Monish Aron, MD, MCh

Dr. Monish Aron is an expert in robotic and laparoscopic surgery for malignant and benign conditions of the prostate, kidney, bladder, adrenal gland, and ureter. He trained in urology at some of the premier institutions in India, Australia, and the United States. Dr. Aron completed his fellowship training in advanced robotics and laparoscopy at the Cleveland Clinic, and was recruited to USC in 2009.

He has received numerous acclaimed awards including the GB Ong Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, as well as several awards for his scientific presentations and surgical videos at the American Urological Association Congress. Dr. Aron has published extensively (>200 publications) and serves as reviewer for 8 leading urologic journals, including editorial board appointments for 3 journals.

Dr. Aron has played a pioneering role in the development and refinement of robotic prostate and kidney surgery, single incision laparoscopic surgery, and robotic surgery for bladder cancer. Dr. Aron has been invited to speak at and demonstrate minimally invasive surgical techniques at numerous national and international institutions.

• Bilateral ureteral reconstruction with U-shaped ileal interposition segment. Indian J Urol. 2026 Jul-Sep; 42(3):246-247.. 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
• Cytoreductive Radical Prostatectomy in Men with De Novo Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Urol Clin North Am. 2026 May; 53(2):273-283.. 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
• Systemic Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder (Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer): Insights From Real-World Data. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Nov 18.. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2023 05; 209(5):862.. 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
• Obturator Nerve Injury in Robotic Pelvic Surgery: Scenarios and Management Strategies. Eur Urol. 2023 04; 83(4):361-368.. 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
• The Impact of Facility Surgical Caseload Volumes on Survival Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 03; 14(23).. 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
• Reply by Authors. Urol Pract. 2022 11; 9(6):541.. 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
• 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
• 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
• Marginal improvement in survival among patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in the second-line antiandrogen therapy era. Cancer Med. 2021 11; 10(22):7909-7920.. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Robotic Radical Cystectomy Outcomes after Intervention for Prostate Cancer. J Endourol. 2021 05; 35(5):633-638.. View in PubMed
• Oncological outcomes of salvage radical prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer in the contemporary era: A multicenter retrospective study. Urol Oncol. 2021 05; 39(5):296.e21-296.e29.. 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
• Neoadjuvant Therapy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Indian J Urol. 2020 Oct-Dec; 36(4):251-261.. 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
• Refractory Lymphatic Ascites After Radical Prostatectomy. Urology. 2020 11; 145:9-10.. View in PubMed
• Natural History of Radiologic Incisional Hernia Following Robotic Nephrectomy. J Endourol. 2020 09; 34(9):974-980.. View in PubMed
• Robotic partial nephrectomy vs minimally invasive radical nephrectomy for clinical T2a renal mass: a propensity score-matched comparison from the ROSULA (Robotic Surgery for Large Renal Mass) Collaborative Group. BJU Int. 2020 07; 126(1):114-123.. View in PubMed
• Durable biochemical response following adrenal metastasectomy for oligometastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Urol Case Rep. 2020 Sep; 32:101229.. View in PubMed
• Corona Mortis Artery Pseudoaneurysm Causing Delayed Intermittent Hemoperitoneum After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Urology. 2020 07; 141:e24-e25.. View in PubMed
• Outcomes and predictors of benign histology in patients undergoing robotic partial or radical nephrectomy for renal masses: a multicenter study. Cent European J Urol. 2020; 73(1):33-38.. 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
• Upstaging to pT3a disease in patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy for cT1 kidney cancer: Outcomes and predictors from a multi-institutional dataset. Urol Oncol. 2020 04; 38(4):286-292.. View in PubMed
• Chemoradiation for Management of Locally Recurrent or Residual Bladder Cancer: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2020 08; 18(4):e473-e477.. View in PubMed
• A Young Female With Refractory Hypertension. Urology. 2020 Jan; 135:e1.. View in PubMed
• Robotic partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy in elderly patients with large renal masses. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2020 Feb; 72(1):99-108.. View in PubMed
• Salvage Radical Prostatectomy for Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Morbidity and Functional Outcomes from a Large Multicenter Series of Open versus Robotic Approaches. J Urol. 2019 10; 202(4):725-731.. View in PubMed
• Radical cystectomy pentafecta: a proposal for standardisation of outcomes reporting following robot-assisted radical cystectomy. BJU Int. 2020 01; 125(1):64-72.. View in PubMed
• Factors influencing ICU admission and associated outcome in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with enhanced recovery pathway. Urol Oncol. 2019 09; 37(9):572.e13-572.e19.. View in PubMed
• Surgical approach as a determinant factor of clinical outcome following radical cystectomy: Does Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) level the playing field? Urol Oncol. 2019 10; 37(10):765-773. Ch . View in PubMed
• Long-term oncologic outcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with totally intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD): a multi-center study. World J Urol. 2020 Apr; 38(4):837-843.. View in PubMed
• Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2019 07; 202(1):67.. View in PubMed
• Use of indocyanine green to minimise uretero-enteric strictures after robotic radical cystectomy. BJU Int. 2019 08; 124(2):302-307.. View in PubMed
• Juxtatumoral perinephric fat analysis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 04; 44(4):1470-1480.. View in PubMed
• Objective risk stratification of prostate cancer using machine learning and radiomics applied to multiparametric magnetic resonance images. Sci Rep. 2019 02 07; 9(1):1570.. View in PubMed
• Robotic versus laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: a large multi-institutional analysis (ROSULA Collaborative Group). World J Urol. 2019 Nov; 37(11):2439-2450.. View in PubMed
• Extended hospital stay after radical cystectomy with enhanced recovery protocol. Can J Urol. 2019 02; 26(1):9654-9659.. View in PubMed
• Phase 1 Trial of SBRT to the Prostate Fossa After Prostatectomy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 05 01; 104(1):50-60.. View in PubMed
• Transvesical robot-assisted simple prostatectomy with 360° circumferential reconstruction: step-by-step technique. BJU Int. 2018 08; 122(2):344-348.. View in PubMed
• Quantitative Contour Analysis as an Image-based Discriminator Between Benign and Malignant Renal Tumors. Urology. 2018 Apr; 114:121-127.. View in PubMed
• Feasibility of expert and crowd-sourced review of intraoperative video for quality improvement of intracorporeal urinary diversion during robotic radical cystectomy. Can Urol Assoc J. 2017 Oct; 11(10):331-336.. View in PubMed
• Robotic Parastomal Hernia Repair With Biologic Mesh. Urology. 2017 Dec; 110:262.. View in PubMed
• Impact of body mass index on robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion. BJU Int. 2017 11; 120(5):689-694.. View in PubMed
• Robotic Intracorporeal Continent Cutaneous Diversion. J Urol. 2017 08; 198(2):436-444.. View in PubMed
• Improving needle biopsy accuracy in small renal mass using tumor-specific DNA methylation markers. Oncotarget. 2017 Jan 17; 8(3):5439-5448.. View in PubMed
• Identifying aggressive prostate cancer foci using a DNA methylation classifier. Genome Biol. 2017 01 12; 18(1):3.. View in PubMed
• Migrated Mesh Plug Masquerading as a Bladder Tumor. J Endourol Case Rep. 2017; 3(1):1-3.. View in PubMed
• Upholding Rigorous Standards: Comparable Patterns and Rates of Recurrence Between Open and Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy. Eur Urol. 2017 05; 71(5):727-728.. View in PubMed
• Evolution of robot-assisted orthotopic ileal neobladder formation: a step-by-step update to the University of Southern California (USC) technique. BJU Int. 2017 Jan; 119(1):185-191.. View in PubMed
• Transvaginal bowel evisceration following robot-assisted radical cystectomy. Indian J Urol. 2016 Oct-Dec; 32(4):320-322.. View in PubMed
• Robot-assisted Level II-III Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy: Step-by-Step Technique and 1-Year Outcomes. Eur Urol. 2017 08; 72(2):267-274.. View in PubMed
• Advances in Robotic Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy: Intracaval Balloon Occlusion, Patch Grafting, and Vena Cavoscopy. Eur Urol. 2016 11; 70(5):884-890.. View in PubMed
• Feasibility of robotic radical prostatectomy for medication refractory chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Initial results. Indian J Urol. 2016 Jul-Sep; 32(3):238-41.. View in PubMed
• Structured learning for robotic surgery utilizing a proficiency score: a pilot study. World J Urol. 2017 Jan; 35(1):27-34.. View in PubMed
• Outpatient Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Matched-Pair Comparison with Inpatient Surgery. J Endourol. 2016 May; 30.. View in PubMed
• Extended lymph node dissection in robotic radical prostatectomy: Current status. Indian J Urol. 2016 Apr-Jun; 32(2):109-14.. View in PubMed
• Beyond 2D telestration: an evaluation of novel proctoring tools for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. J Robot Surg. 2016 Jun; 10(2):103-9.. View in PubMed
• Initial Series of Four-Arm Robotic Completely Intracorporeal Ileal Ureter. J Endourol. 2016 Apr; 30(4):395-9.. View in PubMed
• Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2016 May; 195(5):1375.. View in PubMed
• Multi-Institutional Experience with Robotic Nephrectomy with Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy. J Urol. 2016 04; 195(4 Pt 1):865-71.. View in PubMed
• Personalized 3D printed model of kidney and tumor anatomy: a useful tool for patient education. World J Urol. 2016 Mar; 34(3):337-45.. View in PubMed
• Robotic Intracorporeal Orthotopic Neobladder: Urodynamic Outcomes, Urinary Function, and Health-related Quality of Life. Eur Urol. 2016 Feb; 69(2):247-53.. View in PubMed
• Port Placement and Docking for Robotic Surgery: The University of Southern California Approach. J Endourol. 2015 Aug; 29(8):868-72.. View in PubMed
• Robotic Level III Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy: Initial Series. J Urol. 2015 Oct; 194(4):929-38.. View in PubMed
• A novel interface for the telementoring of robotic surgery. BJU Int. 2015 Aug; 116(2):302-8.. View in PubMed
• Words of wisdom. Re: Cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer and low volume skeletal metastases–results of a feasibility and case-control study. Eur Urol. 2015 Mar; 67(3):589-90.. View in PubMed
• Radical Prostatectomy or External Beam Radiation Therapy vs No Local Therapy for Survival Benefit in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A SEER-Medicare Analysis. J Urol. 2015 Aug; 194(2):378-85.. View in PubMed
• Robotic radical cystectomy: so far, so good–what next? Eur Urol. 2015 Mar; 67(3):361-2. Aron M , Gill IS . View in PubMed
• Robotic implantation of biodegradable regenerative urinary conduit: experimental study. J Endourol. 2015 Jan; 29(1):52-7.. View in PubMed
• Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic and Laparoscopic Simple Prostatectomy: A European-American Multi-institutional Analysis. Eur Urol. 2015 Jul; 68(1):86-94.. View in PubMed
• Robotic radical cystectomy–is the diversion the Achilles’ heel? J Urol. 2014 Dec; 192(6):1601-3. Hautmann RE, Herr HW, Pruthi RS, Aron M . View in PubMed
• Editorial comment. J Urol. 2014 Dec; 192(6):1618.. View in PubMed
• Flank muscle volume changes after open and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. J Endourol. 2014 Oct; 28(10):1202-7.. View in PubMed

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