Michael Lasser,  MD

• Robotic Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Urologic Oncology
• Urinary Tract Reconstruction
• Prostate Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Hydronephrosis
• Bladder Cancer
• Kidney Stone Disease
• Bladder Cancer
• Male Sexual Dysfunction
• BPH (Prostate Enlargement)
• Minimally Invasive Prostate Surgery
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Hematuria (Blood in Urine)
• Adrenal Masses
• Testicular Cancer
• Hydrocele
• Spermatocele
• Low Testosterone (Hypogonadism)
• Urethral stricture Disease
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Urinary Incontinence
• Overactive Bladder
• Urinary Retention

• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American Urological Association

• Top Doctor’s Magazine, Top Urologist in New Jersey (2020, 2021)
• New Jersey Top Doctor in Urology, FindATopDoc (2020, 2021)
• Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Excellence in Surgery Award

• JFK Medical Center – Edison, NJ
• Raritan Bay Medical Center – Old Bridge, NJ
• Raritan Bay Medical Center – Perth Amboy, NJ

Publications:

• Lasser MS, Liao JG, and Burd RS. National Trends in the Use of Anti-Reflux Procedures for Children. 2006; 118(5): 1828-1835.
• Kaplon DM, Lasser MS, Sigman M, Haleblian GE, and Pareek G. Renal Parenchyma Thickness: A Rapid Estimation of Renal Function on Computed Tomography.  Int Braz J Urol. 2009; 35(1): 3-8.
• Lasser MS, Cheuck L, Renzulli J, and Pareek G. A Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery. Medicine Health Rhode Island. October 2009; 92(10): 327-330.
• Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Turini GA III, Haleblian GE, Sax HC, and Pareek G. An Unbiased Prospective Report of Perioperative Complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. Urology. 2010; 75(5): 1083-1089.
• Lasser MS and Pareek G. Reply to Letter to the Editor: An Unbiased Prospective Report of Perioperative Complications of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (published in Urology. 2010; 75: 1083-1091) Urology. 2011; 77(1): 261-262.
• Lasser MS and Ghavamian R. Surgical Complications of Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery. Arab J Urol. 2012; 10(1): 81-88.
• Lasser MS, Doscher M, Keehn A, Chernyak V, Garfein E, Ghavamian R. Virtual Surgical Planning: A Novel Aid to Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. J Endourol. 2012; 26(10): 1372-1379.
• Lasser MS, Patel C, Elsamra SE, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Pareek G. Dedicated Robotics Team Results in Decreased Operative Time and Cost at 30 Cases. Ind J Urol. 2012; 28(3): 263-266.
• Elsamra S, Leone AR, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Golijanin D, Haleblian G, Pareek G. Hand Assisted Laparoscopic vs Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Comparison of Short-term Outcomes and Cost. J Endourol. 2013; 27(2): 182-188.
• Maddox M, Lasser MS, Renzulli J, Pareek G. An Updated Report on Complications Following Robotic Prostatectomy: Results of an Unbiased Prospective Database. J Endourol. 2013; 27(5): 554-559.
• Tompkins AJ, Lasser MS, Ellsworth P. Decreasing Suprapubic Tube Related Injuries – Risk Stratification and Recommendations for Percutaneous Suprapubic Tube Replacement: Results of Case Series and Comprehensive Literature Review. Urol Nurs. 2014; 34(1): 9-17.
• Patel R, Szymaniak J, Radadia K, Faiena I, Lasser M. Controversies in Robotics: Open versus Robotic Radical Cystectomy. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2015; 13(5): 421-7.
• Farber NJ, Dubin J, Parihar J, Han C, Lasser MS. Partial Nephrectomy in a Patient with Dwarfism. Can J Urol. 2016; 23(4): 8375-8.

Chapters in Textbooks:

• Lasser MS and Pareek G. Chapter 24: “Percutaneous Lithotripsy and Stone Extraction.” In Smith’s Textbook of Endourology, 3^rd; Page 268.
• Lasser MS and Ghavamian R. Chapter 2: “Laparoscopic and Robotic Instrumentation.” In Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Oncologic Surgery. In Press

Internet Publications:

• Lasser MS and Hoenig DM. “Laparoscopic Left Adrenalectomy.” Medscape Reference: Drugs, Diseases, & Procedures; Published online November 4, 2011; Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1894939-overview

Presentations:

• 4th International Congress MIRA (Minimally Invasive Robotic Association), Quebec City, Le Chateau Fontenac, January 30, 2009.
  Podium Presentation: Lasser MS, Turini GA III, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Sax HC, and Pareek G: “Perioperative complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Blinded Prospective Report.”
• American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 25-30, 2009. Poster Presentation: Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Turini GA III, Haleblian GE, Sax HC and Pareek G: “A Blinded Prospective Report of complications Associated with Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.”
• New England American Urological Association, Washington, DC, September 23-26, 2009. Podium Presentation: Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Sax HC and Pareek G: “Perioperative Complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, a Blinded Prospective Report.”
• American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 29, 2010 – June 3, 2010. Podium Presentation: Lasser MS, Patel S, Haleblian GE, and Pareek G: “Updated Results on Lower Pole Stone Management: SWL vs. URS vs. Tubeless PNL for 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm Stones.”
• World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Chicago, IL, September 1-4, 2010. Poster Presentation: Lasser MS, Renzulli J, Haleblian GE, Pareek G: “Perioperative Complications of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Brown University Experience.”
• New England American Urological Association, Providence, RI, October 21-23, 2010. Podium Presentation: Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Sax HC and Pareek G: “Perioperative Complications of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Initial 476 Cases of the Brown University Experience.”
• New England American Urological Association, Providence, RI, October 21-23, 2010. Podium Presentation: Lasser MS, Patel S, Haleblian GE, Pareek G: “Management of Lower Pole Stones: Ureterorenoscopy vs. Tubeless PCNL vs. Shockwave Lithotripsy.”
• Advanced Interventional Management Symposium – 19th Annual Symposium on Current Issues And New Techniques in Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Therapy, New York, NJ, November 16-18, 2011. Podium Presentation: Lasser MS and Ghavamian R: “Argument Against the Use of Ablative Therapies for SRMs.”
• American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 19-23, 2012. Poster Presentation: Lasser MS and Hoenig DM: “Utilization of Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy – Results of a Survey.”
• American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 19-23, 2012. Poster Presentation: Lasser MS, Elsamra S, Thavaseelan S, Renzulli J, Haleblian G, Pareek G: “Major Complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Significantly Decrease After 100 Cases.”
• 2014 New Jersey Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting and Coding Roundtable, Atlantic City, NJ, June 25-27, 2014. Podium Presentation: Lasser, MS: “Robotic Surgery.”

Abstracts:

• Lasser MS, Turini GA III, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Sax HC, and Pareek G: Perioperative complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Blinded Prospective Report. Presented at the MIRA Conference 2009 Quebec City, Le Chateau, Fontenac.
• Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Turini GA III, Haleblian GE, Sax HC and Pareek G: A Blinded Prospective Report of complications Associated with Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. Presented at 2009 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Sax HC and Pareek G: Perioperative Complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, a Blinded Prospective Report. Presented at 2009 New England American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Pareek G, Lasser MS, Aguiar L, and Haleblian G: Elevated Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Normocalcemic Hypercalciuric Patients Predicts Vitamin D Deficiency. Presented at 2010 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• Lasser MS, Patel S, Haleblian GE, and Pareek G: Updated Results on Lower Pole Stone Management: Ureterorenoscopy vs Tubeless PCNL vs. Shockwave Lithotripsy for 0.5mm to 1.5cm Stones. Presented at 2010 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• Lasser MS, Renzulli J, Haleblian GE, Pareek G: Perioperative Complications of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Brown University Experience. Presented at the 2010 World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Chicago, IL.
• Lasser MS, Renzulli JF II, Haleblian GE, Sax HC and Pareek G: Perioperative Complications of Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Initial 476 Cases of the Brown University Experience. Presented at the 2010 New England American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.
• Lasser MS, Patel S, Haleblian GE, Pareek G: Management of Lower Pole Stones: Ureterorenoscopy vs. Tubeless PCNL vs. Shockwave Lithotripsy. Presented at the 2010 New England American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.
• Chang KJ, Thavaseelan S, Lasser MS, Beland MD, Pareek G, Renzulli JF, Haleblian GE: Radiologically Detectable Complications of Robotic Prostatectomy. Presented at the 2010 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Elsamra SE, Leone A, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Haleblian G, Pareek G: Is Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Financially Worthwhile? Presented at the at 2011 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Elsamra SE, Leone A, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Haleblian G, Pareek G: Cost Comparison of Hand Assisted (HALPN) vs Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy (RALPN). Presented at the 2011 Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
• Elsamra SE, Leone A, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Haleblian G, Pareek G: Hand Assisted vs Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy; Comparison of short-term outcomes. Presented at the 2011 Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
• Turini GA, Thavaseelan S, Lasser MS, Renzulli JF, Pareek G, Haleblian G: The Impact of the Learning Curve on Robot Assisted Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection During Radical Prostatectomy: An Update on the Brown University Experience. Presented at the 2011 Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
• Elsamra SE, Lasser MS, Thavaseelan S, Haleblian G, Pareek G: Contemporary 24-hour Urine Collection Analysis Reveals High Risk Stone Formers May Be at Increased Risk for Recurrence in Summer and Winter Months. Presented at the 2011 Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
• Ellsworth P, Tompkins A, Lasser M: Suprapubic Tube Placement Related Bowel Injury: Proposed Guideline for Open Placement. Presented at the 14th Annual European Congress of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research, Madrid, Spain.
• Woodall A, Lasser MS, Hoenig DM: High Risk Nephrolithiasis Predominates in Inner City Populations – Population Based Study. Presented at the 29th (2011) World Congress of Endourology and SWL, Kyoto, Japan.
• Lasser MS, Elsamra S, Thavaseelan S, Renzulli J, Haleblian G, Pareek G: Major Complications of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Significantly Decrease After 100 Cases. Presented at the 2012 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Lasser MS and Hoenig DM: Utilization of Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy – Results of a Survey. Presented at the 2012 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Woodall A, Lasser MS, Hoenig DM: Inner City Stone Formers Exhibit Predominantly High-Risk Nephrolithiasis. Presented at the 2012 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Minnal VR, Lasser MS, Ghavamian R, Madu A: Safety of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Despite Known Acute Increase in Intraocular Pressure. Presented at the 2012 Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
• Thompkins AJ, Watne RE, Lasser M, Ellsworth P: Decreasing Suprapubic Tube Related Injuries – Risk Stratification and Recommendations for Percutaneous Suprapubic Tube Placement: Results of Case Series and Comprehensive Literature Review. Presented at the 2013 New England American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT.

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