5409 W. Tayside Circle Columbia, MO 65203 Home: 573-443-0809 Cell: 573-881-7776 Email: smdresner@hotmail.com
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Matthew Lawrence Dresner, 12 November 1986 Stephanie Louise Dresner, 29 March 1989 Brian Daniel Dresner, 23 March 1993
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Biology, B.A., 1973 - 1976
University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences College of Medicine Memphis, Tennessee M.D., 1977 - 1981
USAF Wright-Patterson Medical Center & Wright State University School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio General Surgical Residency, PGY 1 – 2 1981 - 1983
Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Urologic Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Resident in Urologic Surgery, PGY 3 - 5 1983-1986
Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Urologic Surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Chief Resident in Urologic Surgery, PGY 6 1986-1987
Site Investigator for Bladder Cancer Study BCG Versus BCG Plus Interferon Alpha2-B (Intron A) in Superficial Bladder Cancer. Study Coordinator is Donald Lamm, Scottsdale, AZ. June 18, 2001 to present.
Site Investigator for Bladder Cancer Study BCG/Intron, A National Phase II Trial of Interferon alfa 2B (Intron A) Plus BCG for Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer. Study Coordinator is Michael A. O’Donnell, Iowa City, IA. November 23, 1999 to October 28, 2002
Site Investigator for The Eulexin Quality of Life Study. Internal study for Schering Oncology Biotech. 1994
Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington School of Medicine, Division of Urologic Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri Research Fellow, 1985 - 1986
Oak Ridge, Tennessee Research Assistant / Cancer Research, 1977
Oak Ridge National Laboratories, X-10 / Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee Research Assistant / Computer Programmer,
Missouri R9D26 July 1, 1984 (current with appropriate renewals)
Certificate Number: 9530 Original Certification: February 19, 1989
Training Forum on Contemporary Cryoablation: Endocare Clinical Workshop Scottsdale, AZ January 15 - 16, 2000
CRYOSURGERY: Cryoablation of the Prostate, Clinical Application Workshop Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA July 29-30, 1993
Visual Laser Ablation of the Prostate, Urolase and the Probe for Urology, CR Bard Number: N/A September 25, 1992
Laparoscopic Surgical Therapy, Masters Course, Phoenix Urology of St. Joseph, Inc., St. Joseph, Missouri Number: N/A August 3, 1991
Medical Laser Certified (CO2, Argon, Nd:YAG, KTP, Candela) University of Pennsylvania Number: N/A November 11, 1989
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Midwest Stone Institute, Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, American Urological Association Approved Extracorporeal Shock Wave
Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Missouri
University Hospital & Clinics, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri Fitzgibbons Hospital, Marshall, Missouri
Chief of Staff - Columbia Regional Hospital
Chief of Surgery - Columbia Regional Hospital
Vice - Chief of Surgery & Chair of Surgical Advisory
Committee - Columbia Regional Hospital January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000
Clinical Instructor, Department of Urology, University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65212 1991 to present
Clinical Instructor, Department of Urology, Wilford
Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 78236
Consultant, Department of Urology, Portsmouth Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Virginia 23708
South Central Section of the American Urologic
American College of Surgeons - Fellow Missouri Chapter of the American College
of Surgeons American Medical Association American Association of Clinical Urologists American Lithotripsy Society Society of Urologic Cryosurgeons Endourological Society Missouri State Medical Association Boone County Medical Society
Staff Urologist, Department of Urology, Langley Air Force Base Hospital, 1st Medical Group/SGHSU, Langley AFB, Virginia 1987 - 1988
Chief, Department of Urology, Langley Air Force Base Hospital, 1st Medical Group/SGHSU, Langley AFB, Virginia 1988 - 1989
Consultant Urologist, Department of Urology, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia 1987 - 1989
Staff Urologist, Department of Urology, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas 1989 - 1991
Assistant Chief of Hospital Services, Langley Air Force Base Hospital, 1st Medical Group/SGH, Langley AFB, Virginia 1988 - 1989
Director, ACLS Provider Instruction Program, Langley Air Force Base Hospital, 1st Medical Group/SCHN, Langley AFB, Virginia 1988 - 1989
American College of Surgeons Resident Essay Contest, Ohio Chapter, 1982, 3rd Place: "Retroperitoneal (Adrenal) Hemorrhage as a Complication of Anticoagulant Therapy".
James C. Kimbrough Memorial Award, 32nd Meeting of the James C. Kimbrough Urologic Seminar, 1984, 1st Place: "Intravesical BCG Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer: Effects of BCG Viability on Treatment Results".
Consultant/Instructor to Ohio Valley Medical Center in Setting Up Regional Laparoscopic Surgery Program Wheeling, WV
August, 1993 Founder and Medical Director of Mid-Missouri Chapter, "US-TOO" Prostate Cancer Support Group September, 1993
Faculty Member Advances in Management of Prostate Cancer: Cryosurgery Tulane University School of Medicine Tulane University Medical Center Department of Urology New Orleans, LA
January 24-25, 1994 and March 30-31, 1994
Faculty Member Cryotherapy Course Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine Department of Urology and Surgery Bethesda, MD November 29, 1994
National Proctor Staff for Cryomedical Sciences, Inc., Cryosurgical Unit Installations:
Dr. Marc Barrett Providence Health Center Waco, TX January 19-20, 1994
Dr. Arie Belldegrun UCLA, Dept. of Urol Los Angeles, CA May 5, 1994
Dr. Lawrence Gelstein St. Anthony's Hospital St. Louis, MO May 20, 1994
Dr. Elwin Fraley Lake Regional Hospital Fergus Falls, MN June 28-29, 1994
Dr. Marc Taub Boca Raton Community Hospital Boca Raton, FL July 27-28, 1994
Dr. Kelly Kaesler Spring Branch Regional Medical Center Houston, TX August 24-25, 1994
Dr. Alan Fogle Roper Medical Center Charleston, SC September 28-29, 1994
Dr. Bill Carter Roper Medical Center Charleston, SC October 6-7, 1994
Dr. Nabil Bassada Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC November 9-10, 1994
Dresner, S.M., Haaff, E.O., Ratliff, T.L., and Catalona, W.J.: Bacille Calmette-Guerin Intravesical Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer. In: Urology Grand Rounds. By the Educations Division of Sieber and McIntyre, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1984, pp. 209.
Haaff, E.O., Dresner, S.M., Kelley, D.R., Ratliff, T.L., Shapiro, A., and Catalona, W.J.: role of Immunotherapy in the Prevention of Recurrence and Invasion of Urothelial Bladder Tumors: A Review. World J Urol. 3:76, 1985.
Kelley, D.R., Ratliff, T.L., Catalona, W.J., Shapiro, A., Lage, J.M., Bauer, W.C., Haaff, E.O., and Dresner, S.M.: Intravesical BCG Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer: Effect of BCG Viability on Treatment Results, J. Urol. 134:48, 1985.
Catalona, W.J. and Dresner, S.M.: Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: Extraprostatic Tumor Extension and Preservation of Erectile Function. J. Urol. 134:48, 1985.
Kelley, D.R., Haaff, E.O., Becich, M., Lage, J., Bauer, W.C., Dresner, S.M., Catalona, W.J., and Ratliff, T.L.: Prognostic Value of Purified Protein Derivative Skin Test and Granuloma Formation in Patients Treated with Intravesical BCG. J. Urol. 135:268, 1986.
Haaff, E.O., Dresner, S.M., Ratliff, T.L., and Catalona, W.J.: Two Courses of Intravesical BCG for Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. J. Urol. 136:820, 1986.
Clayman, R.V., Bub, P., Haaff, E.O., and Dresner, S.M.: Prone Flexible Cystoscopy: An Adjunct to Percutaneous Stone Removal. J. Urol. 137:65, 1987.
Hudson, M.A., Ratliff, T.L., Gillen, D.P., Haaff, E.O., Dresner, S.M., and Catalona, W.J.: Single Course Versus Maintenance BCG Therapy for Superficial Bladder Tumors. J. Urol. 138:295, 1987.
Kavoussi, L.R., Torrence, R.J., Gillen, D.P., Hudson, M.A., Haaff, E.O., Dresner, S.M., Ratliff, T.L., and Catalona, W.J.: Results of Six Weekly Intravesical BCG Instillation on the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Tumors. J. Urol. 139:935, 1988.
Bahnson, R.R., Dresner, S.M., Gooding, W., Becich, M.J.: Incidence and Prognostic Significance of Lymphatic and Vascular Invasion in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens. The Prostate 15:149-155, 1989.
Catalona, W.J., Dresner, S.M., and Haaff, E.O.: Management of Superficial Bladder Cancer. In: Diagnosis and Management of Genitourinary Cancer. Edited by D. Skinner and G. Leiskovsky, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988.
Dresner, S.M.: Retroperitoneal (Adrenal) Hemorrhage as a Complication of Anticoagulant Therapy. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, Sacramento, California, May, 1982.
Dresner, S.M. and Catalona, W.J.: Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: Preservation of Potency. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the society of Air Force Surgeons, Biloxi, Mississippi, April, 1984.
Dresner, S.M.: Intravesical BCG Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer: Effects of BCG Viability on Treatment Results. Presented a the 32nd Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 1984.
Dresner, S.M., Catalona, W.J., and Ratliff, T.L.: Effects of Interferon Alpha, Gamma and Difluoromethylornithine on the Proliferation of Human Renal Cell Adenocarcinoma Cells. Presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May, 1985.
Dresner, S.M., Ratliff, T.L., Kelley, D.R., and Catalona, W.J.: Determination of Optimal dose and Strain of BCG for Inhibition of Intravesical Mouse Bladder Tumor Growth. Presented at the 33rd Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, Seattle, Washington, November, 1985.
Dresner, S.M. and Catalona, W.J.: Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: Extraprostatic Tumor Extension and Preservation of Erectile Function. Presented at the 33rd Annual James C. Kimbrough Urological Seminar, Seattle, Washington, November, 1985.
Dresner, S.M.: Role of Modified Inguinal Lymphadenectomy in Penile Cancer. Presented as Guest Lectureship at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital Urology Department, Portsmouth, Virginia, March, 1988.
Dresner, S.M.: Modified Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Penile Carcinoma. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1989.
Dresner, S.M.: Metabolic Stone Workshop. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Urology, Joint Military Medical Command, San Antonio, Texas, September, 1991.
Dresner, S.M.: Prostate Cancer: The Meaning of Screening and When to Refer. Presented at the Family Practice Seminar, Columbia, Missouri, June, 1992.
Dresner, S.M.: Advances in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Internal Medicine, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri, October, 1992.
Dresner, S.M.: Intersex. Presented at Guest Lecture for Department of Urology,
University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Missouri, November, 1992.
Dresner, S.M.: "The Problem UTI Patient". Presented at Searle sponsored Meeting of Mid-Missouri Physicians, Bevier, Missouri, April, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Alternative Therapy in the Treatment of BPH." Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, April, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "The Problem UTI Patient." Presented at Marshal Clinic Medical Meeting, Arrow Rock, Missouri, August, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Alternative Therapy in the Treatment of BPH." Presented at Merck sponsored Meeting of Mid-Missouri Physicians, Columbia, Missouri, September, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Prostate Cancer: What It Is and When to Treat It." Presented at the Meeting of the Mid-Missouri Chapter of US-TOO, Columbia, Missouri, September, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Prostate Cancer: Treatment Strategies." Presented at the Meeting of the Mid-Missouri Chapter of US-TOO, Columbia, Missouri, October, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Prostate Cancer: Surgery vs Cryosurgery." Presented at the Meeting of the Mid-Missouri Chapter of US-TOO, Columbia, Missouri, November, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Cryosurgery of the Prostate." Presented at an In-Service to the Nursing Service of Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Missouri, November, 1993.
Dresner, S.M.: "Cryosurgery of the Prostate." Presented to the Lake of the
Ozarks Medical Society. Lake Ozarks General Hospital, Camden, Missouri, May
Dresner, S.M.: "Cryoablation of the Prostate." Presented to the Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists. Annual Seminar. Columbia, MO, Oct. 16, 1994.
Dresner, S.M.: "Cryoablation of the Prostate." Presented to the Missouri State Tumor Registrars Assoc. Annual Meeting, Jefferson City, MO, Oct. 20, 1994.
Dresner, S.M.: "Cryoablation of the Prostate." Presented to the Columbia Regional Hospital Medical Staff. Medical Staff Meeting/CME. Columbia
Regional Hospital, Columbia, MO. Nov. 15, 1994.
Dresner, S.M.: “Erectile Dysfunction and Current Treatment Modalities.” Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Missouri Nurses Association, Columbia, MO, April, 2005.
Dresner, S.M.: "Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer." Presented to the Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists. Annual Seminar. Columbia, MO, Sept 30, 2006.
Dresner, S.M.: "Overactive Bladder: Pathophysiology and Rationale for Choosing Optimal Medical Therapy." Presented at a sponsored medical lecture for interested practitioners and staff, Columbia, MO, Jan 24, 2007.
Dresner, S.M.: "Age-Related Considerations in Treating the OAB Patient." Presented at a sponsored medical lecture for interested practitioners and staff, Columbia, MO, April 19, 2007.
Dresner, S.M.: " Cardiovascular Considerations in Treating the OAB Patient." Presented at a sponsored medical lecture for interested practitioners and staff, Columbia, MO, August 9, 2007.
Dresner, S.M.: "Overactive Bladder: Pathophysiology and Rationale for Choosing Optimal Medical Therapy." Presented at a sponsored medical lecture for interested practitioners and staff, Columbia, MO, Jan 24, 2008.
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