Brian A. Link, MD
I am who I am today because of choices I made yesterday. That’s part of my personal mission statement and accepting the truth of that statement can be life changing. It’s very relevant to healthcare: the choices we make today affect our health tomorrow. I am honored that my patients allow me to help them through some of their most personal and sensitive health problems, from incontinence to impotence to cancer. I want my patients to be well informed so that together we can make the best healthcare decisions that reflect their goals and values.
Professional Appointments
2008 – 2009 Director of Robotic Surgery
Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City
Education
2007 – 2008 City of Hope National Medical Center
Fellowship in Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery
2002 – 2007 University of Oklahoma Department of Urology
Urology Residency
1998 – 2002 University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
M.D., GPA 3.98
1992 – 1996 University of Oklahoma
B.S., Chemical Engineering, GPA 3.53
Publications
• Reviewer for Journal of Endourology, 2007 –
• Eandi JA, Link BA, Nelson R, Josephson DY, Kawachi MH and Wilson TG: Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Salvage Prostatectomy for Radiation Resistant Prostate Cancer. J Urol. 2010 Jan;183(1):133-7.
• Link BA, Nelson R, Josephson DY, Lau C and Wilson TG: Training of Urologic Oncology Fellows Does Not Adversely Impact Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. J Endourol. 2009 Feb;23(2):301-5.
• Josephson DY, Link BA, Jacobsohn K and Wilson TG: Endoscopic Robotic Assisted Subcutaneous Inguinal Lymphadenectomy. Urology. 2009 Jan;73(1):167-70.
• Link BA, Nelson R, Josephson DY, Yoshida JS, Crocitto LE, Kawachi MH and Wilson TG: The Impact of Prostate Gland Weight in Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. J Urol, 180(3): 928-32, 2008.
• Araki M, Link BA, Galati V and Wong C: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Heminephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horseshoe Kidney. J Endourology, 21(12): 1485-1488, 2007.
• Link BA, Kropp BP and Frimberger D: Technical Aspects of Abdominal Stomas. Urol Oncol, 25(2): 154-9, 2007.
• Link BA, Slobodov G, Campbell JB and Kropp BP: Radiographic Changes Following Excisional Tapering And Reimplantation Of Megaureters In Childhood: Long-Term Outcome In 46 Renal Units. J Urol, 178: 1474-8, 2007.
• Link BA, Kruska JD, Wong C, Kropp BP: Two Trocar Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy: Approach and Outcomes. JSLS, 10(2): 151-4, 2006.
• Link BA and Culkin DJ: Recent Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer. Clinical Prostate Cancer, 4: 130, 2005.
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Fellowship
Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery
City of Hope National Medical Center
Residency
University of Oklahoma
Medical School
University of Oklahoma, 2002
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