Kurt A. McCammon

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Kurt A. McCammon
MD, FACS
Born
Toledo, Ohio, USA
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Toledo- BA Biology, 1988

Medical College of Ohio- MD, 1992 Eastern Virginia Medical School- Urology Residency, 1997

Eastern Virginia Medical School- Reconstructive Urology Fellowship, 1999

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OccupationReconstructive Urologist
Years active1999- present
Medical career
ResearchUrethral strictures, male and female urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, genital reconstruction

Kurt Allen McCammon is a Professor and the Devine Chair in Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where he has served as the Chairman for the Department of Urology since 2011, Program Director of the Department of Urology since 2006, and Fellowship Director for the Adult and Pediatric Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery since 2010. [1] Additionally, he is the past president of the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, [2] on the board of the International Volunteers in Urology, [3] and a current member of the American Urological Association Board of Directors. [4] As a reconstructive urologist, McCammon surgically addresses urethral stricture disease, male urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, female urinary incontinence, genital abnormalities, and other genitourinary issues.

Biography

Born in Toledo, Ohio, McCammon obtained his B.A. in Biology from the University of Toledo in 1988. After this he proceeded to the Medical College of Ohio where he met his wife, Carol McCammon. [5]   He matched for a surgical internship and Urology residency in Norfolk, Virginia, at Eastern Virginia Medical School.  During residency, he was the recipient of the Intern of the Year, Upjohn Award in 1993. [6]   After graduating residency, he pursued further training in the Adult and Pediatric Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Eastern Virginia Medical School under the tutelage of Gerald Jordan, MD FACS and Steven Schlossberg, MD MBA.

Remaining at Eastern Virginia Medical School as part of Urology of Virginia, McCammon became Program Director for the Department of Urology, Fellowship Director for the Adult and Pediatric Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, and eventually Chairman of the Department of Urology. [1] While progressing academically, he was introduced to International Volunteers in Urology after participating in a mission trip to Jos, Nigeria in 2004. [7]   Since that time he has helped training Urologists domestically and internationally on six continents.  He serves on the Board for International Volunteers in Urology since 2016 and has helped foster a relationship with Caldera to improve global care for women with pelvic organ prolapse. [8]   Through training local Urologists to perform urethral reconstructions in Senegal, the success rates of urethral reconstructions have doubled. [9]

Recently, McCammon and his wife, Carol McCammon, started a high school summer science program, the Health Sciences Academy, with Easter Virginia Medical School to offer exposure to the health sciences to students of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. 2019 was the inaugural year, and there are plans to expand it to include neighboring school districts in the future. [10] [11] [12]

Articles

McCammon is the author of more than 50 peer reviewed articles. [13] [14]

Scientific Trials

McCammon has participated in the conduct of numerous clinical trials including, most recently, trials with Allergan for the use of onabotulinum toxin A for overactive bladder. [15]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urology</span> Medical specialty

Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs. Organs under the domain of urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urinary incontinence</span> Uncontrolled leakage of urine

Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life. It has been identified as an important issue in geriatric health care. The term enuresis is often used to refer to urinary incontinence primarily in children, such as nocturnal enuresis. UI is an example of a stigmatized medical condition, which creates barriers to successful management and makes the problem worse. People may be too embarrassed to seek medical help, and attempt to self-manage the symptom in secrecy from others.

Pediatric urology is a surgical subspecialty of medicine dealing with the disorders of children's genitourinary systems. Pediatric urologists provide care for both boys and girls ranging from birth to early adult age. The most common problems are those involving disorders of urination, reproductive organs and testes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitrofanoff procedure</span>

The Mitrofanoff procedure, also known as the Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy, is a surgical procedure in which the appendix is used to create a conduit, or channel, between the skin surface and the urinary bladder. The small opening on the skin surface, or the stoma, is typically located either in the navel or nearby the navel on the right lower side of the abdomen. Originally developed by Professor Paul Mitrofanoff in 1980, the procedure represents an alternative to urethral catheterization and is sometimes used by people with urethral damage or by those with severe autonomic dysreflexia. An intermittent catheter, or a catheter that is inserted and then removed after use, is typically passed through the channel every 3–4 hours and the urine is drained into a toilet or a bottle. As the bladder fills, rising pressure compresses the channel against the bladder wall, creating a one-way valve that prevents leakage of urine between catheterizations.

A urethrotomy is an operation which involves incision of the urethra, especially for relief of a stricture. It is most often performed in the outpatient setting, with the patient (usually) being discharged from the hospital or surgery center within six hours from the procedure's inception.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stress incontinence</span> Form of urinary incontinence from an inadequate closure of the bladder

Stress incontinence, also known as stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or effort incontinence is a form of urinary incontinence. It is due to inadequate closure of the bladder outlet by the urethral sphincter.

Urethroplasty is the surgical repair of an injury or defect within the walls of the urethra. Trauma, iatrogenic injury and infections are the most common causes of urethral injury/defect requiring repair. Urethroplasty is regarded as the gold standard treatment for urethral strictures and offers better outcomes in terms of recurrence rates than dilatations and urethrotomies. It is probably the only useful modality of treatment for long and complex strictures though recurrence rates are higher for this difficult treatment group.

Urogynecology or urogynaecology is a surgical sub-specialty of urology and gynecology.

Dr. Said A. Awad, MD, BCh, FRCS, is Professor Emeritus of Urology at Dalhousie University Medical School, in the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Turner-Warwick</span> British urologist (1925–2020)

Richard Trevor Turner-Warwick was a British urologist who was internationally known for his work on the surgical restoration of the structure and function of the genitourinary tract. He introduced video-cysto-urethrography.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William D. Steers</span>

William D. Steers was a Paul Mellon professor and chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was a president of the American Board of Urology (ABU) and editor of The Journal of Urology. In 2003, the University of Virginia awarded Steers the Hovey Dabney Professorship. In 2004, Dr. Steers initiated the Charlottesville Men's Four Miler road race to raise funds for men's health. Steers was a viticulturist, and co-owned Well Hung Vineyard in Charlottesville. He developed YOURometer, an iPhone app used to record urological related symptoms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Artificial urinary sphincter</span> Medical device

An artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is an implanted device to treat moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence, most commonly in men. The AUS is designed to supplement the function of the natural urinary sphincter that restricts urine flow out of the bladder.

Reed Miller Nesbit was an American urologist, surgeon, and professor. He was Head of the Urology Section of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 1930–1967. Nesbit was a pioneer of transurethral resection of the prostate. He devised the Nesbit operation for treating Peyronie's disease, and he made prominent contributions to pediatric urology, most notably the Cabot-Nesbit style orchiopexy.

Jerry G. Blaivas is an American urologist and senior faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and adjunct professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, as well as professor of clinical urology at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and clinical professor of Urology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He has four patents pending, has received four research grants for which he served as the principal investigator, and served as a major in the United States Army assigned to the Walson Army Hospital. He additionally served as president for the Urodynamic Society.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia</span> Type of surgery

If medical treatment is not effective, surgery may need to be performed for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Rajveer Purohit is an Indian-born American physician, Director of Reconstructive Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and associate professor in its Department of Urology.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Urology Foundation</span> Charity organization

The Urology Foundation (TUF) is a charity that works across the UK and Ireland with the aim of improving the knowledge and skills of surgeons who operate on diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs and funds research to improve outcomes of all urological conditions and urological cancers.

Richard Anthony Santucci MD, FACS is an American reconstructive urologist who currently lives and works in Austin, Texas.

Benjamin N. Breyer is an American urologic surgeon. As a Professor of Urology, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, he specializes in complex urethral and penile reconstruction, male incontinence, male fistula, surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helen O'Connell (urologist)</span> Australian urologist

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  2. ↑ "Board of Directors | Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons" . Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Board & Staff | IVUmed" . Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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  5. ↑ "UToledo News » College of Medicine to award graduate dedicated to improving quality of patients' lives". news.utoledo.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Kurt Allen McCammon, FACS,MD". www.bonsecours.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. ↑ Crawford, Katie. "Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Kurt McCammon | IVUmed" . Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  8. ↑ "Caldera Medical and IVUmed Partner to Alleviate One Million Women Suffering from Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse by 2025". www.businesswire.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. ↑ Haider, Maahum; Jalloh, Mohamed; Yin, Jiaqi; Diallo, Amadou; Puttkammer, Nancy; Gueye, Serigne; Niang, Lamine; Wessells, Hunter; McCammon, Kurt (2019-06-08). "The role of international partnerships in improving urethral reconstruction in low- and middle-income countries". World Journal of Urology. 38 (12): 3003–3011. doi: 10.1007/s00345-019-02819-2 . ISSN   1433-8726. PMC   7716901 . PMID   31177304.
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  15. ↑ Herschorn, Sender; Kohan, Alfred; Aliotta, Philip; McCammon, Kurt; Sriram, Rajagopalan; Abrams, Steven; Lam, Wayne; Everaert, Karel (July 2017). "The Efficacy and Safety of OnabotulinumtoxinA or Solifenacin Compared with Placebo in Solifenacin Naïve Patients with Refractory Overactive Bladder: Results from a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Phase 3b Trial". Journal of Urology. 198 (1): 167–175. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2017.01.069. ISSN   0022-5347. PMID   28161352. S2CID   20957984.
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