Research and Publications
Our research findings are regularly featured in leading peer-reviewed journals, contributing valuable insights to the global medical community. NMARG also publishes comprehensive reports and clinical guidelines to aid healthcare professionals in delivering evidence-based care.
Konety BR, Bird VY, Deorah S, Dahmoush L.
Comparison of the incidence of latent prostate cancer detected at autopsy before and after the prostate specific antigen era.
J Urol. 2005 Nov;174(5):1785-8; discussion 1788. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000177470.84735.55. PMID: 16217287.
Bird VY, Khan SR.
How do stones form? Is unification of theories on stone formation possible?
Arch Esp Urol. 2017 Jan;70(1):12-27. PMID: 28221139; PMCID: PMC5683182
Wang K, Chen X, Bird VY, Gerke TA, Manini TM, Prosperi M.
Association between age-related reductions in testosterone and risk of prostate cancer-An analysis of patients' data with prostatic diseases.
Int J Cancer. 2017 Nov 1;141(9):1783-1793. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.30882. Epub 2017 Jul 24. PMID: 28699177; PMCID: PMC6169522.
Wang K, Chen X, Gerke TA, Bird VY, Ghayee HK, Prosperi M.
BMI trajectories and risk of overall and grade-specific prostate cancer: An observational cohort study among men seen for prostatic conditions.
Cancer Med. 2018 Oct;7(10):5272-5280. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1747. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PMID: 30207080; PMCID: PMC6198207.
Lindeblad M, Bird V, Chardeton M, Yang M, Li Q-S, Liu H.
MP03-06 oxalate decarboxylase enzyme reduces hyperoxaluria in an animal model that mimics primary hyperoxaluria.
J Urol. 2019 Apr;201(4). https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000554938.18829.25.
Bird VY, Domino PM, Sutkowski R, Stillings SA, Trejo-Lopez JA.
Prostate Cancer With Metastatic Lytic Bone Lesions: Positive Bone Scan Post Docetaxel Chemotherapy in the Setting of Clinically Successful Treatment.
Urol Case Rep. 2016;6:12-14. Published 2016 Feb 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2015.12.008.
Chen Z, Gerke T, Bird V, Prosperi M.
Trends in Gene Expression Profiling for Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment: A Systematic Review.
Biomed Hub. 2017 May 17;2(2):1-15. https://doi.org/10.1159/000472146. PMID: 31988908; PMCID: PMC6945900.
Kai Wang, Xinguang Chen, Travis A. Gerke, Victoria Y. Bird, Mattia Prosperi; Abstract 3227:
Getting rid of obesity in middle-to-late adulthood relates to lower prostate cancer risk: Another piece of evidence supporting the “rapid testosterone reduction theory”.
Cancer Res 1 July 2018; 78 (13_Supplement): 3227. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2018-3227
Chen Z, Prosperi M, Bird VY.
Prevalence of kidney stones in the USA: The National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey.
Journal of Clinical Urology. 2018 Nov;12(4):296-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/2051415818813820.
Wang K, Chen X, Cheng TD, Qiu P, Bird VY, Prosperi M.
Association of Long-Term Dynamics in Circulating Testosterone with Serum PSA in Prostate Cancer-Free Men with Initial-PSA < 4 ng/mL.
Horm Cancer. 2019 Dec;10(4-6):168-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-019-00369-y. Epub 2019 Oct 16. PMID: 31621000.
Bird VY, Chastain-Gross R, Sutkowski R, Bird VG, Vyas P, Joseph R.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa as an Etiologic Agent of Nephrolithiasis in Deep Water Divers.
J Endourol Case Rep. 2017 Jan 1;3(1):4-6. https://doi.org/10.1089/cren.2016.0117. PMID: 28164160; PMCID: PMC5248537.
Tradigo G, Vacca R, Manini T, Bird V, Gerke T, Veltri P, Prosperi M.
A new approach to disentangle genetic and epigenetic components on disease comorbidities: studying correlation between genotypic and phenotypic disease networks.
Procedia Comput Sci. 2017;110:453-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.06.119. Epub 2017 Jul 12. PMID: 32318124; PMCID: PMC7172629.
Chen, Z., Bird, V.Y., Ruchi, R. et al.
Development of a personalized diagnostic model for kidney stone disease tailored to acute care by integrating large clinical, demographics and laboratory data: the diagnostic acute care algorithm - kidney stones (DACA-KS).
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 18, 72. 2018 Aug. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-018-0652-4.
Quintero, E., Buzzard, S., Ryan, A., Stevens, G., Klimberg, I., Bird,
V. PD38-01 a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study utilizing orally administered oxalate decarboxylase (OXDC) to reduce urinary oxalate.
J Urol. 2019 Apr;201(4). https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000556369.22974.
Stadler HS, Peters CA, Sturm RM, Baker LA, Best CJM, Bird VY, Geller F, Hoshizaki DK, Knudsen TB, Norton JM, Romao RLP, Cohn MJ.
Meeting report on the NIDDK/AUA Workshop on Congenital Anomalies of External Genitalia: challenges and opportunities for translational research.
J Pediatr Urol. 2020 Dec;16(6):791-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Sep 16. PMID: 33097421; PMCID: PMC7885182.
Our Key Contributors
At the heart of NMARG’s mission is a diverse and dedicated research team composed of leading scientists, clinicians, and innovators in the field of urology. Their passion and commitment drive our advancements in research and ensure that we remain at the forefront of medical innovation.
