Publications

• Cowles, R., Johnson, D.C., McMurtrey, M.J.: Long-term Results Following Thoracotomy for Metastatic Bladder Cancer, UROLOGY, 20:390 (1982).
• Boileau, M.A., Cowles, R.S., Schmidt, K.L., Schmidt, W.A.: Comparison of Specific Red Cell Adherence Tests and Immunoperoxidase Identification of ABO (H) Antigens on Bladder Tumors, Journal of Surgical Oncology, 1983.
• Cowles, R.S. Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate, Mediguide to Urology, 1993.
• Cowles, R.S.: Results After Nine Months of a Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate and Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. SPIE Vol. 1879, Lasers in Urology, Gynecology and General Surgery, 1993.
• Cowles, R.S.: Chapter: One Year Follow-up of Eighty Patients Undergoing Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate, Book Titled: Applications of Newer Forms of Therapeutic Energy in Urology, 1995.
• Cowles, R.S.: Effect of Intraprostatic Blood Flow on Laser Energy Penetration in the Canine Prostate. SPIE Vol. 2395, Laser Prostatectomy, January 1995.
• Cowles, R.S.: A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Transurethral Resection to Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. UROLOGY, 1995.
• Cowles, R.S.: VLAP Results Immediately Post-OP, Proceedings SPIE Annual Meeting, 1996.
• Cowles, R.S.: A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Transurethral Resection to Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Urology, Digest, Volume 2, April 1996.
• Cowles, R.S.: A prospective randomized trial comparing TURP to VLAP for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Year Book Of Urology 1996, P 168-169.
• Cowles, R.S.: Local Trends in Outpatient Healthcare, M.D. News, Vol. 5, No. 11, Nov. 2004.

Presentations

• Cowles, R., Johnson, D.R., McMurtrey, M.J.: Long-term Results Following Thoracotomy for Metastatic Bladder Cancer, Urology 20: 390 (1982). Presented: Annual M.D. Anderson Urological Oncology Seminar.
• Boileau, M.A., Cowles, R.S., Schmidt, K.L., Schmidt, W.A.: Comparison of Specific Red Cell Adherence Tests and Immunoperoxidase Identification of ABO (H) Antigens on Bladder Tumors, Journal Surgical Oncology, 1983.Presented: South Central Section Meeting, American Urologic Association.
• Allen, D.C., Cowles, R.S., Ellison, M.F.: Office - Based Anesthesia-Free Lithotripsy. Presented: Southeastern Section, American Urologic Association, March 1991.
• Cowles, R.S.: A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate and Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. Presented: American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, May 1992, Orlando, Florida.
• Cowles, R.S.: Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. Presented: American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc., May 1992, Orlando, Florida.
• Cowles, R.S.: Johnson, D.E.: Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate, Videotape (1992). Presented: American Urological Association, May 10-14, 1992, Washington, D.C.
• Cowles, R.S.: Results After Nine Months of a Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate and Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. Presented: Progress in Biomedical Optics, January 16-18, 1993, Los Angeles,California.
• Cowles, R.S.: Results After Eighteen Months Comparing Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate to Transurethral Resection of the Prostate. Presented: SPIE, Lasers in Urology at Lasers and Applications 1994, January 22-28, 1994, Los Angeles, California. Program Chairman.
• Cowles, R.S.: Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate - One Year Follow-Up Results in 30 Patients Treated with a 60-Watt Protocol. Presented: Southeastern Section American Urological Association, Inc., March 5-8, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Cowles, R.S.: Objective Results Nine Months Following Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. Presented: American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc., April 8-10, 1994, Toronto, Canada.
• Cowles, R.S.: One Year follow-up of Eighty Patients Undergoing Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. Presented: American Urological Association, Inc., May 16, 1994, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.
• Cowles, R.S.: One Year Follow-up of Eighty Patients Undergoing Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate. Presented: Society of International Urology, Sydney Australia, 1994.
• Cowles, R.S.: Laser Fiber Perspective. Presented: Society of Endourology, St. Louis, Missouri, December, 1994.
• Cowles, R.S., Costello, Perlmutter: Laser Prostatectomy. Presented: AUA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1995. Chairman- Post Graduate Seminar.
• Cowles, R.S.: Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate (V.L.A.P.) Results Immediately Post-OP. Presented at SPIE Annual Meeting, 1996.
• Cowles, R.S.; Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate (V.L.A.P.), Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale, AZ. Visiting Lecturer, 1993.
• Cowles, R.S.: Effect of Intraprostatic Blood Flow on Laser Penetration in the Canine Prostate. Presented at SPIE Annual Meeting 1995.
• Cowles, R.S.: Laser treatment in BPH. Presented at the 1996 Bodo von Gerlts Lecture, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Visiting Professorship in Urology- March 1996.
• Cowles, R.S.: Intraoperative Video: New Techniques, Video Systems, and other Uses of Television in Urology. American Urological Association, Inc., April 1997, Annual Meeting , New Orleans. Chairman- Post Graduate Seminar.
• Cowles, R.S.: Intraoperative Video and other Uses of Television in Urology. Presented: American Urological Association, Inc., May 1998. Chairman- Post Graduate Seminar.