Abdulghafour Halawani MD, FEBU

Member of European Association of Urology (EAU)
Member of American Urological Association (AUA)
Member of Endourological Society 
Member of Saudi Urological Association (SUA)

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties

Dr. Abdulghafour Halawani, Assistant Professor of Urology at King Abdulaziz University, is an expert in Endourology with a focus on kidney stones, BPH, and general urology. A board-certified urologist and Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU), he trained at the Karolinska Institute and completed an Endourological Society fellowship at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on innovative treatments for kidney stones and BPH, as well as integrating AI in healthcare. Dr. Halawani is a recognized speaker at national and international conferences and workshops.

Empowering patients: how accurate and readable are large language models in renal cancer education. Front Oncol. 2024 Sep. 

- Risks and side effects in the medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostate Int. 2024 Jun. 

- Accuracy and Readability of Kidney Stone Patient Information Materials Generated by a Large Language Model Compared to Official Urologic Organizations. Urology. 2024 Apr. 

- Monogenic features of urolithiasis: A comprehensive review. Asian J Urol. 2024 Apr. 

- The Saudi urological association guidelines on urolithiasis. Urol Ann. 2024 Jan-Mar. 

- Application of novel burst wave lithotripsy and ultrasonic propulsion technology for the treatment of ureteral calculi in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and renal calculi in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). Urolithiasis. 2024 Jan. 

- Retrospective first-in-human use of the LithoVue™ Elite ureteroscope to measure intrarenal pressure. BJU Int. 2023 Dec. 

- Development and external validation of a machine learning-based model to classify uric acid stones in patients with kidney stones of Hounsfield units < 800. Urolithiasis. 2023 Sep. 

- 'Case of the Month' from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada: impacted ureteric stone: management of a stricture complication and the role of minimally invasive surgery. BJU Int. 2023 Aug.

- Toward Precision Medicine: Development and Validation of A Machine Learning Based Decision Support System for Optimal Sequencing in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2023 Aug. 

- Innovations in Endourologic Stone Surgery: Contemporary Practice Patterns from a Global Survey. J Endourol. 2023 Jul. 

- Comparing dusting and fragmenting efficiency using the new SuperPulsed thulium fiber laser versus a 120 W Holmium:YAG laser. Investig Clin Urol. 2023 May.  

- Preoperative patient optimization for endourological procedures: the current best clinical practice. Curr Opin Urol. 2023 Mar.  

- Effects of varicocele on serum testosterone and changes of testosterone after varicocelectomy: a prospective controlled study. Urology. 2014 Nov.