Research and collaborations

I am an active member of two key collaborative networks advancing the field: the Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS) and the Collaborative of Reconstructive Robotic Ureteral Surgery (CORRUS). These multi-institutional efforts have produced high-impact data on surgical outcomes and technique refinement.

I contributed as a co-author to the American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines on Male Urethral Stricture Disease and regularly present at national and international meetings.

Networks

I am a member of TURNS, the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons, and I co-founded CORRUS, a multi-institutional collaborative on ureteral reconstruction.

If you are building a multi-institutional study in reconstruction or gender-affirming surgery, or you want to visit and watch cases, write to Lee.Zhao@nyulangone.org.

Where the papers live

Counts change as records are indexed. Use the publications library as the current bibliography rather than a number copied onto this page.

• Publications library

  Papers, chapters, and guidelines with links to PubMed and topic guides.

• Ureteral reconstruction

  Buccal mucosa graft, appendix onlay, ileal ureter, and related series.

• Urethral stricture

  Anterior and posterior urethroplasty, radiation injury, and outcomes.

• Gender-affirming surgery

  Peritoneal flap vaginoplasty, phalloplasty complications, and revisions.

• Curriculum vitae

  Appointments, talks, mentoring, and the long-form publication list.

Teaching that sits next to the papers

Decision pages for referring physicians are under practice. Interactive atlases and maps are collected at teaching.