Jay D. Raman, MD, FACS has been Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Urology at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center since 2015. He received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and graduated AOA from Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Raman completed his Urology Residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Medical Center followed by a Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Dr. Raman’s clinical practice focuses on robotic-assisted surgery for upper and lower tract urologic cancers, having completed over 2,500 cases. His basic science research centers on infectious complications following prostate needle biopsy, while his major clinical research efforts revolve around staging and therapy for upper-tract urothelial carcinoma as well as complications of urologic surgery. To date, he has co-authored over 260 manuscripts, book chapters, and editorials and serves on the editorial board for three journals and as a reviewer for 12 journals.

Dr. Raman is currently Chair-Elect of of the American Urologic Association (AUA) Office of Education, Chair of the AUA Video Education Committee, Course Director of the Fundamentals in Urology AUA Course, and President-Elect of the Mid-Atlantic AUA section.