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Mihir M. Desai, MD

Professor of Clinical Urology

The Dua Family Professorship in Urologic Oncologic Surgery

Vice Chair, New Technology & Innovation

Director, Center for Advanced Robotics

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Phone +1 323 865 3700
Email [email protected]
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Publications

  • Robotic guidance for ultrasound-guided percutaneous procedures: a prospective multispecialty feasibility study. World J Urol. 2026 Jul 25; 44(1).. View in PubMed
  • Improving readability of layperson abstracts and summaries in oncology using task-specific large language model powered tool: results from the BRIDGE-AI 7 study. JAMIA Open. 2026 Jun; 9(3):ooag082.. View in PubMed
  • Pain Perception During Transperineal and Transrectal Prostate Biopsy Under Local An-esthesia: a Prospective Analysis of a Multi-ethnic and Diverse Cohort. Int Braz J Urol. 2026 May-Jun; 52(3).. View in PubMed
  • Multiphase CT-Based Tumor and Peritumoral Radiomics for Characterization of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Imaging Inform Med. 2026 Jan 05.. View in PubMed
  • Can Urinary Diversion Type Affect Postoperative Complications Following Radical Cystectomy in Female Patients? Int J Urol. 2026 Jan; 33(1):e70330. Zahir M, Moghadam FS, Ladi-Seyedian SS, Ghoreifi A, M . View in PubMed
  • Readability Optimization of Layperson Summaries in Urological Oncology Clinical Trials: Outcomes from the BRIDGE-AI 8 Study. Curr Oncol. 2025 Dec 10; 32(12).. View in PubMed
  • Enhancing Readability of Lay Abstracts and Summaries for Urologic Oncology Literature Using Generative Artificial Intelligence: BRIDGE-AI 6 Randomized Controlled Trial. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2025 Sep; 9:e2500042.. View in PubMed
  • The Current State of Artificial Intelligence for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Eur Urol Focus. 2025 Nov; 11(6):999-1003.. View in PubMed
  • Integrated Hyperparameter Optimization with Dimensionality Reduction and Clustering for Radiomics: A Bootstrapped Approach. Multimodal Technol Interact. 2025 May; 9(5).. View in PubMed
  • The outcomes of salvage robotic radical prostatectomy following radiation versus focal therapy: Does the primary treatment modality matter? BJUI Compass. 2025 May; 6(5):e70019. Ghoreifi A, Ramacciotti . View in PubMed
  • Contemporary outcomes for robotic radical cystectomy and intracorporeal neobladder urinary diversion. Urol Oncol. 2025 06; 43(6):392.e13-392.e21.. View in PubMed
  • Pelvic organ-sparing robot-assisted radical cystectomy in women with bladder cancer. BJU Int. 2025 Oct; 136(4):747-754.. View in PubMed
  • MONARCH™ Robotic-Assisted Combined Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Flexible Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: A Step-By-Step Guide. J Endourol. 2025 Mar; 39(S1):S18-S22.. View in PubMed
  • Long-term multicentre analysis of robot-assisted radical cystectomy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. BJU Int. 2025 Sep; 136(3):545-552.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Characteristics of Virologically Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus in English Primary Care: Protocol for an Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 01 22; 14:e60669.. View in PubMed
  • The Safety and Feasibility of Aquablation in Patients with Previous Surgery for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. J Endourol. 2025 Jan; 39(1):50-55.. View in PubMed
  • WATER versus WATER II 5-year update: Comparing Aquablation therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia in 30-80-cm3 and 80-150-cm3 prostates. BJUI Compass. 2024 Nov; 5(11):1023-1033.. View in PubMed
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence Platform for Automating Social Media Posts From Urology Journal Articles: A Cross-Sectional Study and Randomized Assessment. J Urol. 2024 12; 212(6):873-881.. View in PubMed
  • Perioperative and extended outcomes of patients undergoing parastomal hernia repair following cystectomy and ileal conduit. World J Urol. 2024 Aug 12; 42(1):482.. View in PubMed
  • Initial Clinical Experience With a Novel Robotically Assisted Platform for Combined Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Flexible Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy. J Urol. 2024 09; 212(3):483-493.. View in PubMed
  • Accuracy, readability, and understandability of large language models for prostate cancer information to the public. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2025 Jun; 28(2):394-399.. View in PubMed
  • Study protocol for the Intraoperative Complications Assessment and Reporting with Universal Standards (ICARUS) global cross-specialty surveys and consensus. PLoS One. 2024; 19(4):e0297799.. View in PubMed
  • Prophylactic Use of Biologic Mesh in Ileal Conduit (PUBMIC): A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Urol. 2024 06; 211(6):743-753.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2024 Jun; 211(6):752-753.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2024 Jun; 211(6):751.. View in PubMed
  • Multispecies Ion Acceleration in 3D Magnetic Reconnection with Hybrid-Kinetic Simulations. Phys Rev Lett. 2024 Mar 15; 132(11):115201.. View in PubMed
  • The effect of enhanced recovery after surgery on oncologic outcome following radical cystectomy for urothelial bladder carcinoma. Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 54:102061.. View in PubMed
  • Blood-based liquid biopsy: A promising noninvasive test in diagnosis, surveillance, and prognosis of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Urol Oncol. 2024 04; 42(4):118.e9-118.e17.. View in PubMed
  • Robotic Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: The Way Forward. J Urol. 2024 03; 211(3):476-480.. View in PubMed
  • Polyethylene Glycol-Mediated Axonal Fusion Promotes Early Sensory Recovery after Digital Nerve Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 12 01; 154(6):1247-1256.. View in PubMed
  • Diversity in Renal Mass Data Cohorts: Implications for Urology AI Researchers. Oncology. 2024; 102(7):574-584.. View in PubMed
  • Criteria for enhancing reporting of perioperative transfusions in surgical and anaesthesiological studies. Br J Surg. 2023 11 09; 110(12):1655-1658.. View in PubMed
  • Aquablation versus TURP: 5-year outcomes of the WATER randomized clinical trial for prostate volumes 50-80 mL. Can J Urol. 2023 10; 30(5):11650-11658.. View in PubMed
  • Aquablation in Patients on Antithrombotics: Assessment of Safety, Postoperative Bleeding Rates and Clinical Outcomes. Urology. 2023 11; 181:112-118.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. Urol Pract. 2023 09; 10(5):445.. View in PubMed
  • Robot Partial Prostatectomy for Anterior Cancer: Long-term Functional and Oncological Outcomes at 7 Years. Eur Urol Open Sci. 2023 Sep; 55:11-14.. View in PubMed
  • Bridging the Gap Between Urological Research and Patient Understanding: The Role of Large Language Models in Automated Generation of Layperson’s Summaries. Urol Pract. 2023 09; 10(5):436-443.. View in PubMed
  • Bibliometric analysis of academic journal recommendations and requirements for surgical and anesthesiologic adverse events reporting. Int J Surg. 2023 May 01; 109(5):1489-1496.. View in PubMed
  • Perioperative mortality for radical cystectomy in the modern Era: experience from a tertiary referral center. Int Braz J Urol. 2023 May-Jun; 49(3):351-358.. View in PubMed
  • Aquablation Therapy in Large Prostates (80-150 mL) for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Final WATER II 5-Year Clinical Trial Results. J Urol. 2023 07; 210(1):143-153.. View in PubMed
  • Severity Grading Systems for Intraoperative Adverse Events. A Systematic Review of the Literature and Citation Analysis. Ann Surg. 2023 11 01; 278(5):e973-e980.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of smoking on urologic cancers: a snapshot of current evidence. World J Urol. 2023 Jun; 41(6):1473-1479.. View in PubMed
  • Association between early postradical cystectomy kidney injury and perioperative outcome in enhanced recovery era. Urol Oncol. 2023 09; 41(9):389.e15-389.e20.. View in PubMed
  • Open vs. robot-assisted radical cystectomy with extracorporeal or intracorporeal urinary diversion for bladder cancer A pairwise meta-analysis of outcomes and a network meta-analysis of complications. Can Urol Assoc J. 2023 Mar; 17(3):E75-E85.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2023 05; 209(5):862.. View in PubMed
  • Automated Capture of Intraoperative Adverse Events Using Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med. 2023 Feb 20; 12(4).. View in PubMed
  • A Urine-based DNA Methylation Marker Test to Detect Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Urol. 2023 05; 209(5):854-862.. View in PubMed
  • Recommendations for Intraoperative Adverse Events Data Collection in Clinical Studies and Study Protocols. An ICARUS Global Surgical Collaboration Study. Int J Surg Protoc. 2023; 27(1):23-83.. View in PubMed
  • Radical cystectomy and urinary diversion outcomes in patients with single vs. double renal unit: A 2:1 matched-pair analysis. Urol Oncol. 2023 04; 41(4):207.e17-207.e22.. View in PubMed
  • An Assessment Tool to Provide Targeted Feedback to Robotic Surgical Trainees: Development and Validation of the End-To-End Assessment of Suturing Expertise (EASE). Urol Pract. 2022 Nov; 9(6):532-539.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Patient, Surgical, and Perioperative Factors on Discharge Disposition after Radical Cystectomy. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Oct 27; 14(21).. View in PubMed
  • Cost-effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Active Surveillance of Complex Cystic Renal Lesions. Urol Pract. 2023 01; 10(1):11-19.. View in PubMed
  • Population-Based Assessment of Determining Predictors for Discharge Disposition in Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Radical Cystectomy. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep 23; 14(19).. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. Urol Pract. 2022 11; 9(6):541.. View in PubMed
  • Development of a Pocket Nomogram to Predict Cancer and Disease Specific Survival After Radical Cystectomy For Bladder Cancer: The CRAB Nomogram. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2023 02; 21(1):108-114.. View in PubMed
  • Feasibility of using CT radiomic signatures for predicting CD8-T cell infiltration and PD-L1 expression in renal cell carcinoma. Eur J Radiol Open. 2022; 9:100440.. View in PubMed
  • Standardizing The Intraoperative Adverse Events Assessment to Create a Positive Culture of Reporting Errors in Surgery and Anesthesiology. Ann Surg. 2022 08 01; 276(2):e75-e76.. View in PubMed
  • Chronic kidney disease and radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: perioperative and oncologic outcomes in 1,214 patients. Urol Oncol. 2022 08; 40(8):381.e9-381.e16.. View in PubMed
  • Expectations Facing Reality: Complication Management after Aquablation Treatment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Eur Urol Focus. 2022 11; 8(6):1733-1735.. View in PubMed
  • Robotic Urologic Oncologic Surgery: Ever-Widening Horizons. J Urol. 2022 07; 208(1):8-9.. View in PubMed
  • WATER vs WATER II 3-Year Update: Comparing Aquablation Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in 30-80 cc and 80-150 cc Prostates. Urology. 2022 07; 165:268-274.. View in PubMed
  • Trends in Incidence of Metastatic Prostate Cancer in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 03 01; 5(3):e222246.. View in PubMed
  • The Intraoperative Complications Assessment and Reporting with Universal Standards (ICARUS) Global Surgical Collaboration Project: Development of Criteria for Reporting Adverse Events During Surgical Procedures and Evaluating Their Impact on the Postoperative Course. Eur Urol Focus. 2022 Nov; 8(6):1847-1858.. View in PubMed
  • An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol for robotic-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomies utilizing a quadratus lumborum block. J Robot Surg. 2022 Dec; 16(6):1383-1389.. View in PubMed
  • Five-year outcomes for Aquablation therapy compared to TURP: results from a double-blind, randomized trial in men with LUTS due to BPH. Can J Urol. 2022 02; 29(1):10960-10968.. View in PubMed
  • Characterization of Cellular and Acellular Analytes from Pre-Cystectomy Liquid Biopsies in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Primary Bladder Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Feb 01; 14(3).. View in PubMed
  • Robotic Repair of Ureteroenteric Stricture Following Radical Cystectomy: A Multi-Institutional Experience. Urology. 2022 Mar; 161:125-130.. View in PubMed
  • Bladder Recurrence Following Diagnostic Ureteroscopy in Patients Undergoing Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer: Is Ureteral Access Sheath Protective? Urology. 2022 02; 160:142-146. D . View in PubMed
  • Risk factors and natural history of parastomal hernia after radical cystectomy and ileal conduit. BJU Int. 2022 09; 130(3):381-388.. View in PubMed
  • CT-based radiomics stratification of tumor grade and TNM stage of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Eur Radiol. 2022 Apr; 32(4):2552-2563.. View in PubMed
  • Aquablation therapy in large prostates (80-150 cc) for lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: WATER II 3-year trial results. BJUI Compass. 2022 Mar; 3(2):130-138.. View in PubMed
  • A Radiomic-based Machine Learning Algorithm to Reliably Differentiate Benign Renal Masses from Renal Cell Carcinoma. Eur Urol Focus. 2022 07; 8(4):988-994.. View in PubMed
  • Robotic Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit Urinary Diversion Technique. J Endourol. 2021 Sep; 35(S2):S116-S121.. View in PubMed
  • Development and validation of an objective scoring tool to evaluate surgical dissection: Dissection Assessment for Robotic Technique (DART). Urol Pract. 2021 Sep; 8(5):596-604.. View in PubMed
  • Performance of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) and Photodynamic Diagnosis (PDD) Fluorescence Imaging Compared to White Light Cystoscopy (WLC) in Detecting Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review and Lesion-Level Diagnostic Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Aug 30; 13(17).. View in PubMed
  • Implementation of a multimodal opioid-sparing enhanced recovery pathway for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. J Robot Surg. 2022 Jun; 16(3):715-721.. View in PubMed
  • Prediction of Metastatic Patterns in Bladder Cancer: Spatiotemporal Progression and Development of a Novel, Web-based Platform for Clinical Utility. Eur Urol Open Sci. 2021 Oct; 32:8-18.. View in PubMed
  • A Protocol for the Development of the Intraoperative Complications Assessment and Reporting With Universal Standards Criteria: The ICARUS Project. Int J Surg Protoc. 2021; 25(1):160-164.. View in PubMed
  • Initial experience with first postoperative day Foley catheter removal after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. BJU Int. 2021 11; 128(5):555-557.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. Urol Pract. 2021 Sep; 8(5):604.. View in PubMed
  • Meta-analysis with individual data of functional outcomes following Aquablation for lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH in various prostate anatomies. BMJ Surg Interv Health Technol. 2021; 3(1):e000090.. View in PubMed
  • Corrigendum re: “Robot-assisted Level II-III Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy: Step-by-Step Technique and 1-Year Outcomes” [Eur Urol 2017;72:267-74]. Eur Urol. 2021 Aug; 80(2):e64.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of the Implementation of the EAU Guidelines Recommendation on Reporting and Grading of Complications in Patients Undergoing Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy: A Systematic Review. Eur Urol. 2021 08; 80(2):129-133.. View in PubMed
  • Robotic Radical Cystectomy Outcomes after Intervention for Prostate Cancer. J Endourol. 2021 05; 35(5):633-638.. View in PubMed
  • Validation of the COBRA nomogram for the prediction of cancer specific survival in patients treated with radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: An international wide cohort study. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 10; 47(10):2646-2650.. View in PubMed
  • WATER versus WATER II 2-Year Update: Comparing Aquablation Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in 30-80-cm3 and 80-150-cm3 Prostates. Eur Urol Open Sci. 2021 Mar; 25:21-28.. View in PubMed
  • Definition of a Structured Training Curriculum for Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit in Male Patients: A Delphi Consensus Study Led by the ERUS Educational Board. Eur Urol Focus. 2022 01; 8(1):160-164.. View in PubMed
  • Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging facilitates reclassification during active surveillance for prostate cancer. BJU Int. 2021 06; 127(6):712-721.. View in PubMed
  • Outcomes of Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Clinical T3a Renal Masses: A Multicenter Analysis. Eur Urol Focus. 2021 Sep; 7(5):1107-1114.. View in PubMed
  • Timing, Patterns and Predictors of 90-Day Readmission Rate after Robotic Radical Cystectomy. J Urol. 2021 02; 205(2):491-499.. View in PubMed
  • The Pointy End: Retrieval of Glass from the Pulmonary Artery. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 11; 31(11):1895-1897.. View in PubMed
  • Re: Oncological outcome according to attainment of pentafecta after robot-assisted radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer in the multicentre KORARC database. BJU Int 2020 July 18. DOI: 10.1111/ bju.15178. BJU Int. 2020 11; 126(5):644-645.. View in PubMed
  • Shape and texture-based radiomics signature on CT effectively discriminates benign from malignant renal masses. Eur Radiol. 2021 Feb; 31(2):1011-1021.. View in PubMed
  • Natural History of Radiologic Incisional Hernia Following Robotic Nephrectomy. J Endourol. 2020 09; 34(9):974-980.. View in PubMed
  • Aquablation for benign prostatic hyperplasia in large prostates (80-150 cc): 2-year results. Can J Urol. 2020 04; 27(2):10147-10153.. View in PubMed
  • Internal audit of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for radical cystectomy. World J Urol. 2020 Dec; 38(12):3131-3137.. View in PubMed
  • Three-year outcomes after Aquablation therapy compared to TURP: results from a blinded randomized trial. Can J Urol. 2020 02; 27(1):10072-10079.. View in PubMed
  • Transfusion rates after 800 Aquablation procedures using various haemostasis methods. BJU Int. 2020 04; 125(4):568-572.. View in PubMed
  • Waterjet Ablation Therapy for Endoscopic Resection of prostate tissue trial (WATER) vs WATER II: comparing Aquablation therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia in 30-80 and 80-150 mL prostates. BJU Int. 2020 01; 125(1):112-122.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2019 12; 202(6):1198.. View in PubMed

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