Dr. Sur is a American Board of Urology Certified urologist who is the Director of the UC San Diego Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center. He serves as the program director for the joint UC San Diego-Kaiser Permanente Laparoscopic/Endourology Fellowship Program. His training includes a Endourology Society Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center 2004-2006. 

Dr. Sur seeks to bring a world class kidney stone center to the SouthWest United States that focuses on surgical treatment, medical prevention, and research into causes of kidney stones. 

Additionally, having formal training in robotic cases, Dr. Sur also brings a wealth of experience to patients seeking robotic surgery. He served 21 years as a Naval Physician in numerous overseas deployments including the recent Operation Enduring Freedom. Dr. Sur is not only an Associate Professor of Surgery at UC San Diego, but also an Associate Professor of Surgery at the military medical school USUHS (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences).

Dr. Sur has published numerous manuscripts and books and serves as Content Reviewer for the American Urological Association.

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