Aruna V Sarma, PhD, MHSA

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Collegiate Research Professor of Urology
Urology Health Services Research Division Co-Chief
Medical School Assistant Dean for Research Faculty
Research Professor of Epidemiology
Medical School
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Department of Urology
2800 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
Available to mentor
Aruna V Sarma, PhD, MHSA
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Research Professor
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  • About

    Dr. Sarma is a Professor in the Department of Urology with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. She is an Epidemiologist and an independent PI of several large funded urological studies. She has published extensively on the epidemiology of urological complications using epidemiologic and clinical datasets, population based cohort studies and clinical trials and has played a role in the development of the epidemiologic approach to urologic research in the Department of Urology and has established herself as a prominent researcher in Urology nationally.

    She is currently the Chair of the Epidemiology Committee for the International Consultation on Urologic Diseases and the Director of the University of Michigan UroEPI Career Development Program, a K12 career development program designed to train academic scholars in benign urology epidemiology. She has served on numerous local and national committees and is a member of the American Urologic Association, American Diabetes Association, Society of Epidemiologic Research and an inducted member of the American College of Epidemiology.

    Qualifications

    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, United States
      2000 - 2002
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, United States
      1999 - 2000
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Research Scholar
      Mayo Clinic, Department of Epidemiology, Rochester, United States
      1998 - 1999
      Postdoctoral Research
    • PhD
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
      1994 - 1999
    • MHSA
      Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
      1992 - 1994
    • BS
      Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
      1988 - 1992

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      AI and Digital Health Innovation

    Research Overview

    Epidemiology of benign, urologic conditions, urologic complications of diabetes, and racial/ethnic disparities in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Urinary Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in National Level Wheelchair Rugby Male Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury
      Gavel-Pinos EH, Okanlami OO, Cottingham M, Seibel C, Cameron AP, Sarma AV. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2026 Jan 1; DOI:10.1002/nau.70268
    • Journal Article
      Factors associated with erectile dysfunction in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): a Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) study
      Boehm D, Smith AR, Mansfield SA, Flynn KE, Fantus RJ, Glaser AP, Helfand BT, Helmuth M, Morgan TN, Lai HH, Sarma AV, Yang CC, Kirkali Z, Griffith JW. Translational Andrology and Urology, 2025 Aug 30; 14 (8): 2207 - 2217. DOI:10.21037/tau-2025-86
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      MP34-05 LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN MEN WITH LONG-STANDING TYPE 1 DIABETES: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE UROEDIC STUDY
      Moncaleano GF, Ghormli LE, Trapani VR, Braffett B, Pop-Busui R, Martin C, Wessells H, Sarma AV. Journal of Urology, 2025 Apr 10; 213 (5S): e1208 DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0001110144.64863.05.05
    • Journal Article
      MP12-05 RELATIVE IMPACT OF URINARY CONDITIONS ON OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE
      Vasudevan V, Dunn RL, Miner M, Roehrborn C, Seftel A, Spino C, Wei JT, Sarma A. Journal of Urology, 2024 Apr 17; 211 (5S): e201 DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0001009376.16371.fb.05