Dr Cary N. Robertson is Associate Professor of Urology with Tenure, Department of Urology, specializing in Urologic Oncology. A medical graduate of Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, he completed surgical internship at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center in 1978 and served in the US Public Health Service National Health Service Corps 1978-1980. He completed surgical training in Urology at Duke University Medical Center in 1985, followed by completion of a Urologic Oncology fellowship at NCI/NIH in 1987. He served as a Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health 1987-1988 and joined the surgical faculty of Duke University Medical Center, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery in 1988. He is a member of the Duke Cancer Institute having served as Associate Director, Urologic Oncology, specializing in the treatment of genitourinary malignancies. He utilizes robotic techniques in the surgical management of prostate cancer and renal tumors. He has been active in clinical trials of prostate, bladder and renal cancers. As National Coordinating Principal Investigator for the North American ENLIGHT Ablatherm High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Clinical Trial, he pioneered this novel therapy for the management of localized prostate cancer. As Director, Morris Center for Urologic Research, he supports basic research in prostate cancer and other GU malignancies. Combination approaches utilizing HIFU and immunotherapy have been studied in collaboration with the Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering. He has served as Director, Annual Prostate Cancer Screening Clinic 1990 - 2022. He also currently serves as a Staff Physician in Urology, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC. He is past president, North Carolina Urological Association and a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, Endourological Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Medical Association, North Carolina Medical Association and is a Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
17th August 2025
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12:00
13:00
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Jianhe-Biomedical
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Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan
Moderator
Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan
Moderator
Cary Nobles RobertsonUnited States
Speaker
TICC - 2F 201BC
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