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    Wassim Kassouf

    Professor of Urology
    McGill University Health Center, Canada

    Dr. Wassim Kassouf is a tenured Professor in the Division of Urology at the McGill University Health Centre and President of the Canadian Urological Association. He completed a fellowship in urologic oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, following medical school and urology residency training at McGill University. Dr Kassouf’s clinical practice encompasses all aspects of urologic oncology, including bladder, prostate, kidney, testicular, and penile cancers. His clinical and translational work focuses primarily on refining organ-preservation approaches in bladder cancer. He previously served as Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs for the Department of Surgery at McGill University, as Urology Residency Program Director, and as a member of the Royal College Examination Committee.
    Dr. Kassouf has led several national guidelines aimed at optimizing quality of care in urologic cancer management and has authored more than 430 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. His work has been supported through independent peer-reviewed funding from organizations including the U.S. Department of Defense, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Cancer Research Society. He serves as Bladder Cancer Section Editor for the Canadian Urological Association Journal (CUAJ) and previously served as Associate Editor for BMC Urology.
    In addition to his academic and clinical work, Dr. Kassouf is a co-founder of Bladder Cancer Canada, Genitourinary Co-Chair of the Canadian Clinical Trials Group, and an executive member of the NIH Genitourinary Steering Committee. He is also a graduate of the AUA Leadership Program. His contributions to research, education, and urologic oncology have been recognized through several awards, including American Urological Association Young Urologist of the Year Award, AUA Research Scholar Award, FRQS Quebec Distinguished Research Scholar Award, Bladder Cancer Canada Medical Leadership Award, and Everett C. Reid Teaching Excellence Award.

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