Rafael Carrion, M.D. is a Professor and Chair for the Department of Urology in the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida (USF). He is on staff at Tampa General Hospital, Advent Health Tampa, the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Carrion's subspecialties are Sexual Medicine, Neurourology, and General Urology. He has more than 90 original peer reviewed published manuscripts and over 100 abstracts presented in local, regional, and international congresses. He has also participated in Surgical Training symposiums both nationally and internationally. As an active member in professional organizations, including the American Urological Association (AUA), Southeast Section of the AUA, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and the Florida Urological Society, he holds important officer positions in several. He has also been the recipient of several awards including the AUA Young Leadership Award and the Brantley Scott Award. He was born in Lima, Peru and with his family immigrated to America in the 1960s, settling in Miami, Florida. His father is a prominent urologist in Miami, who specializes in Andrology and provided mentorship throughout his education and training. Dr. Carrion received his B.S. and his M.D. degrees at the University of Miami. After completing his residency in Surgery and Urology at the University of South Florida, he became a fellow in Sexual Medicine and Neurourology at the University of California in San Francisco under the leadership of Dr. Tom Lue. Upon completing his fellowship, he returned to Tampa, Florida where he joined the USF faculty as an Assistant Professor. He has been involved in academic medicine since his training days and he is most proud of mentoring and training the next generation of urologists and has witnessed the graduation of more than 54 residents. He is also very proud and honored to run a competitive Sexual Medicine Fellowship for which, there are already 9 graduates.