Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Urology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Internship: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Residency: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Fellowships
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio (CAR)-Integrated IMDC Model Improves Risk Stratification in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Ahdoot AI, Saitta C, Garofano G, Puri D, Meagher MF, Baker BH, Patil D, Tanaka H, Yasuda Y, Kobayashi M, Langbo WA, Agrawal L, Sabir W, Kashyap S, Karamcheti S, Vourganti S, Fukuda S, Fujii Y, Master V, Cherullo E, Liss MA, Musso G, Derweesh IH
Cancers. 2026;
PMID: 42122209 - Comprehensive Genomic and Transcriptomic Characterization of Matched Primary and Recurrent Tumors in High-risk Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.
Xu W, Rini BI, Albiges L, Tang X, Koeppen H, Bex A, Suárez C, Uzzo R, Master V, Karam JA, Hamidi H, Assaf ZJ, Dubey S, Goluboff ET, Carter C, Banchereau R, Huseni MA, Pal SK
European urology. 2026;
PMID: 42036258 - Performance of [Zr]girentuximab PET/CT in Predicting the Presence of Any Renal Malignancy: A Reanalysis of the ZIRCON Trial.
Kaba A, Kanabur P, Calais J, Scott AM, Bernhard JC, Mulders PCR, Önal B, Aksoy T, Morris M, Master V, Shuch B
European urology. 2026;
PMID: 42025513 - Laboratory paraneoplastic syndrome resolution is associated with reduced recurrence and improved survival in non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Lahiji R, Son LL, Mumford S, Kearns EJ, Patil D, Ambadi S, Nguyen JT, Esen B, Luke W, Storino Ramacciotti L, Goodstein T, Morton EA, Braunschweig A, Nabavizadeh R, Narayan VN, Grajales V, Joshi SS, Hajiha M, Ogan K, Master VA
Urologic oncology. 2026;44(6):128-134.
PMID: 41936531 - The Effect of Allogenic Blood Transfusion on Oncologic Outcomes in Locally Advanced Kidney Cancer.
Ellis TA, Hernandez CJ, Gupta V, Howard D, Anamah B, Bai K, Koyama T, Patil D, Sheehy J, Dahmen AS, Yim K, Talwar R, Awamlh BAHA, Siegrist K, Master VA, Spiess PE, Moses KA
Clinical genitourinary cancer. 2026;24(4):102531.
PMID: 41924790 - Student perceptions and understanding of urology in the United Kingdom - SPARK.
Lahiji R, Iqbal L, Safdar B, Storino Ramacciotti L, Grosso Zelaya M, Vora M, Craton W, Hong C, McKenzie J, Laundy-Blair E, Zahirovic S, Braunschweig A, Abdelqader B, Hajiha M, Ogan K, Master VA, Nabavizadeh B
BMC medical education. 2026;
PMID: 41904474 - Exposed phosphatidylserine is an inhibitory molecule in T cell exhaustion.
Medina CB, Sobierajska E, Gong M, McManus DT, Thapa M, Lee J, Im SJ, Toombs JE, Mitchell JM, Wang Y, Carlisle JW, Freeman GJ, Master VA, Ramalingam SS, Kissick HT, Li S, Brekken RA, Ahmed R
Nature. 2026;
PMID: 41882354 - Retraction notice to " Impact of Upstaging From cT2a-b to pT3a on Overall Survival Among Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma"[Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 23/6 (2025) 102422].
Goodstein T, Goradia R, Srivastava A, Sood A, Dason S, Master VA, Singer EA
Clinical genitourinary cancer. 2026;24(3):102522.
PMID: 41850810 - Case Report: Looks can deceive: acute postoperative progressive renal dysfunction and hyperkalemia without significant hydronephrosis.
Lahiji R, Yildirim A, Luke W, Storino Ramacciotti L, Morton EA, Helman TA, Nguyen J, Grajales V, Joshi SS, Narayan VM, Nabavizadeh B, Hajiha M, Nabavizadeh R, Park PJ, Ogan K, Bilen MA, Master VA
Frontiers in oncology. 2026;
PMID: 41695356 - Histology-specific Prognostic Impact of Microscopic Positive Surgical Margins in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications for Postoperative Surveillance.
Musso G, Meagher MF, Dabbas M, Garofano G, Birouty N, Yuen KL, Baker B, Saitta C, Patil D, Saito K, Yasuda Y, Tanaka H, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Salonia A, Capitanio U, Larcher A, Rosiello G, Fujii Y, Master VA, Derweesh IH
European urology open science. 2026;
PMID: 41674780
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