Daniel Igel, MD
Department of Urology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Urology, Surgery Division, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2018 | Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2014 | Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, US, Biology, Bachelor's of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2023-2025 | Society of Urologic Oncology Fellow, Urologic Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2023-2025 | Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2019-2023 | Resident, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas |
| 2018-2019 | Intern, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | DEA Controlled Substances Registration Certificate |
| 2023 | Texas Medical License |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chief Resident, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2022 - 2023
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Committee Chair, AUA2022 Resident Essay Competition, American Urological Association, 2021 - 2022
South Central Section Representative, AUA Residents and Fellows Committee, American Urological Association, 2019 - 2023
Member, Core Competency Committee, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2018 - 2019
Member, Clinical Competency Committee, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2018
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Best Abstract, AUA South Central Section Meeting |
| 2023 | Great Debate Winner, American Urological Association |
| 2023 | Global Resident Leadership Retreat Graduate, AUA 2023 |
| 2022 | Uncle Aj Humanism Award, University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Urology |
| 2020 | Resident Essay Competition Finalist, American Urological Association South Central Section |
| 2019 | Resident Essay Competition (2nd Place), American Urological Association South Central Section |
| 2014 | Honor Roll, Washington and Lee University |
| 2014 | Scholar Athlete Award, Washington and Lee University |
| 2014 | Dean's List, Washington and Lee University |
| 2013 | A.E. Mathis Memorial Award, Washington and Lee University |
| 2010 | National Merit Commended Scholar, National Merit Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2024. Epidemiology, Genetics, Diagnosis, and Risk Stratification of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Invited. University of Texas MD Anderson GU Didactic Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Rapid Fire Debates in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Invited. University of Texas MD Anderson GU Didactic Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Testicular Cancer Biology. Invited. MD Anderson GU Didactic Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Biology and Epidemiology of Penile Cancer. Invited. University of Texas MD Anderson GU Didactic Series. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. A Man with a Large Renal Mass. Invited. University of Kansas Medical Center Visiting Professor Urology Lectureship (Trinity Bivalacqua). Kansas City, Kansas, US.
- 2021. A Woman with a Right Lower Pole Stone. Invited. University of Kansas Medical Center Visiting Professor Urology Lectureship (Mitchell Humphreys). Kansas City, Kansas, US.
- 2019. Overactive Bladder: A Review of Campbell-Walsh Urology and the AUA OAB Guidelines. Invited. University of Kansas Urology Didactic Conference. Kansas City, Kansas, US.
- 2017. One in a Million: Rhabdomyolysis After Exercise in a Young Man. Invited. Wake Forest Internal Medicine Resident Conference. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US.
- 2017. Malignancy in Transplant Kidneys. Invited. Indiana Urology Grand Rounds. Indianapolis, Indiana, US.
- 2017. Emerging Therapies for Metastatic, Castration-Naive Prostate Cancer: A New Treatment Paradigm. Invited. Wake Forest Urology Grand Rounds. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US.
- 2015. Improving the Decellularization Process in Human Pancreas to Benefit Bio-Artificial Pancreas Engineering. Poster. Wake Forest Medical School Student Research Day. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2023. Artificial Intelligence Podium Session. Conference. AUA South Central Section Meeting, US.
- 2019. A 66 Year Old Man with an Elevated PSA. Invited. AUA South Central Section Meeting - T. Leon Howard Imaging Session, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Expression of NECTIN4 and TROP2 in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma with and without Preoperative Chemotherapy" Authorship: Leticia Campos Clemente, Daniel Igel, Shanna M. Pretzsch, Surena F. Matin, Charles C. Guo. Poster. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology 2025 Meeting, US.
- 2024. Validation of AUA upper tract urothelial carcinoma presurgical clinical risk stratification. Conference, US.
- 2024. Validation of AUA Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Presurgical Clinical Risk Stratification. Invited, US.
- 2024. Outcomes of Primary Chemotherapy with Nephroureterectomy and Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Clinically Node Positive UTUC. Invited, US.
- 2024. Outcomes of primary chemotherapy with nephroureterectomy and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with clinically node positive UTUC. Conference, US.
- 2023. Artificial Intelligence Podium Session. Invited, US.
- 2023. The Great Debate: Bulking Agents Vs. Mid-Urethral Sling. Invited. AUA2023, US.
- 2022. Breakage Costs in Flexible Ureteroscopy, Digital vs. Fiberoptic. AUA South Central Section Podium Presentation. Poster, US.
- 2021. Regional analgesia after cystectomy to reduce pain and narcotic utilization: erector spinae plane block vs. transversus abdominis plane block. Poster, US.
- 2021. Regional analgesia after cystectomy to reduce pain and narcotic utilization: erector spinae plane block vs. transversus abdominis plane block. Poster, US.
- 2021. The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Utilization of Flexible Ureteroscopy at an Academic Tertiary Care Center. Poster, US.
- 2020. Digital Flexible Ureteroscope Breakage Profile at a Tertiary Care Center: An Opportunity for Improvement and Cost Reduction. Invited, US.
- 2019. Renal Transplantation. Invited, Kansas, US.
- 2019. Disparities in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Before Radical Cyestectomy Between Rural and Urban Populations: an Opportunity to Improve Healthcare Delivery in an Underserved Populations. Invited, US.
- 2018. Probiotics in Recurrent UTIS: Collective Information On Commercially Available Products. Poster, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Myers, AA, Duan, Z, Igel, DA, Steinmetz, AR, Grajales, V, Bree, KK, Zhao, H, Giordano, SH, Kamat, A. Disparities and temporal trends in referral for bladder cancer diagnosis. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations 44(2):120.e1-120.e11, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41381259.
- Lee MS, Hensley PJ, Igel D, Li R, Clark RK, Bingham N, Pallauf M, Thapa P, Boorjian SA, Raman JD, Singla N, Coleman J, Margulis V, Spiess PE, Matin SF, Potretzke AM. Oncologic and survival outcomes in patients undergoing radical nephroureterectomy with preoperative or iatrogenic dialysis dependence. Urol Oncol 43(11):662.e9-662.e15, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40754548.
- Woldu SL, Igel D, Johnson B, Murray KS, Miyagi H, Sexton W, Tachibana I, Kaimakliotis H, Jacob J, Dickstein R, Linehan J, Nieder A, Bjurlin MA, Heidenberg D, Humphreys M, Ghodoussipour S, Quek ML, O'Donnell M, Eisner BH, Matin SF, Feldman AS, Lotan Y. Durability of response of UGN-101: Longitudinal follow up of multicenter study. Urol Oncol 43(6):391.e11-391.e20, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39837708.
- Lange S, Reinhardt A, Igel D, Labbate C, Adibi M, Kundu S, Matin SF. The Upper TRACT Endometry Score: Development and Internal Validation of an Objective Measure of Variables That Affect Endoscopic Procedures for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. J Urol 213(4):467-474, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39666938.
- Igel DA, Woldu SL, Johnson B, Murray KS, Miyagi H, Sexton W, Tachibana I, Kaimakliotis H, Jacob J, Dickstein R, Linehan J, Neider A, Bjurlin MA, Heidenberg D, Humpherys M, Ghodoussipour S, Quek ML, O'Donnell M, Eisner BH, Matin SF, Feldman AS, Lotan Y. Durability of response of UGN-101: Longitudinal follow up of multicenter study. Urologic Oncology, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Igel DA, Martin A, Sullivan P, Wyre HW, Mirza M, Taylor JA, Holzbeierlein JM, Thompson J, Pozek JP, Lee E. Erector Spinae Plane Block Reduces Post-Operative Pain and Narcotic Utilization Compared to Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion. JU Open Plus, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Ito WE, Igel DA, Whiles BB, Sardiu M, Neff DA, Duchene DA, Molina WR. Breakage Costs in Flexible Ureteroscopy: Digital vs. Fiberoptic Modalities. Urology 173:68-74, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36400269.
- Eckel-Passow JE, Igel DA, Serie DJ, Joseph RW, Ho TH, Cheville JC, Parker AS. Assessing the clinical use of clear cell renal cell carcinoma molecular subtypes identified by RNA expression analysis. Urol Oncol 33(2):68.e17-23, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25175426.
- Igel DA, Eckel-Passow JE, Serie DJ, Joseph RW, Ho TH, Cheville JC, Parker AS. Assessing the Clinical Use of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Molecular Subtypes Identified by RNA Expression Analysis. Urologic Oncology 33(2):17-23, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Invited Articles
- Igel DA. GLOBAL STATE OF UROLOGY: The State of Urology Training in the United States. AUA News, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Igel DA. Research Funding Opportunities for Residents and Fellows. AUA News, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Igel DA. Return of In-Person Meetings: A Residents Perspective. AUA News, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Igel DA, May D, Lee EK. When and For Whom is Partial Cystectomy the Correct Treatment Choice?. AUA News, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Review Articles
- Igel DA, Lee EK. The role of technology in the perioperative management of bladder cancer patients. Urol Oncol 40(11):466-473, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34154900.
- Igel DA, Chestnut C, Lee EK. Urinary diversion and reconstruction following radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: a narrative review. AME Med J 6(4):1-22, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Colaco M, Igel DA, Atala A. The potential of 3D printing in urological research and patient care. Nat Rev Urol 15(4):213-221, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29405206.
- Rogers J, Katari R, Gifford S, Tamburrini R, Edgar L, Voigt MR, Murphy SV, Igel DA, Mancone S, Callese T, Colucci N, Mirzazadeh M, Peloso A, Zambon JP, Farney AC, Stratta RJ, Orlando G. Kidney transplantation, bioengineering and regeneration: an originally immunology-based discipline destined to transition towards ad hoc organ manufacturing and repair. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 12(2):169-82, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Rogers J, Katari R, Gifford S, Tamburrini R, Edgar L, Voigt MR, Murphy SV, Igel D, Mancone S, Callese T, Colucci N, Mirzazadeh M, Peloso A, Zambon JP, Farney AC, Stratta RJ, Orlando G. Kidney transplantation, bioengineering and regeneration: an originally immunology-based discipline destined to transition towards ad hoc organ manufacturing and repair. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 12(2):169-82, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26634874.
- Katari R, Edgar L, Wong T, Boey A, Mancone S, Igel D, Callese T, Voigt M, Tamburrini R, Zambon JP, Perin L, Orlando G. Tissue-Engineering Approaches to Restore Kidney Function. Curr Diab Rep 15(10):69, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26275443.
- Katari R, Edgar L, Wong T, Boey A, Mancone S, Igel DA, Callese T, Voigt M, Tamburrini R, Zambon JP, Perin L, Orlando G. Tissue-Engineering Approaches to Restore Kidney Function. Curr Diab Rep 15(10):69, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Other Articles
- Ito, WE, Igel, DA, Whiles, BB Re. Journal of Urology 211(1):197-199, 2024. PMID: 37850551.
Editorials
- Washington S, Jacobs B, Igel DA, Davis JW. May 2024 Issue Review—A Trio of Content: Highlights of Health Services Research, May 2024 Articles, and Experiences From a Visiting Professor Program. JU Open Plus 2(6):e00057, 2024.
- Igel DA, Baskin A. The Future of Urology: Results of the AUA Residents and Fellows Committee Essay Contest. J Urol 208(2):237-238, 2022. PMID: 35666954.
Book Chapters
- Katari R, McNamara K, Gentile C, Edgar L, Callese T, Igel DA, Zambon JP, Tamburrini R, Orlando G. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Solutions for the Abdominal Organs. In: Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 325-340.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 22, 2026