RAJ S. PRUTHI MD, FACS Curriculum Vitae Education 1994-98 Stanford University, Stanford, California Residency, Urology 1995-96 Stanford University, Stanford, California Fellow, Prostate cancer and ultrasonography, Dept. of Urology 1993-94 Stanford University, Stanford, California Residency, General Surgery 1992-93 Stanford University, Stanford, California Internship, General Surgery 1988-92 Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina M.D., May, 1992 1984-88 Stanford University, Stanford, California B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Economics with Honors, June, 1988 Board Certification/Licensure American Board of Urology 2002, recertification 2009 Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners 1999 North Carolina Medical Board 1998 Drug Enforcement Agency 1993 Professional Experience 5/2011 – present Division of Urology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Division Chief, Professor of Surgery 01/2011-05/2011 Division of Urology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Division Chief, Associate Professor of Surgery 5/2006 – 01/2011 Division of Urology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Associate Professor of Surgery (tenure) 4/2000 – 5/2006 Division of Urology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Assistant Professor of Surgery 4/1999 – 4/2000 Dept. of Urology, LSU Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana Assistant Professor of Urology 8/1998 – 4/1999 Kinston Urological Associates, Kinston, North Carolina Private Practice of Urology 1 Honors/Awards Faculty Teaching Award (“Attending of the Year), Division of Urologic Surgery, 2011-2012 Castle and Connolly’s Best Doctors in America 2010-2011 America’s Top Doctors for Cancer, 2010-2011 “Best Doctors in North Carolina”, 2010-2011 2009 Best Reviewer for Prostate Cancer Articles – Journal of Urology, May 2010 North Carolina Urology Seminar - Third Prize, Research, 2008 “Best Doctors in America”, 2003-04, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 Faculty Teaching Award (“Attending of the Year), Division of Urologic Surgery, 2006-07 “Best Doctors in North Carolina”, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 North Carolina Urology Seminar - Second Prize, Research, 2006 North Carolina Urology Seminar - First Prize, Research 2005 North Carolina Urology Seminar - Second Prize, Case Report, 2005 North Carolina Urology Seminar – Third Prize, Case Report, 2004 North Carolina Urology Seminar – First Prize, Research, 2004 North Carolina Urology Seminar – Second Prize, Research, 2003 North Carolina Urology Seminar – Third Prize, Case Report, 2002 North Carolina Urology Seminar – First Prize, Research, 2002 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2002 Excellence in Teaching Award, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2001 T. Leon Howard Pyelogram Conference – Second Prize, SEAUA Meeting, 2001 North Carolina Urology Seminar – Third Prize, Case Report, 2001 Faculty Teaching Award (“Attending of the Year”), Division of Urologic Surgery, 2000-01 Northern California Resident’s Competition -- First Prize, U.C.S.F., 1997 Northern California Resident’s Competition -- Second Prize, U.C. Davis, 1996 Northern California Resident’s Competition -- First Prize, Stanford University, 1995 Merck Book Prize, Duke University, 1992 Pathology Research Scholar Award, Duke University, 1990-1991 American Liver Foundation Research Scholarship, Duke University, 1990-1991 Thomas J. Watson Scholarship, Stanford University, 1984-1988 Jordan Scholar, Stanford University, 1984-1985 Bibliography Book Chapters Badrinath Konety, Willem Oosterlinck, Sam Chang, Sigurdur Gudjonsson, Raj Pruthi, Mark Soloway, Eduardo Solsona, Paul Sved. (2012) Low Grade Ta Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder. In M. Soloway, &S Khoury (Eds.), Bladder Cancer (2nd ed., pp. 233-246). Paris-France: Springer. Pearson M., Pruthi R.S. Quality of Life in men undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. In Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. V. Preedy (Ed.) 2010. Springer, New York, pp 2877-2885. Ramirez M., Pruthi R.S., deVere-White R. Pelvic Lymphadenectomy. In Glenn’s Urologic Surgery (7th edition). Graham S. and Keane T. (Eds.) 2009. Lippincott Williams, pp 179-194. 2 Fielding J., Pruthi R.S. Imaging of nephrolithiasis, urinary tract infections and their complications. In Evidence-Based Imaging: Optimizing Imaging in Patient Care Medina, L. Santiago; Blackmore, C. Craig (Eds.) 2006. Springer, New York, pp 542-552. In Press/Submitted Manvar A, Pruthi RS, Wallen EM, Nielsen ME. Epidemiology. In The Textbook of Prostate Cancer. Ashutosh Tewari (ed). 2011. Springer. Ferguson JE, Pruthi RS, Wallen EM, Nielsen ME. Racial Disparities and the Global Picture. In The Textbook of Prostate Cancer. Ashutosh Tewari (ed). 2011. Springer. Smith A, Nielsen ME, Wallen EM, Pruthi RS. Patient Surveillance after Prostate Cancer Treatment. In Patient Surveillance After Cancer Treatment. Johnson F, Virgo K, Margenthaler J, et al (Eds.). 2011. Springer. 7 typed pages. Nix J, Nielsen ME, Wallen EM, Pruthi RS. Robotic anterior exenteration in females: Technique, current status and outcomes. In Robotic in Genitourinary Surgery. Menon M and Hemal A. (Eds.) 2011. 9 typed pages. Journal Articles (refereed) 1. Mmeje CO, Nunez-Nateras R, Nielsen ME, Pruthi RS, Smith A, Wallen EM, Humphreys MR, Woods ME, Castle EP. Oncologic outcomes for lymph node-positive urothelial carcinoma patients treated with robot assisted radical cystectomy: With mean follow-up of 3.5 years. Urol Oncol. 2012 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] 2. Nielsen ME, Smith AB, Pruthi RS, Guzzo TJ, Amiel G, Shore N, Lotan Y. Reported use of intravesical therapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC): results from the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) survey. BJU Int. 2012 Apr 4. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11060.x. [Epub ahead of print] 3. Ferguson JE 3rd, Goyal RK, Raynor MC, Nielsen ME, Pruthi RS, Brown PM, Wallen EM. Cost Analysis of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Versus Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. J Endourol. 2012 Apr 26. [Epub ahead of print] 4. Smith AB, Raynor M, Amling CL, Busby JE, Castle E, Davis R, Nielsen M, Thomas R, Wallen EM, Woods M, Pruthi RS. Multi-institutional analysis of robotic radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: perioperative outcomes and complications in 227 patients. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012 Jan;22(1):17-21. Epub 2011 Dec 5. 5. Brannon AR, Haake SM, Hacker KE, Pruthi RS, Wallen EM, Nielsen ME, Rathmell WK. Meta-analysis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma gene expression defines a variant subgroup and identifies gender influences on tumor biology. Eur Urol. 2012 Feb;61(2):258-68. Epub 2011 Oct 18. 6. Manvar AM, Rathmell WK, Ferguson J, Pruthi RS, Nielsen ME, Wallen EM, Nolan N, Raynor MC. Carcinoma in a Cadaveric Transplant Kidney. Urology. 2011 Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. 3 7. Smith AB, Raynor MC, Pruthi RS. Peri- and postoperative outcomes of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC). BJU Int. 2011 Sep;108(6 Pt 2):969-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1464- 410X.2011.10456.x. Review. 8. Raynor MC, Lavien G, Nielsen M, Wallen EM, Pruthi RS. Elimination of preoperative mechanical bowel preparation in patients undergoing cystectomy and urinary diversion. Urol Oncol. 2011 Jun 28. [Epub ahead of print] 9. Whang YE, Armstrong AJ, Rathmell WK, Godley PA, Kim WY, Pruthi RS, Wallen EM, Crane JM, Moore DT, Grigson G, Morris K, Watkins CP, George DJ. A phase II study of lapatnib, a dual EGFR and HER-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor in patients with castration- resistant prostate cancer. Urol Oncol, 2011 Mar 9. Epub ahead of print. 10. Coward RM, Smith A, Raynor M, Nielsen M, Wallen EM, Pruthi RS. Feasibility and outcomes of robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in older patients. Urology. 2011 May;77(5):1111-4. Epub 2011 Feb 18 11. Manvar AM, Wallen EM, Pruthi RS, Nielsen ME. Prognostic value of CA 125 in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther, 2010; 10(12):1877-81. 12. Davis JW, Castle EP, Pruthi RS, Ornstein DK, Guru KA. Robot-assisted radical cystectomy: An expert panel review of the current status and future direction. Urol Oncol, 2010 Sept-Oct; 28(5):480-6. Epub 2010 Mar 5 13. Hayn MH, Hellenthal NJ, Hussain A, Andrews PE, Carpentier P, Castle E, Dasgupta P, Davis R, Thomas R, Khan S, Kibel A, Kim H, Manoharan M, Menon M, Mottrie A, Ornstein D, Peabody J, Pruthi R, Palou Redorta J, Vira M, Schanne F, Stricker H, Wiklund P, Wilding G, Guru KA. Does previous robot-assisted radical prostatectomy experience affect outcomes at robot-assisted radical cystectomy? Results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. Urology. 2010 Aug 13. Epub ahead of print. 14. Hayn MH, Hussain A, Mansour AM, Andrews PE, Carpentier P, Castle E, Dasgupta P, Rimington P, Thomas R, Kahn S, Kibel A, Kim H, Manoharan M, Menon M, Mottrie A, Ornstein D, Pruthi R, Palou Redorta J, Richstone L, Schanne F, Stricker H, Wiklund P, Chandrasekhar R, Wilding GE, Guru KA. Reply from authors re: Urs E, Studer, Laurence Collette. The learning curve of robot-assisted radical cystectomy: Does it meet expectations? Eur Urol 2010 Aug; 58(2):204-6. Epub 2010 June 15; No abastracts available. 15. Pruthi RS, Nielsen M, Heathcote S, Wallen EM, Rathmell WK, Godley P, Whang Y, Fielding J, Schultz H, Grigson G, Smith A, Kim W. A phase II trial of neoadjuvant erlotinib in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy: clinical and pathological results. BJU Int, 2010 Aug; 106(3):349-56. Epub 2010 Jan 19. 4 16. Hellenthal NJ, Hussain A, Andrews PE, Carpentier P, Castle E, Dasgupta P, Kaouk J, Khan S, Kibel A, Kim H, Manoharan M, Menon M, Mottrie A, Ornstein D, Palou J, Peabody J, Pruthi R, Richstone L, Schanne F, Stricker H, Thomas R, Wiklund P, Wilding G, Guru KA. Lymphadenectomy at the time of robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. BJU Int, 2010 June 18. Epub ahead of print. 17. Swords K, Wallen E, Pruthi RS. The impact of race on prostate cancer detection and choice of treatment in men undergoing a contemporary extended biopsy approach.