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Kent T. Perry, Jr., MD 
Associate Professor

Dr. Perry completed his residency at Northwestern University where he was active in research and received many awards, including the Outstanding Teaching Resident Award.  Following his residency, Dr. Perry moved to University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a Fellow in Laparoscopic Surgery and Endourology as well as Clinical Instructor of Urology, and continued active research in several laparoscopic and robotic surgery techniques.

Dr. Perry is Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Program and is a nationally recognized expert in minimally invasive approaches to kidney cancers and other malignancies.  He has focused on treating renal and prostate tumors via robotic, laparoscopic and percutaneous approaches in order to reduce bleeding, complications, post-operative pain and recovery time.

In addition, Dr. Perry is a member of the American Urologic Association (AUA North Central Section), the Chicago Urologic Association, the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Urology.  He is an active reviewer of several prestigious Urologic publications, including the Journal of Urology and the Journal of Endourology.

Dr. Perry has expertise in the following areas:

• Urologic Cancers (Prostate, Kidney, Bladder)
• Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery
• Cryosurgery
• Kidney Stone Disease

Education

Undergraduate: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Surgery Residency: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Urology Residency: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Research Fellow: University of California, Los Angeles, Fellow in Laparoscopic Surgery and Endourology, Division of Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Urology

Selected Publications

The following publications are selected from Dr. Perry’s catalogue of journal articles and chapters.  For more information about Dr. Perry’s scholarly productivity, please contact his office

1. Perry KT, Anthony CT, Steiner MS: Immunohistochemical localization of TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta 2, and TGF-beta 3 in normal and malignant human prostate.  Prostate 33(2):133-140, 1997.
2. Perry KT, Anthony CT, Case T, and Steiner MS: Transforming growth factor beta as a clinical biomarker for prostate cancer.  Urology 49(1):151-155, 1998.
3. Lee C. Sintich SM, Mathews EP, Shah AH, Kundu SD, Perry KT, Cho JS, Ilio KY, Cronauer MV, Janulis L, Sensibar JA. Transforming growth factor-beta in benign and malignant prostate. Prostate 39(4):285-90, 1999.
4. Perry KT, Smith ND, Weiser AC, User HM, Kundu SD, Nadler RB: The efficacy and safety of synchronous bilateral extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.  J Urol 164: 644-647, 2000.
5. Janzen N, Zisman A, Pantuck A, Perry K, Schulam P, Belldegrun A: Minimally Invasive Ablative Approaches in the Treatment Of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Current Urology Reports 3 (1): 13-20, 2002.
6. Perry KT,  Zisman A, Singer J, Schulam PG: Splenosis presenting as a right retroperitoneal suprarenal mass. J Urol 168(2): 644-45, 2002.
7. Perry KT, Schulam PG.  An inanimate training model for the laparoscopic radical prostatectomy urethrovesicle anastomosis.  J Endourol 16: A25, 2002.
8. Perry K, Shvarts O, Chin J and Schulam P.  Improved functional deflection and access to lower pole renal calculi with new dual deflection flexible ureteroscope.  J Endourol 16: A29, 2002.
9. Perry K, Hu J, Freedland SJ, Gritsch HA, and Schulam PG.  Quality of life, pain, and return to normal activities following laparoscopic donor nephrectomy vs. Open mini-incision donor nephrectomy.  J Endourol 16: A121, 2002.
10. Perry K, Hu J, Raman S, Schulam PG.  Natural history of too small to characterize renal lesions observed by computed tomography scan.  J Endourol 16: A165, 2002.
11. Perry KT, Zisman A, Pantuck A, Janzen N, Schulam P, and Belldegrun A:  Laparoscopic and pertcutaneous ablative techniques in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Rev Urol 4, 2002.
12. Perry KT, Zisman A, Gritsch HA, Pantuck A, and Schulam PG: The use of heparin and protamine during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.  Transplantation 74 (12): 1700-02, 2002.
13. Perry KT, Raman SS, Schulam PG: Diagnostic imaging in urology: what’s new? What’s next?: Curr Urology 5: 2002.
14. Janzen NK. Perry KT. Schulam PG. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and minimally invasive surgery for kidney cancer.  Cancer Treat Res 116:99-117, 2003.
15. Phelan MW. Perry KT. Gore J. Schulam PG. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and minimally invasive nephron-sparing surgery. Current Urology Reports 4(1):13-20, 2003.
16. Perry KT, Freedland SJ, Hu JC, Phelan MW, Kristo B, Gritsch AH, Rajfer J, and Schulam PG:  Quality of life, pain and return to normal activities following laparoscopic donor nephrectomy versus mini-incision donor nephrectomy.  J Urol 169: 2018-2021, 2003.
17. Shwarts O, Perry KT, Goff B, and Schulam PG: Improved functional deflection with a dual deflection ureteroscope.   J Endourol 18: 141-144, 2004.
18. Janzen  NK, Han KR, Perry KT, Said JW, Schulam PG, Belldegrun AS:  Feasibility of Nerve-Sparing Prostate Cryosurgery:  Applications and Limitations.  J. Endourol 19:520-525, 2005.
19. Janzen NK, Perry KT, Han KR, Kristo B, Belldegrun AS, Schulam PG: The effects of intentional cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation of renal tissue involving the collecting sytem.   J Urol 173:1368-1374, 2005.
20. Ying C, Paner GP, Perry KT, Flanigan RC, Campbell SC, Picken MM: Renal Neoplams in younger adults – analysis of 112 tumors from a single institution according to the new 2004 WHO classification and 2002 AJCC on cancer staging system.  Ann of Path and Lab Med 129(4):487-91, 2005.
21. Ouwenga MK, Sharma SK, Turk TMT, Perry KT:  Load Release Point of Two Novel Ureteral Stone Trapping Devices.  J Endourol 19:894-897, 2005.
22. Holley PG, Sharma S, Perry KT, Turk TMT:  An ex-vivo comparison between a new ureteral occlusion device and the Stone Cone in the prevention of retrograde migration of particles during ureteroscopy.  J Endourol 19:200-203, 2005.
23. Antic T. Perry KT. Harrison K. Zaytsev P. Pins M. Campbell SC. Picken MM. Mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney and cystic nephroma share overlapping features: reappraisal of 15 lesions. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 130(1):80-805, 2006.         
24. Milner J, Mcneil B, Proud K, Alioto J, Picken M, Turk T, Perry KT:  Fat poor renal angiomyolipoma: patient computerized tomography and histological findings.  J Urol 176(3): 905-9, 2006.
25. Milner J, Borge M, Sharma S, Turk T, and Perry KT: Percutaenous CT guided mobilization of colon to facilitate percutaneous renal cryoablation.  J Endourol “in press” 2006.

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