Professor of Urology
University of Michigan Urology Dept
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J. Quentin Clemens, MD, FACS, MSCI graduated from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Science. He then obtained his MD degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his urology residency training at Northwestern University Medical School and his Fellowship in Neurourology, Reconstruction and Incontinence at the University of Michigan. He is the Edward J. McGuire Professor of Urology and Associate Chair for Research at the University of Michigan. He is also the Director of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program.
Dr. Clemens is a member of the SUFU Executive Committee, and has served as a member of the ABU Examination Committee and on numerous AUA Clinical Practice Guidelines Committees. In 2014, he received the Paul Zimskind Award from SUFU for his accomplishments in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Clemens has published over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. Dr. Clemens’ research interests are in the areas of epidemiology and health services research related to benign urologic diseases. He has been Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded projects related to urinary incontinence, interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis, including the current NIDDK MAPP Research Network and NIDDK LURN Research Network. He has been Chair of the MAPP Network since 2013.
Dr. Clemens has also been actively involved in health policy issues with the AUA, where he was named the Gallagher Health Policy Scholar for 2008-2009. He is past Chair of the AUA Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, and past Chair of the AUA Data Committee. As Chair of the Data Committee, he led the development and administration of the AQUA registry, the AUA census and the AUA data grants program. For these activities he was awarded the 2018 AUA Distinguished Service Award.
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