Urethral Diverticulum: From Straight Forward to Complex_OnDemand
Presented on January 31, 2024 by Benjamin M. Brucker, MD.
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1 Participation Credit
We will explore the condition of female urethral diverticulum. The lecture will talk about diagnostic considerations and review treatments and surgical techniques.
  • Generate an exhaustive Differential diagnosis of vaginal wall cysts
  • Describe the basic steps to surgically treat the urethral diverticulum
  • Discuss how to manage complex case involving urethral diverticulum. 

Dr. Benjamin Brucker is a distinguished clinician, surgeon and academic Urogynecologist currently practicing in New York City at NYU Langone Health. He earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Cornell University before embarking on his medical journey at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. It was during his medical education that he discovered his interest in how various condition effect the urinary bladder.  This led him to purse a residency at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He then completed a fellowship in FPMRS at NYU Langone Health, one of the first fully integrated programs blending Female Urology and Urogynecology.  He demonstrated an  aptitude for research, publishing numerous papers in high-impact journals and presenting his findings at national and international conferences.  His groundbreaking research continues to focus on novel minimally invasive surgical techniques and innovative treatments for urinary disorders.  This work has garnered widespread recognition within the medical community recently culminating in 2022 when he received the prestigious Zimskind-McGuire Award.  

Dr. Brucker is an active member with numerous professional societies including AUA, SUFU, AUGS and the ICS.  He has held numerous committee titles and serves on various professional society committees.  He was also a founding member of the SUFU Research Network, and continues to be involved with this productive multicenter academic endeavor.  He has served as course director and course faculty at countless educational courses, and currently he holds a position with the AUA on the Data committee and on the AUA Pubic Policy Counsel. He has been a faculty member on at AUGS national meetings courses and a panelist,  as well as serving to help select and validate board exam questions.     

He now serves as the division director for Urogynecology and Neurourology in the Departments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology.  He is also the Program Director of the Urogynecology/FRPMS Fellowship.  Dr. Brucker is dedication to teaching and mentoring the next generation of clinician to care for women with pelvic floor condition such as incontinence, prolapse and abnormalities of the urethra.  His collaborative approach to research, working closely with multidisciplinary teams of scientists, clinicians and industry, has led to an impressive number of breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of complex pelvic floor disorders. 

Moderator - Taji Yazdany, MD, FACOG, FACS | Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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