PERSONAL INFORMATION CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Address: Bradley Figler, M.D. University of North Carolina Department of Urology 2105 Physician s Office Building 170 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Telephone: 919-966-2571 EDUCATION POSTGRADUATE TRAINING 7/2011 6/2013 Fellow, Urologic Trauma and Reconstruction, University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 2010 2011 Urology Chief Resident, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2007 2010 Urology Resident, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2006 2007 General Surgery Intern, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2002 2006 Doctor of Medicine (MD), Case Western Reserve Univ. 1997 2001 Bachelor of Science (BS), Brandeis University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 7/2016 Present Nominated Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Urology University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 8/2013 7/2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 7/2011 6/2013 Clinical Instructor, Department of Urology, University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA HONORS Diplomate, American Board of Urology (2015) American College of Surgeons, Fellow (2006 Present) American Urological Association (2008 Present) Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (2013 Present) Philadelphia Urological Society (2013 Present) Sexual Medicine Society (2013 Present) Crile Research Fellow (2003) NSF-IGERT Summer Research Fellow (2000) Brandeis Presidential Scholar (1997-2001) BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PRODUCTS OF SCHOLARSHIP Books and Chapters. Page 1 of 7 Last updated 10/24/16
1) Figler BD, Wessells H. Bladder Trauma. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pages 70-71. 2) Figler BD, Wessells H. Fournier s Gangrene. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pgaes 158-159. 3) Figler BD, Wessells H. Burns, External Genitalia. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pages 76-77. 4) Wessells H, Figler BD. Penile Trauma. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pages 292-293. 5) Wessells H, Figler BD. Priapism. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pages 316-317. 6) Figler BD, Wessells H. Urethral Stricture, Male. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pages 572-573. 7) Figler BD, Wessells H. Ureteral Trauma. In: Gomella LG, ed. 5-2013. Pages 550-551. 8) Figler BD, Master VA. Urologic Trauma. In Chapple CR, Steers WD (eds) Practical Urology: Essential Principles and Practicer. Springer (2011). Pages 497-510. Refereed Papers/Articles: 1) Figler BD, Chery L, Friedrich J, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Key Concepts in the Management of the Adult 'Buried Penis'. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Aug 16. PMID 27541613. 2) Figler BD, Chery L, Friedrich J, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Reply: Limited Panniculectomy for Adult Buried Penis Repair. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jun;137(6):1065e-6e. 3) Figler BD, Chery L, Friedrich J, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Limited Panniculectomy for Adult Buried Penis Repair. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Nov;136(5):1090-2. 4) Figler BD, Gore JL, Holt SK, Voelzke BB, Wessells H. High Regional Variation in Urethroplasty Utilization in the United States. J Urol. 2015 Jan;193(1):179-83. 5) Figler BD, Mack CD, Kaufman R, Wessells H, Bulger E, Smith TG 3rd, Voelzke B. Crash test rating and likelihood of major thoracoabdominal injury in motor vehicle crashes: The new car assessment program side-impact crash test, 1998-2010. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Mar;76(3):750-4 6) Malaeb B, Figler B, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Should blunt segmental vascular renal injuries be considered an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Grade 4 renal injury? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Feb;76(2):484-7.
7) Figler BD, Malaeb BS, Voelzke BB, Smith TG, Wessells H. External Validation of a Sub-Stratification of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Renal Injury Scale for Grade IV Injuries. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Nov;217(5):924-8. 8) Figler BD, Malaeb BS, Dy GW, Voelzke BB, Wessells H. Impact of Graft Position on Failure of Single-stage Bulbar Urethroplasties With Buccal Mucosa Graft. Urology. 2013 Nov;82(5):1166-70. 9) Figler BD, Hoffler E, Reisman WM, Carney KJ, Moore T, Feliciano DV, Master VA. Multi-disciplinary Update on Pelvic Fracture Associated Bladder and Urethral Injuries. Injury (2012), May 14. 10) Figler BD, Webman R, Ramey C, Kaye J, Patrick E, Kirsch A, Smith E, Master VA. Pediatric Adrenal Trauma in the 21st Century: Children's Hospital of Atlanta Experience. J Urol. 2011 Jul;186(1):248-51. 11) Figler BD, Ogan K, Master VA. The Impact of Obesity on Benign Urologic Disease. Am Urol Assn Update Series. 2010 Feb;29(5). 12) Figler BD, Reuther AM, Dhar N, Levin H, Magi-Galluzzi C, Zhou M, Klein EA. Preoperative PSA is still predictive of cancer volume and grade in late PSA era. Urology. 2007 Oct;70(4):711-6. 13) Figler BD, Elder JS, MacLennan GT. Intestinal metaplasia of the bladder. J Urol. 2006 Mar;175(3 Pt 1):1119. 14) Keogh BP, Stanberry L., Robbins CA, Figler BD, Maravilla KM, Wu Kelvin, Lewis TN, Emmia A., Cordes D., Schwartzkroin PA. BOLD-fMRI imaging of PTZ-induced seizures in rats. Epilepsy Res. 2005 Aug-Sep;66(1-3):75-90. Refereed other products of scholarship 1) Figler BD. American Urological Association (AUA) Resident Core Curriculum: Trauma Bladder, Urethra, Genitalia (2016). 2) Figler BD and Kim FJ. American Urological Association (AUA) Resident Core Curriculum: Ultrasound (2016). 3) Figler BD. Network effects of ala13-orcokinin on the pyloric network of the stomatogastric nervous system of the crab Cancer borealis. Honors Thesis, Department of Neuroscience. Brandeis University. 2001. Refereed unpublished oral presentations and/or abstracts 1) Raval A, Syed A, Scott B, Weiner P, Das A, Figler BD. Anterior Urethral Stricture following Laser and Electrocautery Transurethral Prostatic Surgery. American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, October 2016, Washington, DC. 2) Figler BD, Dy GW, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Long-Term Outcomes Following Posterior Urethroplasty for Traumatic Pelvic-Fracture Associated Posterior Urethral Disruption in a Contemporary Cohort. American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, October 2013, Washington, DC. 3) Figler BD, Cherry L, Friedrich J, Wessells H, and Voelzke B. Surgical Technique: Limited Panniculectomy for Adult Buried Penis Repair. American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, May, 2013, Video Presentation, San Diego, CA.
4) Voelzke B, Vanni A, Figler BD, Wessells H, and Friedrich J. Surgical outcomes following surgical repair of adult genital skin deficiency using limited panniculectomy and split thickness skin graft. American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, May, 2013, San Diego, CA. 5) Malaeb BS, Figler BD, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Should blunt segmental renal vascular injury be classified as American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grade 4? American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, September 2012, Chicago, IL. 6) Figler BD, Malaeb BS, Voelzke BB, Wessells H. External Validation of a Proposed Substratification of AAST Renal Injury Scale. American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, May 2012, Atlanta, GA. 7) Figler BD, Mack C, Kaufman R, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Crash Tests Predict Real World Injuries to Kidney, Liver and Spleen. American Urological Association (AUA), May 2012, Atlanta, GA. 8) Figler BD, Malaeb BS, Dy GW, Voelzke BB, Wessells H. Dorsal vs Ventral Onlay for Single Stage Bulbar Urethroplasty. American Urological Association (AUA), May 2012, Atlanta, GA. 9) Malaeb BS, Figler BD, Corcorran M, Voelzke BB, Wessells H. Outcomes of Staged Urethroplasty Among a Heterogenous Patient Group with Anterior Urethral Strictures. American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, May 2012, Atlanta, GA. 10) Figler BD, Webman R, Ryan C, Kaye J, Smith EA, Master VA. Adrenal Trauma in Children: Children s Hospital of Atlanta Experience. First World Congress of Pediatric Urology, May 2010, San Francisco, CA. 11) Figler BD, Trau S, Correa A, Hood N, Butterworth J, Galloway NA. Physical Signs of Asymmetry A Guide to Successful Interstim Therapy. Southeastern Section of American Urological Association, March 2010, Miami, FL. 12) Figler BD, Webman R, Ryan C, Kaye JD, Heiss K, Smith EA, Master VA. Adrenal Trauma in Children: Children s Hospital of Atlanta Experience. Georgia Urological Association, February 2010, Braselton, GA. 13) Kaye JD, Wyly JB, Kirsch AJ, Figler BD, Healy K, Cerwinka WH, Smith EA, Elmore JM, Massad CA, Scherz HC and Broecker BH. Renal abscess in the pediatric population: Diagnostic and management recommendations based on a large institutional experience. American Urological Association (AUA), April 2009, Chicago, IL. 14) Kaye JD, Figler BD, and Smith EA. Comparison of left- and right-sided antegrade continence enema (ACE) for the management of severe constipation in the pediatric neurogenic bowel population. American Urological Association (AUA), April 2009, Chicago, IL 15) Figler BD, Reuther A., Dhar N.B., Magi-Galluzzi C, Zhou M, Klein EA. PSA is still predictive of tumor volume and grade late in the PSA era. American Urological Association (AUA), May 2006, Atlanta, GA. 16) Figler BD, Mahadevan A., Suh J.H., Djemil T. Initial clinical experience with Exactrac automated x-ray fusion to assess patient set-up and immobilization with the Brainlab mask/frame system in stereotactic radiotherapy of the brain.
American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO), October 2005, Denver, CO. 17) Keogh B.P, Cordes D., Stanberry L., Figler BD, Robbins C.A.., Maravilla K.M. and Schwartzkroin P.A. (2004) Heterotopia-associated Initiation of Seizure Activity in a Rat Model of Cortical Dysplasia Demonstrated by Simultaneous EEG and FMRI Using Hierarchical Cluster Analysis. RSNA Meeting, 2004. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AND LECTURES Restoring Continence and Confidence After Prostate Cancer. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Prostate Cancer Networking Group. September 17, 2015. Reconstruction of the Penile urethra. Jefferson Urology Symposium in Avalon. Avalon, NJ, September 12, 2015. Male Reconstruction: The Nurses Role. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 7NE In-service. August 20, 2015. Access to Sub-Specialized Urological Care: Reconstructive Urology. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Urology Grand Rounds. May 21, 2015. Urethroplasty: Update for Residents. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Urology Resident Teaching Rounds. April 10, 2015. Continence and Confidence After Prostate Cancer. Bryn Mawr Prostate Cancer Group. Bryn Mawr, PA, September 23, 2014. Lower Urinary Tract Trauma, Thomas Jefferson Urology Didactic Conference. Philadelphia, PA, September 18, 2014 Advances in Management of Bulbar Strictures. Urology Symposium in Avalon. Avalon, NJ, September 13, 2014. Restoring Continence and Confidence After Prostate Cancer. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Prostate Cancer Networking Group. May 22, 2014. Trauma and Reconstruction Journal Club. Thomas Jefferson Urology Didactic Conference. Philadelphia, PA, March 6, 2014. Restoring Continence and Confidence after Prostate Cancer. Jefferson at the Navy Yard Community Talk. Philadelphia, PA, November 12, 2013. Urologic Trauma and Reconstruction. Thomas Jefferson Urology Resident Didactic Conference. Philadelphia, PA, October 31, 2013
Management of Complex Posterior Urethral Injuries. Urology Symposium in Avalon. Avalon, NJ, September 21, 2013. Basics of Prostate Cancer: Beyond the Headlines. Women s Health Source Event. Thomas Jefferson University. Philadelphia, PA, September 26, 2013. Regional Variation In Treatment Patterns For Male Urethral Stricture Disease Among Privately Insured Adults In The United States. 5th Annual Hirschler Lecture, University of Washington Department of Urology, Seattle, WA, June 15, 2013. Post-Prostatectomy Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence in Non- Medicare Patients. University of Washington Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Seattle, WA, June 12, 2013. Urology Residency ISIS Skills Training Initiative (URISTI): DeepCast Deep Hole Suturing. University of Washington Department of Urology. May 31, 2013. Treatment Patterns for Male Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease in the United States. Thomas Jefferson University Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Philadelphia, PA, December 13, 2012. Peyronie s Disease: Diagnosis and Management. August 17, 2012. University of Washington Department of Urology, Seattle, WA, August 17, 2012. Leveraging Marketscan Data Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC), Seattle, WA, June 28, 2012. Research Seminar Contemporary Data Acquisition and Utilization in Urology University of Washington Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Seattle, WA, June 13, 2012. Do Crash Tests Predict Kidney Injury? Prelude to lecture by Jack McAninch MD at 2 nd Annual Paul H. Lange, MD Endowed Lecture, Seattle, WA, Nov 17, 2011. Genitourinary Tumors, Lecture to Y1 Physician Assistant Students, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2009, 2010, 2011. Advances in Hypospadias, Urology Grand Rounds, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2010. Neuromodulation for Voiding, Urology Grand Rounds, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2009. Brachytherapy: Indications and Peri-operative Management, Peri-operative Nursing Grand Rounds, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2008 and 2009.
Traumatic Injuries to the Posterior Urethra: Advances in Diagnosis and Management, Urology Grand Rounds, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2008. Post-Prostatectomy ED - Should We Be Doing More?, Urology Grand Rounds, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2008. Pathology, Teaching Assistant Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2003 Teaching Assistant/Instructor, Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, August 2000 May 2001 Teaching Assistant/Tutor, Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, August 1999 May 2000 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE To discipline AUA Core Curriculum Committee Ultrasound (2013 - Present) American College of Surgeons Urology Section (2016) Editorial Responsibilities: New England Journal of Medicine Canadian Journal of Urology Journal of the American College of Surgeons Austin Journal of Urology (Editorial Board) Journal of Urology (Ad hoc) Journal of Endourology (Ad hoc) Journal of Trauma (Ad hoc) The Journal of Sexual Medicine (Ad hoc) Other Physician champion, Telemedicine, Thomas Jefferson University RESEARCH STATEMENT Examining access to benign urologic surgery, including barriers (e.g., geographic barriers secondary to travel time, workforce issues and knowledge gaps) and strategies to overcome these barriers (e.g., telemedicine) as well as epidemiology of urogenital trauma. TEACHING STATEMENT Clinical interests include management of genitourinary trauma; sexual and urinary dysfunction, including prosthetics for managing erectile dysfunction and stress urinary incontinence; and complex genitourinary reconstructive surgery for stricture, fistula, and genital skin deficiency.