Biographical summary
Todd Igel, M.D., is a urologist at Mayo Clinic hospital in Jacksonville, Florida whose clinical interests include benign prostatic hypertrophy along with
minimally invasive BPH therapy, and laparoscopic and robotic surgery for patients with urologic conditions — specifically robotic prostatectomy for prostate
cancer. He is well known for performing open radical retropubic prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer, when necessary. His areas of research include early detection of prostate cancer, and developing instruments to aid in ureteroscopy.
He received his undergraduate degree (summa cum laude) from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he went on to earn his medical degree. He completed his general surgery internship and subsequent four years of training in urology at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester, in Minnesota.
Dr. Igel was instrumental in developing vesicourethral anastomosis techniques utilized in radical prostatectomy. He also served as chair of the Department of Urology at
Mayo Clinic hospital in Jacksonville from 2002 to 2014, and is well known as the inventor of the trans-perineal template biopsy of the prostate. This technique is now used widely throughout the world.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Robotic prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic urologic surgery
- Urologic oncology (prostate cancer, nerve-sparing surgery, kidney cancer, bladder cancer)
- Endourology
- Urinary stone management
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy, including minimally invasive BPH therapy (microwave and thermotherapy)
- Pelvic lymph node dissection
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 1987
ResidentUrology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 1987
Resident - UrologyMayo Clinic in Rochester
- 1983
Internship - Straight Surgical InternshipMayo Clinic in Rochester
- 1982
MDCreighton University School of Medicine
- 1978
BA - CommunicationsCollege of Arts and Sciences, Creighton University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 1989
UrologyAmerican Board of Urology
Awards and honors
- 1978
Superior Scholastic Achievement CitationCreighton University
- 1978
Summa Cum LaudeCreighton University
- 1978
Dean's Honor ListCreighton University
- 1977
Dean's Honor ListCreighton University
- 1977
Superior Scholastic Achievement CitationCreighton University
- 1976
Dean's Honor ListUniversity of Notre Dame
- 1975
Dean's Honor ListUniversity of Notre Dame
Professional memberships
- 2007
MemberClinical Equipment Committee - Florida, Clinical Practice Committee - Florida, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2002 - 2014
MemberSurgical Committee - Florida, Clinical Practice Committee - Florida, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2002 - 2006
MemberFacility Planning Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2002 - 2006
MemberHospital Leadership Integration Team, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2001 - 2006
MemberCapital Management Team, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2001 - 2006
MemberHospital Planning Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2000 - 2005
MemberClinical Practice Committee - Florida, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 1994
MemberMedical Executive Committee, Providence Hospital, Mobile, Alabama
- 1992
MemberMedical Executive Committee, University of South Alabama Doctors Hospital, Mobile, Alabama
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ChairmanFacility Planning Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
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MemberFlorida Physicians Association
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MemberDuval County Medical Society
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MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
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MemberAmerican Urological Association
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MemberSoutheastern Section of the American Urological Association
Publications