New England Student Urology Symposium

Inside view of the Academic Rotunda

Event Location

UConn School of Medicine
Academic Entrance
200 Academic Way
Farmington, CT 06030

UConn Health Academic Entrance Building exterior

New England Student Urology Symposium

Join us on March 7!

We welcome you to join us for the second biennial New England Student Urology Symposium hosted at UConn School of Medicine on Saturday, March 7, 2026. We hope to provide an opportunity for medical students interested in urology to network with each other and urology faculty, learn more about the specialty, and present their research in preparation for national conference meetings. We have prepared an exciting program filled with state-of-the-art talks and panels by faculty speakers, practical skills workshops, and poster and oral presentations.

We look forward to meeting all of you at the Symposium!

         

How to Participate

Register online in advance to attend.  Deadline is February 16.

Submit your abstract online.  Deadline for submissions is February 6.

  • Abstracts are limited to 2,280 characters without spaces.
  • Please include an: Introduction and Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Each table and/or graphic counts as 225 characters.
  • Abstracts may have been submitted to or presented at other conferences.

Top Abstract Award

Blue ribbon icon symbolizing top prizeThe top 3 abstracts will be selected for the Oral Presentation session and awarded a cash prize.

All other abstracts will be designated for the Poster Presentation session.

 

 

Symposium Speakers

Speakers for the upcoming New England Student Urology Symposium displayed with their photos and names that are also listed in the agenda too.

Agenda

7:45-8:20 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Academic Rotunda
8:25-8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks Benjamin Ristau, MD, MHA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Urologic Oncology, UConn School of Medicine
8:45-9:05 a.m. Men’s Health (Infertility/Sexual Dysfunction) Stanton Honig, MD
Professor of Urology, Yale School of Medicine
9:05-9:35 a.m. Keynote Talk Peter Albertsen, MD
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Urology, UConn School of Medicine
9:35-9:55 a.m. Women in Urology Spotlight Brooke Harnisch, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, UConn School of Medicine
9:55-10:25 a.m. Faculty Match Panel Brooke Harnisch, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, UConn School of Medicine
Piruz Motamedinia, MD
Associate Professor of Urology, Yale School of Medicine
10:25-10:35 a.m. Break
10:35-10:55 a.m. Stone Disease and Endourology Piruz Motamedinia, MD
Associate Professor of Urology, Yale School of Medicine
10:55-11:15 a.m. Basics of Reconstructive Urology To be announced.
11:15-11:35 a.m. Pediatric Urology To be announced.
11:35-11:55 a.m. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery To be announced.
11:55-1:00 p.m. Surgical Skills Fair (ureteroscopy and cystoscopy models,
dilation station, female pelvic sling)		 To be announced.
1:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch Break + Student Poster Presentations
2:00-2:20 p.m. Oncology/Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery Benjamin Ristau, MD, MHA
Associate Professor of Surgery, Urologic Oncology, UConn School of Medicine
2:20-2:40 p.m. Incorporating New Technologies and Treatments for
Better Patient Care		 To be announced.
2:40-3:10 p.m. Career Panel To be announced.
3:10-3:50 p.m. Student Oral Presentations
3:50-4:00 p.m. Break
4:00-4:30 p.m. Keynote Talk Isaac Kim, MD, Ph.D., MBA
Professor of Urology, Yale School of Medicine
4:30-5:00 p.m. Resident Match Panel To be announced.
5:00-5:10 p.m. Closing Remarks

 

UConn Faculty and Student Organizers

Dr. Benjamin Ristau in his white coat smiling Benjamin Ristau, MD, MHA
Associate Professor of Surgery

 

Photo of Ally Kim, student organizerAlison Kim, MPH
2nd-year medical student

 

Anthony Zhang, student organizerAnthony Zhang
 2nd-year medical student

 

Vlada Dubovik, student organizerVlada Dubovik
3rd-year medical student

 

Questions? Contact Us:

alkim@uchc.edu