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Jerome Hoeksema, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, RUSH Medical College
Education

MD, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency, Rush University Medical Center

Research Areas

Urologic oncology, benign and malignant disorders of the prostate, bladder and kidneys, stone disease, incontinence, female urology, microsurgery and advanced endoscopy

Contact Info:

Urology Specialists, S.C.
1725 W. Harrison St.
Suite 352
Chicago, IL  60612
Phone: (312) 563-5000
Fax: (312) 563-500
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Biography

Jerome Hoeksema, MD, completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan in 1970 and received his medical doctorate at Wayne State School of Medicine in 1974. Hoeksema graduated from the urology surgical residency program at Rush University Medical Center in 1979 and joined the faculty. He is a board-certified urologic surgeon who specializes in surgical treatment of urologic oncology, benign and malignant disorders of the prostate, bladder, and kidneys, stone disease, incontinence, female urology, microsurgery, and advanced endoscopic procedures. He has been actively involved in various urologic studies and has authorized 25 manuscripts and four book chapters.

Honors and Activities
  • 2016 - Illinois State Urological Society Vice President 
  • 2016 - Rush University Medical Center Treasurer Medical Staff
  • 2016 - American Society President, Illinois Division.
  • 2001-2010 - American Cancer Society Delegate to National Assembly
  • 1996-2010 - Best Doctors in America: Midwest Region
  • 2005 - Rush Surgical Society President.
  • 2005 - American Cancer Society St. George National Award
  • 2003-2005 - American Cancer Society President, Illinois Division
  • 2003-2004 - Illinois State Urological Society President
  • 2000-2003 - American Cancer Society Chairman Research Advisory Committee, Illinois Division
  • 2002 - American  Cancer Society Leadership Citation Chairman Research Advisory Committee, Illinois Division
  • 1998-1999 - Chicago Urological Society President
  • 1996-2002 - Chicago Urological Society executive committee
  • 1995-2000 - American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Task Force Chairman, Illinois Division
  • 1986-2000 - Rush University Medical Center Director of Urologic Education, Department of Urology
  • 1997-1999 - Rush Medical College Chairman Committee on Student Affairs.
  • 1997-1998 - American Cancer Society Leadership Citation for Public Affairs Committee Chairman, Illinois Division 
  • 1996 - American Cancer Society Leadership Citation for Early Detection and Prostate Cancer Task Force, Illinois Division
  • 1996 & 1998 - Chicago Magazine Top Doctors in Chicago, 1996 & 1998
  • 1990-1998 - Rush University Medical Center Chairman of Surgical Research Awards Committee .
  • 1993-1996 - American Cancer Society Early detection Committee, Illinois Division
  • 1986-1988 - Illinois Cancer Council GU Steering Committee
  • 1986-1988 - COG GU Steering Committee
  • 1984-1989 - Chicago Urological Society Executive Committee 
Grants
  • 2008-2010 - A Comparison of “Thin Seed” to Standard l 125 Brachytherapy on Post Implant Volume Changes and Dosimetry (with M. Abern, MD and A. Herskovic)
  • 2004-2005 - A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Dutasteride 0.5 mg Administered Orally Once Daily for Four Years to Reduce the Risk of Biopsy-Prostate Cancer
  • 2003-2005 - Case-Control Study of Renal Cell Cancer Among Caucasian and African Americans in the United States
  • 2002-2005 - Rush University Medical Center Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy Research Project
  • 1998 - Intravesical Immunotherapy for Superficial TCC of Bladder Using GMCSF (A Pilot Study) (with R. Kilbourn, MD)
  • 1994-2002 - The Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (with J. Harris, MD)
  • 1994-2997 - Prospective Study of Prostate Cancer Incidence and Outcomes Report of the American Cancer Society, Illinois Division 
  • 1993-1997 - Demographic Evaluation of Men Presenting for Prostate Cancer Screening - American Cancer Society, Illinois Division
  • 1992 - Coordinating PSA and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Biopsy of the Prostate in Early detection of Prostate Cancer
  • 1987-1991 - Principal Investigator, Perineal l-125 Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer with (A. Phillips, MD) Funded by 3M Company
  • 1986-1990 - Participant, Flow Cytometry - Bladder Washings in Bladder Cancer (with J. Coon, MD)
  • 1986-1989 - Co-Investigator, Flutamide DES in Advanced Prostate Cancer
  • 1985-1986 - Principal Investigator, Comparison of Absorptive Properties of Koch Pouch Ileal Reservoirs and Continent Ileocecal Reservoirs (with M. Lief, MD)
  • 1982-1986 - Participant, National Roseate Cancer Project
  • 1981-1984 - Principal Investigator, Silastic Ring External Stent in Microscopic Vasovasostomies in Rats (with R. Tsou, MD)
  • 1980-1983 - Participant, Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Prostate Carcinoma in Ventral Prostate Dunning rat Tumor Model (with K. Anderson, MD & H. Sky-Peck, MD
  • 1980-1986 - Participant, National Bladder Cancer Collaborative - Group A
  • 1979-1982 - Principal Investigator, Gore-Tex Vein Graft in Renal Autotransplantation and Inferior Vena Cava Substitute