Mark K. Plante, MD, FRCS(C), FACS

Mark K. Plante, MD, FRCS(C), FACS

Professor of Surgery with Tenure
Division Chief, Urology
Residency Program Director
Larner College of Medicine, Green and Gold Professor
Co-Director Peri-Operative Management Team

Contact Information
E-mail: mark.plante@med.uvm.edu
Office Location: UVM Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave., ACCEP5, Burlington, VT 05401

Education

MD, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (1991)

Postdoctoral Training

Urology Resident, McGill University Teaching Hospitals, Montreal, Quebec (1993-1996)
General Surgery Resident, McGill University Teaching Hospitals, Montreal, Quebec (1991-1993)

Academic Appointments

Professor, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2019-Present) (Tenured)
Associate Professor, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2007-2019) (Tenured)
Assistant Professor, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (1996-2006)

Awards and Honors

Graduate Medical Education Teacher of the Year, University of Vermont (2013)
John H. Davis Service Award, University of Vermont (2009)
Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education (CMIE) Educator of the Year award Nominee - Nominated for exemplary performance in contribution to CMIE for the community and the UVMHN Medical Group (2018)
Silver Stethoscope Award Nominee - Nominated by the UVM, LCOM, and Class of 2020 for the faculty member who had few lecture hours, but made a substantial contribution to students’ education. (2018)

Publications

Plante M.  Editorial: Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided transrectal ethanol  injection for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients with high-risk comorbidities: a long-term study at a single tertiary care institution.  Urology. 2014 Mar; 83(3):591.  PMID: 24581520.

Plante M.  Rat animal model for preclinical testing of microparticle urethral bulking agents. Int J Urol, 22(4):416-20, 2015.  PMID:  25581400

Patel J S, Hensle T, Plante M, Caldamone A.  John Kingsley Lattimer:   Urologist, ballistics expert, and historian.  Urology. 2014 Aug; 84(2):264-7. Epub 2014 Jun 7.  PMID:  24916670.

Mann-Gow TK, Blaivas JG, King BJ, El-Ghannam A, Knabe C, Lam MK, Kida M, Sikavi CS, Plante MK, Krhut J, Zvara P.  Rat animal model for preclinical testing of microparticle urethral bulking agents.  Int J Urol. 2015 Apr; 22(4):416-20. Epub 2015 Jan 12.  PMID:  25581400

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