Edward M. Schaeffer, M.D., Ph.D., is Chair of the Department of Urology at Feinberg School of Medicine, Urologist in Chief at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Director of the Polsky Urologic Cancer Institute and Program Director of the Genitourinary Oncology Program at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.

Schaeffer is a clinically active urologist with a specialized practice in prostate cancer. He has published more than 430 peer-reviewed publications emphasizing at-risk populations, diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and the molecular biology of lethal prostate cancer.

His discoveries have advanced the basic scientific understanding of biologic differences in prostate cancers in men of African descent, and molecular features that influence metastatic disease risk. Schaeffer, an internationally recognized clinician, is a pioneer in robotic prostatectomy who has made tissue-sparing modifications to the procedure that preserve continence and sexual function.

Dr. Schaeffer is a worldwide leader in urology and prostate cancer care. With over 430 peer-reviewed publications, his prostate cancer program sets the gold standard for personalized, compassionate care, featuring pioneering initiatives in survivorship and sexual medicine.

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