Kristofer R. Wagner, MD
Urologist
Chief, Section of Robotic Surgery
Specialties
Urology
Patient Care Emphasis
Cryotherapy & Prostate Cancer, Image Guided Tumor Ablation, Kidney Cancer, Kidney Stones, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Cryoablation, Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy, Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy, Metabolic Evaluation for Stone Prevention, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), Prostate Cancer, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy, Robotic/Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty, Robotic/Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy - daVinci Prostatectomy, Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL), UPJ Obstruction, Ureteral Reimplantation, Ureteroscopy with Laser Lithotripsy, Urothelial Cancer, Endopyelotomy, Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy, Percutaneous Resection of Upper Tract TCC
Board Certification
Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
Scott & White Appointment
July 31, 2007
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, MD, 2000Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, BS, 1995
Specialty Training
Endourology, Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 2006-2007Urology Residency, Scott & White Hospital, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, 2000-2006
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Publications and Research
Sutherland DE, Wagner KR, Compton JB, Rezaei MK, Schwartz AM, Jarrett TW. Bladder cryoablation in a porcine model: evaluation of three surgical approaches and cryolesion predictability. J Endourol. 2009 Mar;23(3):515-8.Wagner KR, Jarrett TW. Secondary ureteropelvic junction obstruction and renal calculus after failed open pyeloplasty: laparoscopic management. J Endourol. 2008 Sep;22(9):1901-3; discussion 1905, 1907.Wagner KR, Schoenberg MP, Bianco FJ Jr, Jarrett TW. Prospective intermediate follow-up of carcinoma in situ involving the distal ureter at cystectomy: is there a role for ureteroscopy? J Endourol. 2008 Jun;22(6):1241-6.Blumenthal KB, Sutherland DE, Wagner KR, Frazier HA, Engel JD. Bladder neck contractures related to the use of Hem-o-lok clips in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Urology. 2008 Jul;72(1):158-61.Wagner KR, Jarrett TW. What is the prognostic value of the pT3a tumor classification for renal cell carcinoma? Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2007 Oct;4(10):540-1.Engel JD, Sutherland DE, Williams SB, Wagner KR. Changes in penile length after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. J Endourol. 2011 Jan;25(1):65-9.Wagner KR. A novel reconstructive option for long upper ureter obliteration. Editorial comment. Can J Urol. 2010 Oct;17(5):5396.Ludwig AT, Wagner KR, Lowry PS, Papaconstantinou HT, Lairmore TC. Robot-assisted posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy. J Endourol. 2010 Aug;24(8):1307-14.McCullough AR, Hellstrom WG, Wang R, Lepor H, Wagner KR, Engel JD. Recovery of erectile function after nerve sparing radical prostatectomy and penile rehabilitation with nightly intraurethral alprostadil versus sildenafil citrate. J Urol. 2010 Jun;183(6):2451-6.
Awards and Honors
Resident Achievement Award, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2006Gerald P. Murphy/Praecis Award, 2004, 2006, 20072nd Place, Resident Abstract Contest, Texas Urological Society Meeting, 2004Scott & White/Texas A&M HSC GME Distinguished Alumnus, 2008"Super Doctor" and "Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2012
Professional Memberships
American Medical AssociationTexas Medical AssociationAmerican Urological AssociationSouth Central Section of the American Urological AssociationEndourological SocietyTexas Urological SocietyAmerican Association of Clinical UrologistsSociety of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsSexual Medicine SocietySociety of Urologic Oncology
Languages Spoken
English
Interests/Hobbies
Scott & White Community Cycling Club, snow skiing, gardening, fishing, family
