Robert E Brannigan

Professor
Department of Urology
Northwestern University
United States of America

Professor Surgery
Biography

Robert E. Brannigan, MD is a Professor in the Department of Urology at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine with a clinical and research focus on male reproductive medicine and surgery and fertility preservation. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University. After completing residency training in Urology at Northwestern, he entered a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Brannigan returned to join the Faculty at Northwestern in 1999 where he is a Professor and Director of the Andrology Fellowship. Over half of his prior fellows now hold faculty positions at academic medical centers. 

Research Intrest

clinical concentration is male reproductive medicine and surgery. microsurgical vasectomy reversal; microsurgical varicocelectomy; micro-TESE for sperm extraction; and vasectomy. He treats hypogonadism (low testosterone) in males, including hypogonadism associated with aging and congenital causes such as Klinefelter's syndrome

List of Publications
Moreira SG, Brannigan RE, Spitz A, Orejuela FJ, Lipshultz LI, Kim ED. Side-effect profile of sildenafil citrate (Viagra) in clinical practice. Urology. 2000 Sep 30;56(3):474-6.
Kasturi SS, Tannir J, Brannigan RE. The metabolic syndrome and male infertility. Journal of andrology. 2008 May 6;29(3):251-9.