Urology Faculty
Full Time / Academic
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Peter C. Albertsen, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief and Program Director Dr. Albertsen received his
B.A. from Princeton University in 1974 and his M.D. from Columbia
University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1978. After two years of
surgical training at Harvard’s Deaconess Hospital in Boston he completed
his residency training in urology at the Johns Hopkins University Brady
Urological Institute in 1984. He subsequently received an M.S. in
medical administration and preventative medicine from University of
Wisconsin in 1990. Board certified in urology since 1986, he has
re-certified in 1994 and 2004. Dr. Albertsen has obtained an
international reputation for his work on prostate cancer and is the
author of numerous publications. He is on the editorial board of several
journals and frequently reviews manuscripts for the major urological
journals. Furthermore, he holds the prestigious honor of having been a
trustee of the American Board of Urology 2001-2007, as well as a member
of the Residency Review Committee of ACGME for Urology 2003-2009. He is
a member of the American Urological Association, American Association of
Genitourinary Surgeons and the Society of Urologic Oncology amongst
others. Dr. Albertsen practices general urology with a focus on prostate
and urologic cancers.
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Carl K. Gjertson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery Dr. Gjertson received his B.A. in
molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University in 1993 and
his M.D. from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia
University in 2001. He completed his surgical training at the Squier
Urological Clinic of Columbia University Medical Center in 2006. He
subsequently pursued fellowship training in laparoscopic/robotic surgery
and endourology at Indiana University School of Medicine from 2006-07.
Dr. Gjertson is a member of the American Urological Association,
Endourological Society, Gold Humanism Honor Society, and Alpha Omega
Alpha Honor Society. He is board certified in urology since 2009 and is
the author of several publications and book chapters. Dr. Gjertson
practices general urology with a focus on laparoscopy, robotics, and
minimally invasive techniques for the management of kidney and prostate
disease.
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Phillip P. Smith, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
An Ohio native, Dr. Smith graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from
Kenyon College in 1980 and his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati in
1984. He subsequently completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology
at the University of Cincinnati. He obtained his board-certification in
OB/GYN in 1990, and re-certified in 2000. Following several years of
private practice, he returned to academia to pursue his interests in
pelvic floor dysfunction, serving three years of fellowship training in
voiding dysfunction and female urology, with Rodney Appell, M.D., in the
Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is the
author of several papers and book chapters on lower urinary tract
physiology and dysfunction. His research interests include genitourinary
biomechanics, lower urinary tract neurophysiology, and urodynamics. He
is a 2009 recipient of a Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars
Award from the American Geriatrics Society. Dr. Smith’s practice
focuses on urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunctions in men and
women, and pelvic organ prolapse in women.
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John A. Taylor, III, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Dr. Taylor received his B.A. in biology from Lafayette College in
1990 and his M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians &
Surgeons in 1994. He completed his surgical training at the Squire
Urological Clinic of Columbia University’s Presbyterian Medical Center
in 2000. A commissioned officer in the United States Navy (LCDR) since
1990, he served on active duty as a staff urologist at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed
Services University of Health Science from 2000-03. While at Walter Reed
he was an active investigator in the Department of Defense’s Center for
Prostate Disease Research. Dr. Taylor has been board certified in
urology since 2002. He is a member of the American Urological
Association (AUA) the Society of Urologic Oncology and the Society for
Basic Urologic Research. He has authored many publications as well as
contributed to book chapters. He has been the recipient of the Dennis W.
Jahnigen Scholars award administered by the American Geriatrics Society
and the AUA’s post residency research award, and is currently supported
by the American Cancer Society for his work in aging and bladder cancer.
Dr. Taylor has extensive training in urologic cancer surgery and urinary
tract reconstruction. Dr. Taylor practices general urology with a focus
on the treatment of bladder cancer and complex urinary tract
reconstruction.
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Brendan Fox, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery (Emeritus)
Dr. Fox received his undergraduate education at the College of the Holy
Cross in Massachusetts and his M.D. was received from Tufts University
in 1955. Dr. Fox pursued a residency in internal medicine at Boston City
and St. Francis Hospitals prior to completing his surgical and urologic
training at Yale University, Boston VA Hospital and Massachusetts
General Hospital in 1964. He has been board certified in urology since
1967. He served on staff at St. Francis Hospital since 1964 and was the
president of the American Urological Association for the academic year
beginning in 2004. |
Part Time / Academic
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Stanton Honig, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Dr. Honig received his B.S. in biology from the State University of
New York at Binghamton in 1982 and his M.D. from the State University of
New York at Stony Brook in 1986. His residency training in surgery and
urology was completed at Boston University School of Medicine in 1992.
He subsequently pursued fellowship training in male reproductive
medicine and surgery at Baylor College of Medicine from 1992-93. He is
board certified in urology since 1995. He is a member of the American
Urological Association, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction amongst others. Dr.
Honig has authored many publications and book chapters in this area of
urology. He sees patients once a week at the Health Center with focus on
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For more information or to make an appointment, call 860-679-4100.
Office Hours
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Office Location
UConn Health Center
Dowling South Medical Building
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
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