Robert S. Figenshau, M.D.

Urology Surgery
Professor, Surgery
Taylor Family and Ralph V. Clayman Chair in Minimally Invasive Urology

Board Certification:
Urology--Certified

Specialty Areas:
Urologic oncology
Minimally invasive urologic surgery
Laparoscopic urologic surgery
da Vinci robotic renal and prostate surgery

Areas of Clinical Interest:
Renal surgery, robotic surgery, prostate surgery and bladder surgery.

Medical School:
University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987

Postdoctoral Education:
Residency: General Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1989

Residency: Urologic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993

Patients Seen At:
Center for Advanced Medicine
Urologic Surgery Center
4921 Parkview Place, Suite C, Floor 11
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 362-8200
Fax: (314) 367-5016

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Professional Office Building #1
1040 North Mason Road, Suite 122
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 996-8060

Progress West HealthCare Center
Suite G
2 Progress Point Parkway
O'Fallon, Missouri 63368

Patient Appointments:
(314) 362-8200

Hospital Affiliations:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis VA Medical Center
Progress West HealthCare Center

Selected or Recent Publications:
Abstracts
Figenshau RS, Maxwell KL, Badwan KH, Bhayani SB. Laparoscopic post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Journal of Urology. 2007;177(4)(suppl):118.

Figenshau R. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy with segmental renal vascular control. Journal of Endourology. 2005;19(supplement 1):A257.

Journal Articles
Reisiger K, Tran V, Figenshau RS, Andriole GL, Landman J. Single-setting bilateral laparoscopic renal surgery: assessment of single-stage procedure. Urology. 2005;65(5):892-897; discussion 897.

Reisiger K, Venkatesh R, Figenshau RS, Bae KT, Landman J. Complex laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal hilar tumors. Urology. 2005;65(5):888-891.

Bhayani SB, Clayman RV, Sundaram CP, Landman J, Andriole G, Figenshau RS, Bullock A, Brandes S, Shalhav A, McDougall E, Kibel AS. Surgical treatment of renal neoplasia: evolving toward a laparoscopic standard of care. Urology. 2003;62(5):821-826.

Bhayani SB, Landman J, Slotoroff C, Figenshau RS. Transplant ureter stricture: Acucise endoureterotomy and balloon dilation are effective. Journal of Endourology. 2003;17(1):19-22.

Landman J, Lev RY, Bhayani S, Alberts G, Rehman J, Pattaras JG, Figenshau RS, Kibel AS, Clayman RV, McDougall E. Comparison of hand assisted and standard laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy for the management of localized transitional cell carcinoma. Journal of Urology. 2002;167(6):2387-2391.

Landman J, Figenshau RS, Bhayani S, Kibel A, Pettaras JG, Fleshman J, Rehman J, Clayman RV, Sundaram C. Dual-organ ablative surgery using a hand-assisted laparoscopic technique. A report of four cases. Surgical Endoscopy. 2002;16(1):215-216. Epub 2001 Nov 12

Pearle MS, Nadler R, Bercowsky E, Chen C, Dunn M, Figenshau RS, Hoenig DM, McDougall EM, Mutz J, Nakada SY, Shalhav AL, Sundaram C, Wolf JS Jr, Clayman RV. Prospective randomized trial comparing shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for management of distal ureteral calculi. Journal of Urology. 2001;166(4):1255-1260.

Figenshau RS, Young JD, Coplen DE, Clayman RV Pediatic endopyelotomy. Journal of Endourology. 2000. (submitted)

Figenshau RS, Yu MK. Laparoscopic nephrectomy and nephroureterectomy in the pediatric patient. Urologic Clinics of North America 2001;28(1):53-60, viii.

Landman J, Collyer W, Carlin B, Clayman RV, Figenshau RS. Laparoscopic autoaugmentation of the urmary bladder. Literature review and state of the art. Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques. 1999.

Elbahnasy, AM, Shalhav A, Hoenig DK, Figenshau RS, Clayman RV. Bladder wall substitution with synthetic and nonintestinal organic materials. Journal of Urology. 1998; 159:628-637.

Figenshau RS, Clayman RV. Endourologic options in the management of pediatric ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Urologic Clinics of North America. 1998;25(2):199-209.

Figenshau RS, Basler JW, Ritter JH, Siegel CL, Simon JA, Dierks SM. Renal medullary carcinoma. Journal of Urology. 1998;159:711-713.

Elashry OM, Wolf JS Jr, Nakada SY, Figenshau RS, McDougall EM, Clayman RV. Comparative clinical study of port closure techniques following laparoscopic surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1997;183:335-344.

Selected or Recent Chapters:
Clayman RV, McDougall EM, Figenshau RS. Nephoscopy and Intrarenal Surgery: Percutaneous Approaches. In: Pollack and McClennan. Clinical Urography. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders. (in press)

Arcangeli CG, Figenshau RS. Urologic Surgery. In: Doherty GM, Meko JB, Olson JA, Peplinski GR, Worral NK (eds.). The Washington Manual of Surgery. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 1999:602-611.

Figenshau RS. Laparoscopy in Pediatric Urology. In: McGuire EJ, Bloom D, Catalona WJ, Lipshultz LI (eds.). Advances in Urology. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1996:343-361.

Clayman RV, McDougall EM, Figenshau RS. Endourology of the Upper Urinary Tract: Noncalculous Applications. In: Gillenwater JY, Grayhack JT, Howards SS, Duckett JW (eds.). Adult and Pediatric Urology. 3rd edition. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1996:749-827.


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