
Nicholas Kavoussi, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
Division of Endourology and Stone Disease
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn NY
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Clinical Interests: BPH, Endourology, Laparoscopic and Robotics, Kidney Stones, Kidney Cancer
Dr. Kavoussi is a minimally invasive surgeon specializing in the application of novel technologies in the treatment of urologic diseases. He is a member of the Vanderbilt Institute of Surgery and Engineering and is actively involved in multiple research projects furthering the integration of technology and surgery.
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Highlighted Publications
Reed AM, Li Y, Atoum J, Acar A, Henry C, Wu JY, Kavoussi N. Evaluation of Optical Tracking to Distinguish Surgeon Experience During Endoscopic Stone Surgery. J Endourol. 2024 Dec;38(12):1421-1426. doi: 10.1089/end.2024.0246. Epub 2024 Oct 10. PMID: 39387864.
Lu D, Reed A, Pace N, Luckenbaugh AN, Pallauf M, Singla N, Oguz I, Kavoussi N. Automated Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Tumor Segmentation During Ureteroscopy Using Computer Vision Techniques. J Endourol. 2024 Aug;38(8):836-842. doi: 10.1089/end.2023.0686. Epub 2024 May 30. PMID: 38661528.
Kavoussi NL, Floyd C, Abraham A, Sui W, Bejan C, Capra JA, Hsi R. Machine Learning Models to Predict 24 Hour Urinary Abnormalities for Kidney Stone Disease. Urology. 2022 Nov;169:52-57. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.07.008. Epub 2022 Jul 16. PMID: 35853510.
Kavoussi NL, Nimmagadda N, Robles J, Forbes C, Wang A, Stone B, Miller NL. MOSESTM Technology for Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Urol. 2021 Jul;206(1):104-108. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001693. Epub 2021 Feb 22. PMID: 33617333.
Kavoussi NL, Pitt B, Ferguson JM, Granna J, Remirez A, Nimmagadda N, Melnyk R, Ghazi A, Barth EJ, Webster RJ, Herrell SD. Accuracy of Touch-Based Registration During Robotic Image-Guided Partial Nephrectomy Before and After Tumor Resection in Validated Phantoms. J Endourol. 2021 Mar;35(3):362-368. doi: 10.1089/end.2020.0363. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PMID: 33040602; PMCID: PMC7987368.