Kevin T. McVary, MD, FACS

Dr. Kevin T. McVary graduated with distinction from Northwestern University, received his M.D. degree from Northwestern Medical School, and completed a two-year program in general surgery at Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  A four-year urology training program followed.  This included a one-year urology research fellowship as the Urology Research Fellow investigating neural influences on sexual reflexes. In addition, he was granted a Riba Urology Research Fellowship under the direction of Chung Lee, Ph.D. at Northwestern. Dr. McVary joined the staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and was a Professor of Urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for 23 years.  He served as the Director of the Center for Sexual Health at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, conducted the Prostate Diseases Minimally Invasive Program, and was Director of the Andrology Fellowship Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  In 2013 he joined the Division of Urology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine located in Springfield, IL, his hometown.

His primary clinical areas include prostate diseases including prostate cancer and BPH as well as the evaluation and treatment of sexual function.  Dr. McVary has had extensive experience conducting clinical trials for the National Institute and Health and numerous private and industry foundations.

Dr McVary is the Chairman of the AUA BPH Clinical Guidelines Committee, the Co-Chair of the International Consultation on Male LUTS, and the Associate Editor of the Journal of Urology. He has been named Chairman of the Special Emphasis Urology Study Section for the NIDDK. He is Co-Chairman of the Clinical Section of the NIDDK Strategic Pathway for Prostate Basic and Clinical Science.  He has also completed a 4-year stint on the American Board of Urology Exam Committee.  He is the AUA Honorary Speaker at the European Association of Urology (EAU) chosen by EAU members as well as the SMSNA Honorary Speaker chosen by the European Sexual Medicine Society (ESSM) membership. He was named a Sommer Lecturer at the University of Oregon in 2008.

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Terms of Appointment: December 2017 - November 2019