Alejandro R. Rodríguez, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Director, Robotics & Laparoscopic Surgery
Urology Oncology & Reconstruction
Department of Urology
USF College of Medicine

To schedule an appointment:

For appointments please call: (813) 250-2213
For physician referrals please call: (813) 455-4601
Email: arodrig3@health.usf.edu

Education & Training:

• Fellow in Urology Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, FL
• Fellow in Urology Oncology and Laparoscopy, University of Rennes 1, France
• Chief Resident in Urology, University of South Florida, FL
• Resident in Urology, University of South Florida, FL
• General Surgery Resident in Urology, University of South Florida, FL
• M.D., Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico

Clinical Interests:

• Surgical treatment of urologic malignancies (Prostate, Kidney, Bladder, Retroperitoneal Lymph nodes) with minimally invasive approaches such as Robotics and Laparoscopy.
• Robotic and Laparoscopic reconstruction of the urinary tract (kidney, ureter, bladder)
• Laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) in urology

Office Procedures:

• Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate
• Prostate Biopsies
• Urodynamic studies
• Cystoscopy
• Vasectomy

Research Interests:

• Clinical outcomes of genitourinary malignancies treated surgically
• Surgical innovations and new technology applied to the surgical treatment of urologic diseases
• Methods of training the surgeon urologist of the future

Latest Publications:

• AR Rodriguez, A Lockhart, J King, L Wiegand, R Carrion, R Ordorica, J Lockhart. Cutaneous ureterostomy technique for adults and effects of ureteral stenting: an alternative to the ileal conduit. Journal of Urology. Accepted In Press. To be published November issue 2011.
• AR Rodriguez, T Hakky, PE Spiess. Laparo-endoscopic single site retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy: A novel concept. Int Braz J Urol. 2011; 36 (6): 136-137.
• K Swords, AR Rodriguez, MA Rich, HS Swana. "No Touch" technique facilitates robot assisted laparoscopic ureteral surgery. Int Braz J Urol. 2011; 37 (3) 419-420.
• AR Rodriguez, T Hakki, M Hoffman, R Ordorica, J Lockhart. Spiral sling techniques: alternatives for the management of recurrent stress urinary incontinence. Journal of Urology. 2010; 184 (6): 2429-33.
• AR Rodriguez, RE Carrion. Antibiotic impregnated penile prosthesis. Journal of Urology. 2011; 185(2): 619.
• AR Rodriguez. Editorial comment on: Late recurrence and progression in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer after 5-year tumor-free periods. Urology 2010; June; 75(6): 1390-1.
• AR Rodriguez, JM Pow-Sang. Laparoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy: The impact of the learning curve on peri-operative outcomes and margin status. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2010; 14(1): 6-13.
• AR Rodriguez, R Kapoor, JM Pow-Sang. Laparoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy in complex surgical patients. Journal of Urology. 2007 May; 177(5):1765-1770.
• AR Rodriguez, JM Pow-Sang. Laparoscopic surgery in urologic oncology. Cancer Control. 2006 Jul; 13(3):169-178.
• AR Rodriguez, MN Fishman. Growing opportunities for adjuvant therapy of advanced renal cell carcinoma: Targeted Drugs and Vaccines. Expert Opinion in Pharmacotherapy. 2007 Dec; 8(17):2979-2990.
• AR Rodriguez, L. Kang, C. Politis, M. Wade, W. Sexton, A Miranda-Sousa, J. Pow-Sang. Delayed Metastatic Renal Carcinoma to the Prostate. Urology. 2006 Mar; 67(3):623.e7-10.
• AR Rodriguez, D. Burday, W. Sexton, N. Ahmad, J. Pow-Sang. Urothelial carcinoma in a child. Arch. Esp. Urol. 2005 June; 58 (5): 473-475.
• AR Rodriguez, G. Kyriakou, E. Leray, B. Lobel, F. Guillé. Prospective study comparing two methods of anaesthesia for prostate biopsies: periprostatic nerve block versus intrarectal lidocaine gel. European Urology 2003: Aug; 44 (2): 195-200
• AR Rodriguez, H. Tazi, JJ Pattard, B. Lobel. Renal cell carcinoma in adults less than 40 years of age: a particular cancer? Incidence, outcome and review of the literature. Ann Urol (Paris). 2003 Aug; 37(4):155-9.
• JJ. Patard, E. Leray, L. Cindolo, V. Ficarra, AR Rodriguez, A. De la Taille, J Tostain, W. Artibani, C.C. Abbou, F. Guille, DK Chopin, B. Lobel. Multi-institutional validation of a symptom based classification for renal cell carcinoma. Journal of Urology. 2004 Sep; 172(3): 858-62.
• JJ. Patard, AR Rodriguez, B. Lobel. The current status of intravesical therapy for superficial bladder cancer. Curr Opin Urol. 2003 Sep; 13(5): 357-62.
• J.J. Patard, AR Rodriguez, N. Rioux-Leclercq, F. Guillé, B. Lobel. Prognostic Significance of the mode of detection in Renal Tumors. BJU International 2002: 90 (5): 358 – 363.
• J.J. Patard, AR Rodriguez, E. Leray, N. Rioux-Leclercq, F. Guillé, B. Lobel. Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Treatment Improves Patient Survival in T1G3 Bladder Tumors. European Urology. 2002: 41: (6): 635-642.
• B. Lobel, A. Manunta, AR Rodriguez. Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence: Sling Procedures. BJU International. 2001: 88: (8): 832-839.