Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, and E. David Crawford, MD, presented “What Urologists Need to Know About COVID-19” for the Grand Rounds in Urology audience in March, 2020.
How to cite: Kim, Fernando J. Crawford, E. David. “What Urologists Need to Know About COVID-19” March, 2020. Accessed Dec 2025. https://grandroundsinurology.com/what-urologists-need-to-know-about-covid-19/
What Urologists Need to Know About COVID-19 – Summary:
Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Emeritus of Urology at Denver Health Medical Center, Professor of Surgery/Urology at the University of Colorado at Denver, and Associate Editor of the Patient Safety in Surgery Journal, and E. David Crawford, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Grand Rounds in Urology, discuss how the rapidly changing circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 crisis require doctors to be flexible in order to protect both their patients and the healthcare providers themselves. They further discuss how important it is to understand the capacity of ICU beds, respirators, and personal protective equipment, particularly the N95 mask. Dr. Kim suggests that urologists should follow the recommendations of both the CDC and the AUA to stop performing elective procedures, but that in cases of metastasizing cancers doctors need to weigh the need for the surgery against the possibility of contracting COVID-19 while the patient is in recovery in the ICU.
For other urology-focused information on the COVID-19 pandemic, please see our other posts, including:
COVID-19’s Impact on the Treatment of Urology Patients
Advances in COVID-19 Testing: PCR Test Validated for Sputum and Swabs
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fernando J. Kim, MD, MBA, FACS, is a Urologist with AdventHealth Medical Group in Riverview, Florida. Dr. Kim is active in the American Urological Association (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.
Dr. Kim earned his MD from the University of São Paulo in São Paolo, Brazil. He completed a research fellowship in Trauma Medicine and an internship in General Surgery at the University of Colorado in Denver. Dr. Kim then completed a residency in Urology at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. After which, he completed fellowships in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endourology, and Urology at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kim then earned his MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Colorado. He has also been certified in Clinical and Industrial Drug Development from MIT xPRO in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dr. Kim is president of the South Central Section of the American Urological Association (SCSAUA), editor-in-chief ofAUA NEWS in Portuguese, and associate editor of theJournal of Urology Plusand thePatient Safety in Surgery Journal. He has received several research grants and is a primary investigator (PI) or co-PI, including studies of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, development of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and prostate cancer prevention in minority communities. He has over 200 published articles, book chapters, videos, and monographs.
