Monish Aron, MD, MCh

Professor of Clinical Urology

S.H. Ho Foundation Chair in Urologic Oncologic Surgery

Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Director, Center for Outpatient Cancer Ablation

Vice Chairman, Department of Urology

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Overview

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.

Publications

  • 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