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Bio for Peter Zvara, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Zvara, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Division of Surgical Research
Department of Surgery

Contact Information

E-mail: Peter.Zvara@uvm.edu
Office Location: Surgery, Given D319

Education

M.D.,Comenius University School of Medicine Bratislava, Slovakia (1987)
Residency in Urologic Surgery, Comenius University School of Medicine Bratislava, Slovakia (1987-1991)Research Fellowship in Neuro-urology, University of California San Francisco (1992-1993)
Clinical Research Fellowship in Erectile and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, McGill University (1993-1995)
Research Fellowship in Neuro-urology, Division of Urology, University of Toronto (1995-1996)

Research Interests

Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Bladder Outlet Obstruction Induced Neuroplasticity
Sensory Innevation of the Lower Urinary Tract

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, tenure track, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2006 - present
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 1999 - 2006
Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, Comenius University School of Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1991 - 1992

Research Grants

Ca2+ Sparks and Urinary Smooth Muscle Excitability 2008 – 2010
NIH/NIDDK R01  Co-investigator (PI: Dr. Nelson)

SonoUroFlowmetry – Home Based Method for Urinary Flow Measurement 2008 – 2009
SBIR Phase 0, Vermont EPSCoR - $10,000
Principal Investigator

In Vivo Ca2+ and Voltage Imaging on the Urinary Bladder 2007 – 2010 BIH/NIDDK R01 Co-investigator (PI: Kotlikoff)

Correlation in the Bladder Sensory Nerve Activity and Function in a Mouse 2006 – 2009
NIH-UKGD R21 - $275,000

SonoUroFlowmetry – Home-Based Method for Urinary Flow Measurement 2006 – 2009
University of Vermont Pre-Seed Award - $56,000

Awards and Honors

Best of Posters Award, American Urological Association, 2009
Best Science Poster Award, Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, 2009
University of Vermont Surgery Research Day - Best Presentation (Mentor) 2009
Slovak Literary Association Jozef Bella Award for the Most Significant Translation in Medicine and Biological Sciences (Tanagho, McAninch, General Urology) 2006

Publications

Kershen R, Mann-Gow T, Yared J, Stromberg I, Zvara P. Caffeine ingestion causes detrusor overactivity and afferent nerve excitation in mice. J Urol 2012;188(5):1986-92.

Krhut J, Samal V, Nemec D, Zvara P. Intradetrusor versus suburothelial onabotulinumtoxinA injections for neurogenic detrusor overactivity: a pilot study.Spinal Cord 2012 Jul 17.doi: 10.1038/sc.2012.76.

Krhut J, Tintera J, Holý P, Zachoval R, Zvara P. A preliminary report on the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging with simultaneous urodynamics to record brain activity during micturition. J Urol 2012;188(2):474-9.

Zvarova K, Zvara P. Urinary bladder function in conscious rat pups: a developmental study. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2012;302(12):F1563-8.

King BJ, Plante MK, Kida M, Mann-Gow TK, Odland R, Zvara P. Comparison of intraprostatic ethanol diffusion using a microporous hollow fiber catheter versus a standard needle. J Urol 2012;187(5):1898-902.

Zvarova, K, Ursiny, M, Giebink, T, Liang, K, Blaivas, JG, Zvara, P: Recording urinary flow and lower urinary tract symptoms using sonouroflowmetry. Can J Urol 2011;18(3), 5689.

Krhut, J, Zvara, P: Intravesical Instillation of Botulinum Toxin A: An In Vivo Murine Study and Pilot Clinical Trial. IntUrolNephrol, 43(2): 337 2010.

Zvara, P, Wright, AJ, Roach, K, Ursiny M, Shapiro, B, Dagrosa, L, Nelson, MT, Heppner, TJ: A Non-Anesthetize Mouse Model for Recording Sensory Urinary Bladder Activity. Frontiers in Neuroscience, Front Neurol 2010;1:127.

Hitt, D, Zvarova, K, Zvara, P: Urinary flow measurements via acoustic signatures with application to telemedicine. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA 4300; 2009.

Zvara P: Diagnosis and classification of nocturia – An Update. Klin Urol 5(2); 64-6; 2009.

Zvara P: Interstitial cystitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Klin Urol 3 (4): 28, 2008.

Complete List of Publications