
Dr. Hunter Wessels -
Dorothy Fenmore Visiting Professor 2010
“Prevention and Intervention for Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction”
Friday, January 29, 2010
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Munzer Auditorium – B060 – Beckman Center
Hunter Wessells, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chairman, Nelson Chair in Urology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Dr. Wessells graduated from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in urology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was a fellow in reconstructive urology and trauma at the University of California, San Francisco. His research interests include the physiology and pathophysiology of erection, penile endothelial cell function and melanocortin signaling in sex behavior. His clinical interests cover a wide area of subjects in urology, ranging from acute injury management to the reconstruction of complex urethral and genital problems resulting from trauma, infection and radiation. He has served on national and international professional and government committees including WHO International Consultations on Erectile and Sexual Dysfunction and WHO Consensus Conference on Genitourinary Trauma. He is a member of the Urological Kidney and Genital Development Study Section of the National Institutes of Health and serves on the America Board of Urology/American Urological Association Examination Committee. Dr. Wessells is currently a member of he Advisory Committee for Urology of the American College of Surgeons. He has authored or co-authored over 100 original articles and book chapters and has lectured nationally and internationally on topics related to erectile dysfunction, reconstructive surgery and genitourinary trauma.

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