David Albala

David Albala is listed in Management of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer as affiliated with Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The book biography describes him as a physician who earned a geology degree from Lafayette College, completed medical school at Michigan State University, completed surgical residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and completed an endourology fellowship at Washington University Medical Center under Ralph V. Clayman.

The biography describes academic appointments and leadership at Loyola University Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, including co-directing an endourology fellowship and directing a center for minimally invasive and robotic urological surgery. It states that he had authored more than 180 peer-reviewed publications and five books, served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Robotic Surgery, and held editorial/reviewer roles for urology and surgical journals.

The book biography further describes him as Chief of Urology at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York, and a physician with Associated Medical Professionals. It characterizes him as a national and international authority in laparoscopic and robotic urological surgery, with teaching, operative demonstrations, and visiting professorships across multiple countries. It also notes that he is a past White House Fellow who worked on public-health-related issues.