Dr. Gina Badalato
Urologist
11 Podcasts on BackTable
Dr. Gina Badalato is an associate professor of urology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
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Episode # 249 • 22 Jul 2025
Palliative Care in Urology
Often misunderstood as end-of-life care, palliative care is actually about improving quality of life at any stage of serious illness. In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Ashwin Kotwal, a geriatrician and palliative care physician at UCSF, and Dr. Pauline Filippou, a urologic oncologist at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California join hosts Dr. Gina Badalato and Dr. Lindsay Hampson to discuss the importance of palliative care in the field of urology.
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About
Gina Badalato, M.D., Associate Professor of Urology, joined our faculty in December 2014 as part of the clinical team serving general urology patients. A graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and one of the Department's former residents and clinical fellows, Dr. Badalato specializes in voiding dysfunction, female urology, and stone disease. In addition to seeing patients, Dr. Badalato plays an important role in the Department's education mission by serving as Director of Medical Education and advisor to Columbia P&S students. Dr. Badalato has research interest stone disease, voiding dysfunction and medical education outcomes. She has co-authored numerous articles on these and other topics in urology.
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