aachen and Heidelberg in Germany. Dr Thüroff has been awarded numerous scientific grants and various awards. In 2000 he received the first Development Award of Bavarian Hospitals for his work on development and implementation of HIFU technology in Germany. Dr Stefan Thüroff conducts training at international courses on lithotripsy and HIFU , and has been a lecturer at the European School of Urology since 2006. He is a member of many German and international societies, and actively participates in scientific meetings and conferences. Dr Thüroff is an author of numerous publications in German and international literature, conference reports and instructional videos. Dr Thüroff has also published landmark studies on HIFU along with Dr Chaussy and has been responsible for developing HIFU as a standard of care option for treatment of prostate cancer in Europe and many parts of the world. He is also a certified proctor who conducts courses for physicians on use of HIFU in various types of prostate cancer.
Conrado N. Tojino Jr., DO
Education: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia College
Fellowship: American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Board Certifications: The American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
Specialties: Urology, Robotic Surgery
