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Lee C. Zhao, MD Publications

An academic hub for Lee C. Zhao, MD, MS: reconstructive urology, robotic and single-port surgery, ureteral reconstruction, buccal mucosa graft techniques, urethroplasty, gender-affirming surgery, and outcomes research.

283 publications 63 journals 26 book chapters 2026 latest year

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Lee C. Zhao, MD, MS

Reconstructive urologist and robotic surgeon. Professor of Urology and Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Health. This site connects peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, guidelines, and indexed records into crawlable topic and publication pages.

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49 publications

Ureteral Reconstruction

Robotic and open approaches to ureteral strictures, buccal mucosa graft ureteroplasty, ileal ureter replacement, ureteral reimplantation, pyeloplasty failure, and complex upper urinary tract reconstruction.

97 publications

Urethral Stricture & Urethroplasty

Urethral stricture disease, anterior and posterior urethroplasty, pelvic fracture urethral injury, treatment success definitions, staging systems, and reconstructive outcomes.

83 publications

Gender-Affirming Surgery

Gender-affirming genital surgery research, including robotic peritoneal flap vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, complications, revisions, patient-reported outcomes, and registry work.

98 publications

Robotic & Single-Port

Robotic and single-port surgical technique papers spanning upper urinary tract reconstruction, gender-affirming surgery, minimally invasive reconstructive approaches, and adoption of new platforms.

10 publications

Bladder Neck & Vesicourethral

Bladder neck contracture, vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis, Y-V plasty, outlet reconstruction, continence, and salvage approaches after prostate or pelvic surgery.

29 publications

Prosthetics (AUS/IPP)

Artificial urinary sphincter, penile prosthesis, reservoir placement, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and prosthetic complications in reconstructive urology.

2026

Ureteral stricture: current treatment algorithm and key surgical principles in the robotic upper urinary tract reconstruction era

Bourillon A, Peyronnet B, McGuire BB, Pinar U, Lee Z, Nair R, Stifelman M, Eun D, Zhao LC, Bhatt N; CORRUS-T Collaborative Research on Reconstruction of Ureteral Stricture-Transatlantic

World Journal of Urology · 2026

Review Ureteral ReconstructionUrethral Stricture & UrethroplastyRobotic & Single-PortOutcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 41546831 doi:10.1007/s00345-025-06181-4

2025

Development and Validation of the Length, Segment, and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease Staging System Using Longitudinal Urethroplasty Outcomes Data From the Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons

Erickson BA, Tuong MN, Zorn AN, Schlaepfer CH, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG 3rd, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC

Journal of Urology · 2025

Original Article Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyTrauma & FistulaOutcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 39652884 doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000004369

Development and Assessment of a Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Gender-Affirming Care

Kaur MN, Rae C, Morrison SD, Laungani A, Brassard P, Mullender MG, van de Grift TC, Young-Afat DA, Sørensen JA, Poulsen L, Cornacchi SD, Graesser JG, Igbokwe MM, Satterwhite T, Pang JH, Akhavan AA, Hu A, Johnson N, Cano SJ, Savard K, Mundinger GS, Capitán-Cañadas F, Simon D, Capitán L, Coon D, Brydges HT, Bluebond-Langner R, Rodriguez ED, Zhao LC, Armstrong KA, Dean NR, Crittenden TA, Cannell ZA, Lane M, Haley CA, Hsu J, Dy GW, Peters BR, Berli JU, Milano CE, Lava CX, Fan KL, Del Corral GA, Kaoutzanis C, Kalia N, Higuchi T, Ganor O, Subedi S, Douglass LM, Hamidian Jahromi A, Hosseini HC, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Hu K, Alperovich M, Ray EC, Aref Y, Hassan BA, Liang F, Mundy L, Chen ML, Pusic AL, Klassen AF

JAMA Network Open · 2025

Original Article Gender-Affirming SurgeryOutcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 40249619 doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4708

The current landscape of single-port robotic surgery in urology

Biasatti A, Soputro NA, Porpiglia F, Perdonà S, Abdollah F, Nelson R, Rogers C, Zhao LC, Ghazi A, Challacombe B, Eden C, Mattei A, Fankhauser CD, Breda A, Rocco B, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Pellegrino AA, Mottrie A, De Groote R, Haese A, Graefen M, Moschovas MC, Patel V, Simone G, Galfano A, Secco S, Bertolo R, Pandolfo SD, Pansadoro V, Carvalho FLF, Joseph JV, Ramadan M, Shakuri-Rad J, Yuh B, Nix J, Lee DI, Rais-Bahrami S, Hemal S, Eltemamy M, Beksac AT, Schwen Z, Su LM, Buscarini M, Palese M, Tewari A, Wiklund P, Cherullo EE, Vourganti S, Linehan JA, Wu Z, Stifelman M, Ahmed M, Mehrazin R, Badani K, Link RE, Crivellaro S, Kaouk J, Autorino R

Nature Reviews Urology · 2025

Original Article Robotic & Single-PortProsthetics (AUS/IPP)
PubMed · PMID 40897917 doi:10.1038/s41585-025-01081-z

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2023

Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty: A Comparison of Algorithms, Surgical Techniques and Management Practices across 17 High-volume Centers in North America and Europe

Coon D, Morrison SD, Morris MP, Keller P, Bluebond-Langner R, Bowers M, Brassard P, Buncamper ME, Dugi D 3rd, Ferrando C, Gast KM, McGinn C, Meltzer T, Monstrey S, Özer M, Poh M, Satterwhite T, Ting J, Zhao L, Kuzon WM, Schechter L

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open · 2023

Original Article Gender-Affirming Surgery
PubMed · PMID 37255762 doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000005033

Outcomes of Urethroplasty for Synchronous Anterior Urethral Stricture Utilizing the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons Length, Segment and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Classification System

Jamil ML, Hamsa A, Grove S, Cho EY, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Vanni AJ

Urology · 2023

Original Article Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyTrauma & FistulaOutcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 37673405 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2023.08.017

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2021

Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction in Patients with Radiation-Induced Ureteral Strictures: Experience from the Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Asghar AM, Lee Z, Lee RA, Slawin J, Cheng N, Koster H, Strauss DM, Lee M, Reddy R, Drain A, Lama-Tamang T, Jun MS, Metro M, Ahmed M, Stifelman MD, Zhao L, Eun D

Journal of Endourology · 2021

Original Article Ureteral ReconstructionUrethral Stricture & UrethroplastyRobotic & Single-PortProsthetics (AUS/IPP)
PubMed · PMID 32814443

Intermediate-term outcomes after robotic ureteral reconstruction for long-segment (≥4 centimeters) strictures in the proximal ureter: A multi-institutional experience

Lee M, Lee Z, Koster H, Jun M, Asghar AM, Lee R, Strauss D, Patel N, Kim D, Komaravolu S, Drain A, Metro MJ, Zhao L, Stifelman M, Eun DD; Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS)

Investigative and Clinical Urology · 2021

Original Article Ureteral ReconstructionUrethral Stricture & UrethroplastyRobotic & Single-PortProsthetics (AUS/IPP)Outcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 33258325

Multi-Institutional Outcomes and Associations after Excision and Primary Anastomosis for Radiotherapy-Associated Bulbomembranous Urethral Stenoses Following Prostate Cancer Treatment

Voelzke BB, Leddy LS, Myers JB, Breyer BN, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer JA, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Erickson BA, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Wright T, Rourke KF; Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS)

Urology · 2021

Original Article Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyUro-OncologyTrauma & FistulaOutcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 33556448

Urethroscopic Findings Following Urethroplasty Predict the Need for Secondary Intervention in Long-Term: A Multi-Institutional Study from Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons

Amend GM, Nabavizadeh B, Hakam N, Voelzke BB, Smith TG 3rd, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Broghammer JA, Breyer BN

Journal of Urology · 2021

Original Article Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyTrauma & Fistula
PubMed · PMID 34854754 doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000002353

2020

Response to Letter to Editor: "Development and Validation of a Male Anterior Urethral Stricture Classification System"

Erickson BA, Flynn KJ, Hahn AE, Cotter K, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG 3rd, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC; Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS)

Urology · 2020

Editorial / Commentary Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyTrauma & FistulaOutcomes, Methods & Education
PubMed · PMID 33137347 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.10.028

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Patency and Incontinence Rates after Robotic Bladder Neck Reconstruction for Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis and Recalcitrant Bladder Neck Contractures: the TURNS Experience

Kirshenbaum EJ, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Baradaran N, Erickson BA, Buckley JC, Voelzke BB, Granieri MA, Summers SJ, Breyer BN, Dash A, Weinberg A, Alsikafi NF

Urology · 2018

Original Article Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyRobotic & Single-PortBladder Neck & VesicourethralProsthetics (AUS/IPP)
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2017

Outcomes of Urethroplasty to Treat Urethral Strictures Arising From Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosions and Rates of Subsequent Device Replacement

Keihani S, Chandrapal JC, Peterson AC, Broghammer JA, Chertack N, Elliott SP, Rourke KF, Alsikafi NF, Buckley JC, Breyer BN, Smith TG 3rd, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Brant WO, Myers JB; Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS, TURNSresearch.org)

Urology · 2017

Original Article Urethral Stricture & UrethroplastyProsthetics (AUS/IPP)Trauma & FistulaOutcomes, Methods & Education
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