Dr. Smith is a third year resident in urologic surgery.  His clinical interests lie in urologic oncology.  He plans to seek a fellowship in urologic oncology following completion of his residency.

• American Urological Association
• Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Urological Association
• Philadelphia Urologic Society
• Urological Association of Pennsylvania

Interests include bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and perioperative optimization of patient care.

1. Smith ZL, Christodouleas JP, Keefe SM, Malkowicz SB, Guzzo TJ. Bladder preservation in the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC): a review of the literature and a practical approach to therapy. BJU Int. 2013 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print]
2. Penn HA, Windsperger A, Smith Z, Parekattil SJ, Kuang WW, Kolettis PN, Nangia AK. National semen analysis reference range reporting: adherence to the 1999 World Health Organization guidelines 10 years later. Fertile Steril. 2011 Jun;95(7):2320-3.
3. Nadler RB, Zhao LC, Casey JT, Navai N, Smith ZL, Zhumkhawala A, Macejko AM. Is the transition from open to robotic prostatectomy fair to your patients? A single surgeon comparison with 2-year follow-up. J Robotic Surg (2010) 3:201-207.

1. Smith ZL, El Tayeb M, Mucksavage P, Van Arsdalen KN, Wein AJ, Malkowicz SB, Guzzo TJ. Intraoperative frozen section analysis at the time of partial nephrectomy: is it necessary? A review of 370 patients. Presented at the Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Urological Association 2012 Annual Meeting as part of the Resident Essay Contest.
2. Smith ZL, Christman MS, Tasian GE, Baldinger LH, Lambert SM, Casale P. Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction With Concomitant Nephrolithiasis: Is Unilateral Hypercalciuria the Culprit? Presented at the American Urological Association 2012 Annual Meeting.
3. Tasian GE, Christman MS, Ziemba J, Smith ZL, Baldinger LH, Lambert SM, Casale P. Unilateral hypercalciuria: A stealth culprit in recurrent unilateral nephrolithiasis in children. Presented at the American Urological Association 2012 Annual Meeting.
4. Penn HA, Smith ZL, Dennis K, Windsperger A, Keighley J, Duchene DA, VanVeldhuizen PJ, Holzbeierlein JM. Preliminary report on microvascular invasion to predict the clinical response of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Presented at the South Central Section of the AUA 2010 Annual Meeting.
5. Windsperger A, Penn HA, Smith ZL, Parekattil SJ, Kuang WW, Kolettis PN, Nangia AK. National semen analysis reporting: adherence to World Health Organization 4th edition guidelines. Presented at the South Central Section of the AUA 2010 Annual Meeting.

1. Smith ZL, Pathan MH, Broghammer JA. Endocervicosis of the urinary bladder: case study and review of literature.
2. Smith ZL, Wu SD, Meeks JJ, Cashy J, Nadler RB. Inguinal hernia repair during robotic prostatectomy: is there increased morbidity over prostatectomy alone?
3. Sehgal SS, Smith ZL, Chu DI, Otto BJ, Acosta DN, Goldstein M. Survey of varicocelectomy: techniques employed by AUA urologists.
4. Smith ZL, Sehgal SS, Van Arsdalen KN, Goldstein IS. Placenta percreta with invasion into the urinary bladder: case report and current review of literature.