Meet The Faculty
Department of Urology faculty members at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, subspecialize in all facets of urology.
From the department chair
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I am humbled and privileged to serve as the chair of the Department of Urology. As a graduate of this training program, I am one example of many successful urology alumni.
Our department prides itself on producing quality, practicing community and academic urologists through our innovative mentorship model of training. Our excellent care providers, facilities, and research infrastructure allow for a broad patient-centered training experience that will prepare residents for the practice of their choice. Our commitment to producing the best trained Urologists is reflected not only through the Mayo Clinic culture, but also through our faculty recruitment and expansion, investment in technology, inclusion and diversity, and the growth and success of our residency, as well as our national ranking.
Mayo Clinic’s vision for the coming decade is: 'Bold. Forward.' Two words that describe our strategy to cure, connect, and transform health care. Driven by our values, we'll lead the transformation of health care. Our trainees play an integral part in this mission. Together we will put the needs of the patient first – today, tomorrow, and always.
Raymond Pak, M.D., M.B.A.
Chair, Department of Urology
From the program director
Mayo Clinic in Florida’s Urology Residency provides a rich learning environment for our trainees. We are a five year program that currently accepts 3 residents per year. Our integrated clinical practice, education, and research efforts are housed in state-of-the-art facilities and are guided by our primary value: ‘The needs of the patient come first.’
We utilize the mentorship model of training, where residents are matched 1:1 with faculty members for two-month rotations. This enables residents to participate in the entire spectrum of urologic care – from preoperative diagnosis and assessment, intraoperative decision-making and postoperative care – which maximizes continuity of care and provides early exposure to the operating room. Under our mentorship model, residents' progress is marked from rotation to rotation rather than from year to year, and skill acquisition is individually paced. With high case volumes and exposure to the entire breadth of urology, residents rapidly become proficient in robotic, open, laparoscopic, endourologic, prosthetic, and reconstructive surgery. Our Board passage rate is 100%.
Thank you for your interest in the Urology Residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. I hope you will consider joining our group of remarkable trainees and taking advantage of all that our program has to offer.
Timothy Lyon, M.D.
Program director
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A collaborative atmosphere
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The mentorship model
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A passion for guiding patients
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The patient experience
Program faculty
In addition to caring for patients in their clinical practices, the department's faculty members are committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and are well-regarded in their fields. You have direct access to these individuals throughout your time in the Urology Residency.
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Gregory Broderick, M.D. Professor of Urology Medical school: University of California, San Francisco, CA Residency: General Surgery and Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA Fellowship: Neurourology and Impotence, University of California, Davis, CA Interests:
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Chandler Dora, M.D. Assistant Professor of Urology Medical school: University of Miami, Miami, FL Residency: Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Interests:
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Julio Gundian, M.D. Instructor in Urology Medical school: Tulane College of Medicine, New Orleans, LA Residency: Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Interests:
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Todd Igel, M.D. Associate Professor of Urology Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE Residency: Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Interests:
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Timothy Lyon, M.D. Medical school: University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS Residency: General surgery and Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Fellowship: Urologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Interests:
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Erica Mercer, M.D. Assistant Professor of Urology, Nemours Children's Health Jacksonville Medical school: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL Residency: General Surgery and Urology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL Fellowship: Pediatric Urology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Interests:
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Preeya Mistry, M.D. Pediatric Urologist, Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville Assistant Professor of Pediatric Urology Medical school: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ Residency: Urology, The Smith Institute for Urology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY Fellowship: Pediatric Urology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Interests:
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Ramond Pak, M.D., M.B.A. Department Chair Medical school: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ Residency: Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Jacksonville, FL Fellowship: BARD Endourology/Robotics/Laparoscopy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Interests:
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Ram Pathak, M.D. Senior Associate Consultant Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine Interests:
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Steven Petrou, M.D. Professor of Urology Medical school: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Residency: Urology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Fellowship: Incontinence and Prosthetic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Interests:
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Andrew Stec, M.D. Chief of Urology, Nemours Children's Health Jacksonville Medical school: Emory University, Atlanta, GA Residency: Urology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Fellowship: Pediatric Urology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Interests:
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David Thiel, M.D. Professor of Urology Medical school: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Residency: Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Jacksonville, FL Fellowship: Endourology, Robotics and Laparoscopy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Interests:
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Amberly Wolber, M.D. Senior Associate Consultant Medical school: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas Residency: University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington Interests:
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Paul Young, M.D. Assistant Professor of Urology Medical school: University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT Residency: Urologic surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Interests:
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Andrew Zganjar, M.D. Senior Associate Consultant Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Fellowship: Urologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN Interests:
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Advisers and mentors
The focus of urologic training at Mayo Clinic is in one-on-one mentoring by faculty.
Visiting professors
Prominent professors of adult and pediatric urology come to Mayo Clinic each year as visiting professors. They present their work during lectures and participate in conferences, surgery and hospital rounds. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these opportunities.
Visiting professors have included:
- David Penson, M.D., M.P.H., Vanderbilt University
- Brian Chapin, M.D., University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- David Kraebber, M.D., Wilmington Health Medical Center