Meet your Urologic surgical staff at VA Boston health care

Meet our surgeons

Dr. Lerner is board certified in Urology and Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Residency: University of Arizona Internship (Specialty: General Surgery); Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (General Surgery and Urology)
Fellowship:  Bay of Plenty Urology, Tauranga New Zealand (Fellowship: Endourology and Laser Surgery)
Board Certification: Urology

Dr. Lerner's clinical interests include male and female voiding dysfunction, benign prostate surgery including laser therapy, neurourology, and reconstruction. She is an active member of multiple professional urology organizations,  journal editorial boards, and currently serves as the Chair of the American Urological Association’s BPH Guidelines. She is very interested in issues pertaining to women in surgery, surgical energy, and resident education. Dr. Lerner has been with the VA for 18 years and finds it a great privilege to work with veterans and her colleagues in VA.

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Dr. Jeffrey Ellis is a urologic oncologist at VA Boston Healthcare System and is a member of the Faculty of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency: Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia
Fellowship: Urologic Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center

His clinical interests include optimizing perioperative outcomes in radical cystectomy, improving diagnostic capabilities in kidney cancer, and resident evaluation and recruitment.

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Dr. Latini is board certified in Urology and Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, MD, 1996
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Urology, 2002
Fellowship:  University of Iowa, Genitourinary Surgery and Neurourology, 2003
Board Certification: Urology

Dr. Latini's clinical interests include male urethral stricture and fistula disease, male urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction, and neurourology. She is an active member of several professional urology organizations and journal editorial boards. She is very committed to medical student and urology resident education, and mentorship of trainees and peers.

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Dr. Dianne E Sacco, MD is board certified Urologist and Assistant Professor at Harvard.

Medical School: Larner College of Medicine University of Vermont, 1997
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Urology, 2003
Board Certification: Urology

Dr. Sacco's clinical interests include stone disease, ureteral injuries/strictures, and general urology.

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Dr. David S. Wang is board certified in Urology and is Associate Professor of Urology at the Boston University School of Medicine.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1996
Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Urology, 2002
Fellowship:  University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2003
Board Certification: American Board of Urology

Dr. Wang's interests include all aspects of minimally invasive urologic surgery.

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Meet our Advance practice practitioners

Matthew J. Bain is a physician assistant in Urology

Undergraduate School:   Interservice Physician Assistant Program/University of Nebraska Medical Center 2010
Nursing or PA School:  Interservice Physician Assistant Program/University of Nebraska Medical Center 2011
Board Certification: N/A

PA Bain's clinical interests include perioperative evaluation, management, and optimization in our Veteran Population. PA Bain also enjoys spending time with his family and providing medical and BH assistance to Soldiers as a PA in the U.S. Army Reserves.

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Kimberly Heintz in a Nurse Practitioner in Urology and is board certified in Family Practice.

Undergraduate School:   University of Cincinnati - Bachelor Science in Nursing 2012
Nursing or PA School:  Walden University - Masters of Science in Nursing 2020
Board Certification: Family Nurse Practitioner; FNP-BC

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Lauren F. Lenihan is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Medicine in Podiatry and Urology

Undergraduate School:   University of Massachusetts-Boston 2013
Nursing :  Simmons University 2019
Board Certification: FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner

Lauren Lenihan is currently working with the urology and podiatry specialties in VA Boston. In her spare time she enjoys time with her family and friends, taking care of her animals, and performing as a member of a local dance company.

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Laura MacAdam  (she / her / hers / herself)  is  Family Nurse Practitioner in Urology

Undergraduate School: Northeastern University, BSN, 2013 
Nursing School: Regis College, MSN, 2020
Board Certification: FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner 

Laura's clinical interest include vaccine research and urology. She has 8 years of experience as a neurology nurse and has worked in the urgent care setting an an NP. In her spare time Laura enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and reading. 

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Hung H. Tran, PA-C, is a physician assistant in Urology & PATC

Undergraduate School:   Northeastern University, BS, 2003
PA School:  Northeastern University 2008
Certification: PA-C

PA Tran's clinical interests include urologic disease and dermatologic disease. In his spare time, PA Tran enjoys spending time with his family and fishing with his friends.

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Tamarie Wheat, is a Nurse Practitioner in Urology and is Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.

Undergraduate School:   South University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2010
Nursing or PA School:  Bowie State University, 2015
Board Certification: FNP-BC

Tamarie Wheat clinical interests are in general urology including BPH (Benign prostatic hyperplasia), ED (erectile dysfunction, Kidney stones, OAB (overactive bladder) and bothersome urinary symptoms. In Tamarie Wheat's spare time she enjoys reading, gardening and spending time with her family.

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