Professor and Chair
Loyola University Medical Center Department of Urology
Chris M. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, FACS is a native of Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio with a BS degree in Biology. He obtained his MD degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Gonzalez then completed both his general surgical and urologic residency training at the McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gonzalez served in the US Army National Guard from January 1991 – January 2001. He joined the Northwestern University Department of Urology in 2000 following residency, and was appointed Professor of Urology in 2011. During this time he served as Chief of Urology for the VA Lakeside from 2003 – 2006, and completed his MBA degree from the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management in 2006. He was the Director of Surgery for Northwestern Medicine from 2014 - 2015. Dr. Gonzalez was named the Lester Persky Professor and Chairman of the Urology Institute at University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio in 2015 and served in this role until 2018. He is now the Albert J. Jr. and Claire Speh Professor and Chair of Urology for the Loyola University Medical Center and Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois. He also serves as the Chief of Surgery for the Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Gonzalez was the Chair of AUA Public Policy and Practice Management and is an Associate Editor for Urology and Urology Practice. He is a member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, and is a current Trustee of the ABU where he is Chair of the certifying examination committee. He has published over 150 peer reveiwed manuscripts, review articles, invited editorials, and book chapters with a concentration in genitourinary reconstruction, health policy, and clinical outcomes.
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Friday, April 28, 2023
4:55 PM – 5:05 PM CST
Monday, May 1, 2023
8:25 AM – 8:55 AM CST