Herman Bagga, MD, FACS

Urologist; Urologic Surgeon; Diplomate, American Board of Urology; Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Specializes in These Conditions & Procedures

Dr. Herman Bagga graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; completed Surgical / Urologic residency at the University of California, San Francisco; and earned his followship at the Cleveland Clinic - all world renown institutions consistently ranked amongst the best the country. He has published multiple manuscripts and textbooks, has spoken at national conferences, and led national research trials. At his prior health network, he founded his Center for Men's Health serving three states and served as Director of Urology for his primary hospital.

Dr. Bagga cares for both male and female patients and provides thoughtful and holistic medical / surgical care for issues such as urinary problems from bladder or prostate issues, erectile dysfunction including implant surgery, testosterone deficiency, and Peyronie's Disease. He is a skilled reconstructive Urologist with extensive experience in the management of urethral strictures, fistulas, and other complex genitourinary abnormalities. He is also strongly experienced in the care of urinary stone disease including minimally invasive stone removal, the diagnosis and management of genitourinary cancers, and general urology.

Dr. Bagga has performed thousands of procedures and cared for countless patients, and believes every procedure and patient to be unique and important.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Graduated with honors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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University of California, San Francisco

Completed training in Surgery and Urology at the prestigious University of California, San Francisco

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Cleveland Clinic

Earned a fellowship in genitourinary reconstruction and prosthetics at the Cleveland Clinic

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AWARDS AND HONORS

2025	Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2025
2025	Atlantan Magazine recognized top doctor, 2025
2024	Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 2024
2025	Atlantan Magazine recognized top doctor, 2024
2021	Top Physicians Under 40, Pennsylvania Medical Society
2014	Caregiver Celebrations Award, Cleveland Clinic
2013	Best of Session Award, AUA Annual Meeting May 2013. A Novel Pneumatic Electrocautery Device
2013	Best of Session Award, AUA Annual Meeting May 2013. Arterial Embolization Versus mTOR Medical Therapy for Treatment of Renal Angiomyolipomas
2013	Second Place in Clinical Research, 39th annual meeting of the Northern California Urology Society Resident Research Seminar. Medical Expulsion Therapy is Underutilized in Women Presenting to an Emergency Department with Acute Ureteral Stone Disease
2012	Second Place in Clinical Research, 38th annual meeting of the Northern California Urology Society Resident Research Seminar. Epidemiology of Adult Genitourinary Injuries Presenting to US Emergency Departments
2006	Best Paper Award, Engineering and Urological Society. Magnetic resonance imaging compatible robotic system for fully automated brachytherapy seed placement
2006	Best Laparoscopic Paper Award, 24th World Congress of Endourology. Trends in the operative management of renal tumors over a 14-year period
2008	Commencement Speaker, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2004	Mr. Case Western Reserve University
2004	President, Beta Eta chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity
2004	Russell M. Lowell Award in Biology (Commencement Honors), Case Western Reserve University
2004	David E. Michael Man of the Year, Case Western Reserve University

COMMITTEE POSITIONS

2016-2022	Director of Urology, Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, PA
2021-2022	At-Large Member, Medical Executive Committee (MEC), Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
2021-2022	At-Large Member, Medical Executive Committee (MEC), Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, PA
2021-2022	Physician Lead, Laser Safety Committee, Allegheny Health Network
2020-2022	Member, AHN Pharmacy Collaborative, Allegheny Health Network
2020-2022	Member, New Products and Value Analysis Committee, Allegheny Health Network
2020-2022	Member, OR Committee, Allegheny Valley Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
2020-2022	Member, Peer Review Committee, Allegheny Valley Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
2019-2022	Member, Transgender Interdisciplinary Treatment Team, Allegheny Health Network
2017-2022	Clinical Preceptor, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
2017-2022	Clinical Preceptor, Chatham University Physician Assistant Program
2017-2022	Clinical Preceptor, Drexel University School of Medicine
2016-2022	Physician Lead, CAUTI focus and prevention team, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
2016-2019	Member, Ambulatory Physicians Advisory Committee, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh PA
2013-2014	Member, Clinical Enterprise Practice Design and Operations Committee, University of California, San Francisco
2013-2014	Member, Patient Safety Committee, University of California, San Francisco
2013-2014	Member, University Nurse and Resident Council, University of California, San Francisco

MEDIA APPEARANCES

2021	Testosterone Deﬁciency. Maximizing Men's Health Series. KDKA-AM Radio. Jan 5, 2021. Pittsburgh, PA.
2020	COVID-19 and Male Fertility. Maximizing Men's Health Series. KDKA-AM Radio. Dec 8, 2020. Pittsburgh, PA.
2020	Prostate Cancer. Maximizing Men's Health Series. KDKA-AM Radio. Nov 17, 2020. Pittsburgh, PA.
2020	Interview regarding Men's Health. KDKA-AM Radio. September 29, 2020. Pittsburgh, PA.
2020	Medical Frontiers Show. KDKA-AM Radio. August 24, 2020. Pittsburgh, PA.
2020	Male Urology Concerns. Morning News Show. KDKA-AM Radio. June 17, 2020. Pittsburgh, PA.
2020	Medical Frontiers Show. KDKA-AM Radio. Feb 24, 2020. Pittsburgh, PA.
2019	Men's Heath Updates. KDKA-AM Radio June 12, 2019. Pittsburgh, PA
2019	Medical Frontiers Show. KDKA-AM Radio. June 11, 2019. Pittsburgh, PA.
2018	Ask A Doc: Men's Health Means Overall Health. Highmark Health Blog. August 21, 2018.
2018	Doctor warns against self-diagnosing low T. TV appearance. CBS Pittsburgh. August 17, 2019. Pittsburgh PA
2018	Medical Frontiers Show. KDKA-AM Radio. August 6, 2018. Pittsburgh, PA.
2018	The truth about low 'T.' Washington Observer-Reporter. June 23 2018.
2008	Hopkins (TV miniseries Documentary). Episode #1.5 ABC Television. Air Date: July 24, 2008.

TEXTBOOKS

• Le Tao, Brushan Vikas, Bagga Herman. "First Aid for the USMLE Step 3." McGraw- Hill Medical; 3rd edition, 2010

• Le Tao, Brushan Vikas, Bagga Herman. "First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK." McGraw-Hill Medical; 7th edition, 2009

TEXTBOOK CONTRIBUTIONS

• Bagga HS, Levinson A. "Addictions in Urological Diseases." Addictions in Medicine: Principles and Practices. John Wiley & Sons. 2010. (Chapter Author)

• Bagga HS. "Surgery." First Aid for the Wards, McGraw Hill Medical; 5th edition (Chapter Author)

• Bagga HS. "Emergency Medicine." First Aid for the Wards, McGraw Hill Medical; 5th edition (Chapter Author)

• Bagga HS, Huang A. "Urinary Incontinence." UCSF Pocket Preceptor. 2010

• Romero FR, Bagga HS, Kavoussi LR. "Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy." Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th Ed. Saunders. 2007. (Video accompaniment to Chapter 54: Surgery of

the Adrenal Glands)

SELECTED PEER- REVIEWED MANUSCRIP TS

1. Shree A, Lacy JM, Bagga H, Angermeier KW, Ciezki J, Tendulkar RD, Reddy CA, Wood HM. Secondary Urethral Malignancies Following Prostate Brachytherapy. Urology: 2017 Dec. 110:172-176.

2. Sanford TH, Myers F, Chi T, Bagga HS, Taylor AG, Stoller ML. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: the impact of urolithiasis on disease severity. Translational Andrology and Urology: 2016 Oct. 5(5):774-779.

3. Bagga HS, Lin S, Williams A, Schold J, Chertack N, Goldfarb D, Wood H. Trends in Renal Transplantation Rates Among Patients with Congenital Urinary Tract Disorders. Journal of Urology. 2016 Apr. 195(4 part 2): 1257-62.

4. Bagga HS, Angermeier KW. The mechanism of continence after posterior urethroplasty. Arab Journal of Urology. 2015 Mar. 13(1): 60-3.

5. Bagga HS. Reply to PMID 25530389. Urology. 2015 Jan. 85(1): 245.

6. Bagga HS, Fisher PB, Tasian GE, McCulloch CE, McAninch JW, Breyer BN. Sports Related Genitourinary Injury Presenting to US Emergency Rooms. Urology 2015 Jan. 85(1): 239-44.

7. Tasian GE, Appa AA, Bagga HS, Blaschko S, McCulloch CE, McAninch HW, Breyer BN. Bicycle-related genitourinary injuries in the USA from 2002-2010. Injury Prevention. 2014 Mar 11. Epub ahead of print.

8. Zaid UB, Bagga HS, Reese AC, Breyer BN. Intratesticular Abscess in a Solitary Testicle: The Case for Testicle Sparing Management. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Article ID 184064.

9. Glass AS, Appa AA, Kenﬁeld SA, Bagga HS, Blaschko SD, McGeady JB, McAninch JW, Breyer BN: Selective Angioembolization for traumatic renal injuries: a survey on clinician practice. World J Urol. 2013 Sep 27. Epub ahead of print.

10. Glass AS, Bagga HS, Tasian GE, McGeady J, McCulloch CE, Blaschko SD, McAninch JW, Breyer BN: No Small Slam- Increasing Incidents of Genitourinary Injury from Toilets and Toilet Seats. BJU Int. 2013 Aug. 112(3): 398-403.

11. Bagga HS, Tasian GE, McGeady J, McCulloch CE, Blaschko SD, McAninch JW, Breyer BN: Zip-related Genital Injury. BJU Int. 2013 Jul; 112(2): E191-4.

12. Cinman NM, McAninch JW, Porten SP, Myers JB, Blaschko SD, Bagga HS, Breyer BN: Gunshot wounds to the lower urinary tract: A single-institution experience. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013. 74(3):725-31.

13. Bagga HS, Chi, T, Miller J, Stoller M: New Insights in the Pathogenesis of Urinary Stone Disease. Urol Clinics North Amer. 2013. 40(1):1-12.

14. Bagga HS, Tasian GE, Fisher PB, Breyer, BN, McAninch, JW: Product Related Adult Genitourinary Injuries Treated in United States from 2002 - 2010. J Urol. 2013: In Press.

15. Tasian GE, Bagga HS, Fisher PB, Breyer, BN, McAninch, JW: Pediatric Genitourinary Injuries in the United States from 2002 - 2010. J Urol. 2013. 189(1):288-94.

16. Glass AS, Bagga HS, Tasian GE, Fisher PB, McCulloch CE, Blashko SD, McAninch JW, Breyer BN: Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries Presenting to U.S. Emergency Departments. Urology. 2012. 80(6):1187-91.

17. Bagga HS, Breyer BN. "Re: Bjurlin et al.:Bicycle-related genitourinary injuries." Urology, 2012. 79(6):1415-6.

18. Ward, NT, Parsons JK, Levinson AW, Bagga HS, Mettee LZ, Su LM, Pavlovich CP: Prostate size is not associated with recovery of sexual function after minimally invasive radical prostatectomy. Urology, 2011. 77(4):952-6

19. Swain P, Bagga HS, Su LM. Status of endoscopes and instruments used during NOTES. J Endourol. 2009. 23(5):773-80

20. Bivalacqua TJ, Bagga HS, Patil K, Magheli A, Taube JM, Guzzo TJ, Gonzalgo ML. Urethral carcinosarcoma from bladder carcinosarcomatous lesions: analysis of clinicopathological features. Can J Urol. 2009;16(1):4512-5.

21. Levinson AW, Bagga HS, Pavlovich CP, Mettee LZ, Ward NT, Link RE, Su LM. The impact of prostate size on urinary quality of life indexes following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. J Urol. 2008 May;179(5):1818-22. Epub 2008 Mar 18.

22. Romero FR, Wagner AA, Bagga HS, Muntener M, Brito FA, Kavoussi LR. Laparoscopic treatment of simultaneous tumors in the liver and kidney. Urol Int. 2007;79(2):142-4.

23. Romero FR, Chan DY, Muntener M, Bagga HS, Brito FA, Kavoussi LR. Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in cross-fused ectopic kidney. Urology, 2007. 69(4):779.e11-3.

24. Permpongkosol S, Lima GC, Warlick CA, Allaf ME, Varkarakis IM, Bagga HS, Kohanim S, Kavoussi LR. Postchemotherapy laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: evaluation of complications. Urology, 2007. 69(2):361-5

25. Permpongkosol S, Link RE, Su LM, Romero FR, Bagga HS, Pavlovich CP, Jarrett TW, Kavoussi LR. Complications of 2,775 urological laparoscopic procedures: 1993 to 2005. Journal of Urology, 2007. 177(2):580-5

26. Muntener M, Patriciu A, Petrisor D, Mazilu D, Bagga H, Kavoussi L, Cleary K, Stoianovici D. Magnetic resonance imaging compatible robotic system for fully automated brachytherapy seed placement. Urology, 2006. 68(6):1313-7

27. Romero FR, Muntener M, Bagga HS, Brito FA, Sulman A, Jarrett TW. Pure laparoscopic radical nephrectomy with level II vena caval thrombectomy. Urology, 2006. 68(5):1112-4

28. Makarov DV, Bagga H, Gonzalgo ML. Genitourinary myiasis (maggot infestation). Urology, 2006. 68(4):889

29. Permpongkosol S, Bagga HS, Romero FR, Sroka M, Jarrett TW, Kavoussi LR. Laparoscopic versus open partial nephrectomy for the treatment of pathological T1N0M0 renal cell carcinoma: a 5-year survival rate. Journal of Urology, 2006. 176(5):1984-8

30. Patriciu A, Mazilu D, Bagga HS, Petrisor D, Kavoussi L, Stoianovici D. An evaluation method for the mechanical performance of guide-wires and catheters in accessing the upper urinary tract. Medical Engineering and Physics, 2006.

31. Permpongkosol S, Nicol TL, Bagga HS, Kohanim S, Kavoussi L, Solomon SB. Prophylactic gelatin sponge tract injection to prevent bleeding after percutaneous renal cryoablation in a swine model. Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology, 2006. 17(9):1505-9

32. Permpongkosol S, Bagga HS, Romero FR, Solomon SB, Kavoussi LR. Trends in the operative management of renal tumors over a 14-year period. British Journal of Urology International, 2006. 98(4): 751-5

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

• Bagga HS, Lin S, Williams A, Schold J, Goldfarb D, Wood H: Renal Transplantation Among Patients with Congenital Urinary Tract Disorders: AUA Annual Meeting,

May 2015

• Bagga HS, Tasian GE, McGeady J, McCulloch CE, Blaschko SD, McAninch JW, Breyer BN: Playground Equipment and Genitourinary Injury: AUA Annual Meeting May

2013.

• Bagga HS, Tasian GE, McGeady J, McCulloch CE, Blaschko SD, McAninch JW, Breyer BN: Genitourinary Injury Presenting to US Emergency Departments Across Age Ranges: AUA Annual Meeting May 2013

• Bagga HS, Appa A, Wang R, Chi T, Miller J, Neilson J, Smith-Bindman R, Stoller ML: Medical Expulsion Therapy is Underutilized in Women Presenting to an Emergency Department with Acute Urinary Stone Disease: AUA Annual Meeting

May 2013

• Bagga HS, Miller J, Chi T, Blomeyer M, Meng M, Stoller ML:A Novel Pneumatic Electrocautery Device: AUA Annual Meeting May 2013. Best of session award.

• Edlin, R, Bagga HS, Chi T, Miller J, Villalta J, Taylor A, Stoller ML: Arterial Embolization Versus mTOR Medical Therapy for Treatment of Renal Angiomyolipomas: AUA Annual Meeting May 2013. Best of session award.

PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

2014-present Faculty reviewer, First Aid USMLE Series, McGraw-Hill Medical

2007-present Peer reviewer, Urology (Gold Journal) 2007-present Peer reviewer, Journal of Urology 2007-present Peer reviewer, Journal of Endourology 2014-2018 Peer reviewer, PLOS One

2015-2016 Peer reviewer, International Archives of Urology and Complications

ACADEMIC LECTURES

• Urologic Kidney Disorders and Neoplasms. Nephrology Lecture Series, Department of Nephrology - Allegheny Health Network. Oct 27, 2021

• Urologic Kidney Disorders and Neoplasms. Nephrology Lecture Series, Department of Nephrology - Allegheny Health Network. Oct 27, 2021u

• Men's Health. Boston Scientiﬁc Webinar. Pittsburgh PA. Aug 5, 2021.

• Erectile Dysfunction and Associated Disease. PRM Webinar Series, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh PA. March 3, 2021.

• Prostate Cancer Screening and Management. Guest Lecturer, Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Cannonsburg PA. November 13, 2020.

• Genitourinary Trauma - Evaluation and Management. Invited Grand Rounds Speaker, Department of Surgery - Allegheny General Hospital. February 2019

• Urology Updates. Invited Nursing Grand Rounds Speaker. April 2019. Allegheny Valley Hospital, Pittsburgh PA

• PSA screening and BPH management. Internal Medicine Resident Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital. February 2018, February 2019

• Prostate cancer survivorship. 5th Annual Approaches to the Management of Patients with Cancer. December 2016, Pittsburgh PA. Allegheny Health Network. Oncology

CME lecture series.

• Innovation Series: Safety Devices for Never Events. Invited Grand Rounds Speaker, Department of General Surgery. "" January 2013. University of California, San

Francisco.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

2021-2022 Evaluation of long-term antibiotic prophylaxis after urethroplasty, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

2020-2022 Genitourinary Surgery and associated Perioperative Infections. Collaborative eﬀort with Department of Infectious Disease, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh PA

2020-2022 Lipella Study. A Multi-center, Dose-Ranging Trial Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Eﬃcacy of LP-10 in Subjects with Refractory Moderate to Severe Hemorrhagic Cystitis. LP-10. Site Investigator, Allegheny Health Network. Pittsburgh, PA.

2019-2022 Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Assessment of Long-term Vascular Events (Multicenter TRAVERSE Trial). Principal Site Investigator, AHN Site. Pittsburgh, PA.

2012-2015 Epidemiology and surgical outcomes in genitourinary surgery and trauma. Dept of Urology, Cleveland Clinic and UCSF. PIs: Jack McAninch, Ben Breyer, Kenneth Angermeier, Hadley Wood

2014-2015 Medical device engineering and design. UCSF. PIs: Marshall Stoller and Aenor Sawyer.

2011-2014 Epidemiology of urinary stone disease. Dept of Urology, UCSF. PI: Marshall Stoller.

2005-2008 Clinical outcomes research, Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. PI: Louis Kavoussi.

2004-2006 Medical device engineering, testing, and design. U-Robotics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Medicine. PI: Dan Stoianovici.

2003-2004 Epitope mapping in multiple sclerosis (basic science immunology research), Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. PI: Clara Pelfrey.

RESEARCH SUPPORT / GRANTS

• Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Assessment of Long-term Vascular Events and Eﬃcacy ResponSE in Hypogonadal Men (TRAVERSE Trial). Principal Site Investigator, AHN Site. 2019-2022

• T1 Catalyst Grant Award for the Development of Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Devices, and Digital Health. NIH/NCRR UCSF-CTSI Grant Number UL1RR024131.

Project title: "A Novel Device to Promote Ambulation of the Hospitalized Patient."

2014-2016

• T1 Catalyst Grant Award for the Development of Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Devices, and Digital Health. NIH/NCRR UCSF-CTSI Grant Number UL1TR000004.

Project title: "A Bladder Volume Sensing Device." 2014-2016

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