Joseph Sorkness Family Endowed Professor of Urologic Surgery
Urology Residency Program Director
Director of Endourology & Stone Disease
Patient Care
Dr. Monga is the only urologist in the state of Minnesota who dedicates 100% of his practice to the care of patients with kidney stones. Through the KIDNEY STONE CLINIC he offers comprehensive coordinated care that emphasizes state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgeries and a multidisciplinary approach to preventing stone recurrence. The kidney stone clinic is open Mondays 8am-4pm (UMMC Riverside) and Thursdays 1pm-4pm (UMMC University)Research
Dr. Monga is the Joseph Sorkness Family Endowed Professor of Urologic Surgery. He is recognixed as an international authority in endourology and stone disease. He has been an invited speaker in India, Thailand, Brazil, Italy, Greece, Mexico, and the Netherlands as well as Visiting Professor at many of the major medical centers in the United States. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts. His current research focuses on:1. Prospective Clinal trials in the areas of:
a. Promoting kidney stone passage
b. Modifying surgical technique to minimize patient discomfort
c. Stratifying the therapeutic approaches to kidney stone disease
2. Medical device evaluations
a. Design and development of novel instrumentation
b. Systematic independent evaluations of available instrumentation: a "Consumer Reports"
Education & Training
Master of Public HealthUniversity of Minnesota, School of Public Health,
Minneapolis, MN 2002-present
Master of Business Administration
University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management,
Minneapolis, MN, 2002-present
Sabbatical in Advanced Administration
Washington University, Department of Urology,
St. Louis, MO, 2001
Urology Resident
Tulane University School of Medicine,
Department of Surgery,
New Orleans, LA, 1993-1997
Research Fellows
Tulane University School of Medicine,
Department of Urology, New Orleans, LA, 1992-1993
General Surgery Resident
Tulane University School of Medicine,
Department of Surgery, New Orleans, LA, 1990-1992
Doctor of Medicine
University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School,
North Chicago, IL 1986-1990
Bachelor of Science Biochemistry
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, 1982-1986
Teaching
Dr. Monga is the Program Director for the Urology Residency in the Department of Urologic Surgery. He is also the co-director of the Minimally Invasive Urology Fellowship Program | ||||||||
Contact Information
For Clinic, Appointment, and Referral information visit University of Minnesota Physicians | ||||||||