Curriculum Vitae

Bradley Schwartz, D.O.,F.A.C.S
Associate Professor, Urology
Director, Center for Laparoscopy and Endourology
bschwartz@siumed.edu

Brief Biography

Areas of Interest/Research
• Laparoscopy
• Stone Disease
  

Dr. Bradley Schwartz is an associate professor of urology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Urologic Laparoscopy and Endourology. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy and stone disease.
Dr. Schwartz was born in Fargo, North Dakota.

In 1986, he received a chemistry degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduation from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth, Texas, he continued his career in the United States Army where he eventually achieved the rank of Major. He completed his surgical and urologic residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Schwartz completed fellowship training in endourology and laparoscopy at the University of California at San Francisco. Prior to joining the faculty of SIU, he served as the Director of Endourology and Laparoscopy at Tripler Regional Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Director of the North Texas Center for Laparoscopy and Endourology.
He has served on the faculty as Assistant Professor of Surgery at F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco and Associate Professor of Urology at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth.
Dr. Schwartz has received regional and national awards for research and scientific presentations. He has authored over 40 original scientific publications and numerous textbook chapters. He has presented more than 100 scientific papers at national and international meetings.
Dr. Schwartz is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His research interests include laparoscopy and stone disease.

Dr. Schwartz and his wife, Mary, reside in Springfield with their two children.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Schwartz, please call SIU Physicians and Surgeons at 217-545-7500.

Education

Hamline University
Cum Laude
St. Paul, Minnesota B.A. Chemistry, 1986

University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Fort Worth, Texas Doctor of Osteopathy, 1990

Graduate Medical Training

• Internship (Transitional)
  Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 1990-1991
• Surgery Resident
  Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 1992-1993
• Urology Resident
  Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 1993-1995
• Urology Chief Resident
  Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 1995-1996
• Laparoscopy / Endourology Fellowship
  University of California at San Francisco 1998-1999

• Diplomate, American Board of Urology, Certificate # 12091 1999
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons 2000

Founder and Co-Director
Biomedical Research Initiative
Southern Illinois University March 2004 - Present

Associate Professor
Director, Center for Laparoscopy and Endourology
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
Springfield , Illinois March 2003 - Present

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urology)
F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Bethesda , Maryland July 1999 - Present

Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco , California July 1999 - Present

Guest Scientist
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Washington , DC July 1996 – Present

Director, North Texas Center for Laparoscopy and Stone Disease
Fort Worth , Texas July 2001 – March 2003

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Surgery (Urology)
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth , Texas January 2002 – March 2003

Attending Urologist
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco , California July 1998 – March 2003

Attending Urologist
Mount Zion Cancer Center
San Francisco , California July 1998 – March 2003

Attending Urologist
Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
San Francisco , California July 1998 – July 2001

Director, Endourology and Laparoscopy
Urology Service
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu , Hawaii July 1999 – June 2001

Attending Urologist
Queens Hospital
Honolulu , Hawaii December 1999 – May 2001

Clinical Instructor, Department of Urology
University of California San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco , California July 1998 - June 1999

Assistant Chief of Urology
Martin Army Community Hospital
Ft. Benning , Georgia July 1996 - June 1998

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• Adjunct Associate Professor
  Department of Mechanical Engineering
  Southern Illinois University
  Carbondale, Illinois June 2005
• Tenure Granted
  Southern Illinois University January 2005
• Associate Professor, Urology
  Director, Center for Laparoscopy and Endourology
  Southern Illinois University
  School of Medicine
  Springfield, Illinois March 2003 - Present
• Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urology)
  F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
  Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
  School of Medicine
  Bethesda, Maryland July 1999 – Present
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology
  University of California San Francisco
  School of Medicine
  San Francisco, California July 1999 – March 2003
• Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology)
  Univeristy of North Texas Health Science Center
  School of Medicine
  Fort Worth, Texas April 2002 – March 2003

Licences

• Illinois Medical License Current and unrestricted
• Illinois Controlled Substances Registration Current and unrestricted
• Federal Licensure Examination (FLEX) - Passed June 1990
• Texas State Medical License Current and unrestricted
• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Current and unrestricted
• Texas Controlled Substances Registration Current and unrestricted
• Advanced Trauma Life Support Current and unrestricted
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Current and unrestricted
• Single engine land private pilots license Current and unrestricted

• Reviewer, Journal of Urology
• Reviewer, Urology
• Reviewer, BJU International
• Editor, Current Pharmaceutical Design
• Editor, eMedicine
• Editor, eMedicine, Consumer Health Journal

• Provisional patent “A novel stone entrapment sack” US60/675,248, April 27, 2005

• Vice-chair
  Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee
  Southern Illinois University September 2004 - Present
• Member, Research Policy Committee
  Southern Illinois University September 2004 - Present
• Member, Patent and Copyright Committee
  Southern Illinois University September 2004 - Present
• Member, Faculty Senate (Budget Committee)
  Southern Illinois University
  Elected Position April 2004 - Present
• Member, Bylaws Committee
  North Central Section, AUA
  Presidential Appointee January 2004 - Present
• Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee
  Southern Illinois University August 2003 - Present
• Surgical Education and Performance Group
  Southern Illinois University March 2003 – Present
• Surgical Simulator Committee
  American Urological Association
  Presidential Appointee July 2004 – January 2005
• Program Chairman
  Illinois Urological Society October 2003 – October 2004
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
  Tripler Army Medical Center September 1999 – June 2001
• Nominations Committee of the Western Section District 1
  American Urological Association September 1999 – June 2001
• Hawaii Urological Society
  Secretary/Treasurer September 2000 – June 2001

• American Urological Association 1992 - Present
• American College of Surgeons 1994 - Present
• Endourological Society 1998 – Present
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2003 - Present
• Society of University Urologists 2005 - Present
• North Central Section of American Urological Association 2003 – Present
• Illinois Urological Society 2003 – Present
• Sangamon County Medical Society 2003 - Present
• American Lithotripsy Society 2001 - Present
• Society of Government Service Urologists 1992 - Present
• Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons 1990 - Present
• 38th Parallel Medical Society 1991 – Present
• South Central Section of American Urological Association 2001 - 2003
• Texas Medical Association 2001 - 2003
• Tarrant County Medical Society 2001 - 2003
• Hawaii Urological Society 1999 - 2001
• Western Section of American Urological Association 1993 – 2001
• Uniformed Services Urology Research Group 1996 – 2001
• Henry M. Jackson Urology Research Foundation 1996 – 2001

• Second Place
  Illinois Urological Society Annual Meeting
  “New approaches to surgeon training: A model for percutaneous nephrolithotomy”
  Springfield , IL October, 2004

• Third Place
  Combined Research Symposium
  “New approaches to surgeon training: A model for percutaneous nephrolithotomy”
  Southern Illinois University April, 2004

• Recipient
  “Excellence in Teaching Award”
  Southern Illinois University
  Department of Surgery 2003, 2004

• Second Place – Resident’s competition
  Twenty-fourth Annual Illinois Urological Society Meeting
  “Use of vacuum assisted wound closure techniques in urology”
  Bloomington , Illinois October 2003

• Third Place
  24 th Annual Bass Surgical Seminar
  “Sleep Posture: Its effect on renal perfusion in the normal kidney as measured by nuclear renography”
  Honolulu , Hawaii May 2002

• Recipient
  2001 Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award
  “Excellence in Urology Research” January 2002

• Second Place Clinical Science Presentation
  “Sleep posture: It’s effect on renal perfusion in the normal kidney as measured by nuclear renography”.
  49 th Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar
  Seattle , Washington November 2001

• Winner - best poster presentation
  “Novel Ureteral Stent Design to Facilitate the Passage of Kidney Stones”
  The 4th Asian Congress in Urology
  Singapore September 1998

• Resident Scholarship Award
  American Urological Association, Western Section Meeting
  Seventy-First Annual Meeting
  Phoenix , Arizona October 1995

• Admiral Eske Research Seminar
  Winner--"Cystoscopy prior to Radical Prostatectomy"
  Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
  Monterey , California March 1995

• Resident Scholarship Award
  American Urological Association, Western Section Meeting
  Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting
  Palm Desert , California October 1993

• Assistant Professor of Surgery
  Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences School of Medicine
  Bethesda, Maryland July 1999 – Present
• Director, Endourology and Laparoscopy Urology Service
  Tripler Army Medical Center
  Honolulu, Hawaii July 1999 – June 2001
• 225 th Forward Support Batallion, C Company
  25 th Infantry Division (Light)
  Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
• PROFIS Surgeon July 1999 – June 2001
• Assistant Chief of Urology
  Martin Army Hospital
  Fort Benning, Georgia July 1996 - June 1998
• Urology Chief Resident
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington July 1995 - June 1996
• Urology Resident
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington July 1993 - June 1995
• Surgery Resident
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington July 1992 - June 1993
• 1st Brigade Surgeon
  Director, Treatment and Patient Administration Division
  2d Infantry Division (Mechanized)
  Camp Casey, Republic of Korea July 1991 - June 1992
• Officer Advanced Course
  Completed October 1991
• Combat Casualty Care Course (ATLS Qualification)
  Camp Bullis, Texas April 1991
• Internship, Transitional
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington July 1990 - June 1991
• Externship, General Surgery
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington July 1989

• Meritorious Service Medal 1998, 2001
• Army Commendation Medal 1996, 1992
• Army Achievement Medal 2000
• Overseas Service Ribbon 1992, 2001
• Expert Field Medical Badge 1991
• National Defense Service Medal 1991
• Army Service Ribbon 1990

2005

• “Use of vacuum assisted closure (VAC) in genitourinary surgery” Kimbrough Urological Seminar, 52 nd annual meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 18.

• “Endourological training curriculum in the skills laboratory” Kimbrough Urological Seminar, 52 nd annual meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 19.

• “New approaches to surgeon training: A model for percutaneous nephrolithotomy” Kimbrough Urological Seminar, 52 nd annual meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 19.

• “Measurement of in vivo prostaglandin E2 production in patients with renal cell carcinoma” Kimbrough Urological Seminar, 52 nd annual meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 20.

   

  2004

• “Measurement of in vivo prostaglandin E2 production in patients with renal cell carcinoma” American Urological Association, North Central Section, Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, Florida, Accepted.

• “Use of Vaccuum Assisted Closure (VAC) in Urologic Surgery” American Urological Association, North Central Section, Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, Florida, Accepted.

• “Use of the Vacuum assisted closure device in urologic wound healing”, American Urological Association 99th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, May 8.

• "New approaches to surgeon training: A model for percutaneous nephrolithotomy", SIU School of Medicine Resident Research Day, Springfield, Illinois, April 22

• "Use of vacuum assisted closure (V.A.C.) in urology surgery", SIU School of Medicine Resident Research Day, Springfield, Illinois, April 22

• “Measurement of in vivo prostaglandin E2 production in patients with renal cell carcinoma” Southern Illinois University Cellular and Mollecular Biology Symposium, Alton, Illinois, April 9

  2003

• “Laparoscopic Options for Nephron-Sparing Surgery” Illinois Urological Society, Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting, Bloomington, Illinois, October 4.

• “Use of vacuum assisted wound closure techniques in urology” Illinois Urological Society, Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting, Bloomington, Illinois, October 3.

• “Bilateral, pure, pre-transplant laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal masses using 5 ports without repositioning” American Urological Association, North Central Section, Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 20.

  2002

• “The effect of posture on renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography”. American Urological Association, Western Section, Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting, Kona, Hawaii, October 23.

• “Laparoscopic experience in a non-academic private practice center-of-excellence: a sign of future trends?” American Urological Association, South Central Section, Eighty-first Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 6.

• “Body position significantly affects renal prefusion as measured by nuclear scintigraphy”. American Urological Association, 97th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 25.

• “The effect of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on differential renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography” Research on Calculus Kinetics (R.O.C.K.) Society meeting at the AUA, Orlando, Florida, May 27.

• “Sleep Posture: Its effect on renal perfusion in the normal kidney as measured by nuclear renography” 24 th Annual Bass Surgical Seminar – Residents’ Competition, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 17, 2002.

  2001

• “Sleep posture: It’s effect on renal perfusion in the normal kidney as measured by nuclear renography”. 49 th Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, Seattle, Washington, November 5.

• “The effect of posture on renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography”. American Urological Association, Western Section, Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting, Alyeska, Alaska, Accepted but meeting cancelled due to NYC bombing.

• “The effect of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on differential renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography” American Urological Association, South Central Section, Eightieth Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, September 9.

• “The effect of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on differential renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography” 48 th Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, San Diego, California, January 15.

  2000

• “More than two year follow-up of balloon electrocautery endopyelotomy for refractory ureteral strictures in renal transplantation” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California, November 3.

• “A radially expanding percutaneous access device for nephrolithotomy” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California, November 4.

• “Long-term outcome of balloon electrocautery endopyelotomy for refractory ureteral strictures in renal transplantation” American Urological Association 95th Annual Meeting, Delivered to the Society of Renal Vascular and Transplant Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2.

• “A new device for percutaneous access during nephrolithotomy” American Urological Association 95th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, May 3.

  1999

• “Complications of Balloon Cautery Endopyelotomy” 47 th Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, December 9.

• “Urinary Metabolic Evaluation In 169 Pediatric Stone Formers” Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, December 9.

• “Endopyelotomy For Persistent Renal Transplant Ureteral Stenosis” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Spiral-Ridged Versus Smooth Walled Double-J Ureteral Stent Flow Characteristics: In Vitro Assessment” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Laserless Ureteroscopy in the Evaluation and Management of Upper Urinary Tract Disease” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Complications of Retrograde Balloon Cautery Endopyelotomy” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Autologous Blood Utilization In Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Type II Cystinuria Linked to 19q13.1 in a Family Pedigree” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Rethinking the Role of Urinary Magnesium in Calcium Urolithiasis” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Creating An Animal Model Of Type I Cystinuria: Cloning, Construction And Targeting Of an SlC3A1 Murine Vector In 129/Sv Mice” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 28.

• “Pediatric Urolithiasis” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting, Monterey, California, September 29.

• “Autologous Blood Utilization In Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy” 17th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Rhodes, Greece, September 4.

• “Complications Of Balloon Electrocautery Endopyelotomy” 17th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Rhodes, Greece, September 3.

• “Urinary Metabolic Evaluation In Pediatric Stone Formers” 17th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Rhodes, Greece, September 2.

• “ Rethinking The Role Of Urinary Magnesium In Calcium Urolithiasis” 17th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Rhodes, Greece, September 2.

• “Type II Cystinuria Linked To 19q13.1 In A Family Pedigree“ 17th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Rhodes, Greece, September 2.

• “Creating An Animal Model Of Type I Cystinuria: Cloning, Construction And Targeting Of SLC3A1 Murine Vector” 17th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, Rhodes, Greece, September 2.

• “Autologous Blood Utilization In Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy” American Urological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 1.

• “Urinary Metabolic Evaluations In 169 Pediatric Stone Formers” American Urological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 3.

• “Type II Cystinuria Linked To 19q13.1 In A Family Pedigree” American Urological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 4.

• “Creating An Animal Model Of Type I Cystinuria: Cloning, Construction And Targeting Of An SlC3A1 Murine Vector In 129/Sv Mice” American Urological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 4.

• “Spiral-Ridged Versus Smooth Walled Double-J Ureteral Stent Flow Characteristics: In Vitro Assessment” American Urological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 5.

• “Complications Of Acucise Endopyelotomy” American Urological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 5.

  1998

• “Water Hardness and Calcium Urolithiasis” 16th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, New York, NY, September 3.

• “Gastropyeloplasty: A Swine Model” 16th World Congress on Endourology and SWL, New York, NY, September 3.

• “Afferent Nerve Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction” The 4th Asian Congress in Urology, Singapore, September 18.

• “Novel Ureteral Stent Design to Facilitate the Passage of Kidney Stones” The 4th Asian Congress in Urology, Singapore, September 19.

• “Differences in Uric Acid Urolithiasis in Men and Women” James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-sixth Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, October 17.

• “The Effect of Water Hardness on Urinary Calcium” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting, Big Island, Hawaii October 28.

• “The Radiographic Presentation and Evaluation of Indinavir Nephrolithiasis” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting, Big Island, Hawaii October 28.

• “Gastropyeloplasty: A Swine Model” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting, Big Island, Hawaii October 28.

• “Gahat - A Napalese Folk Stone Therapy?” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting, Big Island, Hawaii October 28.

• “Skewered Ureteral Calculus” American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting, Big Island, Hawaii October 30.

  1997

• “The Effect of Colonoscopy on Serum PSA“ James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-fifth Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 21.

  1996

• “Management of Renal Fistulae“ James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-forth Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, December 3.

• “Comparison of Uroflowmetry with Five Second Home Flow Rates In Patients with Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia” James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-forth Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, December 4.

  1995

• "The Role of Cystoscopy Prior to Radical Prostatectomy" James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-second Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, January 16.

• "Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate" James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar

• Forty-second Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, January 18.

• "Prognostic Value of Serum HCG Levels in Stage I Seminoma" James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-second Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, January 20.

• "The Role of Cystoscopy Prior to Radical Prostatectomy" Admiral Eske Research Seminar Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Monterey, California, March 15.

• "Ofloxacin as a Single Agent in Penile Prosthesis Surgery" American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-First Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, November 8.

• "Prognostic Value of Serum Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Levels In Stage I Seminoma" American Urological Association Western Section, Seventy-First Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, November 8.

• "Randomized Prospective Comparison of Cavernosal Antibiotic Levels in Penile Prosthesis Implantation" James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-third Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 27.

• "Bladder Pheochromocytoma" James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar Forty-third Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 1.

  1994

• "The Role of Cystoscopy Prior to Radical Prostatectomy" American Urological Association Western Section, Seventieth Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 22.

• "Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate" American Urological Association Western Section, Seventieth Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 22.

• "The Role of Cystoscopy Prior to Radical Prostatectomy" Northwest Urological Society Forty-first Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, December 4.

• "Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate" Northwest Urological Society Forty-first Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, December 4.

  1993

• "Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Contemporary Review of Presentation, Complications, and Outcome of 356 Cases" American Urological Association Western Section, Sixty-ninth Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California, November 16.

• “The Normal Flora of the Human Epididymis" American Urological Association Western Section, Sixty-ninth Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California, November 18.

• "Suprapubic Tube Tract Dilation Using the Otis Urethrotome” American Urological Association Western Section, Sixty-ninth Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California, November 18.

• "The Normal Flora of the Human Epididymis" Northwest Urological Society Fortieth Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, December 4.

  1991

• "The Urgency of Fournier's Gangrene" The 20th Annual Research and Science Seminar 96th American Osteopathic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 5.

  1990

• "The Diagnosis of Fetal Anterior Abdominal Wall Defects Using Ultrasonography" The 19th Annual Research and Science Seminar, 95th American Osteopathic Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 27.

• “Percutaneous nephrolithotomy skills laboratory: The technique” Hammond L, SchwartzBF, American Urological Association 100th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, May 23, 2005.
• “Laparoscopic left partial nephrectomy with hilar control” Schwartz BF, American Urological Association, North Central Section, Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 18, 2003
• “Laparoscopic pyelolithotomy”, Schwartz BF, American Urological Association, South Central Section, Eighty-first Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 8, 2002.
• “Laparoscopic adrenalectomy with simultaneous renal tumor cryotherapy”, Schwartz BF, American Urological Association, South Central Section, Eighty-first Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 8, 2002.
• “Laparoscopic right adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma”, Schwartz BF, American Urological Association, South Central Section, Eighty-first Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 8, 2002.
• “Laparoscopic nephropexy using proline mesh suspension”, Schwartz BF, Stoller ML, Duh KY. University of California San Francisco.
• “Retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolysis with omental interposition”, Schwartz BF, Stoller ML, Duh KY. University of California San Francisco.
• “Transperitoneal laparoscopic renal cyst decompression and decortication”, Schwartz BF, Stoller ML, Duh KY. University of California San Francisco.

• Kimbrough Urological Seminar 52 nd Annual Meeting Panel Discussion: Managing Asymptomatic Calculi In The Military
  Honolulu , Hawaii January 18, 2005
• Kimbrough Urological Seminar 52 nd Annual Meeting
  State of the Art: Teaching Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery In Today’s Technological World
  Honolulu , Hawaii January 18, 2005
• Kimbrough Urological Seminar 52 nd Annual Meeting Point-Counterpoint: Laparoscopic Prostatectomy - Robot Or Not – Pro-Robot
  Honolulu , Hawaii January 18, 2005
• World Congress of Endourology 22 nd Annual Meeting Percutaneous Surgery, Video Session Mumbai , India November 4, 2004
• American Urological Association, North Central Section Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
  West Palm Beach, Florida October 8, 2004
• American Urological Association, North Central Section Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting Moderator, Video Session I
  West Palm Beach, Florida October 6, 2004
• 34 th Colorado Society of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting “Mainstream Management of Prostate Cancer”
  Vail, Colorado August 7, 2004
• 17 th Annual Nephrology Symposium
  “Recent advances in the management of renal cell carcinoma” Southern Illinois University Springfield, Illinois May 5, 2004
• American Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting “Urology 2004: State of the Art”
  Reno, Nevada April 30, 2004
• Department of Family Practice Grand Rounds “Urology State of the Art: 2004” Decatur, Illinois March 3, 2004
• Department of Surgery Grand Rounds “Surgeons without scalpels”
  Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield, Illinois September 25, 2003
• American Urological Association, North Central Section Seventy-seventh Annual Meeting Discussant, Endourology, Laparoscopy and Robotics
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 17, 2003
• Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association 10 th Annual Meeting “Urolithiasis”
  Lake Tahoe, Nevada January 17, 2003
• Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association 10 th Annual Meeting “Hematuria”
  Lake Tahoe, Nevada January 17, 2003
• American Urological Association, South Central Section Eighty-first Annual Meeting Moderator, Urological Video Forum
  Colorado Springs, Colorado October 8, 2002
• Primary Care Symposium Annual Meeting “Urology in the New Millennium”
  Colorado Springs, Colorado August 22, 2002
• American Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting “Prostate specific antigen and prostate cancer”
  Tucson, Arizona May 10, 2002
• Hawaii Urologic Society Visiting Professorship “Urologic Laparoscopy”
  Honolulu, Hawaii January 29, 2002
• Hawaii Urologic Society Laparoscopic animal lab course Co-director
  Honolulu, Hawaii January 28, 2002
• The PanPacific Surgical Association Annual Meeting “Urolithiasis and Pregnancy”
  Honolulu, Hawaii Cancelled due to travel threats
• American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Annual Meeting “Access for Ureteroscopy, Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and Ureteroscopic Treatment of Calculi” Palm Desert, California October 7, 2001
• American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Annual Meeting “Endoscopic Treatment of UPJ obstruction and Strictures – Complications of Ureteroscopy”
  Palm Desert, California October 7, 2001
• Spark Matsunaga Veteran’s Administration Grand Rounds“Voiding Dysfunction” Honolulu, Hawaii May 16, 2001
• American Urological Association Western Section Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting
  Moderator, Calculi and Endourology Session Palm Desert, California November 5, 2000
• Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants Eleven Annual Aloha Medical Conference “Current Issues in Erectile Dysfunction”
  Honolulu, Hawaii October 10, 2000
• Primary Care Lecture Series Schofield Barracks “Voiding Dysfunction”
  Honolulu, Hawaii October 5, 2000
• American Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons 18th Annual Meeting "Urolithiasis and Impotence”
  San Diego, California May 10, 2000
• American Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons 18th Annual Meeting “Hematuria and Dysfunctional Voiding”
  San Diego, California May 14, 2000
• Uniformed Services Urology Research Group Fifth Annual Meeting “Current research protocols in Military urology”
  Sundance, Utah March 1, 2000
• UCSF Pediatric Urology Seminar “The importance of the crossing vessel”
  University of California San Francisco, California February 11, 2000
• Oregon Medical Laser Center “Use of Acellular Tissue Matrix in Ureteral Regeneration”
  Portland, Oregon October 15, 1999
• University of California Department of Medicine 1998-1999 Lecture Series “Urinary Stone Disease”
  San Francisco General Hospital June 3, 1999
• Texas Department of Corrections 1999 Health Fair “Men’s Health”
  Giddings, Texas May 6, 1999
• American Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons 17th Annual Meeting “Renal Calculi: Myths and Facts”
  Colorado Springs, Colorado April 13, 1999
• American Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons 17th Annual Meeting“The Current Status of PSA”
  Colorado Springs, Colorado April 13, 1999
• Pediatric Urology Seminar “Management of Pediatric Stones”
  University of California San Francisco, California February 12, 1999
• Uniformed Services Urology Research Group Fourth Annual Meeting “Research Opportunities in Endourology”
  Denver, Colorado March 5, 1998
• Martin Army Hospital Grand Rounds “PSA in clinical practice “
  Columbus, Georgia August 17, 1996
• Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation "Hematuria"
  Colorado Springs, Colorado June 12, 1996
• Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation "PSA in Urology"
  Colorado Springs, Colorado June 12, 1996
• "Controversies in Urology - The Virtues of PSA in 1996" Family Practice Seminar
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington May 3, 1996
• Multi Specialty Laser Course
  "Lasers in Urology"
  Madigan Army Medical Center
  Tacoma, Washington November 7, 1995

1. Schwartz BF , Editor: “Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

2. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Obstructed megaureter”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

3. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Periurethral injection therapy for incontinence”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

4. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Hemorrhagic cystitis: Noninfectious”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

5. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Lymph node dissection, retroperitoneal”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

6. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Pyelolithotomy”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

7. Schwartz BF , Editor: “Transrectal ultrasound of the prostate (TRUS)”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

8. Schwartz BF , Editor: “Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

9. Schwartz BF , Editor: “Transurethral microwave thermotherapy of the prostate (TUMT)”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

10. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Nephrolithiasis: Laboratory Evaluation of Stone Formers”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

11. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Nephrolithiasis: Prevention of Kidney Stones”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2000.

12. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Cystinuria”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2003.

13. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Surveillence for recurrent bladder cancer”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2004.

14. Schwartz BF, Editor: “Hemorrhagic cystitis: Noninfectious”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery, http://www.emedicine.com, 2005.

Journal - Editior

1. Schwartz BF, “Infectious disease in the new millennium.” Executive Editor: In: Current Pharmaceutical Design, Bentham Publishers, 9(12), 2003.

2. Schwartz BF: “Exploring novel therapies in genitourinary cancer”. Executive Editor: In Current Pharmaceutical Design, Bentham Publishers. In Progress.

Book Chapters - Author

1. Schwartz BF: “The ‘Other’ Stones: Urethra, Prostate, Seminal Vesicle, Bladder and Encrusted Foreign Bodies” In: Genitourinary Stone Disease. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Ed: Marshall L. Stoller. In Press.

2. Schwartz BF: “Transureteroureterostomy”. In: eMedicine: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry and Surgery. Ed.: Michael Grasso. h ttp://www.emedicine.com, 2001.

3. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: “Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy and Its Use in Children”. In: Dialogues in Pediatric Urology. Ed.: Gregory E. Dean. Volume 22, Number 2, February, 1999, pp. 2-4.

4. Grady BP, Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: “Costovertebral angle tenderness”. In: The Five Minute Urology Consult. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Ed: Leonard G. Gomella, pp. 22-25, 1999

• Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Didactic and hands-on training 10 participants Southern Illinois University Springfield, Illinois October 23-24, 2003
• Laparoscopy for the General Urologist Presbyterian Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy Didactic and hands-on training 12 participants Dallas, Texas February 28 – March 1, 2003
• Laparoscopic Animal Laboratory for the Urologist University of North Texas Health Sciences Center Live animal hands-on training 8 participants Fort Worth, Texas January 3, 2003

• “Introduction to Laparoscopy”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Southern Illinois University
  Springfield, Illinois October 23, 2003
• “Access Techniques”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Southern Illinois University
  Springfield, Illinois October 23, 2003
• “Approach to the left retroperitoneum”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Southern Illinois University
  Springfield, Illinois October 23, 2003
• “Introduction to Laparoscopy”
  Presbyterian Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapies
  
• Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Dallas, Texas February 28, 2003
  “Laparoscopic Access Techniques”
• Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Presbyterian Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy
  Dallas, Texas February 28, 2003
• “Left Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Presbyterian Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy
  Dallas, Texas February 28, 2003
• “Left Laparoscopic Neprectomy”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Presbyterian Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy
  Dallas, Texas February 28, 2003
• “Laparoscopic Suture Techniques”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Presbyterian Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy
  Dallas, Texas February 28, 2003
• “Laparoscopic Techniques in the Laboratory Pig”
  Laparoscopy for the General Urologist
  Presbyterian Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy
  Dallas, Texas February 28, 2003

1. Schwartz BF, Nelson D: The diagnosis of fetal anterior abdominal wall defects using ultrasonography. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 916:583-585, 1991.

2. Schwartz BF, Wettlaufer JN, Bagg MD, Thrasher JB: The normal flora of the human epididymis. Infections in Urology 76:168-170, 1994.

3. Schwartz BF, Wettlaufer JN, Norbeck JC, Hansberry KL, Thrasher JB: The role of cystoscopy before radical prostatectomy. British Journal of Urology 77:93-95, 1996.

4. Schwartz BF, Auman R, Peretsman SJ, Moul JW, Deshon GE, Hernandez J, Rozanski TA, Thrasher JB: The prognostic value of beta-HCG and local tumor invasion in stage I seminoma of the testis. Journal of Surgical Oncology 61:131-133, 1996.

5. Schwartz BF, Swanzy S, Thrasher JB: A randomized prospective comparison of antibiotic tissue levels in the corpora cavernosa of patients undergoing penile prosthesis implantation using Gentamicin plus Cefazolin versus an oral fluoroquinolone for prophylaxis. Journal of Urology 156:991-4, 1996.

6. Soderdahl DW, Petroski RA, Mode D, Schwartz BF, Thrasher JB: The use of an external vacuum device to augment a penile prosthesis. Techniques in Urology 3:100-102, 1997.

7. Schwartz BF, Soderdahl D, Thrasher JB: Home flow rates in the evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Techniques in Urology 4:15-17, 1998.

8. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: The importance of urinary pH in urolithiasis. Consultant 120:241-242, 1998.

9. Jezior JR, Schwartz BF: Urethral calculus extraction using a penile ring block anesthetic. Techniques in Urology 4:165-166, 1998.

10. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Treatment of lower calyceal calculi. Urologica Contemporanea 15:11-15, 1999.

11. Schwartz BF, Schenkman NS, Armenakas NA, Stoller ML: Imaging characteristics of indinavir calculi. Journal of Urology 161:1085-1087, 1999.

12. Schwartz BF: Historical perspectives and current advancements in the bacteriology and medical therapy of struvite urinary stone disease. Current Pharmaceutical Design 5:503-513, 1999.

13. Schwartz BF, Faught J, Jezior JR: The effect of colonoscopy on serum prostate specific antigen. BJU International 84:302-304, 1999.

14. Irby PB, Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Percutaneous access techniques in renal surgery. Techniques in Urology 5:29-39, 1999.

15. Goharderakhshan RZ, Schwartz B, Stoller ML: Tubular ectasia of the testicle. Techniques in Urology 5:57-58, 1999.

16. Goharderakhshan RZ, Schwartz B, Stoller ML: Testicular microlithiasis. Techniques in Urology 5:57-58, 1999.

17. Stoller ML, Lee KL, Schwartz BF, Viele MK: Autologous blood use in percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urology 54:444-449, 1999.

18. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Nonsurgical management of infection related renal calculi. Urologic Clinics of North America, 26:765-778, 1999

19. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Complications of retrograde balloon cautery endopyelotomy. Journal of Urology 162:1594-1598, 1999.

20. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: The vesical calculus. Urologic Clinics of North America, 27:333-346, 2000.

21. Powell CR, Schwartz BF, Stoney RJ, Stoller ML: Gross Hematuria secondary to renal vein hypertension from unilateral retroperitoneal fibrosis. Urology, 55:436, 2000.

22. Stoller ML, Schwartz BF, Frigstad J, Norris L, Park JB, Magliochetti M: An in vitro assessment of the flow characteristics of spiral-ridged and smooth-walled JJ ureteric stents. BJU International 85:628-631, 2000.

23. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Endourologic management of urinary fistulae. Techniques in Urology 6:193-195, 2000.

24. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Re: Complications of retrograde balloon cautery endopyelotomy; reply by authors. Journal of Urology 164:128, 2000.

25. Powell CR, Stoller ML, Schwartz BF, Kane C, Gentle DL, Bruce JE, Leslie SW: Impact Of Body Weight On Urinary Electrolytes In Urinary Stone Formers. Urology 55:825-830, 2000.

26. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Percutaneous management of calyceal diverticula. Urologic Clinics of North America, 27:635-645, 2000.

27. Schwartz BF, Schenkman N, Nguyen R, Stoller ML: Gahat - a Napalese Cure for Urolithiasis? Urology 56:912-914, 2000.

28. Vanasupa BP, Miller TA, Schwartz BF: Diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma using transurethral resection of the prostate after multiple negative transrectal biopsies and persistently elevated prostate specific antigen level. Urology 56:1056-1057, 2000.

29. Brand TC, Morgan TO Jr., Chatham JR Jr., Kennon W, Schwartz BF: Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma Presenting as Right Varicocele. Journal of Urology, 165:503, 2001.

30. Schwartz BF, Stoller ML: Re: Complications of retrograde balloon cautery endopyelotomy, reply by authors. Journal of Urology, 165:542-543, 2001.

31. Schwartz BF, Bruce JE, Leslie SW, Stoller ML: Rethinking the role of urinary magnesium in calcium urolithiasis. Journal of Endourology 15:233-5, 2001.

32. Kizer WS, Dykes TE, Brent EL, Chatham JR, Schwartz BF: Paratesticular spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult. Journal of Urology, 166:606-7, 2001.

33. Schwartz BF, Chatham JR, Bretan P, Goharderakhshan R, Stoller ML: Treatment of refractory kidney transplant ureteral strictures using balloon cautery endopyelotomy. Urology, 58,536-539, 2001.

34. Goharderakhshan RZ, Schwartz BF, Rudnick DM. Irby PB. Stoller ML. Radially expanding single-step nephrostomy tract dilator. Urology. 58:693-6, 2001.

35. Chatham JR, Dykes TE, Kennon WG, Schwartz BF: The effect of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on differential renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography. Urology, 59:522-525, 2002.

36. Schwartz BF: Effect of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on differential renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography: Reply by the authors Urology, 59:525-526, 2002.

37. Schwartz BF, Schenkman NS, Bruce JE, Leslie SW, Stoller ML: Calcium Nephrolithiasis: Effect of water hardness on urinary electrolytes. Urology, 60:23-27, 2002.

38. Meng M, Yeh B, Breiman R, Schwartz BF, Coakley F, Stoller M: Precaval right renal artery: description and embryologic origin. Urology. 60:402-405, 2002.

39. Schwartz BF, Wasson L: The first reported case of a hibernoma arising from the adrenal gland. Urology, 61:1035, 2003.

40. Whalen C, Schwartz BF: Bilateral Guaifenesin ureteral calculi. Urology, 63:1-2, 2004.

41. Schwartz BF: Laparoscopic adrenalectomy with simultaneous management of renal pathology. BJU International 93:417-9, 2004.

42. Schwartz BF, Vestal JC: Bilateral pure laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal masses using 5 ports without repositioning. Journal of Endourology, 18:449-451, 2004.

43. Schwartz BF: Re: Bilateral pure laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal masses using 5 ports without repositioning. Response to Editorial, Journal of Endourology, 18:452, 2004.

44. Hammond L, Ketchum J and Schwartz BF: A new approach to urology training: a laboratory model for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Journal of Urology, 172:1950-1952.

45. Schwartz BF: A Critical, Prospective Evaluation of a Community Laparoscopic Urology Experience, Journal of Endourology, 18(Supp 1):A46, 2004.

46. Whelan C, Stewart J, Schwartz BF: Vacuum Assisted Closure Device and the Mechanics of Wound Healing in Urology. Journal of Urology, In Press.

47. Hammond L, Ketchum J, Schwartz BF: ACGME technical skills competency compliance: A urologic surgical skills laboratory curriculum. Surgery, Submitted.

1. Schwartz BF “Balloon electrocautery zaps transplant strictures” Urology Times, March 2001, pp.29-30.

2. Kurzrock E, Schwartz BF, Low R: Management of urolithiasis in children. Contemporary Urology, 14(1):47-52, 2002.

3. Schwartz BF “Is there effective medical management to facilitate ureteral stone passage?” The American Journal of Urology Review, In Press

2004

“The development of a Biomedical Research Initiative at Southern Illinois University”, SIU Department of Research and Tyco Healthcare, $41,000.

2003

“The evaluation of Atorvastatin in the prevention of urinary calculi”, Southern Illinois University, $2500

“Urologic Laparoscopy training laboratory: University of North Texas Health Science Center” $1500

2001

“The effect of posture on renal function as measured by mercaptoacetyl triglycine nuclear renography” Mallinckrodt, Inc., $10,000.

2000

“Laparoscopic training laboratory for urology residents using pigs (Sus scrofa)” Tripler Army Medical Center Clinical Investigation, $1315

“Efficacy of Tele-Cystoscopy in the Pacific Islands” American Institute of Biological Sciences, $187,000

“The effect of body position on renal function as measured by nuclear scintigraphy” Mallinckrodt, Inc., $1000

“The effect on renal function of percutaneous nephrolithotomy as measured by nuclear scintigraphy” Mallinckrodt, Inc., $1000

1999

“Cystine nephrolithiasis - use of a knock-out mouse model.” California Urology Foundation, $5,000

1997

“Impact of colonoscopy on serum PSA levels.” Departments of Clinical Investigation, Pathology and Urology, Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia, $1500

1996

“Comparison of outpatient oral Ciprofloxacin and inpatient parenteral antibiotics in acute bacterial cystoprostatitis.” Bayer Pharmaceuticals, $12,500

1995

“Antibiotic tissue levels in corpora cavernosa of patients undergoing penile prosthesis implantation using different antibiotics.” Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, $15,000

• Surgical Skill’s Lab education
• Nanotechnology and the urologic applications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
• Sildenafil and its effect on ureteral smooth muscle
• The effect of statins on urinary electrolytes
• The influence of statins on urinary stone disease
• The use of a biomatrix in urologic tissue substitution
• The laparoscopic training of urology residents utilizing skils lab applications
• Laboratory animal laparoscopy training.
• The effect of body position on renal function in unilateral stone formers as measured by nuclear scintigraphy
• A new instrument for capturing and pulverizing uroliths.
• A novel laparoscopic teaching device

• Todd A. Miller, M.D. – Staff Urologist, William Beaumont Army Hospital, El Paso, Texas, 2000
• Jamie Chatham, M.D. – Staff Urologist, William Beaumont Army Hospital, El Paso, Texas, 2001
• Thomas Dykes, M.D. – Staff Urologist, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 2002
• Kelly Bewsey, M.D., Ph.D. – Urologist, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2004
• Cordell Nwokeji, M.D., - Urologist, Houston, Texas, 2005

GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED

Nicole Salimi, Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, “A novel urologic basketing device”, 2005