
Clinical Associate Professor of Urology
Associate Chief Clinical Officer
Urology and Core Educational Lead
Cancer Center Administration
Medical School
Available to mentor
Samuel Kaffenberger

Clinical Associate Professor
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Center MemberRogel Cancer Center
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Monda S, Vaishampayan U, Kaffenberger S, Triner D, Nallandhighal S, Morgan T, Hafez K, Knuth Z, Singhal U, Gulati S, Palapattu G, Salami S. Journal of Urology, 2025 Apr 10; 213 (5S): e877Journal ArticleIP16-30 DO TISSUE-BASED BIOMARKERS IN METASTATIC CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA PERFORM BETTER WHEN DERIVED FROM A METASTATIC SITE COMPARED TO THE PRIMARY?
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Monda S, Nallandhighal S, Vaishampayan U, Singhal U, Knuth Z, Mehra R, Kaffenberger S, Hafez K, Udager A, Palapattu G, Morgan T, Salami S. Journal of Urology, 2025 Apr 10; 213 (5S): e1004Journal ArticleMP28-03 VALIDATION OF A 15-GENE PROGNOSTIC SIGNATURE IN METASTATIC CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0001110068.14710.ff.03 -
Solorzano MA, Abusamra SM, Quarles J, Luke M, Patel M, Vince R, Jiang R, Volin J, Jacobs MF, Kaffenberger S, Salami SS, Palmbos P, Caram MEV, Palapattu GS, Hollenbeck BK, Merajver SD, Stoffel EM, Hafron J, Morgan TM, Reichert ZR. Journal of Urology, 2025 Apr 10; 213 (5S): e375Journal ArticlePD10-06 DETECTION OF GERMLINE VARIANTS IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALIZED AND METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER THROUGH GUIDELINE-BASED TESTING
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Triner DA, Pham TM, Knuth Z, Nallandhighal S, Monda S, Abusamra S, Dhanasekaran SM, Udager AM, Cotta B, Su F, Madhi H, Kikuchi H, Tran S, Tian J, Hail N, Semerjian A, Hafez KZ, Singhal U, Kaffenberger SD, Nagrath S, Chinnaiyan AM, Keller ET, May A, Morgan TM, Zaslavsky A, Palapattu GS, Vaishampayan U, Merrill NM, Salami SS. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations, 2025 Mar 1; 43 (3): 22Journal ArticlePATIENT-DERIVED RENAL CELL CANCER ORGANOIDS AS A MODEL TO ASSESS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS AND TREATMENT RESISTANCE MECHANISMS
DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.12.056 -
Monda S, Vaishampayan UN, Kaffenberger S, Triner D, Nallandhighal S, Morgan TM, Hafez K, Knuth Z, Singhal U, Gulati S, Palapattu GS, Salami SS. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2025 Feb 20; 43 (5_suppl): 569 - 569.Journal ArticleDo tissue-based biomarkers in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma perform better when derived from a metastatic site?
DOI:10.1200/jco.2025.43.5_suppl.569 -
Monda S, Nallandhighal S, Vaishampayan UN, Singhal U, Knuth Z, Mehra R, Kaffenberger S, Hafez K, Udager AM, Palapattu GS, Morgan TM, Salami SS. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2025 Feb 20; 43 (5_suppl): 578 - 578.Journal ArticleValidation of a 15-gene prognostic signature in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
DOI:10.1200/jco.2025.43.5_suppl.578 -
Pockros B, Davenport M, Mead M, Talwar R, Kaffenberger S, Sekar R, Ibrahim A, Morgan TM. Urology Practice, 2024 Nov 1; 11 (6): 915 - 917.Journal ArticleFinancial Implications of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Without Contrast
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Abusamra SM, Solorzano MA, Quarles J, Luke M, Patel M, Vince Jr R, Jiang R, Volin J, Jacobs MF, Kaffenberger S, Salami SS, Palmbos P, Caram MEV, Hollenbeck BK, Palapattu GS, Merajver SD, Stoffel EM, Hafron J, Morgan TM, Reichert ZR. Urology Practice, 2024 Jun 3;Journal ArticleDetection of Germline Variants in Patients with Localized and Metastatic Prostate Cancer through Guideline-Based Testing
DOI:10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000727