Aruna V Sarma, PhD, MHSA
Department of Urology
2800 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
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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
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Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, United States
2000 - 2002
Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, United States
1999 - 2000
Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Research ScholarMayo Clinic, Department of Epidemiology, Rochester, United States
1998 - 1999
Postdoctoral Research
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PhDUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
1994 - 1999
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MHSAIndiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
1992 - 1994
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BSIndiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
1988 - 1992
Center Memberships
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Center MemberCaswell Diabetes Institute
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberAI 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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Gavel-Pinos EH, Okanlami OO, Cottingham M, Seibel C, Cameron AP, Sarma AV. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleUrinary Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in National Level Wheelchair Rugby Male Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury
DOI:10.1002/nau.70268 -
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.Journal ArticleFactors associated with erectile dysfunction in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): a Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) study
DOI:10.21037/tau-2025-86 -
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): e1208Proceeding / Abstract / PosterMP34-05 LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN MEN WITH LONG-STANDING TYPE 1 DIABETES: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE UROEDIC STUDY
DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0001110144.64863.05.05 -
Vasudevan V, Dunn RL, Miner M, Roehrborn C, Seftel A, Spino C, Wei JT, Sarma A. Journal of Urology, 2024 Apr 17; 211 (5S): e201Journal ArticleMP12-05 RELATIVE IMPACT OF URINARY CONDITIONS ON OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE
DOI:10.1097/01.ju.0001009376.16371.fb.05