Omer Raheem, MD, FACS
Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Research Interests: men’s sexual health, male infertility and andrology
Omer Raheem MD, FACS, is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Chicago Medicine, Director of Men’s Health and Genitourinary Cancer Survivorship Programs. Dr. Raheem specializes in men’s sexual health, male infertility and andrology at the University of Chicago, Section of Urology, Department of Surgery. He also holds a joint appointment as an assistant professor of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He works closely with the University of Chicago’s Center for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility team to provide care for patients suffering with male factor infertility and supports cancer survivors at the Comprehensive Cancer Center to improve quality of erectile, urinary, and reproductive health in men.
In addition to his clinical work, Raheem is involved in clinical and translational research to better understand patient-reported outcomes in prosthetics and reproductive urology and is studying novel ways to discover biomarkers and therapeutics in the field of sexual medicine.
His research has been published in over 150 peer-reviewed publications and eight book chapters, most recently in the Manual of Sperm Retrieval and Preparation in Human Assisted Reproduction 2021 (Cambridge University Press). He is an associate editor of Sexual Medicine and Sexual Medicine Reviews, journals of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.
Dr Raheem completed his residency in urology at the University of California, San Diego, and a fellowship at the University of Washington. Prior to that, he completed general surgery and urology training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, and earned Master of Surgery (MCh) and master of science (MSc) degrees from the University of Dublin, Trinity College.
Websites:
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/omer-raheem
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3YG0b0obIw8AnJJnhYD7uA
https://twitter.com/OmerRaheemMD
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Terms of Appointment: September 2023 - August 2025