Dr. Neil Fleshner is a surgeon and clinician scientist and an established leader in the field of cancer prevention. He holds the Martin Barkin Chair, Division of Urology at the University of Toronto and is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the same University. Additionally, he is Staff in the Division of Urology at the University Health Network and Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada and holds the Love Chair in Prostate Cancer Prevention at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He is also Head of Urology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Fleshner earned his MPH degree from the School of Public Health at Columbia University and completed his oncology training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He has achieved international reputation as a talented cancer researcher who has made significant contributions in the field of urologic oncology. His current research priorities include translational, clinical and health services research, focused primarily on understanding of prostate cancer pathogenesis, progression, and prevention. In addition to his clinical, academic and research commitments, he heads the University Health Network GU BioBank, a central data and specimen repository designed to support the use of biological fluids in disease discovery, prognostication and management. Dr Fleshner is an avid music lover and father of three. He has authored over 450 scientific papers and is a sought after speaker, both locally and internationally.

Mr. Barney Morris, a board member for Moffitt Cancer Center’s Prostate Cancer Advisory Round Table and a member of the national Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) Patient Advisory Council where as a cancer survivor he frequently uses his public speaking skills to motivate young and old in the importance of ccancer preventative care.   He is the Chairman of 100 Black Men of Tampa Bay Inc’s Health and Wellness Committee.  Barney is an alumnus of the University of Georga, University of California Riverside, Air Force Squadron Officer School and Air Force Air Command and Staff College.  He is also a decorated retired Air Force Officer (Major), having served a combined total of twenty years between Active Duty and Reserve specializing in Information Systems / Communications and Information Assurance / IT Security.  Barney recently retired as an Assistant Inspector in Charge with the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Dr. Peterson received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in 1995 and completed his urology residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in 2002. He subsequently completed an advanced fellowship in Reconstructive Urology at Duke University in 2003. He then returned to Madigan Army Medical Center where he served as the Chief of Reconstructive Urology and the director of the urology residency.

Dr. Peterson joined the faculty at Duke in 2010 and currently serves as the Vice Chief of Medical Operations, the Urology Residency Program Director and directs the “Reconstructive Urology and Genitourinary Cancer Survivorship Fellowship”.

His research interests include improving the care of cancer survivors and the prevention of genitourinary side effects from various medical, surgical and radiation therapies for cancer. His clinical interests include reconstructive urology and bladder dysfunction in men and women; urinary incontinence in men; reconstruction for urethral stricture and trauma; new bladder construction and urinary diversion; video urodynamic study with  particular value to patients with bladder-emptying problems and bladder-outlet symptoms; care of prostate cancer survivors with respect to sexual function and urinary continence, and urethral stricture disease after treatment with surgery or radiation. He is specifically skilled in the multidisciplinary management of complex genitourinary problems including scar tissue (bladder neck contracture, ureteral stricture), fistulas, radiation cystitis, and voiding dysfunction often seen in survivors of genitourinary cancers. He offers advanced surgical care including urethroplasty, placement of the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS), penile prosthesis, male sling, repair of recto-urethral fistula, and ureteral reimplantation for stricture.

During his 23 years in the United States Army Dr. Peterson achieved the rank of Colonel retiring from the Army Reserves in 2014. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, and has been awarded the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, and the Bronze Star. He currently serves on the review panel of multiple peer reviewed journals. He is an active member of the Society for Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons and the Society for Government Service Urologists as well as the American Urologic Association.