Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Posted by Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS | Aug 2024

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, presented “Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer” during the 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on January 31, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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How to cite: Kim, Fernando J. “Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer” January 31, 2024. Accessed Nov 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/focal-therapy-for-prostate-cancer/

Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer – Summary

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, discusses the benefits of focal therapy in prostate cancer treatment. He begins with a review of the weaknesses of non-focal options in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Dr. Kim then highlights the clinical and practical benefits of focal therapy. He emphasizes the advantages that focal therapy offers to underserved and vulnerable populations, and he presents supporting data and demonstrations.

Dr. Kim concludes with a comparison of the results from mpMRI fusion biopsies and targeted cryoablation. He outlines possible future directions for focal therapy and other technologies in the treatment of prostate cancer.

About The 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar:

The Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar is a multi-day meeting focused on training urologists in the latest in assessing, diagnosing, and treating urologic conditions in the clinical setting. Updates are provided on urologic cancers, stone disease, urologic reconstruction, female urology, infertility, sexual function, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. The 43rd iteration of the meeting took place from January 31st to February 2nd, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

For further educational activities from this conference, visit our collection page.

About The Author

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS

Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, is president of the South Central Section of the American Urological Association (SCSAUA), editor-in-chief of AUA NEWS in Portuguese, and associate editor of the Journal of Urology Plus and the Patient Safety in Surgery Journal. Dr. Kim previously served at Denver Health Medical Center where he was chief of urology and has also played a pivotal role in enhancing urological resident rotations by serving as the site residency director and significantly enhancing diversity and inclusion. Dr. Kim earned his MD from the University of São Paulo School of Medicine in São Paolo, Brazil. He was a trauma research fellow at the University of Colorado (CU) Health Sciences Center in Denver and completed an internship in general surgery at the CU Health Sciences Center. Dr. Kim also completed general surgery training at Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine in Illinois and a fellowship in endourology and laparoscopy at the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Maryland. Dr. Kim is active in the AUA as part of their leadership program, served as their host country liaison, and was awarded their Presidential Citation for his international relations and contributions to minimally invasive urological surgery. Dr. Kim served as president of the SCSAUA. He also received the Presidential Juscelino Kubitschek Medal from the Society of Brazilian Urology, the Ernest E. Moore Trauma Award, and the Societá Italiana di Urologia International Guest Recognition.

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