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Dr. Edward M. Schaeffer
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chair, Department of Urology
Edmund Andrews Professor of Urology
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Areas of Focus
- Urology
- Diagnosis and treatment, including advanced surgical robotics, for men with prostate cancer
- Modeling of chemotherapies and hormonal therapies that effectively treat rare, aggressive tumors
Work/Research
- At-risk populations for prostate cancer
- Diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and the molecular biology of lethal prostate cancer
- Social and biological drivers of prostate cancer in men of African ancestry, including expertise in distinct molecular signatures and locations of prostate cancer in African American men
Career
- Board certified in Urology by the American Board of Urology
- Director of the Polsky Urologic Cancer Institute
- Member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University