Remembering Dr. Brian Lane
Colleague, Mentor, Friend
Dr. Brian Lane
Brian was an exceptional surgeon and scientist, a cherished colleague and friend, and, most of all, a loving father, husband, and son. He was active in MUSIC from its beginning, serving as Clinical Champion for Corewell West, founding Director of MUSIC KIDNEY, and Strategic Advisor for the Prostate and BPH programs. He was a passionate advocate for his and all patients, and impacted countless lives through his practice and research. He will be deeply missed by all of us. Dr. Lane will be honored at the MUSIC collaborative wide meeting, with a memorial lecture named after him. This year, our invited keynote speaker Dr Brian Eisner, gave the first memorial lecture in October, which was very meaningful as they had both studied at University of Michigan medical school together.
Dr. Brian Lane (1974-2025)
- Quality of Care for Renal Masses: The Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative-Kidney Mass: Identifying and Defining Necessary Evaluation and Therapy (MUSIC-KIDNEY) (Urology Practice, 2020)
- Partial nephrectomy should be classified as an inpatient procedure: Results from a statewide quality improvement collaborative (Urologic Oncology, January, 2021)
- Utilization of Renal Mass Biopsy for T1 Renal Lesions across Michigan: Results from MUSIC-KIDNEY, A Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative (European Association of Urology, June, 2021)
- Perspectives on the Role of Biopsy for Management of T1 Renal Masses: Survey Results From Two Regional Quality Improvement Collaboratives (Adult Urology, 2022)
- Initial Observation of a Large Proportion of Patients Presenting with Clinical Stage T1 Renal Masses Results from the MUSIC-KIDNEY Statewide Collaborative (European Association of Urology, November, 2020)
- Building a Roadmap for Surveillance of Renal Masses Using a Modified Delphi Method to Help Achieve Consensus (Urology, 2023)
- Does Urologist-level Utilization of Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer Correspond with Utilization of Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses? (European Urology, 2024)
- Development of a Novel Scoring System Quantifies Opportunities to Reduce Surgery for Benign Renal Neoplasms: A Retrospective Quality Improvement Analysis within the MUSIC KIDNEY Collaborative (Journal of Urology, 2020)
- Positive surgical margins in partial nephrectomy: a collaborative effort to maintain surgical quality (BJU International, 2023)
- Surgeon Skill and Perioperative Outcomes in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (JAMA Netw Open, 2024)