On Demand Library

2009-06-23

 
 

Nejd F. Alsikafi, MD

Male Incontinence

World Continence Week is June 22-28. It is estimated 33 million people in the United States experience urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is defined as the involuntary leakage of urine. It can be distressing and disabling and affects every aspect of a person’s life. Joining Dr. DeSilva to discuss effective treatment methods is urologist, Dr. Nejd Alsikafi.

Dr. Nejd F. Alsikafi, MD is a 1997 graduate of the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Following medical school he was a resident in urology at the University of Chicago and completed his chief resident year in 2003. Afterwards he was accepted for a prestigious fellowship in urologic trauma and reconstruction at the University of California San Francisco. There he served as Clinical Instructor and was the author of many publications. Afterwards he joined the faculty at the University of Chicago as Clinical Associate and was an attending urologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. In 2006 he was recruited to move his urologic trauma and reconstructive practice to the Loyola University Health System, where he currently serves as Clinical Assistant Professor. He is head of the Chicago Center for Urologic Reconstruction and Trauma. In late 2006 he joined the practice of Urology Specialists of Lake County.

Dr.Alsikafi is board certified in adult and pediatric urology by the American Board of Urology and is an active member of the American Urological Association. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of many honorary and academic medical societies.

Dr. Derrick DeSilva