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
Email:
hwangky@upmc.edu
hwangky@upmc.edu
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 L, 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 2024 (accepted for publication).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.
Miller D, Weber A, Gurayah AA, Schuppe K, Zarli M, Hwang K, Ramasamy R: Seasonal variation in serum testosterone levels: Evidence from two large institutional databases. Fertility & Sterility 120(4 Suppl): e251-e252, Oct. 2023 Notes: Poster presentation at the 79th Scientific Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2023.
Miller DT, Guruyah A, Weber A, Zarli M, Hwang K, Ramasamy R: Seasonal variation in serum testosterone levels: Evidence from 2 large institutional databases. Urology Research & Practice 49(5): 307-311, Sept. 2023.
Miller D, Gurayah A, Weber A, Schuppe K, Zarli M, Dullea A, Hwang K, Ramasamy R: Seasonal variation in serum testosterone levels: Evidence from 2 large institutional databases. Urology Research & Practice 49(5): 307-311, Sept. 2023.
Eisenberg ML, Esteves, SC, Lamb, DJ, Hotaling, J, Giwercman A, Hwang K, Cheng YS: Male infertility. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 9(1): 49, Sept. 14 2023.
Pelzman D, Dederer G, Joolharzadeh P, Morrill C, Orwig K, Pulaski H, Hwang K: Effect of distance from fertility center on utilization of fertility preservation referral in men. JCO Oncology Practice 19(6): e935-e941, June 2023 Notes: Epub Mar. 16, 2023.