Robert Caleb Kovell
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Department: Surgery
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Division of Urology, 3 West
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Division of Urology, 3 West
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Chemical Engineering)
Cornell University, 2003.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Permanent linkB.S. (Chemical Engineering)
Cornell University, 2003.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009.
Selected Publications
Veerabagu SA, Nugent ST, Geng Z, Yanes AF, Fischer JP, Kovell R, Kuntz AF, Rajasekaran K, VanderBeek BL, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Walker J, Zhang J, Giordano CN: National opioid prescription decline across outpatient specialty surgeries: A claims database study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 93(3): 733-741, Sept. 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 14, 2025.Cortese BD, Chelluri R, Skokan AJ, Xia L, Ostrowski DA, Roberson DS, Schwartz L, Lee DJ, Lukowiak TM, Guzzo TJ, Malkowicz SB, Miller CJ, Kovell RC: Oncologic control and predictors of urologic reconstruction after Mohs micrographic surgery for low-risk penile malignancy. International Urology & Nephrology 56(12): 3727-3732, Dec. 2024 Notes: Epub June 26, 2024.
Alderson J, Hamblin R, Kovell R: Psychosexual functioning and mental health and psychological considerations in adult patients with congenital urologic issues. Journal of Pediatric Urology 20(3): 361-366, June 2024 Notes: Epub Oct. 20, 2023.
Nivasch-Turner E, Kovell RC: Urethral stricture and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 3rd Edition. Guzzo TJ, Kovell RC, Ziemba JB, Weiss DA, Wein AJ (eds.). Philadelphia: Elsevier, Page: 328-361.e1, 2024 Notes: Chap. 11.
Guzzo TJ, Wein AJ, Kovell RC, Weiss DA, Ziemba JB: Textbook. Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 3d Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2024.
Chelluri R, Kovell RC: Urologic emergencies. Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 3rd Edition. Guzzo TJ, Kovell RC, Ziemba JB, Weiss DA, Wein AJ (eds.). Philadelphia: Elsevier, Page: 242-288.e1, 2024 Notes: Chap. 9.
Gan, ZS, Mittal, S, Kovell RC: Transitional urology. Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 3rd Edition. Guzzo TJ, Kovell RC, Ziemba JB, Weiss DA, Wein AJ (eds.). Philadelphia: Elsevier, Page: 1011-1030.e1, 2024 Notes: Chap. 30.
Roberson DR, Mallahan C, McLauchlan N, Godlewski K, Kovell RC: Contemporary urologic training: trends, challenges and opportunities. Dialogues in Pediatric Urology May 2023.
Williams C, Familusi O, Kovell RC, Wein AJ, Butler PD, Lloyd-Harris JE: Author reply. Urology 174: 34, Apr. 2023.
Williams C, Familusi O, Kovell RC, Wein AJ, Butler PD, Lloyd-Harris JE: Representation matters: One urology residency program's approach to increasing workforce diversity. Urology 174: 28-34, Apr. 2023 Notes: Epub Dec. 28, 2022.