Professor of Urology UAB-Heersink SoM | HoLEP Fanatic | URPS | Husband | Father | Angler | Likely Not A Good Person | Views/Language are mine
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We did a thing recently. All shared with patient permission.
979cc prostate with recurrent gross hematuria requiring transfusion and obstructive uropathy. <2 hours enucleation time. Home <48 hours later. @UABUrology is making waves!
Enucleation is the answer!
#allsizesfitone
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
Thank you to the amazing faculty at this year’s @therapy_focal meeting! Thank you to our sponsors for facilitating a great #HOLEP hands on course! #FOCAL26 #FOCAL2026
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Prostate cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, and screening has changed considerably in recent years.
ALT Poster announcing "September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month," showing a seated man with a blue awareness ribbon on his shirt and another person's hand resting near his knee, conveying support and encouraging prostate cancer screening.
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
Don't forget to follow all of our incredible #FOCAL2026 faculty!
@arvinkgeorge @AbhinavSidana @adityabagrodia @Cacciamani_MD @ChughtaiMD @dr_coops @DrJohnMDiBi @drfurkandursun @uroegg @drgeond @zach_feuer @dfrendl @jfunkmd @SandeepGurramMD @ajhungMD @LissMike @ZhamO @PeterPintoMD @RaisBahrami @dr_rajwa @MMSiddiquiMD @geoffsonn @radiolobt @vermasadhna @vourganti @karawattsMD @BristolWhiles @Dr_KevinZorn
#FocalTherapy #Urology #ProstateCancer #MedEd
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
One week until the @UABHeersink Dept. of Urology Residency Program application deadline!
Apply by Sept. 23. Interviewees receive a one-night hotel stay covered by the department when traveling to Birmingham.
Learn more: buff.ly/ceyD5kL
Apply: buff.ly/wKpZ3nO
ALT Save the date — UAB Medicine Urology residency interviews on Dec. 8 (Tuesday) and Dec. 10 (Thursday); hospital campus buildings pictured in the background.
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We’re excited to welcome three new faculty members to the @UABHeersink Dept. of Urology!
Please join us in welcoming Daniel Roberson, M.D., Cameron Britton, M.D., and David Patrick Murray, M.D., who joined our department on Sept. 1 as assistant professors.
ALT Welcome announcement for UAB Medicine Urology introducing three new assistant professor physicians, shown as three professional headshots in white coats beneath a bold "Welcome, New Faculty!" headline and the UAB Medicine logo.
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Real recognizes Real. Many have been fighting the good fight that enucleation is the gold standard for years. Few have been advocates as long as Javier. Grateful to call him a friend and like minded urologist. @SocietyofBPD @Endo_Society
20 years doing #enucleation, more than 5000 patients, more than 30 countries, #AEE #holep. I still remember when others doing green light vaporización were saying enucleation was impossible!
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
As the @IFRUEUrol scientific chair and @SocietyGURS fellowship director, putting this session together with young talents like @BrianInouyeMDis what it's all about. Fantastic job breaking down DCB dilation and bringing the fire to the stricture crossfire!
Brian, you have done outstanding work championing our early-career faculty and driving forward educational initiatives for young urologists across GURS and beyond—it’s making a tangible impact on the field. Thrilled to have had you collaborate with us at #IFRUE2026. Safe travels, and looking forward to catching up in November in Mexico City! 👏🔥
@NickelCityUro
@boyd_viersMD
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Vincente ellorieta. Endo fellow at @UABUrology presenting on genetics in kidney stone disease. #StonebustersandFlowmasters
✅ nice review of some phenotypes of genetic syndromes. Can be very subtle
✅ SLC mutations had more CKD and lower PTH than high risk stone formers
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This convo happened years ago, but I was reminded of it recently.
Me: ”What do I do when I have a trainee who just fucking gets it? They understand surgery like breathing. How do I teach them when they have that level of innate skill?”
Mentor: “There is only one thing to do. Enjoy. And then watch them soar.”
Me: 🤔 ❤️
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
As new therapies for BPH continue to emerge, we often ask where might these treatments play a role 🧩. The new generation of prostate stents are not a replacement for surgery, but may be better options than medical therapy in certain settings or than Urolift. Two recent manuscripts in Urology highlight clinical scenarios where current BPH treatments reveal gaps that this new generation of reversible nitinol prostatic stents may help fill. Urology goldjournal.net/article/S009… @HMethodistUro @proverummedical @zenflowinc @Prodeonmedical @Butterfly_Med @SocietyofBPD
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
Join us tomorrow for the @UABHeersink Dept. of Urology Grand Rounds!
James McClintock, Ph.D., from @UABBiology, will present:
“From Penguins to Plankton – The Dramatic Impacts of Climate Change on the Antarctic Peninsula”
Sept. 1 | 7–8 a.m.
buff.ly/1TOuIaT
ALT UAB Medicine Department of Urology Grand Rounds announcing James McClintock, Ph.D., presenting "From Penguins to Plankton — The Dramatic Impacts of Climate Change on the Antarctic Peninsula" Tuesday, Sept 1, 7–8 a.m., LHFOT 1202 and via Zoom; includes speaker headshot.
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The @UABHeersink Department of Urology is proud to welcome Jordan Smith, M.D., as its newest fellow in the Advanced Endourology and Stone Disease Fellowship Program.
Learn more about Dr. Smith: buff.ly/Erb5iZa
ALT Headshot of Jordan Smith, M.D.,
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Five new faculty members joined the UAB Dept. of Surgery in Aug.: Dr. Peter Abraham, Dr. Samantha Lloy, Dr. Jennifer Pappalardo, Dr. Anji Wall, and Dr. Taylor Wallen.
We invite you to learn more about them and help us extend a warm UAB welcome!
📰 : bit.ly/3SXempl.
ALT Dr. Peter Abraham, Dr. Samantha Lloy, Dr. Jennifer Pappalardo, Dr. Anji Wall, and Dr. Taylor Wallen
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Open letter to my surgical colleagues:
Dear friends,
We never send one of our ICU patients to the OR without making sure you know who the patient is, why they're going, and what needs to be done
Please don't send a postoperative patient from the OR to the ICU without telling us
What did you find?
What did you do?
What went right (or wrong!)?
What are you worried about?
What do you want us to do next?
What do you expect?
We don't need a 20-minute presentation. We need 2 minutes of your time. Or just a text/message!
A handoff isn't just courtesy. It's patient care
Please talk to us
#MedTwitter #ICU #FOAMcc
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Professional athletes and sports psychologists talk about the value of doing what they do ”for the love of the game”. The idea that personal fulfillment and joy must always remain a core motivating principle to perform at the highest levels. When that gets lost, the execution and precision fall off and performance suffers.
Not sure that I see that recognized often enough in what we do as physicians. There are a myriad of distractions and easy sources of frustration and angst. We forget that pure joy we had when we decided that surgery was the calling.
I had a resident tell me today the thing he enjoys most working in my room is that there is that joy and “love of the game.”
That’s gonna stick with me. And I’m grateful to have heard that.
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
Hands-On Ureteroscopy Course at #WCET26
Rotating skills stations with expert faculty — flexible and navigable suctioning sheaths, pressure control devices, and the newest lasers.
📅 Tue Dec 15 · 14:00–16:00 · $50
Only 60 seats 👉 wcetmeeting.com/courses
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
Congratulations Thomas Chi, M.D., MBA, FACS, for being selected to the Leadership Alabama Class XXXVI, a statewide program of Alabama leaders engaged in creating a network of relationships that seeks mutual understanding of problems and priorities for Alabama’s future. 👏
ALT UAB branded graphic featuring a professional headshot of Thomas Chi, M.D., MBA, FACS, with the Leadership Alabama logo.
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Please help us welcome Vicente Elorrieta Decombe, M.D., who has matched with the @UABHeersink Advanced Endourology & Stone Disease Program for the 2026-27 academic year.
We look forward to welcoming Dr. Elorrieta in November and are excited for the year ahead!
ALT Headshot of Dr. Vicente Elorrieta Decombe
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I’m not much of a scripted TV show fan. So I have been in the dark for 6 years to the brilliant of #tedlasso
I admit my failing. This show is better than just about any leadership/team building course offered.
I’ll fight over this. It’s fucking brilliant.
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