Board of Directors SMSNA
Dr. Serge Carrier is professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Urology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Carrier is a urologist at McGill University Health Center. Dr Carrier is the fellowship director of the McGill Sexual Medicine/Genitourinary Reconstructive Urology Fellowship.
Dr. Carrier obtained his medical diploma from the Laval University (Quebec, Canada) where he also completed his urology residency. Dr. Carrier then completed his training as a post-doctoral fellow in andrology, sexual medicine and neurourology at the University of California, San Francisco with Dr Tom F. Lue and Emile Tanagho. His Major Academic Focus and areas of research: Men’s health, Reproduction and Hypogonadism, Sexual and bladder dysfunction, Prostate Health and BPH. He has published over hundred papers.
Dr. Carrier is the president of Sexual Medicine Society of North America. Dr Carrier is a past-president of the Quebec Urological Association, the Société Francophone de Médecine Sexuelle as well as of the Canadian Male Sexual Health Council. He also is a peer reviewer for many journals.
Mohit Khera, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. earned his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University. He subsequently earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration and his Masters Degree in Public Health from Boston University. He received his Medical Degree from The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio and completed his Urology residency training in the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine. After finishing a six-year residency in Urology, he completed a one-year fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. Currently a Professor in the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine, he specializes in male and female sexual dysfunction and hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Khera also serves as the Director of the Laboratory for Andrology Research, the Medical Director of the Baylor Executive Health Program and the Faculty Group Practice Medical Director of the Scott Department of Urology. Dr. Khera was also appointed the F. Brantley Scott Chair in Urology.
Dr. Khera has dedicated his clinical and research efforts to three main areas: testosterone, erectile dysfunction, and Peyronie’s disease. Soon after completing my fellowship he started the Laboratory for Andrology Research. His laboratory focuses on basic science research on testosterone and its effects on the prostate, stem cells to treat erectile dysfunction, the effects of finasteride on sexual function, and genetic markers of hypogonadism. In his laboratory he has had the opportunity to train many residents and research fellows. In addition to his basic science research, he has initiated numerous FDA approved clinical trials. His basic science and clinic experiences have allowed him to thus far give over 200 lectures at scientific meetings, publish over 100 articles in peer reviewed journals, complete 15 book chapters, and edit and write two books all in the field of sexual medicine.
In 2007 he was awarded the American Urologic Association (AUA) Research Scholars Award to study the correlation between ED and BPH. In 2013 he was elected to serve a 4 year term on the American Urologic Society Examination Committee. Dr. Khera has also served on the AUA Peyronie’s Disease and Erectile Dysfunction Guidelines Panel. For the past several years he has taught numerous course in testosterone therapy and sexual dysfunction nationally and throughout the world. Finally, Dr. Khera currently serves as the Secretary of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.
Dr. Khera freely shares his time and knowledge with the general public. He has been voted one of Houston’s Best Doctors by Health and Sport Fitness Magazine and by Houstonia Magazine and is a frequent guest on such TV programs as Fox News’ “Ask the Doctor.” He also writes a blog on Men’s Health for the Houston Chronicle Newspaper.
Tobias S. Kohler, M.D., is a urologist, with specialty interest and fellowship training in men's health (andrology). He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters and scientific abstracts and presented both locally and nationally on various subjects, including erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, BPH, surgical education and penile prostheses. He was co-editor for two textbooks: Contemporary Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction, Second Edition, and Surgeons as Educators: A Guide for Academic Development and Teaching Excellence. He recently authored "Wilson's Pearls, Perils and Pitfalls of Penile Prosthesis Surgery." Dr. Kohler is a physician trainer for penile prosthesis surgery in the United States and in Europe. He is a member of the Prospective Registry of Outcomes With Penile Prosthesis for Erectile Restoration (PROPPER) Study — sponsored by American Medical Systems/Boston Scientific. Dr. Kohler is the founder of the soon to be launched Erectile Restoration Outcomes Study (EROS, sponsored by Coloplast) penile implant registry. In addition to his clinical and research activities, Dr. Kohler is active in education, providing mentorship to residents and fellows. Dr. Kohler is the director for the Mayo Clinic Andrology Fellowship program.
Christian Nelson is a clinical psychologist with expertise in treating men with prostate cancer and other genitourinary malignancies. As the psychological liaison to Memorial Sloan Kettering’s genitourinary and sexual medicine services, he provides short- and long-term counseling services to patients struggling with cancer-related issues. Dr. Nelson also works with the Center’s 65+ Program, providing psychological support for patients who are 65 and older, and co-facilitates a support group for patients dealing with the combined issues of cancer and aging.
Working with members of the symptom management, neurocognitive, and psychotherapy laboratories, Dr. Nelson has focused his research on cancer’s impact on quality of life in prostate and geriatric cancer patients, and on developing new psychotherapy approaches for these groups. Some specific studies he has conducted include the impact of sexual dysfunction following cancer treatment; the cognitive effects of hormonal therapy on prostate cancer patients; distress in African-American men with prostate cancer; and developing assessment measures and psychotherapy specific to geriatric patients.
Dr. Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine where he was the recipient of the Goodwin Commencement Prize. He received his medical doctorate from the McGill University School of Medicine in Montreal, Canada and served as an Intern and Resident in General Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad completed his urological residency and fellowship training in Male Reproductive Medicine and microsurgery at the Boston University Medical Center under the auspices of Drs. Robert Krane, Irwin Goldstein, and Robert Oates.
Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad is Professor of Surgery / Urology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Chief of Urology at the VA NJ Health Care System, and the Director of the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad has served as a member of the American Urological Association global task force and has been selected for multiple editions of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, New Jersey Monthly magazine’s "Best Doctors in New Jersey" and NY Magazine Top Doctors 2020. He is one of only a handful of New Jersey urologists listed on Castle Connolly's America’s Top Doctors since 2012. Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Urological Association, The Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM) the Society for Study of Male Reproduction, and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). He is a scientific reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad is the president of SMSNA and is a member of the Board of Directors. In 2015, he was the recipient of SMSNA’s highest distinction, the Distinguished Service Award.
Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad has been a participant in multiple Plenary Sessions of the American Urological Association Annual Meeting and is a co-author of the 2014 United States Surgeon General’s Report. From 2011 to 2015, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the NY Section of the American Urological Association as the New Jersey representative. From 2015 to 2019, Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad served as a member of the American Urological Association Guidelines Panel, a group tasked with preparation of evidence-based practice guidelines for urologists in the United States. He was recently selected to serve as the Associate Editor in charge of Men’s Health for the AUA News, the official newsletter of the American Urological Association. Dr. Sadeghi-Nejad is one of 16 members of the American Board of Urology Examination Committee.
Amy I. Guise, MD is an Associate Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2005, completed Urology Residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2010, and a mini-endurology fellowship at IU Health Methodist Hospital in 2013. Her practice focuses on benign prostatic hyperplasia and male sexual dysfunction. Dr. Guise serves as the Assistant Chief of Urology at the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.
Dr. Lawrence C. Jenkins received his MD from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He finished his urology training at the University of Miami and followed that with a fellowship in Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, NY. Dr. Jenkins previously practiced at the Ohio State University Department of Urology from where he focused on male sexual and reproductive medicine.
Dr. Justin Parker is an urologist in Tampa, Florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Florida Hospital Tampa and James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital-Tampa. He received his medical degree from University of South Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice between 6-10 years. He is one of 20 doctors at Florida Hospital Tampa and one of 13 at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital-Tampa who specialize in Urology.
Dr. Carol Podlasek joined the faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago in July of 2014, serving as Associate Professor in the Department of Urology. She is an internationally recognized expert in the field of erectile dysfunction (ED) and peripheral nerve regeneration. Her research examines the role of nerve injury in the development of ED, which affects ~ 50% of men aged 40 to 70 and has a high impact on men’s health and quality of life. Current treatments with PDE5 inhibitors are ineffective in the difficult to treat prostatectomy and diabetic patients due to injury to the cavernous nerve. Thus her laboratory focuses on how signaling is altered between penile smooth muscle/endothelium and the nerve/smooth muscle interface. They seek crucial regulators of these pathways in order to develop novel ED treatments. However, their findings are also applicable to peripheral nerve injury that occurs with diabetes and aging, and reflect a global understanding of how innervation establishes and maintains tissue morphology. Dr. Podlasek’s laboratory was the first to demonstrate the role of the cavernous nerve and the Sonic hedgehog pathway in maintaining penile architecture, they determined how signaling is altered in ED disease models and patients, and developed a therapy to promote regeneration and functional recovery, that may be translated to ED patients.
Dr. Podlasek is also a member of the American Urological Association where she has served on the abstract selection committee since 2012, and has participated in defining the core curriculum for the AUA. She has also served on the awards committee for the International Society of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Podlasek is an ad hoc reviewer for the NIH special emphasis panel in urology. Dr. Podlasek earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame in 1994 and first became interested in Urology during a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University, where she studied the role of Hox genes in urogenital development, and later served as faculty from 2001-2014.
Alan W. Shindel graduated from the school of medicine at Washington University in Saint Louis in 2002. He completed his residency training in urology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2007. After completion of his residency he started a 3-year research and clinical fellowship in andrology (men’s reproductive and sexual health) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) under the direction of Drs. Tom Lue and Ira Sharlip. He joined the faculty of urology at the University of California Davis (UC Davis) in 2010 as an assistant professor of urology; he was promoted to associate professor of urology in 2014. His clinical practice at that time was devoted towards care of patients with sexual concerns, urinary tract symptoms, and chronic pain syndromes. During his time at UC Davis he served in numerous capacities on the medical school admissions committee and was director of the medical student rotations in urology. He was the Inaugural Editor in Chief for Sexual Medicine, an open access journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine from 2012 to 2015 and served on the board of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America from 2013 to 2015. In 2015 he left UC Davis to serve as a Medical Director at Genomic Health Inc, a manufacturer of genomic based tests for prostate cancer. After two years at Genomic Health Inc. Dr. Shindel returned to UCSF in 2017 as an Associate Professor of Urology and was promoted to Professor in 2021. In 2020, Dr. Shindel was re-appointed as Editor in Chief for Sexual Medicine.
Dr. Daniel N. Watter received his doctoral degree from New York University in 1985 and has also earned a post-graduate certificate in Medical Humanities from Drew University. He is licensed as both a psychologist and a marital and family therapist. In addition, he is Board Certified in Sex Therapy by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and the American Board of Sexology (ACS), of which is also holds Fellowship status. Dr. Watter is an AASECT certified sex therapy supervisor and has been elected to Fellowship Status in the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Watter has held several faculty appointments. Currently, he is a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Social Work’s Sexual Certification Program and the Modern Sex Therapy Institutes. He has served as an adjunct professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson, Drew, and Seton Hall Universities, a clinical instructor of OB/GYN and Women’s Health at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Watter is also a former member of the medical staff of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, and served on the Medical Center’s Ethics Committee.
Dr. Watter is a member of several professional organizations and has been elected to leadership positions in many. He has completed two terms on the New Jersey Psychological Association’s Ethics Committee where he spent two years as the Committee’s chairperson. He has also served two terms as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR), where he previously served as Membership Officer. Dr. Watter is also the former chair of the Diplomate Certification Committee for the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). From 2019-2021 he was the Chair of the AASECT Ethics Advisory Committee. Currently, he is a Past-President of SSTAR. In 2009, Dr. Watter was appointed by New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine to the State Board of Psychological Examiners. He was reappointed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in 2017.
A frequent lecturer at professional meetings throughout North America, Dr. Watter is the author of more than 30 professional articles and book chapters on topics such as sexual function and dysfunction, and ethics in healthcare practice. He is currently completing a textbook on Humanistic/Existential Approaches to Sex Therapy Practice.
Dr. Lawrence S. Hakim is Chairman of the Department of Urology and Director of the Center for Surgical Specialties at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dr. Hakim served as President of the SMSNA from 2014 to 2016 and serves on the board of numerous national and international professional societies. Dr. Hakim received his medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn (SUNY Downstate Medical Center). His postgraduate training includes residencies in surgery and urology and a chief residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He completed his post-graduate fellowship training in sexual medicine, infertility, andrology, and microsurgery at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Hakim is an international recognized leader in male and female sexual medicine and surgery, hypogonadism, male infertility, and prosthetics.
Dr. Trost completed his undergraduate education at Brigham Young University, where he graduated magna cum laude and valedictorian. He underwent medical school training at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received top grades in all subjects.
Dr. Trost completed residency training in urology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and did fellowships in male infertility and sexual function at Tulane University, University of Florida at Winterhaven and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. From 2012 to 2019 Dr. Trost served as the chief of male infertility at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In July 2019 he founded the Male Fertility and Peyronie’s Clinic in Orem, Utah.
Dr. Trost is one of only a few surgeons trained in both traditional microscopic vasectomy reversals as well as robotic-assisted repair of the vas deferens. In addition to training, Dr. Trost has significant experience with vasectomy reversals and performs up to five reversals weekly.
He regularly publishes and lectures on topics of male infertility and sexual function, and has a particular interest in the field of male infertility, and currently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Board of Directors ISSM
President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine mMD, Ph.D, FECSM, Professor Giraldi is Senior Consultant in Psychiatry in the Sexological Clinic at Psychiatric Center Copenhagen and Professor of Clinical Sexology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where she also received her medical degree and PhD. Professor Giraldi has been involved in the field of sexual medicine for many years, educating medical students, nurses, physicians and psychologists in sexual medicine.
Professor Giraldi has been involved in basic research on vascular and smooth muscle function in male and female sexual responses, clinical research on the pharmacological treatment of erectile dysfunction and female sexual desire and arousal disorders as well as in research on somatic disease, psychiatric problems and sexuality. Clinically Professor Giraldi works with men, women and couples with sexual dysfunctions as well with transgender care.
Professor Giraldi has published more than 100 papers, editorials and book chapters in the field of male and female sexual medicine. She is Past Deputy Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine and has served as an Associate Editor for Sexual and Relationship Therapy and Sexual Medicine Among her many professional affiliations, Professor Giraldi was previously President of both the Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, where she has also served on the Board and Scientific Committee. In addition, she was Chair of the subcommittee on Female Sexual Health for the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM).
Professor Giraldi is currently President of ISSM of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (2020-2022).
Immediate Past President of the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
Director of International Relations of the Brazilian Society of Urology (SBU)
Secretary General Elected of SBU
Served positions:
1996-2000 – Member of the Executive Committee of the Latin American Society of Sexual Medicine – SLAMS.
2001 – President of the V Latin American Congress of Sexual Medicine - 2002-2003 – Treasurer of SLAMS.
2004-2005 – President of SLAMS - 2004-2010 – Member of the Standards Committee of ISSM.
2006-2008 – Member of the By Laws Committee of ISSM - 2010-2016 – Secretary General of ISSM.
2016-2018 – President Elected of ISSM - 2018-2020 – President of ISSM.
2020-2022 – Immediate Past President of ISSM.
- Medical school & Urology at McGill in Montreal CANADA -1991
- University of San Francisco Neurourology fellowship- 1993
- Associate Prof -McGill Urology, Montreal- 1998
- Professor at Western University- Department of Surgery, London 2021
- Past-President of the Canadian Urological Association
- Past Chair Canadian Men's Sexual Health Council
- Past Chair of the ICSM- Madrid
- Previous Secretary SMSNA
- Previous Secretary General ISSM
- Current President-Elect ISSM
Dr. Arthur (Bud) Burnett received his A.B. degree in Biology from Princeton University and M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He performed post-graduate training in general surgery, urology, and reconstructive urology and urodynamics at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. At present, he holds the position of Patrick C. Walsh Distinguished Professor of Urology. Dr. Burnett has served in multiple professional capacities with medical organizations and advisory committees. He has made academic contributions consistent with his biomedical research and clinical activities in sexual medicine, major pelvic reconstruction, and genitourinary oncology. He has written more than 300 original peer-review articles, 70 editorial comments, 50 book chapters, and 2 books.
Dr. Kwangsung Park is a Professor of Urology at Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea. He received his medical degree (1983) and Ph.D. (1993) at Chonnam National University and Urology Board certification in Korea. He also did a fellowship in male erectile dysfunction (1995-1997) at Boston University School of Medicine, USA. Dr. Park is currently the Secretary-General of the ISSM, Director-at-large of the ISSWSH, and EIC of the Investigative and Clinical Urology. He served as an EIC of Sexual Medicine open-access journal (2015-2020).
Sandrine Atallah, MD, MHM, FECSM, ECPS is a consultant in sexual medicine and a certified psychosexologist.
She graduated as a Medical Doctor from the Saint Joseph medical Faculty (2004). She then obtained her degree in clinical sexology from René Descartes University, Paris V, Faculty of Medicine (2007), and her degree in Medical Hypnosis from Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Faculty of Medicine (2005). She has also qualified as a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (2014). She is a EFS & ESSM Certified Psycho- Sexologist (2016).
She has additionally a Master in Health and Hospital Management from the ESA (Ecole Superieure des Affaires) and Paris- Diderot (Paris VII) University (2013).
Along with her private medical practice in sexual medicine in Beirut at La Clinique du Levant and at AUBMC (WISH program), she teaches Human Sexuality at several Lebanese universities (Saint Joseph medical Faculty in Beirut and the Lebanese American University).
Secretary general of the MESSM (Middle East Society of Sexual Medicine), she was its treasurer (2017- 2019) and the chairman of its Public Awareness Committee (2011- 2017).
She is also a board member of the Société Francophone de Médecine Sexuelle (SFMS), the co- chair of the ISSM Communication Committee, and the social media coeditor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Actively working on promoting sexual health in the Middle East, she has participated in the development of the MESSM public information website. She was as well the social media editor of the MESSM and its public website (2011- 2018).
Johannes Bitzer is Former Chairman and Professor EM of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University Hospitals of the University of Basel. Trained in OB/GYN and behavioral science/psychotherapy.
Past president of the European Society of Contraception and Past President of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology and member of several international executive and advisory boards in family planning, sexology, and menopause.
Editor in Chief of The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care and he was Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
I see my task in ISSM in the support of international networking between medical and psychological scientific societies working in the field of Sexual Health/Medicine with a special focus on education and training.
Prof. Yutian Dai, M.D., has been working in urology and andrology at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital since 1983 and founded the Department of Sexual Medicine and Andrology there. Dr. Dai has been committed to the study of male sexual dysfunction with more than 170 publications under his name. He is the executive vice president of the China Sexology Association, was elected as a member of APSSM’s executive committee in April 2019, and as a member-at-large on the ISSM executive board in October, 2020.
Dr. Sharon Parish is a Professor of Medicine in Clinical Psychiatry and a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and the Director of Medical Services at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division. She obtained her MD at Albany Medical College and then completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Primary Care at the George Washington University Medical Center and a fellowship in Psychosocial and Behavioral Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Parish is a past president, past Education chair, and the current Clinical Guidelines chair of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health and has served as faculty of the popular ISSWSH Fall Course since its inception.
Dr. Sato is specialist in Urology /Sexual medicine at the Sanjukai Urological Hospital, Sapporo Medical University in Japan
Educational Background:
MD: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan -1986
PhD: Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan -1992
Full residency in urology at Sapporo Medical University Hospital, 1986-1991
Fellowship in sexual medicine: Research associate, Laboratory of Molecular and
Integrative Urology, Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA 1997-2000
He started as Assistant professor in the Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine in 2000 and is since 2015 Clinical Professor, Sapporo Medical University and Director of Sanjukai Urological Hospital 2015-present
Dr Sato has been involved in many clinical and basic researches in sexual medicine and urology fields. He has published more than 200 papers and book chapters about male sexual function/dysfunction. The publications include original research, opinion papers, scientific reviews, and editorials. In clinical publication, treatment of erectile function, late onset of hypogonadism, ejaculatory dysfunction, sex function following urological surgeries and general survey of Japanese sexual activity are his main topics. He also has many publications about CNS control of erectile function as basic research.
In current institution, Sanjukai hospital, he has performed many surgeries for urological cancer. Dr Sato put a lot of effort into education of general citizen and urologist in importance of sexual medicine on quality in cancer survivors.
Dr Sato has served as many leaderships position of international and domestic society.
Currently as ISSM member-at-large from 2014-2022 and Vice President of Japanese Society for Sexual medicine （JSSM）2016-present. He also participated in the Editorial Board of JSM since 2017 and was a committee member of 2nd and 4th International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM). He is Board of director of Japanese Men’s health Society and was Local secretary general of 2020 World meeting Japan.
Dr. Nagao completed 8 years of plastic surgery training at Showa University Plastic Surgery, obtained the Board certified specialist by Japan Society for plastic surgery, then studied urology at the Department of Urology, Toho University, obtained the Board certified specialist by Japanese Urological Association, the Board certified specialist by Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Board certified specialist by Japanese Society for Sexual Medicine.
Dr. Nagao studied andrology, sexual medicine, and pediatric urology from Dr. Tom Lue, Dr. Baskin, and Dr. Turek at the University of California, San Francisco. His main academic focus and field of study is microsurgery and plastic surgery in the urogenital area. He has published over 100 papers.
Dr. Nagao is the President of JSSM, the Vice President of JSRM, the President of APSSM and the LOC of WMSM2021.
Jawad Feghali MD, MSc, FECSM is a Genito Urinary surgeon; Graduated from Saint Joseph
University-Hotel Dieu de France Hospital Beirut Lebanon; Licensed physician in Lebanon and
New York. Currently practicing at Keserwan Medical Center and Head of the Urology
Department at SZUMC hospital Lebanon.
Trained by Leading Experts in USA (Lenox Hill Hospital; Advanced Urological Care); Europe
(Heidelberg University-klinikum Heilbronn), and Asia in two subspecialties Endourology and
sexual medicine; Holder of a Masters degree In Biological and Medical Science; and Fellow of
the European Board of sexual medicine.
Expert in Minimally Invasive Surgical treatment for kidney stones and Prostate diseases; Expert
in penile implant placement and LISWT for treating ED; Dr Feghali has performed the First
Laser-MiniPCNL in Lebanon and First Dynamic contrast Enhanced ultrasound for Percutaneous
Nephrolithotomy Punction in MENA region; developed the Awake flexible Ureterorenoscopy
technique, C-V GreenLight laser technique, and Gradual PCNL technique. Dr Feghali was among
the first urologists in the Middle East to introduce LISWT for treating ED, and published new
ideas and indications for LISWT.
MESSM board member from 2017 to 2021, Director of the MESSM 2022 penile implant
workshop, Speaker in local and international medical congresses and active member in multiple
international societies (American Urological Association; European Association of Urology;
Endourology Society; European School of UroTechnology; International and Middle East
Society of Sexual Medicine).
Current president of the MESSM; Dr Feghali’s plan is to:
1- continue previous MESSM projects and maintain the collaboration with ISSM and the affiliated societies.
2- increase awareness in the new medical and surgical treatment and prevention for patients with sexual dysfunction.
3- improve sexual education for parents and kids.
4- raise awareness about sexual assault and abuse.
5- collaborate with the World Health Organization, universities, schools, and local medical societies in ME.
6- offer grants for doctors in order to attend the annual MESSM meeting.
7- update the MESSM website and social media platform.
8- increase the number of MESSM members.
9- support the research activities in sexual medicine field.
10- help people and communities in ME in getting access to caring doctors in Sexual medicine.
Dr Feghali's motto: "No patient with ED and acceptable Heart Function is Untreatable''
Fernando Facio, MD. PhD. - Associate Professor of Urology, Chief of the Division Men’s Health in FAMERP Medical School, Brazil. Member and Treasurer of SLAMS
Associate Editor of Sexual Medicine Open Access since 2015
Research Fellow in the Department of Urology at Johns Hopkins University (2008- 2009) under the supervision of Dr. Arthur L. Burnett
Dr. Serge Carrier, M.D, FRSC(C) is professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Urology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Carrier is a urologist at McGill University Health Center. Dr Carrier is the fellowship director of the McGill Sexual Medicine/Genitourinary Reconstructive Urology Fellowship.
Dr. Carrier obtained his medical diploma from the Laval University (Quebec, Canada) where he also completed his urology residency. Dr. Carrier then completed his training as a post-doctoral fellow in andrology, sexual medicine and neurourology at the University of California, San Francisco with Dr Tom F. Lue and Emile Tanagho. His Major Academic Focus and areas of research: Men’s health, Reproduction and Hypogonadism, Sexual and bladder dysfunction, Prostate Health and BPH. He has published over hundred papers.
Dr. Carrier is the president of Sexual Medicine Society of North America. Dr Carrier is a past-president of the Quebec Urological Association, the Société Francophone de Médecine Sexuelle as well as of the Canadian Male Sexual Health Council. He also is a peer reviewer for many journals.
Mrs. Goldstein is an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and an ACRP Certified Clinical Research Coordinator, as well as managing editor of Sexual Medicine Reviews. She works at San Diego Sexual Medicine to develop clinical research projects, write protocols and oversee clinical trials, as well as supervise educational programs and support trainees. Mrs. Goldstein’s passion is education and in addition to co-authoring When Sex Isn’t Good to provide education and empowerment to women with sexual dysfunction, she has served as Education Chair of ISSWSH and currently serves on the Global Development and Online Services Committees and Chairs the Industry Relations Committee for the International Society for Sexual Medicine. In addition, she develops programs for The Institute for Sexual Medicine, a charitable corporation dedicated to research and education in the field.