Meet our Urology staff

Dr. Benjamin Stone is board certified in Urology and is Assistant Professor of Surgery at MUSC. 
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Fellowship:  Harvard Medical School
Board Certification: N/A

Benjamin Stone, MD is a urologic cancer surgeon who specializes in the management of kidney cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, testicular cancer, and other cancers of the genitourinary system. His surgical practice focuses on the management of urologic cancers using advanced, minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic techniques in addition to traditional open surgery. 

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Dr. Lindsey Cox is board certified in urologic surgery and is Associate Professor of Urology.
Medical School: The Ohio State University at MUSC
Residency: Urologic Surgery - University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fellowship:  Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 
Board Certification: Yes

I do open, robotic and vaginal surgery on men and women with benign urologic conditions. I treat incontinence in men and women and provide cancer survivorship care for men and women after prostate, gynecologic and bladder cancer treatments. I provide advanced care (botox injections, sacral neuromodulation, peripheral nerve stimulation) for overactive bladder in men and women as well as surgical and non-surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. 

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Dr. Robert Grubb  is board certified in urology.
Medical School: Emory School of Medicine
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University St. Louis, MO
Fellowship:  National Cancer Institute at Bethesda, MD.
Board Certification: Yes

I have extensive experience in managing patients with kidney cancer, bladder cancer and prostate cancer. 

We have many clinical trials for patients with prostate cancer and bladder cancer. I am also researching surgical teaching and surgical outcomes for patients with prostate cancer.  

In my free time I like to go boating, golfing, watching my kids play lacrosse 

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Dr. Ross Rames  is board certified in urology. 
Medical School: Vanderbilt University Medical School
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. 
Board Certification: Yes

Extensive experience in the treatment of complex kidney stone disease. 
Specialize in treating voiding problems with surgical and nonsurgical approaches. 
Focus on treatment of erectile dysfunction with medications and prosthetics. 

In my free time I like to tend to my garden and tree farm.

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Dr. Stephen Savage  is board certified in Urology and the Section Chief of Urology at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System.
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Urology, - Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Urology - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Board Certification: Yes

I am the chief of urology at RHJVAMC.  I help to organize and grow the section to optimally provide high level care to Veterans.  I have clinical expertise in cancer and stone disease. 

I have done urologic oncology research at the VA for 20 years.  We are one of 15 sites across the country awarded NAVIGATE funding to bring cancer clinical trials to Veterans.  We are also one of the funded sites for precision oncology for urologic cancers.  We have many clinical trials available in prostate cancer and bladder cancer

In my free time I swim competitively and enjoy listening to live music. 

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Dr. Solomon Hayon  is a urologist with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System
Medical School: University of Maryland Medical School
Residency: Urology - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Fellowship:  Reproductive Urology and Men's Health Northwestern - Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Board Certification: No

My clinical services include, Male Infertility, Vasectomy Reversal, Peyronie's Disease, Penile Prosthesis, Erectile Dysfunction 

Dr. Ross Rames  is a board certified urologist with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System
Medical School: Vanderbilt University Medical School
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC
Board Certification: Yes

I specialize in treating patients with complex voiding problems with the goal of finding solutions and improving lives. I also work closely with our team here at the VA to address Erectile Dysfunction with medical and surgical treatments. 

In my free time I like to work on my tractor and my tree farm.