EDUCATION

Medical School:  Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

 

Residency:  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

 

Fellowship:  Cornell University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Laparoscopy & Minimally Invasive Surgery

 

PRECEPTORSHIPS

 

Stanford University Medical Center (Urology) – Dr. Thomas Stamy

 

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Urology) – Dr. Patrick Walsh

 

ABSTRACTS /PUBLICATIONS

 

- Seiba M, Lepor H: The Use of Terazosin in a Single Urological Practice - presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Urologic Association, San Francisco, CA, 1993

 

- Lang E, Lopez R, Seiba M: Wall Stent in Treatment of Strictures Attendant Upon Avascular Necrosis Subsequent to Wertheim Hysterectomy or Radiation Therapy (abstract: Annual Meeting of the American Urologic Association, New Orleans, LA, 1997)

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- Linsenmeyer T, Seiba M: Electroejaculation and Sperm Motility in the SCI Rat (presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Cord Injury Association, Houston, TX, 1997, and submitted for the Ferdinand C.Valentine resident contest, New York, NY, 1997)

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- Seiba M, Linsenmeyer T: Vasectomy as a Method of Bladder Management for SCI Rats (presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association, Houston, TX, 1997)

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- Linsenmeyer T, Seiba M: Testicular Blood Flow Following Spinal Cord Injury in the Sprague Dawley Rat, Long-term Study 

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- Guarnizo E, Seiba M, Ravizzini P, Schulsinger D, Sosa E: Reliability of Selective Cytology Washing for Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma Complimentary to Ureteropyeloscopic Assessment. J. Of Endourology, Vol.XII, Supp.1, pg. 168, Sept.1998. (presented at the 16th World Congress on Endourology, New York, NY, 1998)

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- Guarnizo E, Seiba M, Sosa E: Primary Ureteropyeloscopic Treatment for

Elected Cases with Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Upper Tract. J of Endourology, Vol. XII, Supp.1, pg. 179, Sept.1998. (presented at the 16th World Congress on Endourology, New York, NY, 1998)

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- Seiba M, Guarnizo E, Schulsinger D, Sosa E: The Diagnosis of Upper Tract Tumors by Ureteropyeloscopy for Various Indications. J of Endourology, Vol. XII, Supp.1, pg.179, Sept.1998. (presented at the 16th World Congress on Endourology, New York, NY, 1998)

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- Shichman S, Wong J, Herndon A, Seiba M, Sosa E: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Nephroureterectomy- A New Standard For The 21st Century. J of Endourology, Vol. XII, Supp.1, pg.153, Sept.1998. (presented at the 16th World Congress on Endourology, New York, NY, 1998)

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- Guarnizo E, Pavlovich C, Seiba M, Carlson D, Vaughan D, Jr., and Sosa E: Ureteroscopic Biopsy of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy and Histopathological Considerations Using Multi-Biopsy Approach: J of Urology, 163:52, 2000

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- Shichman S, Sosa E, Herndon A, Seiba M, Vaughan D: Lateral Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: A Safe and Versatile Laparoscopic Technique. (presented at the AUA meeting in Dallas, 1999)

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- Guarnizo E, Seiba M, Sosa E: Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma and Indications for Ureteropyeloscopy. (presented at the AUA meeting in Dallas, 1999)

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- Seiba M, Vitenson J, Ramazzato L: One Year Follow-Up of Prostatic Interstitial Laser Treatment for Symptomatic BPH (podium presentation at the AUA meeting, Society of Urology and Engineering, in Dallas, 1999)

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AUA UPDATES SERIES

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- Seiba M, Sosa E: Renal Physiology of Laparoscopic Surgery. AUA Update, Lesson 23 Volume XIX

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- Seiba M, Sosa E: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy. AUA Update, Lesson 24 Volumes XIX

 

RESEARCH

 

 -Formation of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease.  Preceptor - Dr. George Glenner. Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California

 

 -The role of 5-OH tryptamine receptors in essential hypertension. Preceptor – Dr. Kevin O'Malley. Department of Pharmacology, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

 

-Electro ejaculation and Sperm Motility in the SCI Rat. Preceptor - Dr. Todd Linsenmeyer. Department of Urology, Kessler Institute / University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

 

 -Testicular Blood Flow Following Spinal Cord Injury in the Sprague Dawley Rat, Long-term Study. Preceptor - Dr. Todd Linsenmeyer. Department of Urology, Kessler Institute / University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

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 -Vasectomy as a Method of Bladder Management for SCI Rats Preceptor - Dr. Todd Linsenmeyer. Department of Urology, Kessler Institute / University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

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-Microwave Thermotherapy and Mitomycin in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer. Preceptor – Dr. Aaron Perlmutter. Department of Urology, The New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York 

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-Comparison of the Hemostatic Efficacy of the Harmonic Hook/KTP  Laser/Argon Beam Coagulator in Partial Nephrectomy. Preceptor – Dr. Ernest Sosa, Department of Urology, The New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York

 

PEER REVIEW

 

-Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Management, AUA Guidelines, 2023

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LECTURESHIPS

 

-Visiting lecturer to the faculty of Renal Transplants, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (November 1999) - “Laparoscopic Nephrectomy”

 

-Visiting lecturer (closed circuit television) to the faculty of surgery, Yale   University Medical Center, New Haven, Connecticut (May 2001) - “Laparoscopic Adrenal Surgery-Review of Cases and Physiology”

 

-Lecturer on “Renal Physiology” & “Transitional cell cancers” the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley- Family Practice Residency Program, McAllen, Texas (2005, 2006, 2007)

                                                                                           

TEACHING

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-Instructor in Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; The New Hospital-Cornell Medical Center; Course at ETHICON, New Haven, CT. American Urologic Association Learning Center- Houston, November 13-14, 1999. Course director, Ernie Sosa.               

-Instructor in Laparoscopy & Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; American Urologic Association Learning Center- Houston, 1st course April 7-8, 2000. Course director, Ernie Sosa

    

-Instructor in Laparoscopy & Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; American Urologic Association Learning Center- Houston, 2nd course April 9-10, 2000. Course director, Ernie Sosa

    

-Instructor in Laparoscopy & Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; American Urologic Association Learning Center- Houston, May 12-13, 2000. Course director, Ernie Sosa

 

-Course director in Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; The Minimally Invasive Center of the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, September 23, 2000

 

-Course director in Laparoscopy & Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; The Minimally Invasive Center of the Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, March 3, 2001

 

-Course director in Laparoscopy & Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy; The Minimally Invasive Center of The Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, September 22, 2001

 

-Training urology residents, UT Southwestern (July 1999- Dec 2001)

 

-Training urology residents, Balboa Naval Hospital (Jan 2002-Mar 2003)

 

-Teaching Residents, primary care residency program 2003-2010, McAllen, Texas

 

-Teaching students, Physician assistant program (UT Rio Grande Valley), 2021, McAllen, Texas