Scott Eggener, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Director of Translational and Outcomes Research, Section of Urology

Dr. Scott Eggener specializes in the care of patients with kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer. He is an experienced robotic and open surgeon but also has a clinical and academic interest in active surveillance for select patients.

His clinical research focuses on prostate cancer screening and treatment. He is the principal investigator on numerous clinical trials for patients with kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer, and collaborates on laboratory research investigating a novel protein identified in kidney cancer.

Dr. Eggener's research -- which has resulted in 100 publications -- has been presented at national and international meetings. He is the chairman of the University of Chicago Cancer Committee and has participated in volunteer educational and surgical missions to Congo, Cuba, Honduras, Morocco, Myanmar, Rwanda, and the Palestinian territories.

Practice Locations

The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2008

Board Certification

Urology

Medical School

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Internship and Residency

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago (general and urologic surgery)

Fellowship

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (urologic oncology)

Memberships

American Urologic Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Chicago Urologic Society
International Volunteers in Urology

Language Spoken

English

Email

seggener@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-1860

Office Fax

(773) 702-1001

Office Postal Address

Scott Eggener, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 6038
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Urology
• Urologic cancers
• Testicular cancer
• Prostate cancer
• Kidney cancer
• Bladder cancer
• Penile cancer
• Minimally invasive/laparoscopic urologic surgery

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Read More About Dr. Eggener

An active member of IVUMed (International Volunteers in Urology), Dr. Eggener has participated in volunteer, educational and surgical missions to Cuba, Honduras, Morocco, Myanmar, Rwanda, Congo and the Palestinian territories.

Dr. Eggener performs robotic minimally invasive surgical procedures, using the da Vinci Surgical System.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Eggener's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.