Our Team
Physicians
Wichita Urology Group’s board-certified, compassionate team of physicians are also skilled surgeons with vast experience in robotic and minimally invasive surgery, prostate disease, male infertility, erectile dysfunction and all facets of the male and female urinary system, including incontinence, stone disease and urinary oncology.
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AJ Farha, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
Dr. Farha 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 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.
Education
Medical Degree: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: State University of New York, Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY
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George Zakharia, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
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.
Education
Medical Degree: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: SUNY, Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY
Practice Locations
- Susan B. Allen Memorial – El Dorado, KS
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Gregory F. Byrd, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
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.
Education
Medical Degree: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Practice Locations
- Derby Family MedCenter PA – Derby, KS
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Fadi N. Joudi, MD, FACS
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
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, a fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and board certified by the American Board of Urology. He joined the group in July 2010.
Education
Medical Degree: American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Internship: St. Louis University, in St. Louis, MO
Residency: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Urologic Oncology Fellowship: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Certifications:
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
Practice Locations
- Ninnescah Valley Health – Kingman, KS
- Pratt Regional Medical – Pratt, KS
Peer-reviewed Publications
- Joudi FN, Smith BJ, O’Donnell MA, Konety B. Contemporary management of superficial bladder cancer in the United States: a pattern of care analysis. Urology 62:1083-8, 2003.
- Joudi FN, Austin JC, Vogelgesang SA, Jensen CS. Isolated testicular vasculitis presenting as tumor-like lesion. J Urol 171:799, 2004.
- Joudi FN, Lux MM, Sandlow JI. Testicular rupture secondary to paintball injury. J Urol 171:797, 2004.
- Joudi FN, Konety BR. Fluorescence cystoscopy and bladder surveillance. Curr Opin Urol 14:265-70, 2004.
- Joudi FN, O’Donnell MA. Second-line intravesical therapy versus cystectomy for bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) failures. Curr Opin Urol 14:271-5, 2004.
- Joudi FN, Konety BR. The volume-outcome relationship in urologic cancer surgery. Support Cancer Ther 2:42-6, 2004.
- Joudi FN, Konety BR. The Impact of provider volume on outcomes from urologic cancer therapy. J Urol 174:432-8, 2005.
- Joudi FN, O’Donnell MA and the National BCG-Interferon Phase 2 Investigator Group. Final results from a national multicenter phase II trial of combination bacillus Calmette-Guerin plus interferon alpha-2b for reducing recurrence of superficial bladder cancer. Urol Oncol 24:344-8, 2006.
- Joudi FN. Seminoma. Hosp Phys 13(part 2), 2006.
- Joudi FN, Smith BJ, O’Donnell MA, Konety BR. The impact of age on response of patients with superficial bladder cancer to intravesical immunotherapy. J Urol 175:1634-40, 2006.
- Joudi FN, Krane CN, O’Donnell MA. Minimally invasive management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Curr Urol Rep 7:23-30, 2006.
- Joudi FN, Kuehn DM, Williams RD. Maximizing clinical information obtained by computed tomography. Urol Clin North Am 33:287-300, 2006.
- Joudi FN, Dahmoush, L, Spector DA, Konety BR. Complete response of bony metastatic bladder urothelial cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and cystectomy. Urol Oncol 24:403-6, 2006.
- Joudi FN, Allarerddy V, Kane CJ, Konety BR. Analysis of complications following partial and total nephrectomy for renal cancer in a population based sample. J Urol 177:1709-14, 2007.
- Gallagher BL, Joudi FN, Maymí JL, O’Donnell MA. Impact of prior BCG failure pattern on subsequent response to BCG plus interferon intravesical therapy. Urology 71:297-301, 2008.
- Nepple KG, Joudi FN, Hillis SL, Wahls TL. Prevalence of delayed clinician response to elevated prostate specific antigen values in men subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Mayo Clin Proc 83:439-48, 2008.
- Joudi FN. Editorial Comment: Fernandez MI et al. Prognostic implications of lymphangiogenesis in muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Eur Urol 53:579, 2008.
- Streeper NM, Simons CM, Konety BR, Muirhead DM, Williams RD, O’Donnell MA, Joudi FN. The significance of lymphovascular invasion in transurethral resection of bladder tumor and cystectomy specimens on survival of patients with urothelial bladder cancer. BJU Int 103:475-479, 2009.
- Nepple KG, Wahls TL, Hillis SL, Joudi FN. Gleason score and laterality concordance between prostate biopsy and prostatectomy specimens. Int Braz J Urol Sept-Oct 35(5):559-564, 2009.
- Nepple KG, Joudi FN, O’Donnell MA. Review of topical treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Adv Urol, article ID 472831, 2009.
- Joudi FN. Editorial Comment: Bourjian SA et. al. The impact of discordance between biopsy and pathological Gleason score on survival after radical prostatectomy. J Urol 181:104, 2009.
- Kim RJ, Joudi FN. Chyluria after partial nephrectomy: case report and review of the literature. TSW Urol 9:1-4, 2009.
- Rosevear HM, Meier MM, Gallagher BL, Joudi FN. Surgically discovered xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis invading inferior vena cava with coexisting renal cell carcinoma. TSW Urol 9:5-9, 2009.
- Kresowick TP, Johnson Mt, Joudi FN . Combined renal sinus fat and perinephric fat invasion in renal cell carcinoma has a worse prognosis than either alone. J Urol 184: 48-52, 2010.
- Utility of the RENAL nephrometry scoring system in the real world: predicting surgeon operative experience and complication risk. Rosevear HM, Gellhaus PT, Lightfoot AJ, Kresowik TP, Joudi FN, Tracy CR. BJU Int. 109(5):700-5. 2011
- Koç G, Tazeh NN, Joudi FN, Winfield HN, Tracy CR, Brown JA Lower Extremity Neuropathies After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy on a Split-Leg Table J of Endrourol. 26(8) : 1026-9. 2012.
Book Chapters
- Cooper CS, Joudi FN, Williams RD. Urology. In Doherty GM (ed): Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Surgery, 13th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2009.
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Timothy A. Richardson, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
Dr. Richardson received his medical degree from the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine, in Kansas City, KS. He completed his residency in urology at the University Of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, Nebraska, then joined the Urology Center, P.C. in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Richardson is certified by the American College of Surgeons and board certified by the American Board of Urology. He joined the group in July 2012.
Education
Medical Degree: University Of Kansas School Of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Residency: University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Certifications: American College of Surgeons
Practice Locations
- Pratt Regional Medical – Pratt, KS
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Jeffrey S. Davis, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
Dr. Davis received his medical degree from the University Of Nebraska, College of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed his internship in General Surgery followed by his residency in Urologic Surgery at Oklahoma University Health Science Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and he is board certified by the American Board of Urology. He joined the group in August 2013.
Education
Medical Degree: University Of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
Internship: Oklahoma University, Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Residency: Oklahoma University, Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Practice Locations
- Newton Medical Center – Newton, KS
- Derby Family MedCenter PA – Derby, KS
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Philippe Nabbout, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
Dr. Nabbout attended Saint-Joseph School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon where he received his Medical Degree in 2006 and earned a diploma for Laproscopic Surgery in 2009.
He completed his Residency in Urology at Oklahoma University Health Science Center where he completed a fellowship training for Endourology and Robotic Surgery.
Dr. Nabbout is a member of the American Urological Society and is board certified by the American Board of Urology.
Education
Medical Degree: Saint-Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
Laparoscopic surgery Diploma: Saint-Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: Oklahoma University, Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Fellowship: Oklahoma University Health Science Center (Endourology and robotic surgery)
Practice Locations
- Newton Medical Center – Newton, KS
J. Andrew Jensen, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
Dr. Jensen attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City where he received his medical degree in 2013. He completed his internship for General Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2014. He completed his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center and is board certified by the American Board of Urology.
Education:
Medical Degree: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
General Surgery Internship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Practice Locations:
- Patterson Health Center – Anthony, KS
Kahlil N. Saad, MD
Dr. Kahlil Saad was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. He obtained dual undergraduate degrees at the University of Kansas in Lawrence with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.A. in Germanic Languages and Literatures. After studying abroad in Germany, where he met his wife, he returned to medical school at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas. He then trained in general urology at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. Dr. Saad completed fellowship training in pediatric urology at the world-renowned Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University before returning home to Wichita to join the group. He’s a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Urology. Dr. Saad will be taking care of our pediatric patients.
Education:
Medical Degree: University of Kansas School Of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Residency: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Fellowship in pediatric urology : Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Patrick Houghton, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
Dr. Patrick Houghton joins Wichita Urology following completion of his urologic training at the Mayo Clinic in Florida.
Prior to this, he attended the US Air Force Academy followed by active duty military service, later transitioning out of the Air Force to pursue a career in medicine. He earned his medical doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
He practices general urology with emphasis on minimally invasive endoscopic surgical techniques to address prostate enlargement, stones, and urologic cancers as well as laparoscopic and robotic techniques for both malignant and non-malignant disorders of the genitourinary system. He currently is the only urologist in the area to offer Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP).
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 daughters, being involved in his church, and getting outdoors to both hunt and fish.
Trang X. Pham, MD, FACOG
Dr. Trang Pham joins Wichita Urology following completion of fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at the University of Oklahoma. She completed her Obstetrics & Gynecology residency in Oklahoma and is a board certified OB/Gyn.
As a Wichita native, Dr. Pham obtained her undergraduate degree at Wichita State University and received her medical degree from the University of Kansas. She also holds Masters of Science in both Forensic Science and Clinical and Translational Science.
Dr. Pham specializes in female pelvic disorders including pelvic organ prolapse, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and pelvic mesh complications. She is skilled in vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries.
Surendra Kolla, MD
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James H. Gilbaugh III, MD, FACS ***** RETIRED *****
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology
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.
Education
Medical Degree: Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Residency: UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology, Houston, TX
Practice Locations
- Fredonia Regional Hospital – Fredonia, KS
- Sumner County Family Care Center – Wellington, KS
Advanced Practice Providers
Training, experience and continuing education fuel our practice and that expertise shows in each one of our advanced practice providers. At Wichita Urology Group, you can expect professionals with years of experience in their specialty, experts who foster relationships between doctors and patients for paramount patient care during every single visit and interaction that you have at Wichita Urology Group.
Watch this video to learn more about Landon
Landon Snell, PA-C
Receiving his Bachelor of Science in Biology from McPherson College in 2007, Landon has been with Wichita Urology since 2010. He completed a Masters of Physician Assistant from Wichita State in 2010 and immediately became a licensed physician assistant by the State of Kansas and certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Landon currently works under the supervision of the doctors Farha, Zakharia, Byrd, and Joudi.
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Shandi M. Husen, APRN – Cancer Navigator
Receiving her Bachelor of Science of Nursing from Wichita State University in 2009, Shandi was previously with Wichita Urology as a Registered Nurse for four years before she left to continue her education. Shandi earned her Masters of Science in Nursing in 2017 and returned to Wichita Urology in 2018 as a Nurse Practitioner, with a focus on Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinics. Shandi currently works under the supervision of the doctors Richardson and Joudi.
Practice Locations
- Pratt Regional Medical – Pratt, KS
Cameron D. Snell, PA-C
Cameron received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Wichita State University in 2010, graduating cum laude. He continued his education at Wichita State where he earned his Master of Physician Assistant in 2013. Cameron Wichita Urology in February 2019 as an Advanced Practice provider.
Zachary B. Castor, PA-C
Zachary attended Southwestern College where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2012, graduating summa cum laude. He then went on to receive his Master of Physician Assistant in 2014 from Wichita State University. Zach started with Wichita Urology in 2019 as an Advanced Practice Provider.
Practice Locations
- Newton Medical Center – Newton, KS
Taylor Trent, APRN – OAB Champion Team Member
Taylor received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Bethel College in 2015. With a passion for patient care and eager to expand her knowledge, she continued on to the University of Missouri, Kansas City where she earned her Masters of Science in Nursing in 2021. Taylor came on board at Wichita Urology in October 2021 as a Nurse Practitioner. She currently works under the supervision of doctors Byrd and Richardson.
As part of our Center for Urinary Health team, Taylor’s primary focus is overactive bladder and identifying the best treatment paths to help improve patient’s quality of life.
Stephanie McClenny, APRN
Stephanie McClenny, DNP, APRN joined Wichita Urology in March of 2023. She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Langston University in 2015. Stephanie found her calling with patient care and wanted to further develop her knowledge to be able to give next level care to patients. She attended the Wichita State University and graduated in 2021 with a degree in Doctor of Nurse Practice. She currently works under the supervision of doctors Byrd and Richardson.
Madison Shryock, APRN
Hannah Roth, PA-C