Richard E. Link, MD, PhD, Author at Grand Rounds in Urology

Richard E. Link, MD, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Richard E. Link, MD, PhD, is a professor and board-certified and fellowship-trained urologist specializing in the treatment of urologic disease affecting the kidney, ureter, adrenal gland and prostate. Dr. Link holds the Carlton-Smith Endowed Chair in urologic education at the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas and directs the BCM division of endourology and minimally invasive surgery. He serves as director of living donor procurement for several major kidney transplant programs in Houston, including Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Houston Methodist Hospital. Dr. Link focuses on the use of laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, percutaneous, and endoscopic techniques to treat kidney and prostate tumors, benign prostatic hypertrophy, renal and ureteral obstruction, and urinary tract stones and has been an early pioneer in the development of laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy. Dr. Link earned both his MD and PhD in molecular and cellular physiology at Stanford University in California and completed an internship and residency at BCM before completing a fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Link also has a strong interest in applying single site robotic technology using the da Vinci SP platform to retroperitoneal and transvesical urologic surgery. He has published numerous papers and earned many awards, including the Fulbright and Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation at BCM.

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Talks by Richard E. Link, MD, PhD

Minimally Invasive Management of Urologic Disease in the Horseshoe Kidney

Posted by Richard E. Link, MD, PhD | Sep 2019

Richard E. Link, MD, PhD, provides an overview of the critical anatomic features of horseshoe kidneys in adults and how these features should factor into treatment decision-making. He describes how the presence of a horseshoe kidney can affect the management of ureteral obstruction and nephrolithiasis, and technical surgical considerations in these cases.

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Medical Considerations and Operative Magic Tricks

Posted by Richard E. Link, MD, PhD | Jan 2019

Richard E. Link, MD, PhD, provides guidance for urologic surgeons in the management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). He discusses relevant literature, patient selection, and he efficacy and safety for laparoscopic cyst decortication, and operative advice for handling massive kidneys during minimally invasive surgery.

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