Head of Neuro-Urology at Moinhos de Vento Hospital
Dr. Marcio A. Averbeck received his medical degree from the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil (2003). His specialization in Urology (Medical Residency Program) was obtained in 2008 from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil. From 2008 to 2010 he was a member of the kidney and pancreas transplantation team at Santa Casa Hospital Complex, in Porto Alegre. In 2009 he was awarded a scholarship from the EAU/EUSP (European Urological Scholarship Program) and became a Clinical Fellow of the Neuro-Urology Unit in Innsbruck, Austria (host: Prof. Helmut Madersbacher).
Since he came back to Brazil, he is actively involved in the training of residents at Presidente Vargas Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Porto Alegre. Dr. Averbeck has also an appointment as invited Professor at Unisinos University (Porto Alegre, Brazil). The urologist has obtained his Master’s Degree and his PhD in Health Sciences from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (2011/2017). In 2014, he was invited to take over as Neuro-Urology Coordinator at Moinhos de Vento Hospital (affiliated to Johns Hopkins Medicine International).
Dr. Averbeck acts as reviewer of several indexed medical journals, including The Journal of Urology (editorial board member), European Urology, Neurourology and Urodynamics, Continence, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Urology, International Urogynecology Journal, International Brazilian Journal of Urology, International Journal of Urology, among others. He has also published several book chapters in the field of functional urology and took part as editor of the SBU Urodynamic Atlas (2015) and the SBU-INUS Manual of Neuro-Urology (2017).
His main areas of interest are non-neurogenic male LUTS, BPH-related bladder dysfunction, neuro-urology/neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, neuromodulation techniques, and post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence.
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Sunday, April 30, 2023
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST