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Biography: Dr. Kyle Lester joined the Urology Group in 2023. He was born and raised in Bluefield, WV. His interest for medicine began at an early age as the son of a small-town general surgeon. He earned a bachelor of arts in German and a minor in Economics from Sewanee and went on to complete medical school at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Lester was active in the Student Osteopathic Surgical Association acting as the vice president for the local chapter, and graduated magna cum laude. He completed his urological surgery residency at the Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, PA in 2019. He received excellent training in all aspects of urology, particularly endourology, prosthetics and reconstruction, oncology and general urology. His training also included time at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Fox Chase Cancer Center. After residency, he completed an additional year of fellowship training in robotics and urologic oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Florida in 2020. His robotics training was primarily focused on robotic radical prostatectomy and kidney surgery. After fellowship Dr. Lester accepted a position in 2020 with the Central Ohio Urology Group located in Columbus, OH. He spent two and half years with the practice before moving back to Virginia. Dr. Lester and his wife are excited to be closer to family and friends. Dr. Lester prides his practice on shared decision making and spending time with patients. His areas of interest include general urology, transperineal prostate biopsy, robotic kidney and prostate surgery, surgical management of stone disease and minimally invasive BPH. He resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and two children. Dr. Lester enjoys soccer, snow skiing, running, the outdoors, triathlons, German culture and spending time with family.

Biography: Dr. Harad is a vascular surgeon and chief of Vascular Surgery at the Center for Heart & Vascular Health. Dr. Harad is currently serving as President of the ChristianaCare medical dental staff. His clinical and research interests include minimally invasive vascular treatment as well as carotid artery and aneurysm disease. He is a graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University, where he also served his residency. He completed a two-year clinical fellowship in vascular surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and is board certified in vascular surgery. Dr. Harad is a member of the Society of Vascular Surgeons, Eastern Vascular Society and American College of Surgeons. His service includes the Delaware Medical Society Charitable Services Committee and Delaware Medical Education Foundation LTD. In 2009, Dr. Harad was a volunteer vascular surgeon to U.S. Armed Forces stationed in Landstuhl, Germany.