| Velez, Danielle, Mehta, Akanksha, Rotker, Katherine, Thavaseelan, Simone. "Gender disparities in industry payments to urologists." Urology, 2020. |
| Velez D, Ashok A, Greenberg R, Wasserman M, Balen A, Fantasia J, Avellino G, Cancian M, Aguiar L, Thavaseelan S. "Rising Tides: Challenges and Opportunities for Women in the Urologic Workforce." Urology, 2020. |
| Rotker K, Thavaseelan S, Sigman M. "Addressing patient gender bias toward trainees in the field of andrology." Fertility and Sterility, vol. 112, no. 4, 2019, pp. 640-641. |
| Balen, Alejandra, Fantasia, Jennifer, Thavaseelan, Simone. "Contemporary Assessment of Match Violations within Urology: an Opportunity for Ethical Leadership." Current Urology Reports, vol. 20, no. 10, 2019. |
| Shantharam, Govind, Tran, Timothy Y., McGee, Heather, Thavaseelan, Simone. "Examining Trends in Underrepresented Minorities in Urology Residency." Urology, 2019. |
| Bower, Paul E., Pereira, Jorge, Alalao, Osama, Kott, Ohad, Velez, Danielle, Thavaseelan, Simone, Pareek, Gyan. "Indications for stent omission after ureteroscopic lithotripsy defined: A single-institution experience with cost analysis." Arab Journal of Urology, vol. 17, no. 3, 2019, pp. 206-211. |
| Pereira JF, Bower P, Jung E, Parkhomenko E, Tran T, Thavaseelan S, Pareek G. "Ureteral stenting practices following routine ureteroscopy: an international survey." World journal of urology, vol. 37, no. 11, 2019, pp. 2501-2508. |
| Thavaseelan, Simone. "EDITORIAL COMMENT." Urology, vol. 121, 2018, pp. 49-50. |
| Cancian, Madeline, Aguiar, Liza, Thavaseelan, Simone. "The Representation of Women in Urological Leadership." Urology Practice, vol. 5, no. 3, 2018, pp. 228-232. |
| Rotker K, Iosifescu S, Baird G, Thavaseelan S, Hwang K. "What's Gender Got to Do With It: Difference in the Proportion of Traditionally Female Cases Performed by General Urologists of Each Gender." Urology, vol. 116, 2018, pp. 35-40. |
| Dai, Jessica, Harisaran, Vincent, Ekish, Shadi Al, Thavaseelan, Simone, Pareek, Gyan. "Critical Analysis of a New Generation Electrohydraulic Lithotripter: A Single Institution Experience with the Medispec E3000." Journal of Endourology, vol. 27, no. 7, 2013, pp. 903-907. |
| Elsamra SE, Leone AR, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Golijanin D, Haleblian GE, Pareek G. "Hand-assisted laparoscopic versus robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: comparison of short-term outcomes and cost." Journal of Endourology, vol. 27, no. 2, 2013, pp. 182-8. |
| Maddox M, Pareek G, Al Ekish S, Thavaseelan S, Mehta A, Mangray S, Haleblian G. "Histopathologic changes after bipolar resection of the prostate: depth of penetration of bipolar thermal injury." Journal of Endourology, vol. 26, no. 10, 2012, pp. 1367-71. |
| Eisner BH, Thavaseelan S, Sheth S, Haleblian G, Pareek G. "Relationship between serum vitamin D and 24-hour urine calcium in patients with nephrolithiasis." Urology, vol. 80, no. 5, 2012, pp. 1007-10. |
| Patel SR, Thavaseelan S, Handel LN, Wong A, Sigman M. "Bilateral manual externalization of testis with self-castration in patient with prion disease." Urology, vol. 70, no. 3, 2007, pp. 590.e15-6. |
Patel SR, Thavaseelan S, Handel LN, Wong A, and Sigman M. Bilateral manual externalization of testis with self-castration in patient with prion disease. Urology 2007; 70(3):590.e 15-6
PMID: 17905126
Eisner BH, Thavaseelan S, Sheth S, Haleblian G, Pareek G. Relationship Between Serum Vitamin D and 24-Hour Urine Calcium in Patients with Nephrolithiasis. Urology 2012; 80(5):1007-1010.
PMID: 22698470
Maddox M, Pareek G, Al Ekish S, Thavaseelan S, Mehta A, Mangray S, Haleblian G. Histopathologic Changes after Bipolar Resection of the Prostate: Depth of Penetration of Bipolar Thermal Injury. J Endourol 2012; 26(10):1367-1371.
PMID: 22577984
Elsamra S, Leone AR, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Golijanin D, Haleblian GE, Pareek G. Hand Assisted Laparoscopic versus Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Comparison of Short-term Outcomes and Cost. J Endourol. 2013; 27(2):182-188.
PMID: 22891728
Dai, J, Harisarian V, Ekish SA, Thavaseelan S, Pareek G. Critical analysis of a new generation electrohydraulic lithotripter: A single institution experience with the Medispec e3000. J Endourol 2013; 27(7):903-907.
PMID: 23461464
Renzulli JF, Maddox MM, Nadeem O, Thavaseelan S, Pareek G, Mega AE. The Impact of Multidisciplinary Care in a Large Volume Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Program: A Paradoxical Stage Migration toward More Aggressive Disease. Open J Internal Medicine 2014; 4: 108-114.
Cancian M, Aguiar L, Thavaseelan S, The Representation of Women in Urologic Leadership, Urology Practice (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.urpr.20103.006.
Rotker K, Isoifescu S, Thavaseelan S, Hwang, K. What gender got to do with it? Differences in the Proportion of Traditionally female cases performed by general Urologists of each gender. Urology 2018, 116:35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.12.040
PMID: 29550347
Bower P, Pereira Thavaseelan S, Pareek G. Indications for Stent Omission after Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy Defined: An Initial analysis. J Endourology 2017 (31) A61
DOI: 10.1089/end.2017.29029.abstracts
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MD | Georgetown University |
| 2001 | BS | Georgetown University |
June 2006 Outstanding Surgical Intern of the Year Award 2005-2006, Department of Surgery, Brown University
Sept 2011 Citation from Office of VA General Counsel for Outstanding Medical Opinion
June 2015 The Alan D. Podis Teaching Award 2014-2015, Division of Urology/ Residents
May 2017 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Clinical Faculty, 2017 who exhibit the outstanding instructional characteristics to which educators strive based on student and peer evaluations in the top quartile of teachers
May 2018 Best Poster in Moderated Poster Session Stone Disease: Surgical Therapy: II at Annual AUA Meeting, San Francisco
Aug 2018 Clinical Service Line Award, Surgical Services Line, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 1): Antimicrobial Prophylaxis to reduce post op UTI at Providence VAMC
May 2019 Rhode Island Top Docs 2019
Sept 2019 4 under 40 Award of the Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS)
7/2011 - Present, Attending Staff: Brown Urology Inc (BUI)
9/2010 – Present, Attending Staff: Rhode Island Hospital/ Hasbro, Providence, RI
9/2010 – Present, Attending Staff: The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
7/2011 – Present, Attending Staff: Veterans Administrative Medical Center, Providence, RI
7/2011 – Present, Consulting Surgeon: Women & Infants’ Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
7/2011 – 2/1/2018 Courtesy Staff: Memorial Hospital of Pawtucket of RI, Pawtucket, RI (discontinued at time of Hospital Closure)
11/2019 – Present, Attending Staff: Newport Hospital, Newport, RI
2011- Present Section Chief of Urology, Providence VAMC
7/2016- Present Urology Residency Program Director
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Division Teaching:
Grand Rounds, Shockwave Lithotripsy, Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital, March 16, 201
Grand Rounds, An Update on Management of Adult UPJO, Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital, March 14, 201
Grand Rounds, American Urological Association Guidelines for Staghorn and Ureteral Calculi, Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital, February 12, 2014.
Uroradiology Teaching Conference: Renal Cysts Characterization and Management: Section of Urology and Department of Radiology, Providence VA Medical Center, November 20th, 2017.
Grand Rounds, Teaching to Teach, Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital, April 4th, 2018.
Grand Rounds, Management of Stone Disease during Pregnancy, Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital, May 22nd, 2019.
Grand Rounds, Management of Adult UPJO, Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital, January 15th, 2020
Facilitator:
Journal Club Conference, Division of Urology, 2011- present, (yearly moderator for article selection and discussion)
Mock Oral Boards Examiner, Division of Urology, 2012 – present, (yearly examiner)
Residency Application Reviewer, Division of Urology, 2013 – present, (yearly reviewer)
AUA In-Service Examination Proctor, 2015 – present, (yearly proctor)
