Objective: To assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on perioperative and renal functional outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive partial nephrectomy (MIPN). 19, 45). There were no differences in demographic, perioperative, or pathologic features between BMI groups. While controlling for gender, race, Charlson comorbidity score, tumor size, and ischemia time, obese class 1 (odds ratio [OR] 4.68, p = 0.019), obese class ‡2 (OR 4.27, p = 0.033), and age (OR 1.06, p = 0.014) were associated with increased risk of CKD stage ‡3; however, higher baseline eGFR (OR 0.91, p < 0.001) was associated with a reduced risk of CKD stage ‡3. While controlling for the same variables, increasing BMI was associated with a significant absolute reduction in eGFR at 1 year (0.38 mL/minute/1.73 m 2 reduction in GFR per 1 kg/m 2 increase in BMI, p = 0.009). Conclusions: MIPN is technically feasible in obese patients with similar perioperative outcomes to nonobese patients. BMI is an independent risk factor for worsening kidney function following MIPN.