Michael Pan, MD

Dr. Michael Pan is a specialist in Urology. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rice University in Houston in 2011 and his Doctor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 2015. He completed his General Surgery internship in 2016 at the Baylor College of Medicine Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery. He completed his residency in Urology at Baylor College of Medicine in 2020 and his fellowship in Male Reconstructive Urology (GURS) at the University of California San Diego in 2021.

Dr. Pan is a member of the American Urological Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons.

Dr. Pan enjoys hiking, reading, and local eats.

Fun Facts

The best advice Dr. Pan has ever received is “The best and fastest way to do something is to do it right the first time.”

Not everyone knows this about Dr. Pan, but his favorite fictional character is Sherlock Holmes.

His guilty pleasure is ice cream.

• Cullen Award for Outstanding Research by a Resident, 2019, Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine
• Arnold Award for Outstanding Medical Student, 2015, Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine

Publications and Presentations

• Pan M, Hockenberry M, Kirby EW, Lipshultz L. Male Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment in the Era of In Vitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. Medical Clinics of North America. 102(2):337-347. Mar 2018. PMID: 29406062
• Aghazadeh M, Mercado M, Pan M, Miles B, Goh A. Performance of Robotic Simulated Skills Tasks is Positively Associated with Clinical Robotic Surgical Performance. BJU International. 118(3):475-81. Sept 2016. PMID: 27104883
• Pan M, Kovac J. Beyond testosterone cypionate: evidence behind the use of nandrolone in male health and wellness. Translational Andrology and Urology. 5(2):213-219. Apr 2016. PMID: 27141449
• Pan M and Kovac J. "The Future of Erectile Dysfunction Therapy I – Implementation of Translational Research." Sexual Health in the Couple: Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women. Ed: L. Lipshultz, A. Pastuszak, A. Giraldi, A. Goldstein, M. Perelman, Springer, 2016.
• Kovac J, Pan M, Arent S, Lipshultz L. Dietary Adjuncts for Improving Testosterone Levels in Hypogonadal Males. American Journal of Men’s Health [Epub Aug 13 2015]. PMID: 26272885 Goh A, Aghazadeh M, Mercado M, Hung A, Pan M, Wilcox V, Desai M, Gill I, Link R, Dunkin B. Multi-Institutional Validation of Fundamental Inanimate Robotic Skills Tasks (FIRST). Journal of Urology. 194(6): 1751-1756. Dec 2015. Epub Jul 2015. PMID: 26196733
• Pan M, Raees A, Kovac J. Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave as a Novel Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction. American Journal of Men’s Health. 10(2):146-148. Mar 2016. Epub Mar 2015. PMID: 25787986
• Aghazadeh M, Jayaratna I, Hung A, Pan M, Desai M, Gill I, Goh A. External Validation of Global Evaluative Assessment of Robotic Skills (GEARS). Surgical Endoscopy. 29(11):3261-3266. PMID: 25609318 Pan M, Ramasamy R, Kovac J. Is a semen analysis necessary prior to commencement of testosterone supplementation therapy (TST) in men of reproductive age? Canadian Urological Association Journal. 8(11-12): 446-7, Nov 2014. PMID: 25553161
• Kovac J, Pan M, Lipshultz L, Lamb D. Current State of Practice Regarding Testosterone Supplementation Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer Steroids. 89: 27-32, Nov 2014. PMID: 25072793
• Chen M, Guerrero AD, Huang L, Shabier Z, Pan M, Tan TH, and Wang J. Caspase-9-induced Mitochondrial Disruption through Cleavage of Anti-apoptotic BCL-2 Family Members. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(46): 33888-33895, 2007. PMID: 17893147
• Pan M, Mandalapu R, Jones J, Taylor J. Blue Light Cystoscopy in the Management of Urothelial Bladder Cancer: A Prospective Registry. Kimbrough SGSU Urological Seminar. Jan 2017. South Central Section of the American Urologic Association Annual Meeting. Bladder Cancer Podium Session. Nov 2017
• Srikishen N, Pan M, Aghazadeh M, Miles B, Goh A. Robotic Salvage Cystectomy: Tips and Tricks. Journal of Urology, 193 (4), e719. 2015
• Aghazadeh M, Mercado M, Pan M, Srikishen N, Miles B, Link R, Dunkin B, Goh A. Proficiency-Based Robotic Training Curriculum Yields Improvements in Robotic Clinical Performance: A Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Urology, 193(4): e394-e395. 2015
• Srikishen N, Abreu A, Aghazadeh M, Pan M, Miranda G, Aron M, Miles B, Gill I, Desai M, Goh A. Robotic Salvage Cystectomy is Safe: Multi-Institutional Perioperative Outcomes. Journal of Urology, 193(4): e699. 2015
• Aghazadeh M, Pan M, Mercado M, Dunkin B, Goh A. Performance of Robotic Simulated Skills Tasks is Positively Associated with Clinical Robotic Surgical Performance. Journal of Urology. 191(4): e390-e391. 2014. Tau A, Cano J, Shaib Y, Pan M. Surgical vs. Endoscopic Management of Colorectal Adenomas with High Grade Dysplasia. Gastroenterology. 146(5): S-405. 2014.

Research

• Investigating the Effects of Urinary Catheter Coatings on Microbial Growth. PI: Daniel Musher, MD. Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dept. of Infectious Disease, 2013.
• Effects of NODX family proteins on B-cell apoptosis. PI: Rongfu Wang, PhD. Baylor College of Medicine, Dept. of Cell and Gene Therapy, 2008-2010.