Faculty

Gyan Pareek, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Urology, and Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Urology Institute

Gyan Pareek, MD, FACS is chief of the Division of Urology, co-director of the Minimally Invasive Urology Institute at Lifespan, and director of the Kidney Stone Center at The Miriam Hospital. Dr. Pareek is a professor of surgery (urology), a professor of medicine, and the Krishnamurthi Family Professor of Urology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is also president of Brown Urology, Inc.

His areas of expertise include kidney stones, prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Dr. Pareek is the 2019 recipient of the Riesman Family Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Pareek earned his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. He also completed his laparoscopy and endourology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. In 2006, Dr. Pareek was part of a team at The Miriam Hospital that performed the first robotic prostatectomy in southern New England.  He has held a number of leadership roles at the New England American Urological Association and the Rhode Island Urological Association.

Anthony A. Caldamone, MD

Professor in Surgery (Urology) and Pediatrics

A nationally recognized pediatric urologist, Dr. Anthony Caldamone served as director of the urology residency program and professor of surgery (urology) and pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Caldamone also served as chief of pediatric urology at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, as attending surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital, and as consulting surgeon at Women & Infants Hospital.

Dr. Caldamone received his bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 1972 and earned his masters and medical degrees from The Brown University School of Medicine in 1975. He spent the next six years at the University of Rochester, where he was an instructor and fellow in surgery, pediatrics, and urologic surgery at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. During that time, he completed internships in surgery and pediatrics, a residency in urology, and served as chief resident for one year, all at Strong Memorial Hospital. Dr. Caldamone subsequently completed his fellowship in pediatric urology at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. In 1982, he was a consultant in pediatric urology at the Hospital for Sick Children and honorary senior lecturer at the Institute of Urology in London. The following year, Dr. Caldamone accepted a post at Case Western Reserve University as director of pediatric urology, assistant professor in pediatrics, and assistant professor in surgery. He returned to Brown in 1986 to serve as associate professor in surgery, urology, and pediatrics at his alma mater. In 1993, Dr. Caldamone became the first Brown University School of Medicine graduate to be appointed full professor at the institution.

Hsi-Yang Wu, MD

Director of Pediatric Urology, Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Hsi-Yang Wu, MD is the director of pediatric urology at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and an associate professor of surgery (urology) at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Wu is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and he completed a urology residency at the University of California, San Francisco. He also completed a pediatric urology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Wu served as faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and Stanford, prior to joining the staff at Lifespan. Dr. Wu was program director of the Stanford Pediatric Urology Fellowship from 2008-2020.

Dr. Wu’s interests include translating basic science findings into new treatments for urinary incontinence, optimizing radiographic evaluation for urinary tract infections, and educating residents. He has published over 50 papers and 25 book chapters, and currently serves as co-editor of the Basic Science section of the Journal of Pediatric Urology.

Elias Hyams, MD

Director, Prostate Cancer Program, Minimally Invasive Urology Institute