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Vernon M Pais Jr, MD, MS

Title(s)
Professor of Surgery

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Program Director, Urology Residency
Past President, Research on Calculus Kinetics (ROCK) Society
President, New England Section of the American Urological Association

Department(s)
Surgery

Contact Information


Selected Publications

 

Development and Initial Validation of a New Stent Symptom Questionnaire for Short-Term Dwell Time: The Canadian Endourology Group Stent Symptom Score.
Bhojani N, Sivalingam S, Scotland KB, Ordon M, De S, Gelinas C, Guennoun A, Bensaadi K, Ho L, Lantz AG, Pais VM, Lee JY, Andonian S, Chew BH
J Urol. 2026 Jan 13;:101097JU0000000000004933. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004933. Epub 2026 Jan 13.
PMID: 41529175

Association of topiramate use with current stone activity: A population-based analysis.
Jones JM, Robertson CC, Pais VM Jr
Clin Nephrol. 2026 Mar;105(3):202-205. doi: 10.5414/CN111884.
PMID: 41424319

Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026). Part III: Treatment of Patients With Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones and Future Directions.
Pearle MS, Matlaga BR, Antonelli JA, Chi T, Hsi RS, Kim SK, Kirkby E, Knudsen B, Koo K, Maalouf NM, Pais VM Jr, Paris A, Penniston KL, Scotland KB, Souter LH, Streeper N, Tasian G, Wood KD, Ziemba JB
J Urol. 2026 Feb;215(2):132-141. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004844. Epub 2025 Nov 20.
PMID: 41263325

Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part I: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones.
Pearle MS, Matlaga BR, Antonelli JA, Chi T, Hsi RS, Kim SK, Kirkby E, Knudsen B, Koo K, Maalouf NM, Pais VM Jr, Paris A, Penniston KL, Scotland KB, Souter LH, Streeper N, Tasian G, Wood KD, Ziemba JB
J Urol. 2026 Feb;215(2):113-123. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004842. Epub 2025 Nov 20.
PMID: 41263323

Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026). Part II: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones.
Pearle MS, Matlaga BR, Antonelli JA, Chi T, Hsi RS, Kim SK, Kirkby E, Knudsen B, Koo K, Maalouf NM, Pais VM Jr, Paris A, Penniston KL, Scotland KB, Souter LH, Streeper N, Tasian G, Wood KD, Ziemba JB
J Urol. 2026 Feb;215(2):124-131. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004843. Epub 2025 Nov 20.
PMID: 41263322

Pain Management Strategies for Patients with Kidney Stones.
Lim RT, Moll NR, Bryan AC, Pais VM Jr
Urol Clin North Am. 2025 Aug;52(3):429-439. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2025.04.008. Epub 2025 May 15.
PMID: 40610088

Urinary thiosulfate level in pregnant women.
Wu SC, Brandes E, Johnson E, Harrington SA, Yang L, Asplin J, Pais VM Jr
Clin Nephrol. 2025 Jul;104(1):56-61. doi: 10.5414/CN111592.
PMID: 40302511

Editorial Comment.
Pais VM Jr
J Urol. 2025 Sep;214(3):287-288. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004573. Epub 2025 Apr 28.
PMID: 40292797

The impact of kidney stone disease on quality of life in high-risk stone formers.
Assad A, Raizenne BL, El Yamani MEM, Saud A, Bechis SK, Sur RL, Nakada SY, Streeper NM, Sivalingam S, Pais VM Jr, Chew BH, Bird VG, Andonian S, Penniston KL, Bhojani N
BJU Int. 2024 May;133(5):570-578. doi: 10.1111/bju.16294. Epub 2024 Feb 8.
PMID: 38332669

The Impact of Bilateral Stone Disease on Patients' Disease Progression and Health-Related Quality of Life.
Raizenne BL, Deyirmendjian C, Lafontaine ML, Balde M, Bechis SK, Sur RL, Nakada SY, Antonelli JA, Streeper NM, Sivalingam S, Viprakasit DP, Averch TD, Landman J, Chi T, Pais VM, Chew BH, Bird VG, Andonian S, Canvasser NE, Harper JD, Penniston KL, Bhojani N
J Endourol. 2023 Dec;37(12):1289-1294. doi: 10.1089/end.2023.0132.
PMID: 37767631

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