RichardLinkMDPhD

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stone Disease, Kidney Transplantation

Carlton-Smith Endowed Chair of Urologic Education, Associate Professor of Urology, Director, Division of Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Office
6620 Main St
Ste 1325
Houston, TX 77030

Summary

Dr. Richard Link is an urologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ben Taub General Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery, stone disease, and kidney transplantation and is experienced in renal cell carcinoma, laparoscopy, nephrectomy, urologic oncology, and minimally invasive urologic surgery.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2003 - 2005
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Urology, 1999 - 2003
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 1999
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Stanford UniversityPh.D., Molecular and Cellular Physiology, 1990 - 1995
Yale UniversityB.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1998 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2003 - 2006
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Rising Star Clinician Award Baylor College of Medicine, 2015
Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
Fulbright and Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Educational Materials Baylor College of Medicine, 2013
Fulbright and Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation Baylor College of Medicine, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Outstanding Full Time Faculty Teaching Award Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011
Distinguished Surgeon of the Year Named Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), 2009
Staff Man of the Year Award Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2007
Award for Excellence in Educational Program Development Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2006
First Prize 2005 American Urological Association Prize Essay Contest, Clinical Research Division, 2005
First Prize 2004 American Urological Association Annual Audio Visual Awards, 2004
First Prize Video Award 2004 Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, 2004
First Prize 2004 American Urological Association Ambrose Reed Socioeconomic Essay Contest, 2004
The Cullen Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2003
Award for Resident Excellence in Laparoscopic Surgery Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2003
The Cullen Award for Outstanding Research by a Resident Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2001
First Place Resident Presentation Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2001
The Henry Christian Award for Excellence in Research American Federation for Clinical Research Foundation, 1994
Trainee Investigator Award for Excellence in Scientific Research The AAP, AFCR and ASCI Clinical Research Meeting, 1994
Letter of Commendation Stanford University School of Medicine, 1990
Distinction in the Major of Biology Yale University, 1989
Edgar J. Boell Prize for Excellence in Biology Yale University, 1989
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Clinical Trials

Genetic Susceptibility to Kidney Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Terminated

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Robotic partial nephrectomy in the pediatric population: Cumulative experience at a large pediatric hospital.
Ali Antar, Hannah Agard Bachtel, Jenna N Bates, Soo Jeong Kim, Asad Saleem
Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2022-08-01
37 citations
Poor Sleep Quality Predicts Hypogonadal Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Male Nonstandard Shift Workers.
Alexander W. Pastuszak, Young M. Moon, Jason M. Scovell, Justin Badal, Dolores J. Lamb
Urology. 2016-12-14
32 citations
Transmesenteric laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
Frederico R. Romero, Andrew A. Wagner, Claudemir Trapp, Sompol Permpongkosol, Michael Müntener
The Journal of Urology. 2006-12-01

Books/Book Chapters

Campbell-Walsh Urology
Chapter: Section IV: Infections and Inflammation, Chapter 15
Link REEditors: Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Novick AC, Partin AW, Peters CA.Elsevier Science Ltd., LondonEdition 10th,2011
Robotic and Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Chapter: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Chapter 6
Page 121 - 136Avila D, Link REEditors: Su L-M.Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2009
Glenn’s Urologic Surgery
Chapter: Energy Sources in Urology
Kim MM and Link REEditors: Graham SD and Keane TE.Lippencott Williams and Wilkins, Philadephia, PA2009
Urology and the Primary Care Practitioner
Chapter: Stone Disease
Page 207 - 216Stamatakis L, Shi CS, Link REEditors: Lipshultz LI, Khera M, Atwal DT.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 3rd,2008
Campbell-Walsh Urology
Chapter: Cutaneous Diseases of the External Genitalia
Link REEditors: Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Novick AC, Partin AW, Peters CA.Elsevier Science Ltd., London2007
Campbell-Walsh Urology
Chapter: Section IV: Infections and Inflammation, Chapter 13
Link REEditors: Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Novick AC, Partin AW, Peters CA.Elsevier Science Ltd., London2007
Prostate Cancer: Science and Clinical Practice
Chapter: Indications for Pelvic Lymphadenectomy
Link RE, Morton RAEditors: Godec C, Mydlo J.Elsevier Science Ltd., London2003
Urology and the Primary Care Practitioner
Chapter: Hematuria
Link RE, Gousse AE, Lerner SPEditors: Lipshultz LI.Mosby-Wolfe Medical Communications, LondonEdition 2nd,2000
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Abstracts/Posters

Recurrent Symptoms following Pyeloplasty with a Normal Endoscopic Evaluation: Assessment and Outcomes of a Challenging Patient Cohort
Lee D, Link RE, 31st World Congress of Endourology, New Orleans, LA, 10/22/2013
Enucleation of Renal Masses versus Standard Wedge Resection during Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Choi J, Mayer WA, Bian SX, Goh A, Link RE, 29th World Congress of Endourology, Kyoto, Japan, 11/1/2011
Exploring the Early Learning Curve of Laparoendoscopic Single-site (LESS) Donor Nephrectomy
Choi J, Stamatakis L, Sanchez E, Knight R, Link RE, 29th World Congress of Endourology, Kyoto, Japan, 11/1/2011
Laparoscopic versus Robotic-assisted Partial Nephrectomy
Choi J, Mayer WA, Bian SX, Goh A, Link RE, 29th World Congress of Endourology, Kyoto, Japan, 11/1/2011
Multiple Renal Arteries Do Not Adversely Affect Donor or Recipient Surgical Outcomes following Standard Laparoscopic or Laparoendoscopic Single-site (LESS) Donor Nephr...
Choi J, Stamatakis L, Sanchez E, Gaber O, Knight R, Link RE, 29th World Congress of Endourology, Kyoto, Japan, 11/1/2011
Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Ureteral Strictures and Iatrogenic Ureteral Injuries in 19 Consecutive Patients
Choi J, Link RE, 29th World Congress of Endourology, Kyoto, Japan, 11/1/2011
Higher R.E.N.A.L. Nephrometry Score Is Predictive of Longer Warm Ischemia Time and Collecting System Entry during Laparoscopic and Robotic-assisted Partial Nephrectomy
Mayer WA, Godoy G, Choi JM, Goh AC, Bian SX, Link RE, 106th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington, DC, 5/14/2011
Skills-based Laparoscopic Course Participation Leads to Practice Expansion as Well as a Bridge to Robotic Surgery
Patel SR, Hedican SP, Bishoff JT, Shichman SJ, Link RE, Wolf JS Jr, Nakada SY, 106th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington, DC, 5/14/2011
P40 Provides Valuable Functional Information before and after Surgery for Problematic UPJ Obstruction Patients with a Normal Preoperative T1/2
Bian SX, Choi JM, Mayer WA, Goh A, Link RE, 106th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington, DC, 5/14/2011
Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy in 1035 Cases: A Multi-institutional Experience
Munver R, Yates J, Sundaram C, Link R, et al, 106th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Washington, DC, 5/14/2011
Robot-assisted Tapered Ureteral Reimplantation for Congenital Megaureter
Goh A, Link R, 105th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, J Urol Suppl, San Francisco, CA, 5/29/2010
The Impact of Proximal Stone Burden on the Treatment of Forgotten, Encrusted, and Calcified Ureteral Stents
Weedin JW, Avila D, Link RE, 105th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, J Urol Suppl, San Francisco, CA, 5/29/2010
Erectile Preservation following Radical Prostatectomy: The Baylor Experience
Khera M, Mohamed O, Colen JS, Link RE, Miles BJ, Lipshultz LI, 2009 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 4/25/2009
The Impact of the Female Partner in an Erectile Preservation Program
Khera M, Mohamed O, Colen J, Link R, Miles B, Lipshultz LI, 9th Annual Meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, 2008 Fall Scientific Meeting. Epidemiology, Risk Factors and FSD Poster Session, Toronto, ON, Canada, 10/18/2008
The Use of Combination MUSE and Sildenafil in Erectile Preservation following Radical Prostatec¬tomy
Khera M, Mohamed O, Colen J, Bennett R, Link R, Miles B, Lipshultz LI, 9th Annual Meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, 2008 Fall Scientific Meeting. Medical: Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Trials Poster Session, Toronto, ON, Canada, 10/18/2008
Construct Validity of the Pig Intestine Model in the Simulation of Laparoscopic Urethrovesical Anastomosis: And Tools for Objective Evaluation
Boon JR, Salas NA, Avila D, Lipshultz LI, Boone TB, Link RE, 2008 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, J Urol, Orlando, FL, 5/17/2008
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Lectures

Innovations in Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Surgery
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX - 2/26/2014
Less Workshop: Instrumentation, Laparoscopic and Robotic
New Orleans, LA - 10/22/2013
Swimming Safely with Sharks: Bleeding during Laparoscopic Surgery
Santa Fe, NM - 9/27/2013
Managing Urologic Disease in the Horseshoe Kidney
Santa Fe, NM - 9/27/2013
Intratumor Heterogeneity: A Primer for the Clinician
Santa Fe, NM - 9/27/2013
Evolving Approaches to Ureteral Reconstruction in the Minimally Invasive Era
Dallas, TX - 4/4/2013
Navigating the Shifting Sands of Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Surgery: Robotics, Laparoscopy and Less
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX - 2/13/2013
Evolving Approaches for Ureteral Reconstruction in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX - 2/6/2013
Complex Stone Disease: The Challenge of Caliceal Diverticula
Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine - 9/1/2012
Decreasing the Invasiveness of Minimally-invasive Surgery Using Principles from Less and Notes
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX - 8/11/2012
Evolving Approaches to Ureteral Reconstruction in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Charleston, SC - 1/15/2012
AUA Hand Assist Laparoscopy Course
Houston, TX - 1/1/2012
AUA ed Laparoscopy: A Skills and Knowledge Based Approach
Houston, TX - 1/1/2012
Exploring the Spectrum of Surgical Challenges for Living Kidney Donors
Austin, TX - 7/21/2011
Innovations in Ureteral Reconstruction
Houston, TX - 10/15/2010
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery: Its Role in Urologic Oncology
Houston, TX - 10/15/2010
What’s New in Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Houston, TX - 10/15/2010
Living Kidney Donation for Transplantation
Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine - 9/1/2010
Extending the Indications for Partial Nephrectomy Beyond T1a Tumors
Hartford, CT - 6/1/2010
Swimming Safely in Shark Infested Waters: Bleeding During Laparoscopic Surgery
Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine - 5/1/2010
Endovascular Staplers and Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery
Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine - 3/1/2010
Laparoscopic Suturing
Bangkok, Thailand - 2/1/2010
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Approaches to Ureteral Reconstruction
Bangkok, Thailand - 2/1/2010
Robotic Suturing
Bangkok, Thailand - 2/1/2010
RALP: Breaking Down the Technical Challenges
Bangkok, Thailand - 2/1/2010
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Other

Video Session #V15: Robotics: Upper Tract III
Link RE, 31st World Congress of Endourology
New Orleans, LA - 10/22/2013
Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Caliceal Diverticulectomy
Link RE, Lee D, 31st World Congress of Endourology
New Orleans, LA - 10/22/2013
Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults

The John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science, Baylor College of Me - 1/1/2013
Robot-assisted Tapered Ureteral Reimplantation for Congenital Megaureter
Goh AC, Link RE, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2010
Robotic Assisted Laparoscopy for Inguinal Vasovasostomy after Bilateral Herniorrhaphy with Mesh
Bennett RC, Rumohr JA, Link RE, Lipshultz LI, 2009 American Urological Association Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL - 4/25/2009
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Points of Technique
Link RE, Varkarakis I, Bhayani SB, Kavoussi LR, Jarrett TJ, 2004 American College of Surgeons 90th Annual Clinical Congress, 2005 American Urological Associatio
New Orleans, LA, 2004; , San Antonio, TX, 2005 - 1/1/2005
Laparoscopic Sacral Colpoperineopexy for the Treatment of Perineal Body Descent and Vaginal Vault Prolapse
Link RE, Su L-M, Wright EJ, 2003 World Congress of Endourology, 2004 Annual Meeting for the Society of Urodynamics and Female Ur
Montreal, Canada, 2003; Scottsdale, AZ, 2004; San Francisco, CA, 2004 - 1/1/2004
Nerve Sparing Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Techniques to Aid in the Neurovascular Bundle Dissection
Link RE, Pavlovich CP, Bhayani SB, Sullivan W, Su L-M, 2003 World Congress of Endourology, 2004 American Urological Association Annual Meeting
Montreal, Canada, 2003; San Francisco, CA, 2004 - 1/1/2004
Telerounding
Ong AM, Link RE, Ellison LM, Allaf ME, Pinto PA, Bhayani SB, Varkarakis I, Inagaki T, Rao P, Jarrett TW, Kavoussi LR, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2004
Thesis: “Probing the Physiologic Significance of Alpha-2 Adrenoceptor Subtype Diversity: A Genetic Approach”
Link RE
1/1/1995
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