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Wade Bushman, MD, PhD

Photograph of Wade Bushman, MD, PhD

Robert F. and Dolores K. Schnoes Chair in Urologic Research
Professor and Vice Chair for Research

K6/562 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-3236

Appointments: (608) 263-4757

Office: (608) 262-0759

FAX: (608) 262-6453

Lab Website

Send an email to Wade Bushman, MD, PhD bushman@urology.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1986
  • PhD, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1985
  • Fellowship, University of Virginia Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1988-1989
  • Residency, General Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, 1986-1988
  • Residency, Urology, Department of Urology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1989-1992

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Bushman is certified by the American Board of Urology. He specializes in female urology, pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction, neurourology, and urodynamics. Dr. Bushman treats both men and women with bladder problems including overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and neurogenic bladder dysfunction. Detailed information regarding options for evaluation and treatment can be found on the Bladder Clinic website. Dr. Bushman also treats patients with pelvic floor dysfunction. The pelvic floor is made of up muscles and ligaments that support the pelvic organs. Many women and some men experience problems related to the pelvic floor – including pain, urinary and/or fecal incontinence, difficulty with urinary or fecal evacuation, and pelvic organ prolapse. The Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Center is a collaborative effort of specialists in Urology, Gynecology, Colo-rectal Surgery, and Physical Therapy to provide coordinated evaluation and treatment of complex pelvic floor problems.

Research Interests

Dr. Bushman's research interests include clinical research in bladder and pelvic floor dysfunction and basic research in prostate development and prostate cancer. Visit Dr. Bushman's lab website for more information about what he is currently working on.

Current Grants

Professional Activities

    In addition to his position as an Associate Professor at the UW Medical School, Dr. Bushman:

  • is a reviewer for the Developmental Biology, Development, Journal of Urology, Urology, International Urogynecology Journal
  • is the Program Chair for the Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology (2002- present)
  • is a member of the McArdle Oncology graduate training Program at the University of Wisconsin (2002-present)
  • is a member of the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Program at the University of Wisconsin (2002-present)

Honors and Awards

  • Listed among the "Top Doctors in Chicago" in Chicago Magazine (January, 2001)
  • Served as a Consultant in Urology at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL (1995-2000)
  • Nominated for "Best Clinical Professor Award", Northwestern University Medical School (1998)
  • The European Exchange Scholar for the American Urologic Association (1998)
  • Listed among the "Top 500 Doctors in Chicago" in Chicago Magazine (1996)

Recent Publications

  • Christ GJ, Bushman W, Fraser MO. Impact of Diabetes and Obesity on the Prostate and Urethra: Implications to Improved Bladder Dysfunction Understanding and Treatment., J. Urol. 2009 Oct 19;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19846131]
  • Shaw A, Gipp J, Bushman W. The Sonic Hedgehog pathway stimulates prostate tumor growth by paracrine signaling and recapitulates embryonic gene expression in tumor myofibroblasts., Oncogene. 2009 Sep 28;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19784071]
  • Shaw A, Gipp J, Bushman W. Exploration of Shh and BMP paracrine signaling in a prostate cancer xenograft., Differentiation. 2009 Sep 19;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19773112]
  • Zhang J, Lipinski RJ, Gipp JJ, Shaw AK, Bushman W. Hedgehog pathway responsiveness correlates with the presence of primary cilia on prostate stromal cells., BMC Dev. Biol. 2009;9(1):50.
    [PubMed ID: 19811645]
  • Jerde TJ, Bushman W. IL-1 induces IGF-dependent epithelial proliferation in prostate development and reactive hyperplasia., Science signaling. 2009;2(86):ra49.
    [PubMed ID: 19724062]
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