Dr. Phillip Mucksavage

University of Pennsylvania, USA

Email: mucksavp@uphs.upenn.edu

Qualifications

2004  M.Sc., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA

2000  B.Sc., University of Pennsylvania, USA

Publications (Selected)

1. Leftkowitch J, Mucksavage P, Lamme A. Images in Clinicopathological Diagnosis: A Middle-Aged Male with End-Stage Cirrhosis. P&S Medical Review. 8(1):16-19. (2001)
2. Tall AR, Wang N, Mucksavage P. Is it Time to Modify the Reverse Cholesterol Transport Model? J Clin Invest. 108:1273-1275. (2001)
3. Mucksavage P, Smith AL, Moy ML. The use of botulinum toxin in the treatment of refractory overactive bladder. Ostomy Wound Manage. 52(12):28, 30, 32-3. (2006)
4. Casale P, Mucksavage P, Resnick M, Kim SS. Robotic Ureterocalicostomy in the Pediatric Population. J Urol. 180(6):2643-8. (2008)
5. Mucksavage P, Mayer WA, Mandel J, Van Arsdalen K. High-Frequency Jet Ventilation is Beneficial during Shock Wave Lithotripsy Utilizing a Newer Unit with a Narrower Focal Zone. CUAJ 4(5):333-5. (2010)
6. Patel RP, Mucksavage P, Ramchandani P, Hanno PM, Malkowicz SB. Idiopathic Partial Thrombosis of the Corpus Cavernosum. Urology. 76(6):1373-4. (2010)
7. Pick DL, Kolla SB, Mucksavage P, Louie MK, Sountoulides P, Kaufman O, Olamendi S, Kaplan A, Huynh V, Ortiz-Vanderdys C, Truong H, Said S, Andrade L, Tongson-Ignacio J, McDougall EM, Clayman RV. Sprayed Tisseal (Fibronogen, Aprotinin and Thrombin) Used as the Sole Hemostatic Agent in Porcine Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. J Urol. 185(1):291-7. (2011)
8. Mucksavage P, Mitchell C, Kutikov A, Wein AJ, Torgian D, Malkowicz SB. Anthropomorphic Differences in Obese Men with Biochemical Failure after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. Urol Oncol. 2011 Mar. 9 [Epub ahead of print].
9. Lee JY, Mucksavage P, Sundaram C, McDougall EM. Guidelines for Robotic Surgery Training and Credentialing. J Urol. 185(4):1191-7. (2011)
10. Kerbl DC, McDougall EM, Clayman RV, Mucksavage P. A History and Evolution of Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: Perspectives From the Past and Future Directions in the Surgical Management of Renal Tumors. J Urol. 185(3):1150-4. (2011)
11. Mucksavage P, Kerbl DC, Pick DL, Lee JY, McDougall EM, Louie MK. Differences in Grip Forces between Various Robotic Instruments and da Vinci Surgical Platforms. J Endourol. 25(3):523-8. (2011)
12. Etafy M, Pick DL, Said S, Hsueh T, Kerbl D, Mucksavage P, Louie MK, McDougall EM, Clayman RV. Robotic Pyeloplasty, the University of California Irvine Experience. J Urol. 185(6):2196-200. (2011)
13. Mucksavage P, Kutikov A, Magerfleisch L, Van Arsdalen K, Wein AJ, Ramchandani P, Malkowicz SB. Comparison of Radiographic Imaging Modalities in Measuring the Diameter of Renal Masses: Is there a Sizable Difference? BJUi. 108(8):E232-6. (2011)
14. Mucksavage P, McDougall EW, Clayman RV. Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy, the UC Irvine Technique. J Endourol. 25(2):195-200. (2011)
15. Mucksavage P, Kerbl DC, Lee JY. The da Vinci© Surgical System Overcomes Innate Hand Dominance. JEndourol. 25(8):1385-8. (2011)
16. Mucksavage P, Chou DS. Robotic Surgery in Urology. Periop. Nurs. Clinics. 6(3):241-258. (2011)
17. Kraft KH, Mucksavage P, Canning DA, Synder HM 3rd, Kolon RF. Histological Findings in Patients with Cryptorchidism and Testis-epididymis Nonfusion. J Urol 186(5):2045-9. (2011)
18. Guzzo TJ, Hockenberry MS, Mucksavage P, Bivalacqua TJ, Schoenberg MP. Smoking Knowledge Assessment and Cessation Trends in Patients with Bladder Cancer Presenting to a Tertiary Referral Center. Urology. 79(1):166-71. (2012)
19. Mucksavage P, Ramchandani P, Malkowicz SB, Guzzo TJ. Is ultrasound imaging inferior to computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating renal mass size? Urology. 79(1):28-31. (2012)
20. Mues AC, Mucksavage P, Graversen JA, Landman J. BioGlue Surgical Adhesive as a Thermal Reflector During Laparoscopic Cryoablation: Effect on Iceball Size and Ablation Zone Diameter. JSLS. Accepted for Publication.
21. Lee JY, Mucksavage P, Kerbl DC, Huynh VB, Etafy M, McDougall EM. Validation Study of a Virtual Reality Simulator-Role as an Assessment Tool? J Urol. Mar; 187(3):998-1002. (2012)
22. Lee JY, Mucksavage P, McDougall EM. Simulating Laparoscopic Renal Hilar Vessel Injuries: Preliminary Evaluation of a Novel Surgical Training Model for Residents. J Endourol. 26(4):393-7. (2012)
23. Mucksavage P, Pick D, Haydel H, Etafy M, Kerbl DC, Lee JY, Ortiz-Vanderdys C, Saleh F, Olamendi S, Louie MK, McDougall EM. An In Vivo Evaluation of a Novel Spiral Cut Flexible Ureteral Stent. Urology. 79(3):733-7 (2012)
24. Lee JY, Mucksavage P, Kerbl DC, Osann KE, Winfield HN, Kahol K, McDougall EM. Laparoscopic Warm-up Exercises Improve Performance of Senior-Level Trainees During Laparoscopic Renal Surgery. J Endourol. 26(5):545-50. (2012)
25. Mucksavage P, Lee J, Kerbl DC, Clayman RV, McDougall EM. Preoperative warming up exercises improve laparoscopic operative times in an experienced laparoscopic surgeon. J Endourol. 26(7):765-8. (2012)
26. Lee JY, Kerbl DC, McDougall EM, Mucksavage P. Medical students pursuing surgical fields have no greater innate motor dexterity than those pursuing nonsurgical fields. J Surg Education. 69(3):360-3. (2012)