Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Dr. Klausner completed his urology residency at Mount Sinai in New York. After residency, he completed a two-year basic science fellowship at the University of Virginia (UVA) under the mentorship of the late, William Steers investigating neurologic and pharmacologic mechanisms of voiding dysfunction. He then joined the full-time faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia where he currently holds the Endeavour Legacy Foundation Distinguished Chair in Urology. At VCU, he developed multi-disciplinary collaborations and leads a research group focused on the development of novel technologies to improve the diagnosis and phenotyping of overactive bladder. Clinically, Dr. Klausner has a busy practice with a niche in the management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.
Dr. Klausner’s basic science lab evaluates biomechanical mechanisms of overactive bladder (OAB) and spontaneous bladder rhythm using animal models. He and co-PI, John Speich, professor of Mechanical Engineering, have been funded by the NIH since 2015 and currently have two awards with goals to establish novel ultrasound-urodynamics and to explore the role of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to differentiate brain and bladder influences in OAB.
In addition, Dr. Klausner has played an active role in the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), having served as basic science committee chair. At SUFU, he was awarded the 2016 Paul Zimskind Award for excellence and leadership in voiding dysfunction. He has held leadership roles in the Mid-Atlantic AUA where he served as president (2019), and the AUA where he has served on the core curriculum and judicial and ethics committee and as the co-director for the annual Fundamentals in Urology course. He is highly involved in resident education and serves as the program director for the VCU urology.
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Saturday, April 29, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST