Professor
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Dr. Melissa R. Kaufman is Professor, Patricia and Rodes Hart Endowed Chair of Urologic Surgery, and Chief of the Division of Reconstructive Urology and Pelvic Health at Vanderbilt Medical Center. She received her B.A. from Washington University – St. Louis and Ph.D. in Microbial Genetics at University of Tennessee. Following postdoctoral research at Stanford and medical school in her home state of Arkansas, Dr. Kaufman commenced her Urology residency at Vanderbilt. She completed fellowship training in both Male Reconstruction and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She serves as global principal investigator for a pivotal Phase III clinical trial to pioneer the first application of autologous cell therapy for Urologic indications and national principal investigator for the Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes trial. Dr. Kaufman serves on the board of the Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons. She has dedicated substantial effort on behalf of the AUA membership with service on the Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction guidelines, Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection guidelines, Core Curriculum Committee, and Medical Student Urological Curriculum Committee. She served as the Guideline panel Chair for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. She was the 2019 AUA Young Urologist of the Year. She is an Associate Editor for The Journal of Urology and Neurourology and Urodynamics. She is a past president of the Society of Women in Urology. Dr. Kaufman was honored as the 2017 recipient of the Zimskind award from SUFU. She was recently honored with a Distinguished Mid-Career Award by the American Urological Association and the F. Brantley Scott Innovation Award for her contributions in urologic prosthetics. She was inducted into the 2026 Vanderbilt Academy of Excellence of Clinical Medicine. Her most impactful awards have been endowed by her trainees, including the Urology Resident Teaching Award and the Vanderbilt Section of Surgical Sciences McCleery Master Teacher Award.
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Friday, April 28, 2023
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM CST
Sunday, April 30, 2023
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM CST