About Us
Charlotte Urology Associates, PA, is located in Charlotte, NC. We provide urology services to the southeast region of the United States: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Our philosophy is to provide comprehensive adult urological care with integrity, using state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques in a professional, supportive and friendly environment.
Our staff consists of three exceptional doctors who have extensive knowledge in the area of urology. Some of the publications in which they appear are Journal of Clinical Oncology, Current Opinion in Urology, and Journal of Urology. If you would like to know more about our doctors, information is provided below:
MICHAEL R. O’NEILL, M.D., F.A.C.S.
OFFICE ADDRESS:
1718 East 4th Street, Suite 807
Charlotte, N.C. 28204
Telephone: 704-375-5755 Fax: 704-335-3380
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree: Davidson College,
Davidson, N.C., 1965-69
Major-Pre-Med
Masters Degree: Department of Anatomy,
Indiana University Medical Center,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 1970-72
Major-Anatomy
Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C. 1972-76
Postgraduate Training: Cleveland, Ohio, 1976-78
Specialty-General Surgery
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, 1978-81
Specialty-Urology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Charlotte Urology Associates, (Formerly known as Michael R. O’Neill M.D., P.A.)
October 1, 1992-Present
John M. Gazak, M.D. and Michael R. O’Neill, M.D., P.A.
August 1981-September 30, 1992
Teaching Assistant, Department of Anatomy, Bowman Gray School of Medicine,
Winston Salem, N.C., 1972-73
Teaching Assistant, Dept of Anatomy, Indiana University Medical Center,
Indianapolis, Indiana , 1970-72
Math and Science Teacher, Golf and Basketball Coach,
Statesville, N.C., 1969-70
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
State of North Carolina, Science of Medicine, January 1981
American Board of Urology, The Specialty of Adult and Pediatric Urology,
February 8, 1983
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Urological Association
Southeast Section, American Urological Association
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Urological Society
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Consultant - Case Reviews with Health Care Savings
Editorial Appointments - Not Applicable
TEACHING SERVICE
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of
North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N.C.
SPECIAL HONORS AND AWARDS
Coach and Athlete Magazine High School All-American Basketball Team, Top Ten, 1965.
Three Year Letterman, Basketball, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, Ranked 7th in the Country,
1968 and 3rd in the country, 1969.
Best Defensive Player Award, Davidson College, 1967.
Membership in Sigman Xi Scientific Society, 1972.
Roche Award, 1974 (Awarded Top Student in Basic Sciences in Medical School).
AOA, 1975 (Junior Year).
Annie J. Covington Cardiology Award, 1976.
Finished #1 in Medical School Class, 1976.
JACQUES PAUL GANEM, M.D., F.A.C.S.
OFFICE ADDRESS
1718 EAST 4th Street, Suite 807 Charlotte, NC 28204
Telephone: 704-375-5755 Fax: 704-335-3380
EDUCATION
1989-1993 Doctor of Medicine; SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
1987-1988 Post-baccalaureate degree, Columbia University
Major: Pre-medical coursework, New York City, NY
1983-1987 Bachelor of Arts; Vassar College
Major: Biopsychology; Minor: Studio Arts, Poughkeepsie, NY
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1995-1998 Urology Residency
Division of Urology, UNC-Chapel Hill Chairman, Dr. Culley C. Carson
1993-1995 General Surgery Internship
Department of Surgery, UNC-Chapel Hill Chairman: Dr. George Sheldon
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
Diplomat, American Board of Urology; Board Certified, March 2001
North Carolina Medical License #98-00540
American Urological Association #328814
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, June 2003
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
North Carolina Medical Society
Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society
American Association of Clinical Urologists
American Urological Association
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
AWARDS
2007 Listed in the Annual Edition of "Top Doctors"
The Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, NC
2007 Urology Teaching Attending of the Year
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
1994 Henry C. Fordham Award
(UNC Hospitals Resident of the Year) UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1998-Present
Clinical Associate Professor
Carolinas Medical Center
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery
UNC-Chapel Hill
MANISH NALINKANT DAMANI, M.D., F.A.C.S.
OFFICE ADDRESS
Address:1718 E. 4th Street, Suite 807, Charlotte, NC 28204
Telephone: 704-375-5755 Fax: 704-335-3380
EDUCATION
Post residency:
Urology Private Practice Attending with Michael R. O’Neill, M.D. and Jacques P. Ganem, M.D.,
Charlotte, NC, 2001-.
Clinical Associate Professor,
University of North Carolina Hospitals
at Chapel Hill, 2001-
Attending, Clinical Instructor, and Faculty at Boston Medical Center,
Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, 7/2000-7/2001.
Fellowship in Male infertility, Microsurgery, Reproductive Medicine, Male and Female Erectile Dysfunction. Boston Medical Center under Dr. Robert Oates and Dr. Irwin Goldstein. Boston, Massachusetts, 7/2000-7/2001.
Postgraduate:
Urology residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1995-2000
Medical School:
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), Rootstown, Ohio, 1991-1995.
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Undergraduate:
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1989-1991.Degree: Bachelor of Science - Natural Science
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES
USMLE I, II, III: Certified
American Board of Urology: Certified, 2003
F.A.C.S: Certified, 2004
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Postgraduate:
Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Traveling Award, 2000.
The Arnold B. Tein Award, Urology Resident of the Year, 2000.
Urology Resident of the Year, 1999.
Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award, 1998
Medical School:
Alpha Omega Alpha, Zeta Chapter, Junior Year Inductee, NEOUCOM, 1994
Undergraduate:
Class Valedictorian, 1991
Dean’s List, 1989-1991
Scholarships:
Proctor and Gamble Scholarship, 1989-1995
Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Academic Scholarship, 1989-1993
The University of Akron, Presidential Scholarship, 1989-1991
Ohio Board of Education, Senator Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, 1989
Princeton High School, Board of Education Scholarship, 1989
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Society for Male Reproduction and Urology
American Society of Andrology
Society for the Study of Male Reproduction
American Urological Association
Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society
Endourological Society
Alpha Omega Alpha, Zeta Chapter
EMPLOYMENT/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1992: Manish N. Damani, Steven Signs. In Situ Hybridization: Neuroanatomical Localization of Brain-Specific Messenger RNA, Presentation at NEOUCOM
1992: Prosector for Gross Anatomy under the direction of Dr. Steve Ward, NEOUCOM
UROLOGY INSERVICE SCORES
11/99 -- 96th Percentile
11/98 -- 99th Percentile