Dipen J. Parekh MD

Dr. Dipen J. Parekh is a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Urology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Director of Robotic Surgery for the University of Miami Health System. He is the holder of the Victor A Politano Endowed Chair in Urology. He was recently announced as the recipient of the Gold Cystoscope Award for 2013, the most prestigious award from the American Urological Association. He was the inaugural holder of the Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Distinguished University Chair in Urology at UT San Antonio. He serves as the Principal Investigator in an NCI-sponsored RO1 grant for a multi-institutional prospective randomized clinical trial comparing open and robotic cystectomy for bladder cancer. He recently completed a transformative prospective clinical trial of renal ischemia in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy. He has one of the largest experiences in the world in performing complex Robotic Urologic Oncologic surgeries for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers. He is the recipient of the SWOG Young Investigator Award.

Dr. Dipen received his medical degree from Poona University, followed by residencies in General Surgery and Urology from Mumbai University, India. He was awarded the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to pursue further training in the United States. He completed his Urology Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He completed an Executive Master's program in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University. He has published several scientific papers, abstracts, and book chapters and served as an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Urology. He is an invited faculty and lecturer nationally and globally,y where he has launched several robotic urologic surgical programs.