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Robert Siemens
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Latest papers
Shift happens: a fairness-oriented framework for medical classification under hidden bias.
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026
Open access publishing: is urology ready? A survey of authors, readers, and editorial board's knowledge, impressions and satisfaction.
World journal of urology · 2025
Effect of Complete Transurethral Resection on Oncologic Outcomes After Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics · 2025
Latest funding
- $1,151,326
PROPEL-AS: Prostate personalized surveillance using pathology-aligned multi-modal imaging
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $150,000
A paradigm shift in understanding Hunner lesion-interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: examining autoimmunity as a driver of disease and targeting B cells as a novel therapeutic opportunity
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $1,086,300
Role of trained immunity in the response to BCG immunotherapy of bladder cancer
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
13 publications.
Shift happens: a fairness-oriented framework for medical classification under hidden bias.
To MNN, Kim D, Harmanani M, Wilson PFR, Fooladgar F, Sojoudi S, Jamzad A, Abdalla S, Tsang T, Luong C, Chang S, Black P, Siemens R, Leveridge M, Krishnan RG, Mousavi P, Abolmaesumi P
Open access publishing: is urology ready? A survey of authors, readers, and editorial board's knowledge, impressions and satisfaction.
Guennoun A, Bensaadi K, Simard MA, Murad L, Schwartz R, Chen K, Almousa S, Levitt M, Leveridge M, Siemens R, Larivière V, Bhojani N
Effect of Complete Transurethral Resection on Oncologic Outcomes After Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Avolio PP, Kool R, Shayegan B, Marcq G, Black PC, Breau RH, Kim M, Busca I, Abdi H, Dawidek M
Benefit of Whole-Pelvis Radiation for Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: An Inverse Probability Treatment Weighted Analysis
Marcq G, Kool R, Dragomir A, Kulkarni GS, Breau RH, Kim M, Busca I, Abdi H, Dawidek M, Uy M
Benefit of Neoadjuvant Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy for Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation-based Therapy in a Real-world Setting: An Inverse Probability Treatment Weighted Analysis
Kool R, Dragomir A, Kulkarni GS, Marcq G, Breau RH, Kim M, Busca I, Abdi H, Dawidek M, Uy M
Bibliometric analysis of academic journal recommendations and requirements for surgical and anesthesiologic adverse events reporting.
Sholklapper TN, Ballon J, Sayegh AS, La Riva A, Perez LC, Huang S, Eppler M, Nelson G, Marchegiani G, Hinchliffe R, Gordini L, Furrer M, Brenner MJ, Dell-Kuster S, Biyani CS, Francis N, Kaafarani HMA, Siepe M, Winter D, Sosa JA, Bandello F, Siemens R, Walz J, Briganti A, Gratzke C, Abreu AL, Desai MM, Sotelo R, Agha R, Lillemoe KD, Wexner S, Collins GS, Gill I, Cacciamani GE
Development and Acceptability Testing of a Patient Decision Aid for Urinary Diversion with Radical Cystectomy.
McAlpine K, Lavallée LT, Stacey D, Moodley P, Cagiannos I, Morash C, Black PC, Kulkarni GS, Shayegan B, Kassouf W
Prognostic pathological factors in radical cystectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Brimo F, Downes MR, Jamaspishvili T, Berman D, Barkan GA, Athanazio D, Abro S, Visram K, Yilmaz A, Solanki S, Hahn E, Siemens R, Kassouf W, Trpkov K
A Phase II, Randomized, Multicenter Study Comparing 10 Months versus 4 Months of Degarelix Therapy in Prolonging the Off Treatment Interval in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer Receiving Intermittent Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Biochemical Recurrence following Radical Local Therapy.
Klotz L, Loblaw A, Siemens R, Ouellette P, Kapoor A, Kebabdjian M, Zhang L, Saad F, Canadian Urology Research Consortium
Quality indicators in the management of bladder cancer: A modified Delphi study
Khare SR, Aprikian A, Black P, Blais N, Booth C, Brimo F, Chin J, Chung P, Drachenberg D, Eapen L
PROPEL-AS: Prostate personalized surveillance using pathology-aligned multi-modal imaging
Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin; Abolmaesumi, Purang; Mannas, Miles P
Keywords: Cancer Imaging; Explainability; Interpretability; Machine Learning; Micro-Ultrasound; Multi-Modal Data; Prostate Cancer Diagnosis And Surveillance; Ultrasound Imaging
A paradigm shift in understanding Hunner lesion-interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: examining autoimmunity as a driver of disease and targeting B cells as a novel therapeutic opportunity
Principal investigators: Cotechini, Tiziana; Doiron, R. Christopher
Keywords: Antibody; Autoimmunity; B Cells; Hunner Lesion; Inflammation; Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome; Population-Based Study; Pre-Clinical Model; Tertiary Lymphoid Structure
Role of trained immunity in the response to BCG immunotherapy of bladder cancer
Principal investigators: Graham, Charles H; Siemens, Robert
Keywords: Adaptive Immunity; Bladder Cancer; Immunotherapy; Innate Immunity
Acquisition of malignant phenotypes in tumour cells mediated by the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint
Principal investigators: Graham, Charles H
Keywords: Cancer; Drug Resistance; Immune Checkpoint; Metastasis
RF Time Series Flashlight for Targeted Prostate Biopsy
Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin; Fenster, Aaron; Romagnoli, Cesare
Keywords: Cancer Biopsy; Image Fusion; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Prostate Cancer; Rf Time Series; Transrectal Ultrasound; Ultrasound Imaging
Third International Workshop on Nitric Oxide in Cancer Therapy
Principal investigators: Graham, Charles H
Keywords: Cancer; International Workshop; Nitric Oxide
Mechanisms of hypoxia-induced immune escape in cancer and their regulation by nitric oxide
Principal investigators: Graham, Charles H
Keywords: Cancer; Cell Biology; Hypoxia; Immune Escape; Immunology; Nitric Oxide
Decision support for augmented ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy
Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin
The Terry Fox Foundation Training Program in Transdiciplinary Cancer Research at CIHR
Principal investigators: Mulligan, Lois M
Keywords: Cancer; Cancer Control; Drug Development Fellowships; Graduate Students; Post Doctoral Fellows; Post Md-Fellows; Training Program; Transdisciplinary Research
Nitric oxide-mediated inhibition of hypoxia-induced immune escape in cancer
Principal investigators: Graham, Charles H
Keywords: Cancer; Cell Biology; Hypoxia; Immune Escape; Immunology; Nitric Oxide
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Surgery
- Cardiology
- School of Computing
- Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
- Urologic Sciences
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Department of Radiation Oncology
- Other
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Wassim Kassouf
Surgery
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Bobby Shayegan
Surgery
5 shared papers, latest 2025
Alice Dragomir
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Purang Abolmaesumi
Cardiology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Alan So
Urologic Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2019
Parvin Mousavi
School of Computing
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Peter Black
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Christina Luong
Cardiology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Gregg Nelson
Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Libni Eapen
Radiology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Andrew Loblaw
Department of Radiation Oncology
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Nicholas Power
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Purang Abolmaesumi
School of Computing
1 shared papers, latest 2008
Neil Fleshner
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Mehdi Moradi
Computing and Software
1 shared papers, latest 2008
David Berman
Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Girish Kulkarni
Toronto General Research Institute
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Ilias Cagiannos
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Dawn Stacey
Nursing Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Teresa Tsang
Cardiology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Gregg Nelson
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2023
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