Bethany Desroches, MD

Background and Expertise:

Dr. Desroches is a Brooklyn native, and our newest addition to our core faculty. She has just completed her fellowship in MIS/Robotics at Hackensack and will join Drs. Winer and Sheilds at Kings County Hospital Center. She has a passion for medical education, and will lead the restructuring and advancement of our resident surgical simulation program.

Education:

• 2010-2014: Doctor of Medicine , SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY

• 2004-2008: Brown University, Providence, RI. B.S. Biology (Honors)

• 2009: Brown University, Providence , RI. M.Sc. Artificial Organs, Biomaterials, and Cellular Technologies


Training:

• 2019-2020: Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ
• 2014-2019: Resident in the Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Chapters/Books:

• Tsui JF, Desroches B, Munver R: Adult Bladder Diverticulectomy and Partial Cystectomy. In: Techniques of Robotic Urinary Reconstruction: A Complete Approach. Stifelman MD, Zhao LC, Eun DD, et al., New York: NY: Springer Nature. In Press
• Desroches B, Taylor JK: Bladder Cancer Surveillance and Survivorship, In: Handbook of Prostate Cancer and Other Genitourinary Malignancies, New York: NY: Springer. 2017 June; 209-214

Publications:

• Napoli AM, Choo EK, Dai J, Desroches B. Racial Disparities in Stress Test Utilization in an Emergency Department Chest Pain Unit. Crit Path Cardiol. 2013 Mar 12 (1):9-13
• Desroches B, Zhang P, Choi BR, King, ME, Maldonado AE, Li W, Rago A, Liu G, Nath N, Hartmann KM, Yang B, Koren G, Morgan JR, Mende U. Functional Scaffold Free 3-D Cardiac Microtissues: A Novel Model for the Investigation of Heart Cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2012 May 15; 302 (10)
• Graham JN Jr, Desroches B, Weiss JP. Nocturia Causes Vary with Each Decade. Curr Opin Urol. 2014 Jul; 24(4):358-62
• Desroches B, Kohn TP, Welliver C, Pastuszak AW. Testosterone Therapy in the New Era of Food and Drug Administration Oversight. Transl Androl Urol. 2016 Apr; 5(2):207-12

Abstracts and Posters:

• Desroches B, Zhang P, Choi BR, King, ME, Maldonado AE, Li W, Rago A, Liu G, Nath N, Hartmann KM, Yang B, Koren G, Morgan JR, Mende U. Functional Scaffold Free 3-D Cardiac Microtisues: A Novel Model for the Investigation of Heart Cells. Poster at the International Society of Heart Research Conference, North American Section Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 29, 2009. Poster at the American Heart Association Conference Basic Cardiovascular Session 2013, Las Vegas, NV, July 24, 2013
• Desroches B, Wang X, Duann P, Rae M, Balaji S, Keswani S. The Role of IL-10 in Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction: Regulation of Angiogenesis and Fibrosis. Journal of Urology. 2017 April; 197(4). Presented at the American Urological Association Conference 2017, Boston, MA, May 12-16, 2016
• Desroches B, Wang X, Duann P, Rae M, Balaji S, Keswani S. The Role of IL-10 in Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction: Regulation of Extracellular Matrix and Fibrosis. Presented at the Society for Women in Urology 2018, Scottsdale, AZ, January 18-20, 2019
• Munver R, Tsui J, Desroches B, Degen M, Ahmed M, Lovallo G, Stifelman M. Selective Utilization of the Lithovue Single-Use Digital Flexible Ureteroscope for the Management of Upper Urinary Tract Stones Results in Shorter Operative Times and Cost Savings. Poster at the World Congress of Endourology 37th Annual Meeting, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019
• Munver R, Tsui J, Desroches B, Degen M, Lovallo G, Ahmed M, Stifelman M. Implementation of a Single-Use Digital Flexible Ureteroscope Results in a Decrease in Reusable Digital Ureteroscope Repair Costs, Increase in Reusable Digital Ureteroscope Life, and Prevention of Operative Case Cancellation. Poster at the World Congress of Endourology 37th Annual Meeting, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019
• Munver R, Tsui J, Basralian K, Desroches B. Initial Report of da Vinci Single Port Robotic-Assisted Orchiectomy for Undescended Inguinal Testis. Presented at the World Congress of Endourology 37th Annual Meeting, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019
• Aly S, Tsui J, Munver R, Desroches B. Robotic Partial Nephrectomy after Previous Open Ipsilateral Partial and Contralateral Robotic Partial Nephrectomy. Presented at the World Congress of Endourology 37th Annual Meeting, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2019