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Urology Scientific Mentoring and Research Training (USMART) Program Participants

The USMART program pairs early-career urologists and researchers with the leading urologic clinician-investigators and scientists to engage in a structured, longitudinal mentoring experience customized by sub-specialty career interest and research expertise.

Below are the 2025 and past cohort of mentees inducted into the USMART Academy.

Brittney Cotta, MD

Brittney Cotta, MD

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Taryn Ellis, MD, MS

Taryn Ellis, MD, MS

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jacqueline Fannin, PhD

Jacqueline Fannin, PhD

CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine

Serkan Karakus, MD

Serkan Karakus, MD

UT Health San Antonio

Madhur Nayan, MD, PhD

Madhur Nayan, MD, PhD

New York University

Nahid Punjani, MD, MPH

Nahid Punjani, MD, MPH

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Venkat Ramakrishnan, MD, PhD

Venkat Ramakrishnan, MD, PhD

Boston Children's Hospital

Sood Akshay, MD

Sood Akshay, MD

Ohio State University

Ao Zhang, MD, PhD

Ao Zhang, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Marcelo Bigarella, MD

Roderick Clark, MD

Lauren Corona, MD

Ashanda Esdaille, MD

Izak Faiena, MD

Kathryn Gessner, MD, PhD

Kathleen Kan, MD

Pratik Kanabur, MD

Andrew Katims, MD

Nnenaya Mmonu, MD

Tristan Nicholson, MD, PhD

Rodrigo Rodrigues Pessoa, PhD

Nabeel Shakir, MD

Glenn Werneburg, MD

Chris Zhou, PhD

Eric Ballon-Landa, MD

Helen Bernie, DO

Raju Chelluri, MD

Smita De, MD, PhD

Kirtishri Mishra, MD

Nicolas Montalbetti, PhD

Maya Overland, MD, PhD

Benjamin Ristau, MD

Alexander Small, MD

Hong Truong, MD

Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH

Sigrid Carlsson, PhD

Nicole De Nisco, PhD

Emilie Johnson, MD

Max Kates, MD

Qiang Li, MD, PhD

Unwanaobong Nseyo, MD

Yaw Nyame, MD, MHSA, MBA

Simpa Salami, MD, MPH

Allyson Shea, PhD

Marianela Dalghi, PhD

Kymora Scotland, MD, PhD

Geoff Sonn, MD

William B. Tabayoyong, MD, PhD

Arjun Sivaraman, MD, MBBS

Jason P. Van Batavia, MD

Paul J. Toren, MD

Vivek Narayan, MD, MS/MSc

Bernadette M. Zwaans, PhD

Christina B. Ching, MD

Petra Popovics, PhD

Abraham Hakimi, MD

Akanksha Mehta, MD

Vijay Samineni, PhD

Dates to Remember

October 3, 2025
Last day to start a 90-day performance period for Improvement Activities.

April 1, 2025 – December 1, 2025
2025 MVP registration window.
To register, sign into the QPP website with your HCQIS Access and Roles Profile (HARP) account. **NOTE: A HARP account is required to complete registration.**

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