Division of Urology

David M. Albala, MD

Professor of Surgery

Department:
Surgery

Division:
Urology

Mailing Address:
DUMC 3457 Durham, NC 27710

Telephone:
919-684-2446

Office Telephone:
919-668-6401

Fax:
919-681-7423

Training:
MD, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 1983

Fellowship:
Endourology/Stone Disease/Laparoscopic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine (Missouri), 1990-1991

Residency:
General Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (New Hampshire), 1983-1985

Clinical Interests:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), endourology and laparoscopic surgery, robotic prostatectomy and other robotic urologic surgery, kidney cancer

Research Interests:
Laparoscopic surgery (nephrectomy, adrenalectomy, and prostatectomy); Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Endourology and stone disease

Publications:
Pietrow PK, Auge BK, Weizer AZ, Delvecchio FC, Silverstein AD, Mathias B, Albala DM, and Preminger GM.  Durability of the medical management of cysturnia.  J Urol 169: 68-70, 2003.

Domochowski RR, Avon M, Albala DM, et al.  Transvaginal radiofrequency of the endopelvic fascia:  A prospective evaluation for the treatment of genuine stress urinary incontinence. J Urol 169: 1028, 2003.

Delvecchio FC, Auge BK, Brizuela RM, Weizer AZ, Silverstein AD, Lallas CD, Pietrow PK, Albala DM, Preminger GM. Assessment of stricture formation with the ureteral access sheath. Urology. 2003 Mar;61(3):518-22; discussion 522.

Dahm P, Silverstein AD, Weizer AZ, Young MD, Vieweg J, Albala DM, Paulson DF. A longitudinal assessment of bowel related symptoms and fecal incontinence following radical perineal prostatectomy. J Urol. 2003 Jun;169(6):2220-4.

Albala DM. Fibrin sealants in clinical practice. Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Aug;11(4 Pt 2):5-11.

Zheng W, Beiko DT, Segura JW, Preminger GM, Albala DM, Denstedt JD. Urinary calculi in aviation pilots: what is the best therapeutic approach? J Urol. 2002 Oct;168(4 Pt 1):1341-3.

Weizer AZ, Auge BK, Silverstein AD, Delvecchio FC, Brizuela RM, Dahm P, Pietrow PK, Lewis BR, Albala DM, Preminger GM. Routine postoperative imaging is important after ureteroscopic stone manipulation. J Urol. 2002 Jul;168(1):46-50.

Sharma SK, Koleski FC, Husain AN, Albala DM, Turk TM. Retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking an adrenal lesion. World J Urol. 2002 Sep;20(4):232-3.

Pietrow PK, Auge BK, Delvecchio FC, Silverstein AD, Weizer AZ, Albala DM, Preminger GM. Techniques to maximize flexible ureteroscope longevity. Urology. 2002 Nov;60(5):784-8.

Pietrow PK, Albala DM. Hand-assisted urological laparoscopy. Curr Opin Urol. 2002 May;12(3):233-7.

Fulmer BR, Sakamoto K, Turk TM, Galen D, Presthus JB, Abbott K, Ross J, Ou CS, Albala DM. Acute and long-term outcomes of radio frequency bladder neck suspension. J Urol. 2002 Jan;167(1):141-5.

Albala DM, Fulmer BR, Turk TM, Koleski F, Andriole G, Davis BE, Eure GR, Kabalin JN, Lingeman JE, Nuzzarello J, Sundaram C. Office-based transurethral microwave thermotherapy using the TherMatrx TMx-2000. J Endourol. 2002 Feb;16(1):57-61.

Albala DM, Fulmer BR, Turk TM, Koleski F, Andriole G, Davis BE, Eure GR, Kabalin JN, Lingeman JE, Nuzzarello J, Sundaram C. Office-based transurethral microwave thermotherapy using the TherMatrx TMx-2000. J Endourol. 2002 Feb;16(1):57-61.

Kumar U, Albala DM. Laparoscopic approach to adrenal carcinoma. J Endourol. 2001 May;15(4):339-42; discussion 342-3.

Albala DM, Assimos DG, Clayman RV, Denstedt JD, Grasso M, Gutierrez-Aceves J, Kahn RI, Leveillee RJ, Lingeman JE, Macaluso JN Jr, Munch LC, Nakada SY, Newman RC, Pearle MS, Preminger GM, Teichman J, Woods JR. Lower pole I: a prospective randomized trial of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrostolithotomy for lower pole nephrolithiasis-initial results. J Urol. 2001 Dec;166(6):2072-80.

Albala DM, Turk TM, Fulmer BR, Koleski F, Andriole G, Davis BE, Eure GR, Kabalin JN, Lingeman J, Nuzzarello J, Sundaram C. Periurethral transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: an interim 1-year safety and efficacy analysis using the thermatrx TMx-2000. Tech Urol. 2000 Dec;6(4):288-93.

Young MD, Weizer AZ, Silverstein AD, Crisci A, Albala DM, Vieweg J, Paulson DF, and Dahm P.  Urinary continence and quality of life in the first year after radical perineal prostatectomy.  J Urol 170(6:1) 2374-2378, 2003.

Weizer AZ, Silverstein AD, Auge BK, Delvecchio FC, Raj G, Albala DM, Leder R, and Preminger GM.  Determining the incidence of horseshoe kidney from radiographic data at a single institution.  J Urol 170: 1722, 2003.

Pietrow PK, Auge BK, Lallas CD, Santa-Cruz RW, Newman GE, Albala DM, and Preminger GM.  Pain after percutaneous nephrolithotomy:  Impact of nephrostomy tube size.  J Endourol 17: 411, 2003.