Moben Mirza, M.D., FACS

Professional Background

Moben Mirza, MD, FACS, is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Urology at The University of Kansas Health System. He is a urologic oncologist who grew up in California and New Mexico. He received his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and completed medical school and residency at the University of New Mexico. After finishing his fellowship in urologic oncology at the University of Kansas, he had the distinct privilege of joining his mentors as a faculty member.

Dr. Mirza serves in many local and national leadership roles. He is the Chair of the Robotic Surgery Program and is a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council at The University of Kansas Health System. Nationally, he is the Program Chair of the Society of Urologic Oncology, on the Executive Board of the Society of Academic Urologists, a committee member on the AUA Medical Student Committee and on the AUA Education Council. He is an examiner for the ABU and is a member of the SCS AUA Board, as well as the SCS AUA Resident and Fellow Committee.

Dr. Mirza treats his patients like family and is a strong advocate of patient education and shared decision-making. He specializes in the treatment of prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular, and penile cancers. He performs open, endoscopic, and robotic surgeries. Dr. Mirza has performed over two thousand robotic surgeries and is considered an expert and leader in robotic surgery. His research interests are in prostate, bladder and kidney cancers, as well as resident and medical student education.

Dr. Mirza is very engaged in community service, leadership, interfaith initiatives, mentorship, and volunteer efforts. He loves sports and is a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and KU Jayhawks basketball. He plays on an intramural basketball team with the residents, who are the current defending champions at the medical center. He loves watching and playing cricket, enjoys cooking, grilling, and running. He has a beautiful wife who is very engaged in community work and has a passion for helping those most in need. Her non-profit organization, Breathe Hope, supports victims of domestic abuse. They have three awesome sons who keep them busy with their academic and extra-curricular activities.

• BA, Environmental Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
• MD, Medicine, University of New Mexico
• Residency, Urology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Urologic Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Board Certification, American Board of Urology
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons , American College of Surgeons

• Society of Academic Urologists, Treasurer, 2021 - Present
• Chairperson, MIS/Robotics Committee , MIS/Robotics Committee , Chair, 2020 - Present
• South Central Section, American Urological Association , Kansas Representative to the SCS Board, 2020 - Present
• Society of Academic Urologists, Member at Large, 2019 - 2021
• KUMC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, KUMC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, Cabinet Member, 2017 - Present
• KUMC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, KUMC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, Member, 2016 - Present
• American Urologic Association, AUA Leadership Course, AUA Leadership Course Graduate, 2015 - 2017

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• Bladder Cancer Longitudinal Biorepository for Development of Novel Therapeutics/Biomarkers, University of Kansas Medical center, Sub-Investigator
• Preoperative Optimization of Promotility, None, Sub-Investigator
• Preoperative Optimization of Promotility, Photocure, Sub-Investigator
• Society of Academic Urologists Grant, Society of Academic Urologists, PI

• Wang Y, Wilder S, Van Til M, Qi J, Mirza M, Gadzinski A, Maatman T, Lane BR, Rogers CG. 2024. Reply by Authors.. Urology practice, 11 (1), 134
• Mirza M, Art K, Wineland L, Tawfik O, Thrasher JB. 2011. A comparison of radical perineal, radical retropubic, and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomies in a single surgeon series.. Prostate cancer, 2011, 878323
• Hamilton Z, Parker W, Griffin J, Isaacson T, Mirza M, Wyre H, Holzbeierlein J, Lee EK. 2015. Alvimopan in an Enhanced Recovery Program Following Radical Cystectomy. Bladder cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 1 (2), 137-142. https://doi.org/10.3233/blc-150017
• Mirza M, Hamilton Z, Duchene D, Holzbeierlein J. 2018. Comparison of Outcomes Regarding Robotic vs Open Partial Nephrectomies. Urology
• Wang M, Wittenberg S, Cher ML, Van Til M, Ferrante S, Mirza M, Johnson A, Semerjian A, George A, Rogers C, Wilder S, Sarle R, Ghani KR, Lane B, Ginsburg KB. 2023. Does Urologist-level Utilization of Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer Correspond with Utilization of Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses?. European urology
• Rosen Geoffrey H, Murray Katie S, Greene Kirsten L, Pruthi Raj S, Richstone Lee, Mirza Moben. 2020. Effect of COVID-19 on Urology Residency Training: A Nationwide Survey of Program Directors by the Society of Academic Urologists. Journal of Urology, 204 (5), 1039-1045. https://doi.org/10.1097/ju.0000000000001155
• Hamilton-Reeves Jill M, Bechtel Misty D, Hand Lauren K, Schleper Amy, Yankee Thomas M, Chalise Prabhakar, Lee Eugene K, Mirza Moben, Wyre Hadley, Griffin Joshua, Holzbeierlein Jeffrey M. 2016. Effects of Immunonutrition for Cystectomy on Immune Response and Infection Rates: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. European Urology, 69 (3), 389-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.11.019
• Mirza Moben, Griebling Tomas L, Kazer Meredith Wallace. 2011. Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence After Prostate Cancer Treatment. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 27 (4), 278-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2011.07.006