Stephen Y. Nakada, MD

The David T. Uehling Professor of Urology
Chairman, Division of Urology

G5/339 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 263-4757

Office: (608) 263-1359

FAX: (608) 262-6453

nakada@urology.wisc.edu

Education

MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1988
Internship and Residency, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1989-1994
Fellowship, Endourology and Stone Disease, Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1994-1995

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Nakada is certified by the American Board of Urology. He is an internationally renowned expert in urinary stones and urologic laparoscopy. In 1997, he performed and reported the first hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy, in the United States, using a sleeve. In 2001, he was named Chairman of Urology and the first David T. Uehling Professor of Urology. Dr. Nakada is a member of the Staghorn Stone Guidelines Committee and the Distal Stones Guidelines Panel of the American Urological Association. In 2003, Dr. Nakada became the 15th Dornier/A.F.U.D. Award Winner for Innovative Research in Urology. He has also been named the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Gold Cystoscope Award from the American Urological Association . He is an active member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons and he currently serves on the ABU/AUA Examination Committee. His editorial duties include being assistant editor for the Journal of Urology and Journal of Endourology.

Research Interests

Dr. Nakada's research focuses on endourologic and laparoscopic approaches to urologic tumors, pathophysiology of the ureter and all aspects of urinary stone disease. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health.

Publications

Sterrett SP, Penniston KL, Wolf JS, Nakada SY. Acetazolamide Is an Effective Adjunct for Urinary Alkalization in Patients With Uric Acid and Cystine Stone Formation Recalcitrant to Potassium Citrate., Urology. 2008 Jun 2;():.
[PubMed ID: 18533229]
Bandi G, Wilkinson EA, Cary-Coyle TL, Jerde TJ, Nakada SY. Third prize: effect of hydrocortisone on porcine ureteral contractility in vitro., J. Endourol. 2008 Jun;22(6):1169-74.
[PubMed ID: 18484887]
Pareek G, Hedican SP, Bishoff JT, Shichman SJ, Wolf JS, Nakada SY. Skills-based Laparoscopy Training Demonstrates Long-Term Transfer of Clinical Laparoscopic Practice: Additional Follow-up., Urology. 2008 May 23;():.
[PubMed ID: 18502477]
Nakada SY. Tamsulosin: ureteric motility., BJU Int. 2008 May;101(9):1061-2.
[PubMed ID: 18325063]
Pearle MS, Lingeman JE, Leveillee R, Kuo R, Preminger GM, Nadler RB, Macaluso J, Monga M, Kumar U, Dushinski J, Albala DM, Wolf JS, Assimos D, Fabrizio M, Munch LC, Nakada SY, Auge B, Honey J, Ogan K, Pattaras J, McDougall EM, Averch TD, Turk T, Pietrow P, Watkins S. Prospective randomized trial comparing shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for lower pole caliceal calculi 1 cm or less., J. Urol. 2008 May;179(5 Suppl):S69-73.
[PubMed ID: 18405758]
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