Eric Rovner

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
• Professor of Urology, Department of Urology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, SC
• Director of the Section of Voiding Dysfunction, Female Urology & Urodynamics

EDUCATION:
• Sept 1983-May 1987 BA Johns Hopkins University (Natural Sciences)
• Sept 1987-June 1991 MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• June 1991-June 1992 Intern in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• July 1992-June 1995 Resident in Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• July 1995-July 1996 Chief Resident in Urology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• July 1996-July 1997 Fellow in Reconstructive Urology and Urodynamics, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

BACKGROUND:
Dr Rovner was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine for several years with appointments in both the Dept of Surgery (Urology) & Radiology but moved to Charleston in 2004.

He has held several visiting professorships and is author of many peer-reviewed articles, monographs & book chapters on these topics as well as a book on urinary incontinence. He has been an invited speaker on numerous occasions worldwide, and has been the Principal or co-investigator on multiple grants.

AWARDS AND HONORS:
• 1987 Departmental Honors, Johns Hopkins University
• 1991 Alpha Omega Alpha, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• 1996 Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award
• 2001 Paul R Leberman Teaching Award
• 2004 Paul R Leberman Teaching Award

MEMBERSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES:
• American Association of Clinical Urologists
• American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
• American Urological Association
• International Continence Society
• Societe Internationale d’Urologie – United States Section
• Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology
• Society of Pelvic Surgeons

EDITORIAL POSITIONS:
• 1997-present Urology, reviewer
• 1998-present Yearbook of Urology, reviewer
• 1998-present Journal of Urology, reviewer
• 2000-present Annals of Medical Sciences, Consulting Editor
• 2001-present Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, reviewer
• 2002-present Journal of Women’s Health and Gender Based Medicine, reviewer
• 2002-present Clinical Pharmacokinetics, reviewer
• 2002-present British Journal of Urology, reviewer
• 2003-present Neurourology and Urodynamics, editorial board
• 2003-present International Urogynecology Journal, reviewer
• 2003-present Drugs, reviewer
• 2008-present UroToday International Journal, editorial board
• 2008-present Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, editorial board
• 2007-present Quality Care Newsletter (NAFC), editorial advisory board
• 2010-present Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, reviewer
• 2010-present Neurourology and Urodynamics, Associate Editor

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Study of voiding dysfunction, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, neurourology & urodynamics.

HOME PAGE
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/facultydirectory/FacultyDetails.aspx?facultyId=4156