MARK S. SHIMKO, M.D. Chesapeake Urology Associates, LLC 1342 S. Division Street, Unit 401 Salisbury, MD 21804 410-546-2133 314 Franklin Avenue, Suite 302 Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-3735 1340 Middleford Road, Unit 402 Seaford, DE 19973 302-628-4222 Present Rank and Position Chairman, Department of Surgery Peninsula Regional Medical Center (2018-present) Director, Peninsula Institute for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Peninsula Regional Medical Center (2013-present) Partner Peninsula Urology Associates (2014-present) Education College/University Emory University Atlanta, GA (1998 2002) BS, Chemistry BA, Mathematics Minor, Physics Medical School University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD (2003 2007) MD Internship Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN (2007 2008) General Surgery Residency Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN (2008 2012) Urology Board Certification(s) USMLE Step 1 (06/2005): Passed Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (02/2007): Passed Clinical Skills (11/2006): Passed Step 3 (09/2007): Passed American Board of Urology Medical Licensure Maryland (2011 present) Delaware (2012 present) Minnesota (2008 2012)
Honors/Awards Residency 2017 - Physician of the Quarter Peninsula Regional Medical Center Joseph W. Segura Essay Contest Winner, Mayo Clinic, 2010 Long-term complications of conduit urinary diversion. Kelalis Essay Contest Finalist, third place, Minnesota Urological Society, 2011 Tumor stage at re-resection predicts progression to muscle-invasive disease for patients with T1 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Medical School Alpha Omega Alpha, Vice-President, Junior member - Medical student honor society, six students are voted in annually by medical school faculty Humanism Honor Society, 2006 - Elected by faculty and colleagues for exemplifying the humanistic side of medicine Bradley Gaither Memorial Award for Excellence in Genitourinary Surgery, 2007 - Awarded annually to a single student for performance on Urology rotations during clinical years Magna cum laude - Ranked second in University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Class of 2007 Development Scholarship (2003-2007) - Scholarship awarded for academic achievement and contribution towards medical education College Emory Scholar (1998-2002) - Four year scholarship awarded for academic achievement NCAA Postgraduate Scholar (2002) - One year scholarship awarded annually for academic and athletic achievement Emory University All-Time Swimming and Diving Team (2011) Professional Memberships and Societies Med Chi (2012 -- present) American Urological Association, member, 2007 present American College of Surgeons, member, 2007 2012 Minnesota Urological Society, member, 2007-2012 Alpha Omega Alpha
Additional Training and Certification Greenlight Laser Certification, 2011 Intuitive Robotic Certification, 2010 Microsurgical course, 2009 Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, 2009 Administrative Responsibilities Clinical Practice Committee (Urology), Mayo Clinic, 2011 Chief Resident, Urology, Mayo Clinic, 2011-2012 Instructor in Urology, Mayo Clinic, 2012 Director, Peninsula Institute for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery (2013-present) Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, 2017 Chairman, Surgical Services Operating Committee, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, 2017 Member, Transfusion Peer Review Committee, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, 2017-present Presentations at National and International Meetings 1. Shimko MS, Tollefson MK, Farmer SA, Blute ML, Frank I. Long-term complications of incontinent urinary diversions. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Podium Session. Chicago, IL, April 25-30, 2009. 2. Shimko MS and Mynderse LM. Correlation of 3-dimensional ultrasound computer-aided interpretation with dynamic contrast enhanced pelvic MRI in the detection of post radical prostatectomy local recurrence of prostate cancer. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Poster Session. San Francisco, CA, May 29-June 3, 2010. 3. Shimko MS, Chow GK, and Elliott DS. Long-term durability of robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with a minimum of three years followup. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Podium Session. San Francisco, CA, May 29-June 3, 2010. 4. Umbreit EC, Karnes RJ, Shimko MS, Rangel L, Carlson R, Hofer R, Blute ML. The Effect of Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia During Prostatectomy on Oncologic Outcomes for Prostate Cancer. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Podium Session. San Francisco, CA, May 29 June 3, 2010. 5. Shimko MS, Tollefson MK, Umbreit EC, Farmer SA, Frank I. Long-term complications of conduit urinary diversion: analysis with 15 years of follow up. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Podium Session. Chicago, IL, September 30-October 2, 2010. 6. Shimko MS, Umbreit EC, Thompson RH, Frank I. Secondary transurethral resection in patients with T1 bladder cancer. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Moderated Poster. Chicago, IL, September 30-October 2, 2010. 7. Umbreit EC, Dozois E, Shimko MS, Karnes RJ. Prostate biopsy techniques for patients with an ileal pouch anal anastomosis. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Moderated Poster. Chicago, IL, September 29 October 2, 2010. 8. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Lohse CM, Leibovich BL, Thompson RH. Metastatic Potential of Renal Cell Carcinoma at Presentation and Surveillance According to Original Tumor Size. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Moderated Poster. Chicago, IL, September 29 October 2, 2010.
9. Umbreit EC, Hubanks JM, Shimko MS, Lohse CM, Cheville J, Thompson RH, Leibovich BC. Prognostic Significance of Inferior Vena Cava Wall Invasion in Stage pt3c Renal Cell Carcinoma. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Moderated Poster. Chicago, IL, September 29 October 2, 2010. 10. Umbreit EC, Hubanks JM, Shimko MS, Lohse CM, Cheville J, Thompson RH, Leibovich BC. Radiographic predictors of vena cava wall invasion by tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Podium Session. Chicago, IL, September 29 October 2, 2010. 11. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Thompson RH, Frank I. Secondary transurethral resection for T1 bladder cancer decreases risk of progression. American Urological Association, North Central Section, Annual Meeting. Podium Session. Chicago, IL, September 29 October 2, 2010. 12. Umbreit EC, Hubanks JM, Shimko MS, Lohse CM, Cheville J, Boorjian S, Thompson RH, Leibovich BC. Radiographic predictors of vena cava wall invasion by tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma. Society of Urologic Oncology, Winter Meeting. Moderated Poster. Bethesda, MD, National Institute of Health, December 8-10, 2010. 13. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Wilson T, Thompson RH, Frank I. Secondary transurethral resection for T1 bladder cancer: more important than just staging? Society of Urologic Oncology, Winter Meeting. Moderated Poster. Bethesda, MD, National Institute of Health, December 8-10, 2010. 14. Shimko MS, Umbreit EC, Wilson TM, Thomson RH, Frank I. Residual T1 disease on repeat transurethral resection for T1 bladder cancer increases risk of progression. American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Podium Session. Washington, D.C., May 14-19, 2011. 15. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Thapa P, Wilson T, Thompson RH, Frank I. Secondary transurethral resection is protective against recurrence and progression for patients with T1 bladder cancer. American Urological Association, Annual Meeting. Podium Session. Washington D.C., May 14 19, 2011. Publications Original Articles 1. Mallott D, Raczek J, Skinner C, Jarrell K, Shimko M, Jarrell B. A basis for electronic cognitive simulation: the heuristic patient. Surg Innov. 2005 Mar; 12(1):43-9. 2. Shimko MS, Jacobs SC, Phelan MW. Renal metastasis of malignant melanoma with unknown primary. Urology 2007 Feb; 69(2):384. 3. Umbreit EC, Crispen PL, Shimko MS, Farmer SA, Blute ML, Frank I. Multifactorial, Sitespecific Recurrence Model Following Radical Cystectomy for Urothelial Carcinoma. Cancer. 2010 Jul 15; 116(14):3399-407. 4. Shimko MS, Tollefson MK, Umbreit EC, Farmer SA, Blute M, Frank I. Long-term complications of conduit urinary diversion. J Urol. 2011 Feb; 185(2):562-7. Epub 2010 Dec 18. 5. Shimko MS, Umbreit EC, Chow GK, Elliott DS. Long-term outcomes of robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with a minimum of three years follow up. J Robotic Surg. 2011 Sep; 5(3):175-180. Epub Jan 2011.
6. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Lohse ML, Cheville JC, Leibovich BC, Thompson RH: Metastatic potential of a renal mass according to original tumour size at presentation. BJU Int. 2012 Jan; 109(2):190-4. Epub May 2011. 7. Linder BJ, Frank I, Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Fernández N, Rangel LJ, Karnes RJ. Standard and saturation transrectal prostate biopsy techniques are equally accurate among prostate cancer active surveillance candidates. Int J Urol. 2013 Sep;20(9):860-4. Abstracts 1. Shimko MS, Tollefson MK, Farmer SA, Blute ML, Frank I. Long-term complications of incontinent urinary diversions. J Urol. 2009 Apr; 181(4): 266. 2. Umbreit E, Karnes RJ, Shimko M, Rangel L, Carlson R, Hofer R, Blute M. The effect of regional anesthesia and analgesia during prostatectomy on oncologic outcomes for prostate cancer. North Central Section of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Poster Session. Scottsdale, AZ, November 10-14, 2009. 3. Shimko MS, Knoedler JJ, Umbreit EC, Mynderse LM. Correlation of 3-dimensional ultrasound computer-aided interpretation with dynamic contrast enhanced pelvic MRI in the detection of post radical prostatectomy local recurrence of prostate cancer. J Urol. 2010 Apr; 183(4): e783. 4. Shimko MS, Chow GK, and Elliott DS. Long-term durability of robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with a minimum of three years followup. J Urol. 2010 Apr; 183(4): e535-536. 5. Umbreit EC, Karnes RJ, Shimko MS, Rangel L, Carlson R, Hofer R, Blute ML. The effect of regional anesthesia and analgesia during prostatectomy on oncologic outcomes for prostate cancer. J Urol. Apr 2010; 183(4): e114. 6. Shimko MS, Umbreit EC, Wilson TM, Thomson RH, Frank I. Residual T1 disease on repeat transurethral resection for T1 bladder cancer increases risk of progression. J Urol. 2011 Apr; 185(4): e665. 7. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Thapa P, Wilson TM, Thompson RH, Frank I. Secondary transurethral resection is protective against recurrence and progression for patients with T1 bladder cancer. J Urol. 2011 Apr; 185(4): e664 8. Kim S, Frank I, Weight C, Shimko MS, Thapa P, Tollefson MK, Farmer SA, Boorjian SA. Determinants of long-term renal function for patients undergoing radical cystectomy with urinary diversion. J Urol. 2011 Apr; 185(4): e456. Book Chapters 1. McGee SM, Shimko MS, Elliott DS, Chow GK: Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy. In Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery, LM Su (ed), Human Press, New York, NY, 2011, Chapter 2: 107-18. 2. Shimko MS and Elliott DS: Robotic Surgery in Urogynecology. In Robotic Urological Surgery, AK Hemal and M Menon (eds), Springer Publishing, New York, NY, 2011, Part 7: 605-610.
3. Umbreit EC, Shimko MS, Gettman MT. Prostate Anatomy and Prostate Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Staging, and Prevention. In Robotic Radiosurgery: Volume 3. Springer Publishing, New York, NY, 2011, Chapter 4: 29-40.