Sanoj Punnen, M.D., B.Sc., FRCSC

• Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Sanoj Punnen has broad experience in urologic malignancies with a special interest in localized prostate cancer. His primary research focus includes biomarker development and validation, innovative imaging and diagnostic techniques, and comparative effectiveness and outcomes research. Much of his research has focused on quality of life after prostate cancer treatment. He recently published one of the longest follow-ups looking at a variety of primary treatments for prostate cancer. This and other studies he has published, for which he served as the primary investigator and lead author, provide important knowledge regarding expectations after prostate cancer treatment and risk factors for worsening recovery after treatment. During his clinical fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (USCF), he attained a master’s in Advanced Science in clinical research and public health. Dr. Punnen has been the principal investigator on multiple prospective single and multi-institutional clinical trials. He has been an Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine since 2013, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada since 2010.

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