The faculty of the Department of Urology offer expertise in the diagnosis and management of common and complex urologic disease and enthusiastically supports resident and medical student education.  The involvement of our faculty in laboratory, translational, and clinical investigation means that we can offer our patients the latest in personalized treatment approaches.

Contact the Academic Faculty of the Department of Urology:

Department of Urology
UMass Chan Medical School
UMass Memorial Healthcare and Hospitals
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
(508) 334-8765

Full-time UMass Employed Department of Urology Faculty

	Mitchell H. Sokoloff, MD, MBA, FACS Professor and Chair of Urology Specialization: Surgical Urologic Oncology   Medical School:  Stanford University School of Medicine Residency:  Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Fellowship:  University of Virgina Medical Center - Urology Oncology   Fun Fact:  One of the first Robotic Surgeons in the United States Patient Information at UMassMemorial Research and Publications
	Joshua Altschuler, MD   Assistant Professor of Urology Specialization: Minimally Invasive Surgery    Medical School:  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital Fellowship: Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute - Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org
	Philip Ayvazian, MD Assistant Professor of Urology Specialization: General Urology   Medical School:  Tuft's University Residency:  UMass Chan Mesical School Fellowship: UMass Chan Medical School & Lahey Clinic Medical Center   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org
	Paula Bellin, MD Associate Professor of Urology Chief Wellness Officer  Specialization: Voiding Dysfunction   Medical School:  Boston University School of Medicine Residency:  UMass Chan Medical School Fellowship:  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - FPMRS   Fun Fact:  First female resident to graduate from the UMass Urology program. Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org Research and Publications
	Matthew Chabot, MD Assistant Professor of Urology  Specialization:  Men's Health and Infertility   Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School Residency:  UMass Chan Medical School  Fellowship:  Henry Ford Medical Center - Men's Health and Infertility   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org
	Jennifer Davila-Aponte, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Urology Specialization: General Urology   Medical School:  University of Virginia School of Medicine Residency:  University of Virginia School of Medicine   Fun Fact:  Best OR Playlist Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org Research and Publications
	Rachel Engelberg, MD Assistant Professor of Urology  Specialization:  Men's Health   Medical School: Tufts University of Medicine Residency:  UMass Chan Medical School Fellowship: Urology Centers of Alabama   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org
	Jennifer Fantasia, MD Assistant Professor of Urology  Specialization:  General Urology    Medical School:  UMass Chan Medical School Residency:  Brown University - Rhode Island Hospital   Fun Fact:  Participates in dog obedience competitions.   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org Research and Publications
	Igor Sorokin, MD Associate Professor of Urology  Specialization:  Minimally Invasive Surgery   Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ Residency: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY Fellowship: University of Texas - Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org
	Shlomi Tapiero, MD   Assistant Professor of Urology  Specialization: Endourology/Stones   Medical School: Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary Residency:  Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org
	Jennifer Yates, MD Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Academic Affairs Residency Program Director Specialization: Urologic Oncology and Minimally-invasive Surgery   Medical School:  St. Louis University Residency:  Brown University - Rhode Island Hospital Fellowship:  Hackensack University - Minimally Invasive Surgery    Fun Fact:  Has lived in 10 different states.   Patient Information at UMassMemorial.org Research and Publications
Affiliated Full-time UMass Employed Faculty:
	Jeremy Aidlen, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Urology Specialization: Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Adolescent Obesity, Neonatal Surgery,  Colorectal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Trauma Surgery
	Michael Flynn, MD Associate Professor of Gynecology/Obstetrics  and Urology Specialization: Voiding Dysfunction

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