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Anthony Schaeffer MD

Anthony J. Schaeffer MD

Professor and Chairman of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD is Professor and Chairman of Urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has made major contributions to urologic research and has been a strong advocate of physician-scientists and their needs. He’s had continuous NIH funding for 30 years and received the distinguished MERIT Award from 1996-2004. He served on the NIDDK Advisory Council from 2006-2010, chaired the American Urological Association’s Research Council from 2003-2010, and was Associate Editor for Journal of Urology from 2004-2012. He received the AUA’s Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award in 2004, the Distinguished Service Award in 2010, and the AUA Foundation Distinguished Scholar Alumni Award in 2011. He has published extensively on UTI, inflammation and incontinence and developed and performed innovative techniques for incontinence in men and women, including the urethral sling procedure for postprostatectomy incontinence. He is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School and the Stanford University urological residency program.  

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. The Case for Culture-Independent Urology
  2. Effects of Oral Immunomodulation Therapy on UTIs in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
  3. A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care
  4. Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Rectal Colonization Predicts Risk for Complications After Transrectal Prostate Biopsy
  5. Antibiotic Complications and Extended Antimicrobial Use in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
  6. Anti-Bacterial Resistance in Patients Undergoing TRUS Biopsy
  7. Voided Midstream Urine Culture and Acute Cystitis in Premenopausal Women
  8. Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  9. Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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