Dr. Tarik Benidir
Urologic Oncologist
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Dr. Tarik Benidir is a urologic oncologist practicing at the University of Florida.
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Episode # 325 • 25 Aug 2026
Navigating the PSA Maze in Urology
Is an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) the beginning or the end of the prostate cancer workup? On this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Ruchika Talwar interviews Dr. Tarik Benidir to explore the “PSA problem,” explaining why PSA is biologically useful but clinically imprecise, often leading to false positives, unnecessary biopsies, and detection of indolent disease. They discuss a rational, patient-centered approach to elevated PSA, including when to repeat the test, how to interpret results in the context of age, race, family history, and prostate size, and the use of PSA density and age-adjusted norms instead of rigid cutoffs.
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Tarik Benidir, MD is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Urology. Dr. Benidir received his medical degree from Queens University School of Medicine in Kingston, Ontario, followed by a residency in urology at the University of Toronto and a urologic oncology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
As a urologist that specializes in urologic cancer, Dr. Benidir provides surgical management to patients with localized or locally advanced prostate cancer. He offers treatment through robotic prostatectomy for the whole gland as well as prostate focal therapy using various modalities. Furthermore, Dr. Benidir is trained to utilize robotic cystectomy with intracorporal diversion for bladder cancer management and other robotic procedures for kidney and ureteral cancers.
Dr. Benidir's research focuses on the optimization of patient selection for prostate focal therapy and the use of genomics, advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to better treat prostate cancer patients.
In addition to my clinical practice, Dr. Benidir enjoys educating and mentoring the next generation of urologists.
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