View Dr. Schlegel's introductionPeter Schlegel is a Professor of Urology and Chairman of the Department of Urology at The Weill Medical College of Cornell University, a Staff Scientist at The Population Council, Center for Biomedical Research, a Visiting Associate Physician at The Rockefeller University Hospital, and an Associate Attending Surgeon at The New York Hospital.
Dr. Schlegel is an internationally acclaimed expert in the treatment of male infertility, especially the interface of male factor treatment with assisted reproductive techniques. He was awarded the 1996 Established Clinician Award by The European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, the source of the most important advance in male infertility treatment in recent years, the technique of intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Dr. Schlegel was awarded a fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons in 1992 for collaborative study with urologists in London, which he performed in 1993.
In over 100 published or submitted original manuscripts, as well as numerous book chapters and invited articles, Dr. Schlegel has described the characteristics of men who are candidates for sperm retrieval, designed and described novel techniques for sperm retrieval for use with assisted reproduction, and identified the factors that affect the successful achievement of pregnancy after sperm retrieval. More importantly, the team of scientists, reproductive endocrinologists, nurses and technicians that Dr. Schlegel has worked with at Cornell has achieved one of the highest pregnancy rates in the world for treatment of couples using sperm that were retrieved by Dr.Schlegel.
Early in his career, Dr. Schlegel worked with pioneers in the field of urology and male reproductive function.With Dr. Fray Marshall and Dr. Patrick Walsh at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Schlegel worked as a resident in general surgery and urology. During that time, Dr. Schlegel established some of the anatomical basis that was necessary to develop the contemporary procedure of radical prostatectomy that is used to cure localized prostate cancer. Dr. Schlegel continues to be active in the surgical treatment of prostate cancer because of his advanced understanding of this anatomy. With Dr. Fray Marshall, Dr. Schlegel established an early career in infertility by performing studies to understand the effects of prescription drugs on male fertility.
His expertise in the field of advanced reproductive treatments for male infertility has been recognized by national and international authorities has been recognized by invitations from the National Institutes of Health, The American Urologic Association, Austrian, French, German, Irish, Israeli, Indonesian, Mexican, Venezuelan reproductive societies to speak on issues of male infertility treatment. He has been listed in Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in Education, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering. Dr. Schlegel is currently or was previously served on editorial board of the medical journals, Journal of Urology (Investigative Section), Techniques in Urology, Journal of Andrology, and FertiliText. He was the Edwin A. Beer Program award recipient of The New York Academy of Medicine, 1996-98, and received a New Investigator Award from the American Foundation for Urologic Diseases, 1993-95. Dr. Schlegel serves or has served in a leadership role of several national infertility organizations, including as an Executive Council member for the American Society of Andrology, on the board of directors and secretary of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
Dr. Schlegel is a board-certified urologist, and serves as a Task Force Chaiman on the American Board of Urology Examination Committee, which writes the exam questions that evaluates candidates for urology board certification. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York, and graduated near the top of his class from The University of Massachusetts Medical School.
To contact Dr. Schlegel, an appointment can be made by calling his office at (212) 746-5491. He can be contacted by mail at Room F-907A, Department of Urology, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021 or by fax at (212) 746-8425.
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Education: A.B. Hamilton College Chemistry & Mathematics 1979 Clinton, New York M.D. University of Massachusetts Medical School 1983 Worcester, Massachusetts Professional Experience: 1983-4 Intern, General Surgery The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1984-5 Junior Assistant Resident, General Surgery The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1985-8 Junior Assistant Resident, Urology Assistant Resident, Urology Resident, Urology The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, Maryland 1989 Instructor in Urology The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, Maryland 1989-1991 Fellow-in-Residence The Population Council Clinical Fellow The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center New York, New York 7/91-12/03 Staff Scientist 1/04 present Senior Scientist The Population Council 7/91-6/96 Assistant Professor of Surgery(Urology) 7/96-5/04 Associate Professor of Urology 1/99-6/01 Vice-Chairman for Clinical Affairs, Department of Urology 1/99-11/03 Co-Director, Center for Male Reproductive Medicine & Microsurgery, Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine Associate Professor of Reproductive Medicine 7/01-11/03 Acting Chairman, Department of Urology Acting Urologist-in-Chief, 1/03 present Program Director, Urology Residency Training Program 11/03 present Chairman, Department of Urology Urologist-in-Chief, 6/04 present Professor of Urology, The New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York 12/91- present Visiting Associate Physician Rockefeller University Hospital Rockefeller University New York, New York Professional Organizations: Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate, American Board of Urology Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine [ASRM Practice Committee 1999-2005, Program Committee 2003-2006, Board of Directors 2005-2008] Member, Society of Reproductive Surgeons (ASRM) [Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, 2003-2004, Secretary/Treasurer 2004-2005, Vice-President 2005-2006, President 2006-2007] Member, Society of Male Reproduction/Urology (ASRM) [Board of Directors; 1997-1999; Secretary/Treasurer: 2002-2003; President-Elect: 2003-2004; President: 2004-2005] Member, American Society of Andrology (Executive Council; 1995-98) Member, Society for Study of Reproduction Member, Society for Basic Urological Research Member, American Urological Association Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (Secretary, 2000-2001; Vice-President, 2001-2; President 2002-3; Past President 2003-4) Research Council, Alternate (1999-2001; 2003-2005) Prize Essay Committee (2002-2003) Publications Committee (2005-2010) AUA Update Series Advisory Committee (2006-2009) Member, New York Section of AUA Member, Society of University Urologists American Foundation for Urologic Disease/AUA Research Council Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine Advisory Committee, Urology Section, (1999-2004) Member, Edwin A. Beer Committee 2000-2005 (Chairman, 2002-5) New York Clinical Society (Secretary, 2001-2002; Vice President 2002-2003) Urological Research Society Member, American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (2004-) Member, Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons (2005-) Board Certification: American Board of Urology (February, 1993) Recertification (2000); expires February 28, 2013 Professional Honors/Review Groups: Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Fellow, American Cancer Society, 1986-7 NIH Endocrine Research Fellow (NIH# 2 T32 DK 07313-11), 1989-91 Visiting Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons/England, 1993 Scientific Reviewer, NIH/NIDDK Ad Hoc Study Section, HIV infection in genitourinary tract, 1996 Scientific Reviewer, NIH/NICHD Special Emphasis Panel, Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction Research (RFA HD 96-008), 1997 Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Cornell General Clinical Research Center American Board of Urology/AUA Examination Committee (Task force member, Chairman Task force B), 1997-2000 American Board of Urology/AUA Examination Committee (Senior Consultant, Imaging), 2002-2006 Task Force of Fertility Services in the Direct Care System (Department of Defense), 9/98 Review Committee, Edwin Beer Program, New York Academy of Medicine, 1999-2004 Scientific Reviewer, NIH/NICHD(Ad hoc), P01 Grant application, May 20-21, 1999 Review Committee, Prize Essay Contests, American Urological Association, 1999- American Urological Association Best Practice Policy Committee (Male Infertility), 1999-2001 Review Committee, Urology Fellowships/New Investigator awards, National Kidney Foundation of New York/New Jersey, 1999-2002 Edwin Beer Review Committee, NY Academy of Medicine 2000-2005 Chairman, Edwin Beer Review Committee 2001- NICHD/NIH, Population Research Review Committee, 2000-2003 American Foundation for Urologic Disease, Medical Advisory Council, 2000- Reproductive Health Council, 2000- Committee on Applicants (Manhattan District), American College of Surgeons 2000- Medical Advisory Board, Kidney & Urology Foundation, 2002- Ethicon Lecture (Plenary Session), ASRM Annual Meeting, 2003 Board of Trustees, Kidney & Urology Foundation of America, 2002- Reproduction, Andrology & Gynecology Subcommittee, NICHD Initial review group, NICHD/NIH 2003-2004 Medical Advisory Board, National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York, 2005- Editorial Boards: Co-Editor, Journal of Andrology (2002-2007) Section Editor, British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 2002- Journal of Andrology (1995-8) Clinical Evidence (Section advisor, Mens Health), 2002- Journal of Urology (Investigative Section; 1997-) Section Editor (Andrology & Sexual Dysfunction), Current Opinions in Andrology Techniques in Urology (Section Editor) 1995-1999 Fertility Today, 2004- FertiliText
