Current Endourology and Laparoscopic
Surgery Fellow: Ramsey Chichakli, M.D.

Contact Info Education/Training Professional Affiliations Awards/Distinctions Publications/Presentations Research Initiatives

Contact Info:
Phone: (312) 573-9209
Phone: (901) 240-6089
Fax: (901) 448-1122
E-mail: rchichakli@yahoo.com

Education/Training

Academic Degrees

• 2000 University of Texas Health Science Center
  Houston , Texas
  M.D.
• 1996 University of Texas
  Austin, Texas
  B.S. Molecular Biology

Professional Experience

• 2006-2007 Laparoscopic/Minimally invasive Fellowship
  Loyola University
  Chicago, IL
• 2000–2006 Urology residency program
  University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  Memphis, TN

Licensure/Certification

• 2001 United States Medical Licensing Exam
• 2006 Illinois Medical License
• 2006 American Board of Urology (Anticipated for August 2006)

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Professional Affiliations:

• American Medical Association, 2000 – present

• American Urologic Association, 2001 – present

Awards/Distinctions:

• Gerald P. Murphy scholar, 2005

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Publications/Presentations

Selected Articles:

• Chichakli RN, Gingrich JR, Genetic Aspects of Urologic Malignancies. Inherited Cancer Syndromes. 2004, chapter 9: 205-241.

• Rosser CJ, Chichakli R, Levy LB, Kuban DA, Smith LG, Pisters LL., Biochemical disease-free survival in men younger than 60 years with prostate cancer treated with external beam radiation. J Urol . 2002 Aug;168(2):536-41.

• Rosser CJ, Levy LB, Kuban DA, Chichakli R, Pollack A, Lee A, Pisters LL., Hazard rates of disease progression after external beam radiotherapy for clinically localized carcinoma of the prostate. J Urol . 2003 Jun;169(6):2160-5.

• Rosser CJ, Kuban DA, Levy LB, Chichakli R, Pollack A, Lee AK, Pisters LL., Prostate specific antigen bounce phenomenon after external beam radiation for clinically localized prostate cancer. J Urol . 2002 Nov;168(5):2001-5.

• Rosser CJ, Kuban DA, Levy LB, Pettaway CA, Chichakli R, Kamat AM, Sanchez-Ortiz RF, Pisters LL., Clinical features and treatment outcome of Hispanic men with prostate cancer following external beam radiotherapy. J Urol . 2003 Nov;170(5):1856-9.

• Rosser CJ, Kuban DA, Lee SJ, Levy LB, Pettaway C, Kamat AM, Chichakli R, Lee A, Cheung RM, Sanchez-Ortiz R, Pisters LL. Racial influence on biochemical disease-free survival in men treated with external-beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer. J Natl Med Assoc . 2004 Jul;96(7):939-44.

• Kamat AM, Rosser CJ, Levy LB, Chichakli R, Lee AK, Cheung MR, Pisters LL. Rise in serum PSA of 1.5 ng/mL above 24-month nadir after external beam radiotherapy is predictive of biochemical failure. Urology . 2004 Jun;63(6):1132-7.

• Leibovici D, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Spiess PE, Kuban DA, Rosser CJ, Shen Y, Yang Y, Chichakli R, Pisters LL. Symptomatic local recurrence of prostate carcinoma after radiation therapy. Cancer. 2005 May 15;103(10):2060-6.

• Rosser CJ, Kamat AM, Wang X, Do KA, Sanchez-Ortiz RF, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Cheung R, Chichakli R, Pisters LL. Is patient age a factor in the occurrence of prostate-specific antigen bounce phenomenon after external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer? Urology. 2005 Aug;66(2):327-31.

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Selected Presentations/Abstracts:

• Chichakli R, Biochemical disease-free survival in men younger than 60 years with prostate cancer treated with external beam radiation. Southeast section of AUA annual meeting. Naples, Florida, 2001.

• Chichakli R, Prostate specific antigen bounce phenomenon after external beam radiation for clinically localized prostate cancer. Southeast section of AUA annual meeting. Naples, Florida, 2001.

• Chichakli R, The Effects of Stretch Stimulation on Calmodulin Kinase Activity in Muscle. John Webber award competition. Houston, Texas, 1997.

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Selected Research Initiatives:

• Chichakli R, Derweesh I. Our experience with laparoscopic and open management for Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis. Department of Urology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38163.

• Chichakli R, Barrett CM, Andress V, Steiner M, and Veverka, KA. Anabolic and androgenic effects of a novel SARM compound in vitro and in vivo. GTx Inc., Memphis, TN 38163; The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38163.

• Chichakli R, Kerry C, Wiygul R. The efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in treating detrussor instability in the spinal chord population. Department of Urology, The University of Tennessee , Memphis , TN 38163 .

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