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237 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine Kavoussi is currently a professor of urology at the New York University School of Medicine and is chair of urology for Northwell Health. Dr. Kavoussi commenced his career as chief of urology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1989, having previously been a resident in surgery and urology at Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally, Dr. Kavoussi was chief of urology and associate professor of urology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore from 1993 to 2006. He is a past assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis and the Harvard Medical School, and he was also director of the Division of Endourology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kavoussi’s greatest achievement is that he was part of the team that performed the first laparoscopic prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer. Dr. Kavoussi also has extensive experience with minimally invasive approaches to treat renal obstruction, kidney stones and testicular cancer. His research has focused on making surgery less painful, more precise and safer using novel techniques, medical robotics and telemedicine. Dr. Kavoussi has received the Golden Cystoscope Award from the American Urologic Association, which is presented to the individual who has helped most to advance urology within 10 years of completing his or her residency. He was elected to the Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, an elite group of urologists worldwide. Additionally, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Kidney Foundation for his pioneering work in minimally invasive renal surgery. He is a fellow of the American Urological Association and the Endourology Society. D r. Louis Raphael Kavoussi a world renowned surgeon recognized for his expertise in minimally invasive approaches to urologic diseases. He received an MD from the University at Buffalo in 1983 and received a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University in 1979. Dr. LOUIS RAPHAEL KAVOUSSI, MD UROLOGIST New York University School of Medicine Lutherville Timonium, MD HEALTH AND WELLNESS