Abhinav Sidana, MD is a Urologic Surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and management of urologic cancers. Dr. Sidana completed medical schooling at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. After graduation, he joined the Brady Urological Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital as a postdoctoral fellow where he worked on translational projects relating to cancer immunotherapy and was instrumental in translating the preclinical work to a clinical trial on ‘cryoimmunotherapy’. He then completed Urology residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed a Urologic Oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Sidana’s clinical practice includes both surgical and non-operative management of prostate, kidney, ureteral, testicular, and bladder cancers. Dr. Sidana’s research interests include functional prostate imaging, image-guided and focal treatments for prostate cancer and clinical trials on novel treatments for urologic cancers.

Education:

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS): All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 2007
• Post Doctoral Fellowship in Urology: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2010
• Urology Residency: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2015
• Urologic Oncology Fellowship: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2017

Cridentials:

• 4/2015- 6/2017 Maryland State Medical License
• 5/2016- Present District of Columbia Medical License
• 5/2017- Present Ohio State Medical License
• Board Eligible: American Board of Urology

Professional Affiliations:

• Member, American Urological Association (AUA)
• Member, The Endourological Society
• Member, The Society of Urologic Oncology
• Member, American Medical Association

Publications:

• Jain AL and Sidana A (2016). Therapeutic Strategies for Hereditary Kidney Cancer: Beyond the Abstract. OncToday.com. .
• Sidana A, Watson M and Pinto PA (2016). MRI-TRUS Fusion Prostate Biopsy Outperforms 12-core Systematic Prostate Biopsy in Patients with Prior Negative Systematic Biopsy. AUA News. .
• Sidana A (2011). Beyond the Abstract - Does valproic acid induce neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer?. UroToday.com. .
• Sidana A (2008). The M&M Matrix: What Does It Mean to a Medical Student?. General Surgery News, Sep:35:9. .
• Jain AL and Sidana ADeterminants and prognostic implications of malignant ascites in metastatic papillary renal cancer: Beyond the Abstract. OncToday.com. .

Awards:

• 2000: National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholarship. Awarded by National Council of Educational Research and Training, Government of India
• 2000: All India Jagriti Independence Scholarship. Awarded by National Centre for Talent Promotion, Rashtriya Jagriti Sansthan, Government of India
• 2004: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna (KVPY) Research Scholarship, Government of India
• 2007: Foreign Travel Grant, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Human Resource Development Group, Government of India
• 2009: Best Poster Award, Johns Hopkins Post-Doctoral Association Annual Poster Session, Baltimore, MD
• 2012: Urology Scholar Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2013: Art Evans Award for excellence in urological research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2014: Best Clinical Abstract, Ohio Urological Society (OUS) Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH
• 2014: Urology Scholar Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2014: Art Evans Award for excellence in urological research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2014: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2015: Art Evans Award for excellence in urological research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2015: Quality Improvement and Safety Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
• 2016: Best Moderated Poster, Prostate Cancer: Detection & Screening, American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
• 2016: Best Moderated Poster, Kidney Cancer: Epidemiology & Evaluation/Staging, American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

Contact Information

UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton)

222 Piedmont Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Phone: (513) 475-8787

Timothy D. Struve, MD is a Midwesterner at heart (born in Wisconsin). He went to school in Nevada where he Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He then went to the University of Nevada School of Medicine and graduated in 2011. From there, he did my intership in Seattle and Residency at UC. Dr. Struve now call Northern Kentucky home where he and his wife are raising a 3 year old and six month old daughter. He is currently an assistant professor in the department of Radiation Oncology at UC. His clinical interests include GU malignancies including prostate cancer, lymphoma, brain tumors, and breast cancers. He have been involved in bench research as well as clinical research and is currently writing a prospective protocol for prostate cancer patients.

EDUCATION

University of Nevada School of Medicine
   -Doctor of Medicine, May 2011
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
   -Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude and University Honors Scholar, 2007

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
   -Radiation Oncology, June 2016
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
   -Transitional Internship, June 2012

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

University of Cincinnati Department of Radiation Oncology and Precision Radiotherapy, West Chester, OH. In addition to thorough training in 3D conformal radiotherapy, IMRT, image guided radiotherapy, and brachytherapy, also received extensive training using stereotactic radiosurgery and management of pediatric malignancies.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

-Pricipal Investigator: University of Cincinnati. Dopamine Receptors: A novel biomarker for local recurrence and radiosensitivity in breast cancer. 2014-Present. Funded through Marlene Harris Ride Cincinnati Pilot Grant
-Research Assistant: University of Wisconsin, Madison. Consequences of multiple fungal infections in fungus-growing ant nests as an indication of the evolution of virulence. 2006
-Research Assistant: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Omptin proteases found in Salmonella and Shigella and their interactions with cationic anti-microbial polypeptides. 2005

SCHOLARY ACTIVITY

-Speaker: Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference, Pituitary tumor break-out session. October 2015
-Grant Reviewer for the Brandon C. Gromada Head & Neck Cancer Foundation. 2014-2017
-Peer Review: Article peer review for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2014, 2015

CONFERENCES/POSTERS
-Struve T, Gozal YM, Pater L, Breneman J, McPherson C, Wolf E, McGill B, Warnick, RE. (2016) Leptomeningeal disease development following surgical cavity-directed stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases: Incidence and risk factors. American College of Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting. March 9-11. Orlando, FL.
-Gozal YM, Struve T, Gogela SL, Wolf E, McGill B, Lamba MAS, Pater L, Breneman JC, Warnick RE. (2016) Hypofractionated radiosurgery for the treatment of large brain metastases and post-resection cavities. AANS/CNS Tumor Section Satellite Symposium. September 23-24. San Diego, CA.
-Struve T, Wing, H. Comparative Analysis of Two Omptin Proteases Found in Salmonella and Shigella. American Society for  Microbiology AZ/NV Branch meeting. February 25, 2006. Las Vegas, NV.

· AWARDS AND HONORS

-Marlene Harris-Ride Cincinnati Breast Cancer Pilot Grant Program award recipient
-Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Junior Year Induction, 2010
-Outstanding Student in Pathology, 2009, University of Nevada School of Medicine
-Outstanding Student in Gross Anatomy, 2008, University of Nevada School of Medicine
-Harold & Mayme Stocker Engineering Award of Excellence and Outstanding Effort, 2004, University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Sciences

CONTACT INFORMATION

UC Health Barrett Cancer Center

234 Goodman Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Phone: (513) 584-4775
Fax: (513) 584-4007

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