Titles and Roles
- Professor, Department of Urology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Co-Director, Emory Comprehensive Stone Center
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Biography
Kenneth Ogan, MD, is professor in the Department of Urology at Emory University School of Medicine. A board cerified urologist, Dr. Ogan has pioneered various surgical techniques for laparoscopic, robotic and thermal ablation kidney cancer surgery to cure patients from cancer while preserving their kidney function. He also performs robotic surgery for the treatment of bladder and prostate cancer and is involved in the prevention and endoscopic/percutaneous management of patients with kidney stones.
Dr. Ogan has lectured both nationally and internationally. He is closely involved in teaching and mentoring medical students, urology residents and post-graduate fellows.
Education
Dr. Ogan attended and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT for his undergraduate education. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York followed by urology residency training at George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Ogan completed his fellowship training in endourology, minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopy at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Ogan is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology (2003).
Research
Dr. Ogan's research involves the utilization of innovative virtual reality systems to train surgeons to perform surgical procedures. His innovative work in teaching and training surgeons is well recognized nationally.
Below is a listing of current federal grants for the above principal investigator.
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Publications
Dr. Ogan has authored multiple book chapters and scientific journal articles.
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Awards
Dr. Ogan's recent awards and honors include:
- Atlanta Magazine's "Top Doctors", consistently since 2016
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, Emory University Department of Urology, 2008 and 2012
- Research Prize Essay Contest, American Urological Association, 2010