Our Physicians
Richard Eric Steinberger, MD
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Dr. Steinberger received his medical degree from Universita di Torino, Torino, Italy. He completed his internship and residencies in the specialties of surgery and urology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Steinberger also completed a fellowship in urology at St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Board certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Steinberger has been in practice since 1989. |
Ayham J. Farha, MD
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Dr. Farha received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut. He completed his internship and residencies in the specialties of surgery and urology at State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, NY. Board certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Farha has been in practice since 1989. |
George Zakharia, MD
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Dr. Zakharia received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He completed his internship and residencies in the specialties of surgery and urology at the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, NY. Board certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Zakharia has been in practice since 1991. |
James H. Gilbaugh III, MD, FACS
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Dr. Gilbaugh received his medical degree from Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR. He completed his internship and residencies in the specialties of surgery and urology at UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA. Dr. Gilbaugh also did a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology in Houston, TX. Board certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Gilbaugh has been in practice since 1994. |
Gerald L. Albert, MD, PhD
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Dr. Albert received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas after completing a doctorate in physics. He completed his internship and residency in the specialties of surgery and urology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN. Dr. Albert is board certified by the American Board of Urology and has been in practice since 2003. |
Gregory F. Byrd, MD
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Dr. Byrd received his medical degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He completed his internship and residencies in the specialties of surgery and urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Byrd joined the practice in August 2007. |
Joseph W. Akornor, MD, FACS
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Dr. Akornor obtained his medical education at the University of Sciences & Technology in Kumasi, West Africa, and completed a surgical residency in Ghana, West Africa. He was a visiting Clinician in Urology at Mayo Clinic followed by an Internship in General Surgery there. Dr Akornor finished Residency in Urology at Mayo Clinic followed by a Fellowship in Endo Urology, Laparoscopy and Robotics at the University of Minnesota. He has advanced training in Robotics surgery and its application to Urologic disease. Dr Akornor joined the practice in July 2008. |
Fadi N. Joudi, MD, FACS
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Dr. Joudi received his medical
degree from the American University of Beirut, in Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his internship in internal medicine at St. Louis University, in St. Louis, Mo., and
completed residencies in urology at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada., and at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa. He completed a fellowship in urologic oncology at the University of Iowa and then joined the Department of Urology there as an assistant professor. Dr. Joudi is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and joined the group in July 2010. |
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