Karen Stern MD
@KSternAZ
Kidney stone surgeon @ Mayo Clinic AZ. Member of @EndoEDGE13 and @CoREndourology. Views my own.
We are so excited we get to keep @NikkiPayneMD another 2 years as our @Endo_Society fellow!! Her profile may say “aspiring pediatric urologist” 🤣 but she fortunately moved to the dark, laser-lit side. 🪨 🎆 @MayoUrology

Today is Endourology Fellowship Match Day! We are excited to welcome our newest colleagues in endourology, minimally invasive urological surgery, and focal therapy to @Endo_Society fellowship programs worldwide. Tag us and use #EndouroMatch to share your good news!
Come visit my hometown, Phoenix, for #WCET25! 🌵
Dr. Mitchell Humphreys, #WCET25 Program Chair, welcomes the world to Phoenix! @MayoMitch and the Organizing Committee have planned an exciting scientific program and enriching social activities to bring our global community together. Register today: meetings.association-service.org/wcet/2025/cong…
One of my very favorite conferences with some of my favorite people. #DUST2025
Register now for #DUST2025! Join us for our 10th Developments in Ureteroscopic Stone Treatment Symposium, taking place during the Chicago Air & Water Show Weekend, August 14-16, 2025! Save $100 with Discount Code: DUST100 Secure Your Spot Now: dustcme.com…
Full house! Thanks for joining us at the 2nd @smumexico - @AmerUrological Symposium 🇲🇽🇺🇸 #AUA25 #SMU25 @RomanCarvajal @EdgarLindenMD @BEkidneystone @faysal_a_yafi @DrShakuriRad @drjkaouk @FCAFigueiredo @KSternAZ @LauraBukavinaMD @lee_c_zhao
Honored to be part of this outstanding session with @BernardoNor9 , @KSternAZ & Dr. Brad Schwartz about treatment of stones >2 cm @CAU_URO within @AmerUrological meeting in Las Vegas 🇺🇸 #AUA25 I stood for #miniperc with suction @ClearpetraL Bottom line: suction is going to play…
#dustbust course #AUA25 @AmerUrological .. always a pleasure to teach with @MattBultitude @KSternAZ Dr Roberts @UMichUrology @MayoClinic @GuysUrology
What a great and engaging debate by @naeembhojani7 and @KSternAZ for a full house @ROCKUrology at the AUA about #FANS vs #CVAC. Clearly suction is the future @AmerUrological
El conocimiento compartido transforma la práctica médica. 💙 Nos emociona contar con la Dra. Karen Stern, en el 2do. Simposio SMU-AUA, donde abordará el futuro de la endourología 🙌🩺. ¡Únete a esta experiencia el 27 de abril en Las Vegas! #AUA25 #SMU25 #UrologíaEnMovimiento
@MayoUrology @MayoClinic know how to do CME courses right! Standing room only at their annual course in beautiful @PuertoRicoPUR. Combining great topics, great speakers, and great setting makes for a fantastic meeting! @MayoMitch @KSternAZ @m_e_nielsen and more!
Urology colleagues - are you ever frustrated with the laser policies at your institution? Have they caused a delay in patient care? We have a quick survey on institutional laser policies. Please fill it out! @MayoUrology redcap2.mayo.edu/redcap/surveys…
One of the most downloaded articles of 2024! CVAC (1st generation) for large renal stones. @JStuartWolf @CalyxoInc @JEndourology

What an honor to speak at @smumexico with incredible leaders in the field of Endourology @J_GutierrezMD @GuidoGiusti @oangerri. Great session!
So grateful to @smumexico Jorge Gutierrez and my ex fellow @mariobasulto for giving me the privilege of being part of this incredible meeting in the wonderful Cancun ! Together with @KSternAZ @oangerri we run a great session on #urolithiasis with a incredibly packed room.
Welcome to Mexico! @KSternAZ @moeltemamy @samsimsal #SMU24 #UrologíaEnMovimiento
Looking forward to a great conference tomorrow in beautiful Cancun 🙏 #SMU24

Happy post for the day - the world’s cutest future Endourologist.
Wish I was there to support this up and coming endo superstar ⭐️ @V_S_Edmonds
@V_S_Edmonds presenting @MayoUrology experience with steerable suction Ureteral sheath @auawest
@MouneebC Choudry explains how endourologists on call are 4x more likely than non-endourologists to treat symptomatic stones on initial ED presentation @auawest @MayoUrology
Does medical student research productivity predict an academic career post-residency??! Spoiler alert - it does not. @sandeepv925 @CjWarren_MayoAZ @MayoUrology
Program directors, urology applicants, and all others in academia: check out our newest publication in @urogoldjournal ! We explored research productivity of individuals matching to Top 50 Urology residencies! @CjWarren_MayoAZ @nahidpunjani @KSternAZ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39395447/
Register Now! Young Endourology Webinar Wednesday, October 23rd 8:00 PM ET - mailchi.mp/360f24b1f215/r…