About Dr. Alcedo Fernández

Dominican Urological Surgeon — Specialist in modern and cutting-edge urological surgery

Dr. Alcedo Fernández — Urological Surgeon

The specialist

Dr. Alcedo Fernández

Dr. Alcedo Fernández is a Dominican Urological Surgeon, specialist in modern and cutting-edge urological surgery (Da Vinci robotic surgery, laser prostate surgery, endourology, percutaneous renal surgery, laparoscopy, penile prosthesis, kidney transplant, and uro-oncological surgery).

He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, and completed his postgraduate studies as a urology resident at Hospital Docente Salvador B. Gautier. He is certified as a Da Vinci console surgeon (Intuitive Surgical, Atlanta, 2023) and completed the advanced course in robotic uro-oncological surgery at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (2023). Since 2019 he has been the administrative director of URONET.

His international training includes prestigious centers in Madrid and Barcelona (Spain), Valencia (Venezuela), Ribeirão Preto (Brazil), Mexico City and Guadalajara (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and several cities in the United States such as Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, and San Diego.

Areas of specialization

Specialties

Robotic Surgery

Da Vinci assisted surgery of the kidney, ureter, bladder and prostate.

Laser Prostate Surgery

Holmium (HoLEP) and Thulium (ThuLEP) laser enucleation of the prostate.

Endourology

Minimally invasive procedures of the urinary tract using endoscopes and laser technology.

Percutaneous Renal Surgery

Advanced technique for the treatment of complex kidney stones through a small incision.

Laparoscopy

Minimally invasive surgery with minimal incisions, less pain, and faster recovery.

Penile Prosthesis

Implantation of inflatable and malleable prostheses for the definitive treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Kidney Transplant

Kidney transplant surgery as a treatment for end-stage renal failure.

Uro-oncological Surgery

Specialized surgical treatment of cancers of the urinary tract and male reproductive system.

Career path

Academic Training

2004

Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)

Doctor of Medicine. Dominican Republic

2007

Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro

Specialized training in Urology. Madrid, Spain

2008

Hospital Docente Salvador B. Gautier

Urology Residency. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

2011

Instituto de Urología Docente

Endoscopic urologic surgery (endourology and laparoscopy) and kidney transplant. Valencia, Venezuela

2023

Intuitive Surgical

Da Vinci Technology Training certificate as a console surgeon. Atlanta, USA

2023

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Advanced course in robotic uro-oncological surgery. Barcelona, Spain

Always up to date

Recent Continuing Education

Penile prosthesis and urinary sphincter (AMS 700 and AMS 800)

Mastery Course with anatomical and cadaveric models, Boston Scientific. Bogotá, 2026.

UroNext: oncology, endourology and BPH

Hospital Alemán. Buenos Aires, 2026.

EAU26

41st European Association of Urology Congress. London, 2026.

HoLEP Preceptorship

UROMIN, Boston Scientific EDUCARE. Guadalajara, 2025.

HoLEP on anatomical and cadaveric models

Mastery Course. Bogotá, 2025.

World Congress of Endourology

42nd World Congress of Endourology and Uro-Technology. Phoenix, 2025.

Curriculum

Professional Background

Professional experience
  • URONETAdministrative Director · Santo Domingo · since 2019
  • Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)Professor of Urology · 2016-2018
  • Instituto Nacional del Cáncer Rosa Emilia Sánchez Pérez de TavaresUrology Coordinator · 2015
  • Centro Médico ModernoUrologist · since 2015
  • Centro de Obstetricia y GinecologíaUrologist · since 2008
  • Hospital General de la Policía NacionalAssistant physician, Urology Department · 2008-2013
  • Hospital Salvador B. GautierAssistant physician, Urology Department · 2008-2010
Courses and training (40)
  • Mastery Course on Anatomical Models and Cadaveric Component in AMS 800 and AMS 700Boston Scientific EDUCARE · Bogotá, Colombia · July 2-3, 2026
  • UroNext: Onco + Endo + BPHHospital Alemán · Buenos Aires, Argentina · June 8-10, 2026
  • Curso URUS Reconstructiva, 3.ª ediciónSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic · April 17-18, 2026
  • Oncology and EndourologyHospital Alemán · Buenos Aires, Argentina · December 1-3, 2025
  • Pre-work MOSES 2.0 with the Masters CourseMarlborough, Boston, USA · November 9-10, 2025
  • Mastery Course on Anatomical Models and Cadaveric Component in HoLEPBogotá, Colombia · September 29-30, 2025
  • Advanced Robotic & Open Surgery SymposiumLos Angeles, California, USA · April 24-25, 2025
  • Preceptorship HoLEP UROMINBoston Scientific EDUCARE · Guadalajara, Mexico · March 10-11, 2025
  • IC: Global PCNL. Miniaturized, Supine, Fluoro/Sonography GuidedAmerican Urological Association Congress · San Antonio, Texas, USA · May 5, 2024
  • 1.er Curso de LitiasisDominican Society of Urology (SDU) · Santiago, Dominican Republic · April 27, 2024
  • Hands-on Training in MRI Fusion BiopsyEuropean Association of Urology · Paris, France · April 5-8, 2024
  • Hands-on Training: Office Based Freehand Transperineal Prostate Biopsies under Local AnesthesiaEuropean Association of Urology · Paris, France · April 5-8, 2024
  • IC: Catastrophes, Complications and Corrections in Percutaneous Renal SurgeryAmerican Urological Association Congress · Chicago, USA · April 28, 2023
  • Hands-on: Percutaneous Renal Access Tips and TechniquesAmerican Urological Association Congress · Chicago, USA · April 30, 2023
  • IC: Male Reconstructive Urology for the General UrologistAmerican Urological Association Congress · Chicago, USA · April 30, 2023
  • IC: Overcoming the Learning Curve of Retzius-Sparing ProstatectomyAmerican Urological Association Congress · Chicago, USA · May 1, 2023
  • I Curso Latinoamericano de Bloqueo ProstáticoBogotá, Colombia · March 23-24, 2023
  • Flexible Ureteroscopy and Retrograde Intrarenal SurgeryEuropean Association of Urology Congress · Milan, Italy · March 10-13, 2023
  • Oratoria para EjecutivosEnfoque Escuela de Oratoria · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 2019
  • Surgeon Education Program on the Titan Inflatable Penile ProsthesisWith Dr. Edward L. Gheiler · Miami, Florida, USA · 2019
  • Curso de Ureteroscopia FlexibleXXX National and IX International Congress of Urology · Santo Domingo · 2017
  • Stone InstituteSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic · June 2017
  • Ho:YAG Laser for Urology/Lithotripsy Training ProgramSurgical Laser Inc. · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 2017
  • 200 Watt Diode Laser for Urology/Surgery Training Program (Pathfinder SST200)Surgical Laser Inc. · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 2017
  • Catastrophes, Complications and Corrections in Percutaneous Renal SurgeryAmerican Urological Association · San Diego, California, USA · 2016
  • Advanced Percutaneous NephrolithotomyAmerican Urological Association · San Diego, California, USA · 2016
  • Endourología avanzada: manejo de cirugía renal percutánea y cirugía intrarrenal retrógrada complejaAmerican Urological Association · San Diego, California, USA · 2016
  • Hands-on de Ureteroscopia FlexibleXV Central American and Caribbean Congress of Urology, SDU (Highlights of the AUA 2015) · Bávaro, Dominican Republic · 2015
  • Advanced Percutaneous NephrolithotomyAmerican Urological Association · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · 2015
  • Primary and Reoperative Hypospadias Repair: Evidence-Based Decision MakingAmerican Urological Association · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · 2015
  • Tratamiento contemporáneo del prolapso de órganos pélvicos sin mallasAmerican Urological Association · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · 2015
  • Treatment of Complex Urolithiasis and Endourologic ComplicationsAmerican Urological Association · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · 2015
  • Curso Teórico-Práctico en Laparoscopia Abdominal-UrológicaHospital Traumatológico Ney Arias Lora, Dominican Society of Urology · 2014
  • Cuarta rotaciónHospital Central Militar · Mexico City, Mexico · 2014
  • Curso Internacional de Infertilidad MasculinaMexican Society of Urology · 2012
  • IV Curso de Ureteroscopia Flexible y a LáserInstituto de Capacitação em Ensino e Pesquisa em Saúde · Ribeirão Preto, Brazil · 2012
  • 1.er Curso Práctico de Urodinamia y Urología FemeninaValencia, Venezuela · November 2011
  • Certificate of Laser TrainingTrimedyne Laser Training Seminar · 2010
  • Hands-on Course: Rigid Ureteroscopy, Percutaneous Nephrostomy, Endourology Surgical Techniques and Practical HintsAmerican Urological Association · San Francisco, California, USA · 2010
  • Instructional Course: Urolithiasis Surgical Management. Percutaneous, Shock Wave Lithotripsy and UreteroscopyAmerican Urological Association · San Francisco, California, USA · 2010
Speaker, panelist and moderator (19)
  • Ureteroscopia flexible: consejos y trucos. How to proceed with different grades of ureteral lesions?Speaker · CAU Congress · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · October 3, 2024
  • Cirugía urológica robótica en diferentes plataformas (Da Vinci, Hugo, etc.)Panelist · CAU Congress · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · October 3, 2024
  • Sesión 4. Pósteres: IVU, HPB, inflamaciónModerator · CAU Congress · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · October 3, 2024
  • Sesión plenariaModerator · CAU Congress · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · October 4, 2024
  • 1.er Curso de LitiasisSpeaker · Dominican Society of Urology (SDU) · Santiago, Dominican Republic · April 27, 2024
  • Clinical Cases DiscussionAUCA-AUA Symposium, American Urological Association Congress · Chicago, USA · April 29, 2023
  • Mesa redonda de casos complejos en endourologíaXXXV National Congress of Urology · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · December 1-4, 2022
  • Manejo de parámetros láser y éxito en litotriciaXXXV National Congress of Urology · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · December 1-4, 2022
  • Biopsia de próstata por fusión y terapia focalJueves Urológicos · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · September 22, 2022
  • Tópicos en el diagnóstico de cáncer de próstataLAM Symposium · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · June 2022
  • Surgical Treatment of Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): «HoLEP: My Way»AUCA-AUA Session · New Orleans, USA · May 2022
  • Why HoLEP in BPH?AUCA-AUA Joint Scientific Session «Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Training Programs: A Big Challenge for the Region», AUA Congress (virtual) · September 13, 2021
  • Cólico nefrítico en embarazadasObstetrics and Gynecology Scientific Club · Santo Domingo · July 2018
  • Jornada Científico-Gremial Regional SurSan Cristóbal, Dominican Republic · June 2018
  • Curso Práctico de UreteroscopíaHigüey, Dominican Republic · June 2018
  • Curso hands-on para residentes: ureteroscopía flexibleSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic · May 2018
  • Actualización del manejo clínico de la litiasis renalXXX National and IX International Congress of Urology · Santo Domingo · 2017
  • Cirugía renal percutánea: ¿cómo aprenderla paso a paso?XXIX National Congress of Urology, SDU · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 2016
  • Litogénesis y manejo clínico de la litiasisXXIX National Congress of Urology, SDU · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 2016
Congresses (38)
  • ONCO-AUCA 2026La Romana, Dominican Republic · June 25-28, 2026
  • EAU26, 41st Annual European Association of Urology CongressLondon, United Kingdom · March 13-16, 2026
  • XXXVIII Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Dominicana de Urología y XIII Congreso Internacional de UrologíaCap Cana, Dominican Republic · December 4-7, 2025
  • 42nd World Congress of Endourology and Uro-TechnologyPhoenix, Arizona, USA · September 8-12, 2025
  • V Simposio AUCA, V Simposio CAU-AUCA, III Simposio SMU-AUCA, V Simposio SIUP-AUCA y X Congreso Nacional de Urología de El SalvadorEl Salvador · August 27-30, 2025
  • EAU25, European Association of Urology CongressMadrid, Spain · March 21-24, 2025
  • American Urological Association (AUA) Annual MeetingLas Vegas, Nevada, USA · April 26-29, 2025
  • XLIII Congreso de la Confederación Americana de Urología (CAU), XXXVII Congreso de la SDU y XXIX Congreso de la SIUPPunta Cana, Dominican Republic · October 3-5, 2024
  • AUA 2024, American Urological Association Annual MeetingSan Antonio, Texas, USA · May 2-6, 2024
  • EAU24, European Association of Urology CongressParis, France · April 5-8, 2024
  • XXXVI Congreso Nacional de UrologíaPunta Cana, Dominican Republic · November 30 to December 3, 2023
  • ASESA 2023, Asociación Española de Andrología, Medicina Sexual y ReproductivaBarcelona, Spain · October 19-21, 2023
  • AUA 2023, American Urological Association CongressChicago, Illinois, USA · April 28 to May 1, 2023
  • EAU23, European Association of Urology CongressMilan, Italy · March 10-13, 2023
  • XXXV Congreso Nacional de UrologíaPunta Cana, Dominican Republic · December 1-4, 2022
  • III Congreso AUCA 2022San José, Costa Rica · September 14-17, 2022
  • Futuro Foro de Urología 2022Panama City, Panama · August 12-13, 2022
  • American Urological Association (AUA) Annual MeetingNew Orleans, USA · May 13-16, 2022
  • XXXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Dominicana de Urología (SDU)Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · December 2-5, 2021
  • Primer Encuentro de Líderes de la Asociación Urológica de Centroamérica y el Caribe (AUCA): Simposio de Uro-Onco y Enfermedades de la PróstataPanama · September 24-26, 2021
  • American Urological Association (AUA) Annual MeetingLas Vegas, USA · 2021
  • American Urological Association (AUA) Annual MeetingSan Francisco, California, USA · 2018
  • XXXVII Congreso de la CAU, XXXI Congreso de la SDU y XXIII Congreso de la SIUPSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic · 2018
  • 5th CAU Residents Education Programme (CAUREP)Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · October 2018
  • XXX Congreso Nacional de Urología y IX Congreso Internacional de UrologíaSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic · 2017
  • 35th World Congress of EndourologyVancouver, Canada · 2017
  • XXIX Congreso Nacional de UrologíaBávaro, Dominican Republic · 2016
  • Congreso de la Confederación Americana de Urología (CAU)Panama City, Panama · 2016
  • American Urological Association (AUA) Annual MeetingSan Diego, California, USA · 2016
  • 17 Congreso Peruano de Medicina Reproductiva y 12 Taller General de REDLARAMiraflores, Lima, Peru · March 2015
  • Men's & Women's Health SummitCancún, Mexico · June 2015
  • XXXII Congreso Anual de la CAULima, Peru · October 2-5, 2013
  • V Congreso Internacional de Urología y XXIV Congreso de la Sociedad Dominicana de UrologíaBávaro, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · November 2010
  • American Urological Association (AUA) Annual MeetingSan Francisco, California, USA · 2010
  • Primera Jornada Médico-Científica OncoservSantiago, Dominican Republic · March 2010
  • VII Congreso de la Sociedad Urológica MadrileñaSegovia, Spain · May 2007
  • XX Congreso Nacional de UrologíaSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic · December 2006
  • XXII Congreso de la Confederación Americana de UrologíaPunta Cana, Dominican Republic · September 2004
Presentations and publications

More than 10 studies published and presented, including:

  • Cáncer de próstata que desaparece: a propósito de un casoXXXII National and XI International Congress of Urology · Santo Domingo · 2019
  • Hematuria secundaria a placenta percreta: a propósito de un casoXXX National and IX International Congress of Urology · Santo Domingo · 2017
  • Drenaje transvesical endoscópico de absceso pélvico: a propósito de un casoXXIX National Congress of Urology · Bávaro · 2016
  • Adenocarcinoma del uracoXXVII National Congress of Urology · Bávaro · 2014
  • Tumor suprarrenalXX National Congress of Urology · December 2006
Memberships
  • Dominican Medical College (CMD)
  • Dominican Society of Urology (SDU)
  • American Urological Association (AUA)
  • American Confederation of Urology (CAU)
  • Endourological Society, Inc.

Global reach

International Experience

Dr. Fernández has complemented his training with stays and participation in renowned international urological centers:

Atlanta, USA

Intuitive Surgical: Da Vinci console surgeon certificate.

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clínic: robotic uro-oncological surgery.

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro.

Valencia, Venezuela

Instituto de Urología Docente.

Bogotá, Colombia

HoLEP and prosthesis courses on anatomical and cadaveric models.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hospital Alemán: oncology, endourology and BPH.

Guadalajara, Mexico

HoLEP preceptorship.

Mexico City, Mexico

Rotation at Hospital Central Militar.

Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Flexible and laser ureteroscopy.

United States

American Urological Association congresses in Chicago, San Antonio, Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Diego and San Francisco.

Europe

European Association of Urology congresses in London, Madrid, Paris and Milan.

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