Nejd Alsikafi, M.D.

Nejd Alsikafi, M.D., F.A.C.S. evaluates and treats patients who have prostate, bladder, kidney or testicular cancer. He consults with medical oncologists and patients on available treatment options, performs surgery and monitors patients who may need surgical intervention in the future. 

Dr. Alsikafi performs a range of procedures including robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomies and genitourinary reconstructive surgery residency. He also treats kidney stones, kidney and bladder infections, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, male infertility and prostate disorders. 

After earning a medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, Dr. Alsikafi completed both a general surgery and urology residency at the University of Chicago. Additionally, he completed a fellowship in urologic trauma and reconstruction at the University of California, San Francisco. 

Previously, he served as Clinical Associate Professor at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, where he was was also co-director of the urologic reconstruction program. 

Dr. Alsikafi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology. He has been published in the Journal of Urology, a publication for which he also serves as a reviewer. He is a member of several professional organizations including the American Urological Association, Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons and the Chicago Urologic Society.

• Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS), Former President and Secretary
• Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons
• Chicago Urologic Society, Board Member
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow
• American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
• American Urological Association

• Keihani S, Chandrapal JC, Peterson AC, Broghammer JA, Chertack N, Elliott SP, Rourke KF, Alsikafi NF, Buckley JC, Breyer BN, Smith TG 3rd, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Brant WO, Myers JB; Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS, TURNSresearch.org). Outcomes of Urethroplasty to Treat Urethral Strictures Arising From Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosions and Rates of Subsequent Device Replacement. Urology. 2017 Jun 15. 
• Levy M, Gor RA, Vanni AJ, Stensland K, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Voelzke BB, Smith TG 3rd, Breyer BN, McClung C, Alsikafi NF, Fan Y, Elliott SP; Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS).The Impact of Age on Urethroplasty Success.Urology. 2017 Jun 1 
• Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Voelzke BB, Smith TG 3rd, McClung CD, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Brant WO, Broghammer JA, Tam CA, Zhao LC, Buckley JC, Breyer BN; Trauma and Uro- logic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons. Understanding the Relationship between Chronic Systemic Disease and Lichen Sclerosus Urethral Strictures. J Urol. 2016 Feb;195(2):363-8. 
• Redshaw JD, Broghammer JA, Smith TG 3rd, Voelzke BB, Erickson BA, McClung CD, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Presson AP, Aberger ME, Craig JR, Brant WO, Myers JB. Intralesional injection of mitomycin C at transurethral incision of bladder neck contracture may offer limited benefit: TURNS Study Group. J Urol. 2015 Feb;193(2):587-92. 
• Brant WO, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Powell C, Alsikafi NF, McClung C, Myers JB, Voelzke BB, Smith TG 3rd, Broghammer JA. Risk factors for erosion of artificial urinary sphincters: a multi- center prospective study. Urology. 2014 Oct;84(4):934-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.05.043. Epub 2014 Aug 8. 
• Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Voelzke BB, Myers JB, Broghammer JA, Smith TG 3rd, McClung CD, Alsikafi NF, Brant WO; Multi-institutional 1-year bulbar urethroplasty outcomes using a stan- dardized prospective cystoscopic follow-up protocol. Trauma and Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS). Urology. 2014 Jul;84(1):213-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.01.054. Epub 2014 May 14. 
• Erickson BA, Voelzke BB, Myers JB, Brant WO, Broghammer JA, Smith TG 3rd, McClung CD, Alsikafi NF, Elliott SP. Practice Patterns of Recently Fellowship-Trained Reconstructive Urolo- gists. Urology. Oct;80(4):934-7. 2012 
• Whitson JM, McAninch JW, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF. Long-term Efficacy of Distal Penile Circu- lar Fasciocutaneous Flaps for Single Stage Reconstruction of Complex Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease. J Urol. 179 (6):2259-64, 2008. 
• Rapp DE, Chanduri K, Infusino G, Hoda ZA, Orvieto MA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF. Internet Survey of Management Trends of Urethral Strictures. Urol Int.;80(3):287-90; 2008. 
• 17. Cooperberg MR, McAninch JW, Alsikafi NF, Elliott SP. Urethral Reconstruction for Traumatic Posterior Disruption: Outcomes of a 25-year Experience. J Urol. 178(5): 2006-10, 2007.