Kathleen Y. Hwang, MD
Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Urology
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street, Suite 300, Medical Office Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 North 39th Street, Suite 300, Medical Office Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8699
Education:
BS (Biology and Comparative Literature)
Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 1999.
MD
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 2004.
Permanent linkBS (Biology and Comparative Literature)
Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 1999.
MD
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 2004.
Selected Publications
Cheng LG, Wecht A, McNally K, Hwang K: Patient-reported understanding of male reproductive healthcare following Dobbs. Journal of Urology 213(e1285), May 2025 Notes: Presented at the 119th Annual meeting of the American Urological Association, AUA 2025, Las Vegas, NV, April 2025.Cheng LG, Liu E, Mark E, Hwang K, Chaudhry R: Prone to Stones?: Evaluating the association between food insecurity, psychiatric comorbidity, and pediatric stone management. Journal of Pediatric Urology April 2025.
Cheng LG, Huang SL, Hwang K: Genetic syndromes leading to male infertility: a systemic review. Fertility and Sterility March 2025.
Cheng, LG, White K Jarlenski M, Hwang K: Patient-Reported Influence of Sociopolitical Issues on Post-Dobbs Vasectomy Decisions. JAMA Network Open January 2025.
Cheng LG, Hwang K: Reply of the authors: "Isolated teratospermia in fertile men: a call for reassessment" F&S Reports November 2024.
Cheng L, Madhavaram A, Hwang K: Living on a prayer: Comparing resident compensation to living wages Journal of Urology. Journal of Urology 211(5S): e298, May 2024 Notes: Poster presentation at the 118th Annual meeting of the American Urological Assocation, AUA 2024, San Antonio, TX May 2024.
Cheng L, Miller D, Wecht A, Pelzman D, Hwang K: The questionable clinical utility of sperm morphology: Rate of isolated teratospermia in a population of fertile men. Journal of Sexual Medicine 21(Suppl 2): ii113, Mar. 2024 Notes: Presented at the 24th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, WMSM, Dubai, Dec. 2023.
Miller D, Gurayah A, Weber A, Schuppe K, Zarli M, Hwang K, Ramasamy R, Dullea A: Seasonal variation in serum testosterone levels: Evidence from two large institutional databases. Journal of Sexual Medicine 12(Suppl 1): i183, Feb. 2024 Notes: Presented at the 24th Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, SMSNA 2023, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2023.
Kothari P, Du C, Aalami Harandi A, Hwang K, Griffith S, Kim J: Barriers to healthcare: Non-English speaking and elderly patients more likely to have retained ureteral stents. Urology 183: 46-49, Jan. 2024 Notes: Epub Nov. 24, 2023.
Cheng LG, Miller DT, Pelzman D, Wecht A, Hwang K: High rate of isolated teratospermia in a population of fertile men and the questionable clinical utility of sperm morphology. F&S Reports January 2024.