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Our experts have been featured in the media discussing a variety of urological topics and conditions.

Midwest Army Veteran Receives Rare Cancer Diagnosis and Travels to Chicago for Lifesaving Treatment
Army Special Forces veteran Jeff Bosley underwent prostate cancer surgery with Edward Schaeffer, MD, PhD, after being diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 46.

Oak Forest Man Faces Two Aggressive, Unrelated Cancers at the Same Time; Receives Multidisciplinary Care at Northwestern Medicine
Joshua Meeks, MD, PhD, teams up with Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital to treat a patient diagnosed with muscle-invasive high-grade urothelial carcinoma, an aggressive form of bladder cancer, and right lung adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer.

Amy E. Krambeck, MD, Reflects on 754 HoLEP Procedures Performed by Her Team in 2024 | Urology Times
Northwestern Memorial Hospital performed the most HoLEP procedures in the nation in 2024. Dr. Krambeck discusses this milestone and the expansion of HoLEP procedures throughout the Northwestern Medicine system.

Northwestern Medicine Urology Leaders Drive Innovation Through System Integration | Urology Times
Henry C. Wright IV, MD, and Jennifer Miles-Thomas, MD, URPS, MBA, highlight Northwestern Medicine’s efforts to foster innovation and integration across its expanding hospital network.

“It felt like I was giving birth every month.” Born With a Rare Uterine Anomaly, Illinois Woman’s Period Pain Intensified Due to Stage 3 Endometriosis
To relieve severe endometriosis symptoms, Ziho Lee, MD, and Magdy Milad, MD, removed a patient’s uterus and the endometriosis blocking the ureter, and re-implanted the ureter into the bladder.

Northwestern Medicine Study Advocates for Alternative Biopsy Approach for Detecting Prostate Cancer
A new study by Northwestern Medicine published in JAMA Oncology suggests that using an alternative approach — a percutaneous, transperineal prostate biopsy — is as effective at detecting cancer as the transrectal approach, but without the risk of infection or need for prophylactic antibiotics.