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Urologist

Herbert User

, M.D.

Dr. Herbert User is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his residency in Urology at Northwestern University and a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery/Laparoscopy at Northwestern University. Dr. User has a special interest in BPH, Kidney Stones, Minimally Invasive Vasectomy. Dr. User is Board Certified in Urology by the American Board of Urology. He is a Clinical Instructor in Urology at Cook County Urology. Dr. User is a member of the American Urological Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists and the Endourologic Society. View his entire CV here.

In his spare time, Dr. User enjoys tennis and crossword puzzles.

Education

Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery/Laparoscopy at Northwestern University
Residency: Northwestern University
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School

Board-Certification

ABU – American Board of Urology

Hospital Affiliations

Advocate Christ Hospital

Fellowships

2002-2003 Endourology Fellowship, Northwestern University Mc Gaw Medical Center Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois

2000-2001 Research Fellowship, Departments of Urology and Physiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois

Memberships

American Urological Association

American Association of Clinical Urologists

Endourologic Society

Recipient Goldberg Charitable Trust Scholarship, Dec 2001

1st prize Chicago Urologic Resident Essay Contest, Jan 2002

1st prize Chicago / TAP Urology Debate, Chicago IL April 2001

1st prize Resident Essay Contest, Northwestern University Department of Urology, June 2001

3rd prize Resident Essay Contest, Northwestern University Department of Urology, June 2000

PUBLICATIONS

User HMA 30 year old male with acute scrotal pain in Resnick MI and Schaeffer AJ (Eds): Urology Pearls. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1999.

User HMA 28 year old male with acute flank pain in Resnick MI and Schaeffer AJ (Eds): Urology Pearls. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1999.

Perry KT, Smith ND, Weiser AC, User HM, Kundu SD, Nadler RB: The efficacy and safety of synchronous bilateral extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Journal of Urology. 2000 Sep;164(3 Pt 1):644-7.

User HM, Hoff F, McVary KT: Occult retained penile prosthetic fragments in persistent urogenital infections. Journal of Urology. 2001 Feb;165(2):531-3.

User HM, Nadler RB. Novel technique of renal entrapment for morcellation. Journal of Urology. 2003 June;169(6): 2287-2288

User HM, Hairston, JC, Zelner DJ, McKenna KE, McVary, KT. Penile weight and cell subtype specific changes in a post radical prostatectomy model of erectile dysfunction. Journal of Urology. 2003 Mar;169(3):1175-9.

User HM, Nadler RB. Applications of Floseal in Nephron Sparing Surgery. Urology. 2003 Aug;62(2):342-3.

User HM, McKenna KE, McVary KT. Microarray analysis of rat penis in a post radical prostatectomy model of erectile dysfunction. Journal of Urology. 2003 July;170: 298- 301.

Nadler RB, Kim SC, Rubenstein, JN, Yap RL, Campbell SC, User HM: Laparoscopic renal cryosurgery: The Northwestern experience. J.Urol 2003 Oct; 170 (4 Pt 1): 1121-1125.

Rubenstein JN, Blunt LW, Nadler RB, User HM, Gonzalez CM: Safety and Efficacy of the radially dilating system for laparoscopic access. BJU Int. 2003 Aug;92(3):327-9.

Eggener SE, Stern JA, User HM, Smith ND, Gonzalez CM: Penile Refracture. J.Trauma 55(4): 793-794; Oct 2003.

Jain PM, Gohrain AC, Weiser AC, User HM, Kimm S, Nadler RB et al: Efficacy and safety of the Healthtronics Lithotron Lithotripter. J Endourol. 2004 Feb;18(1):1-5.

Nadler RB, Blunt LW, User HM , Vallancien G: Pre-peritoneal laparoscopic simple prostatectomy. Urology. 2004 Apr;63(4):778-9. Created on 2/11/2002 9:15 AM

Nadler RB, User HM: Percutaneous urethral catheter retraction of the prostate during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Urology. 2004 Jun;63(6):1168-9.

User HM, Hua V, Blunt LW, Wambi C, Nadler RB: Performance and durability of leading flexible ureteroscopes. J Endourol. 2004 Oct;18(8):735-8.

Eggener S, Kim SC, User HM, Nadler RB: Urolithiasis associated with topiramate. Int Braz J Urol. 2004; 30: 29-31

User HM, Nadler RB. Laparosocpic Bladder Diverticulectomy, Excision of Mullerian Cysts, and Iatrogenic Bladder injury. Prevention and Management of Laparoendoscopic Surgical Complications, 2nd Edition. Miami, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2005.

Tsai J, User HM, Berkelhammer C: Hemocli for Sever Post Prostate Biopsy Rectal Hemorrhage: Case Series. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2007; 102: A493

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