Tomas L. Griebling, M.D., MPH

Professional Background

Dr. Griebling is the John P. Wolf 33 Masonic Distinguished Professor of Urology and is also a Faculty Associate in The Landon Center on Aging at the University of Kansas. During his more than 20 years at the KU School of Medicine, he has served in a variety of roles including as the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, as Vice-Chair of the Department of Urology, and as the Residency Program Director for Urology for the KU School of Medicine. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with majors in biology, chemistry, and sociology. A graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine, he completed his urology residency training and a two-year fellowship in Geriatric and Reconstructive Urology, Urodynamics and Outcomes Research also at Iowa. This was funded by a Research Scholar grant award from the American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD) and the American Urological Association (AUA). He earned his Master of Public Health degree from the University of Kansas. He is certified in both general urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Urology, and holds Fellow designation in the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the Gerontological Society of America (FGSA), and the American Geriatrics Society (AGSF), and is certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (CPH). Dr. Griebling is recognized for his expertise in aging and urologic health, and recently served as Editor-in-Chief for Geriatric Urology, the first comprehensive textbook on the topic published in 19 years. He is Past-President and currently the Historian of the AUA South Central Section, President of the Geriatric Urological Society (GUS), and Past-Chair of the Health Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Dr. Griebling has served several times on committees for the International Consultations on Incontinence (ICI) and co-chaired a committee for the recent International Consultation on Urologic Disease on Neurogenic Bladder focused on urologic health in geriatric patients with spinal cord injuries. He has chaired and been a faculty member on multiple courses and workshops related to geriatric urology for the AUA, the International Continence Society (ICS), and the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU).