Academic Work

Abstracts & Presentations

Scientific meetings, invited talks and educational sessions · Mark A. Wille, MD, FACS

Updated from the October 11, 2026 CV. Historical entries follow its chronological sequence; date and presentation-status qualifications are retained.

Accepted and scheduled presentations

The following 2026 posters are accepted or scheduled. They are not represented as completed presentations.

  • Gandrabur, A., Gasca, R., & Wille, M. (2026, October 14–17). Colorectal surgeons' practice pattern in preoperative ureteral stent placement [Poster scheduled for presentation]. North Central Section of the American Urological Association, 100th Annual Meeting.

  • Davis, S., Tian, N., Crosse, M., Adelstein, S., Salkowski, M., Glaser, Z., Golon, J., Torres Anguiano, J., Tsambarlis, P., Miles-Thomas, J., Wille, M., Famakinwa Milhouse, F., Stroie, F., Tallman, J., Siegert, J., Roadman, D., & Coogan, C. (2026). Surgical simulation for urology residents: Experience and attitudes towards a multi-institutional, multi-modal workshop [Poster #316, accepted for presentation]. North Central Section of the American Urological Association.

Presentation history

  1. “Characterization of a novel BRCA1-regulated transcript” Summer Research Program, 2002.

  2. “Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 4 and RAF Kinase Inhibitory Protein Expression in Prostate Cancer: Role in Biochemical Failure After Radical Prostatectomy and Metastatic Lesions” AUA 2006 Abstracts.

  3. Wille MA, Zorn KC, Gofrit ON, Msezane LP, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL. “University of Chicago Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Lessons Learned after 700 Consecutive Cases.” AUA NCS Meeting Poster Presentation, 2007.

  4. Lucioni A, Rapp D, Wille M, Reynolds WS, Gong E, Fedunok P, Bales G. “Initial Results of Transvaginal Repair of Vaginal Vault Prolapse Using the Gynecare Prolift System.” AUA North Central Section Conference, Podium Presentation, October 2007.

  5. “Surgeon Perceptions and Injuries During and After Urologic Laparoscopic Surgery” AUA NCS Meeting Podium Presentation, 2007.

  6. Wille MA, Zorn KC, Gofrit ON, Msezane LP, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL. “University of Chicago Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Contemporary Technique and Lessons Learned after 700 Consecutive Cases.” Huggins Research Symposium, Poster, 2007.

  7. Wille MA. “Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer.” Campbell’s Conference, February 25, 2008 [Educational slide set].

  8. Wille MA, Katz MH, Shikanov SA, Shalhav AL, Steinberg GD. “Evaluating Clinicopathologic Variables to Predict Adverse Pathology at Time of Nephroureterectomy.” Society of Urologic Oncology Winter Meeting, 2008.

  9. Robinson VL, Wiltz AL, Wille MA, Large MC, Steinberg GD. “Identification of MicroRNAs Differentially Expressed in Bladder Cancer.” Society for Basic Urology Research Meeting, 2008

  10. “Learning Curve for Pathologic T2 Positive Surgical Margin Rates in RLRP: An Institutional Analysis” AUA NCS Meeting Poster Presentation, 2008.

  11. Wille MA, Shikanov S, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL, Zorn KC. “Learning Curve for Pathologic T2 Positive Surgical Margin Rates in RLRP: An Institutional Analysis.” AUA Annual Meeting, accepted poster, session MP35, May 19, 2008.

  12. Wille MA. “Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer.” Campbell’s Conference, March 9, 2009 [Educational slide set].

  13. Wille MA, Large MC, Wiltz AL, Steinberg GD, Robinson VL. “Identification of microRNAs Differentially Expressed in Bladder Cancer.” AUA NCS Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, 2009.

  14. Wille MA. “Urinary Tract Reconstruction in Children.” Campbell’s Conference, February 1, 2010 [Educational slide set].

  15. Wille MA. “Anomalies of the Upper Urinary Tract.” Campbell’s Conference, February 3, 2010 [Educational slide set].

  16. Wille MA. “Diagnosis of Surgical Adrenal Disorders.” Campbell’s Conference, April 7, 2010 [Educational slide set].

  17. Wille MA, Acharya SS, Zagaja GP, Gundeti MS. “Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Appendicovesicostomy in a patient with Prune-Belly Syndrome.” AUA Annual Meeting Video Presentation, 2010.

  18. Wille MA, Jayram G, Large MC, Steinberg GD, Robinson VL. “miR-1 as a putative tumor suppressor gene for urothelial bladder cancer.” American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, 2010.

  19. Wille MA. “Urinary Tract Fistula.” Campbell-Walsh Conference, June 9, 2010 [Educational slide set].

  20. Wille MA. “Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer.” Campbell-Walsh Conference, August 30, 2010 [Educational slide set].

  21. Wille MA, Acharya SS, Gundeti M. “Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Appendicovesicostomy in a patient with Prune-Belly Syndrome.” 28th World Congress of Endourology & SWL, accepted video 618 (presenter confirmed), September 1–4, 2010, Chicago, IL.

  22. Wille MA, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL, Gundeti MS. “Continence Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Continent Catheterizable Channel Creation.” 28th World Congress of Endourology & SWL, accepted poster 1396, September 3, 2010, Chicago, IL.

  23. Wille MA, Jayram G, Gundeti MS. “Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy (RALMA) in Patients with Prune-Belly Syndrome.” World Congress of Endourology Poster Presentation, 2010.

  24. Wille MA. “Adult Voiding Dysfunction Secondary to Neurologic Disease or Injury.” Campbell’s Conference, November 8, 2010 [Educational slide set].

  25. Wille MA. “Abnormalities of the Testes and Scrotum and their Surgical Management.” Campbell’s Conference, April 4, 2011 [Educational slide set].

  26. DeCastro G, Ellimoottil C, Flanigan R, Hugen C, Jayram G, Quek M, Rao M, Smith N, Steinberg G, Wille MA. “Preoperative Predictors of Pathologic Upstaging Following Cystectomy for T1 Bladder Cancer.” AUA Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, 2011.

  27. Mader T, Large MC, Wille MA, Orvieto M, Gundeti M. “Do Outcomes Differ in Pyeloplasty with and without Retrograde Pyelography?” American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting, 2011.

  28. Wille MA. “Difficult Problems in Endourology.” Moderator, Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Urolithiasis, April 4, 2012.

  29. Wille MA. “Basics of Percutaneous Renal Access.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Urolithiasis, April 4, 2012.

  30. Divakaruni N, Beck T, Bjurlin MA, Gage M, Hollowell CMP, Tek P, Vidal P, Wille MA. “Forgotten Stents: Who’s at Risk?” 2012 Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons, September 30 – October 3, 2012.

  31. Wille MA. “SWL for stones 1.0-1.5 cm.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Urolithiasis, February 2013.

  32. Wille MA. “Case Studies in BPH.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting on BPH, March 2013.

  33. Wille MA. “New Instruments (and Techniques) for Urinary Stone Disease.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Technology, April 2013.

  34. Wille MA. “Evaluation, Management, and Case Studies of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in the Primary Care Setting.” Cermak Health Services, April 2013.

  35. Wille MA. “Sorting Through the Surgical Management for BPH.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Laparoscopy, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, February 5, 2014.

  36. Wille MA. “Pathophysiologic Mechanisms Linking Urolithiasis and Metabolic Syndrome.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Urolithiasis, scheduled lecture, March 4, 2015, University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

  37. Brian J McArdle DO MBA, Sarah P Psutka MD MSc, Matthew D Houlihan DO, Mark Wille MD, Courtney MP Hollowell MD. “Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio ≥3 Associated with Clavien III-V Complication Rates and Reduced Survival Following Resection of Large Renal Masses in an Urban Underinsured Population.” North Central Section of AUA Meeting, September 2016.

  38. Mathew Q. Fakhoury, Stephen D Hurley, Kyzeezu Kim, Saumya Easaw, Andrew Drago, Cristina J Palmer, Tanya Uddin, Arshan Chaudri, Mark A Wille, Vincent Freeman, Sarah P. Psutka, Patricia Vidal, Courtney MP Hollowell. “Predictive Risk Factors for Continued Smoking after the Diagnosis of a Genitourinary Malignancy.” Chicago Urological Society Essay Contest, January 2017.

  39. Mark A Wille MD FACS, Blessy Varghese MSN RN, Krishna Das MD. “Prolonged NPO/NGT in Patients Undergoing Colectomy at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.” Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative Annual Meeting, January 2017.

  40. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Nutrition Counseling for the Prevention of Urolithiasis.” Urology Grand Rounds, Cook County Health & Hospitals System, January 26, 2017.

  41. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Advances in Ureteroscopy.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, March 1, 2017.

  42. Mathew Q. Fakhoury, Stephen D Hurley, Kyzeezu Kim, Saumya Easaw, Andrew Drago, Cristina J Palmer, Tanya Uddin, Arshan Chaudri, Mark A Wille, Vincent Freeman, Sarah P. Psutka, Patricia Vidal, Courtney MP Hollowell. “Predictive Risk Factors for Continued Smoking after the Diagnosis of a Genitourinary Malignancy.” American Urological Association Annual Meeting, May 2017.

  43. Endourology Skills Lab, Chicago Urological Society, January 6, 2020.

  44. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Endoscopic Management of Urethral Stricture: Is Visual Internal Urethrotomy Dead?” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, January 8, 2020.

  45. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Access Techniques for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, February 5, 2020.

  46. Fakhoury M, Wille MA. “Frank and Beans, To Go: A Case of Complete Penile and Scrotal Self-Amputation.” Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc., November 2020.

  47. Florian Stroie, DO, Danna Raslan, MD, Alicia Roston, MD, Michaela Krajmerova, DO, Antoine Ghorayeb, DO, James Stinson, MD, Courtney Hollowell, MD, Mark Wille, MD. “LOST TO FOLLOW-UP: A PROSPECTIVE RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF FORGOTTEN URETERAL STENTS.” Cook County Health Institutional Research Day, April 22, 2021.

  48. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Basics of Percutaneous Renal Access – Presentation and Skills Lab.” Urology Grand Rounds, Cook County Health & Hospitals System, May 13, 2021.

  49. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Medical Management of Urolithiasis.” Urology Grand Rounds, Cook County Health & Hospitals System, May 20, 2021.

  50. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Medical Management of Urolithiasis - Cases.” Urology Grand Rounds, Cook County Health & Hospitals System, May 27, 2021.

  51. Florian Stroie, DO, Danna Raslan, MD, Alicia Roston, MD, Michaela Krajmerova, DO, Antoine Ghorayeb, DO, James Stinson, MD, Courtney Hollowell, MD, Mark Wille, MD. “LOST TO FOLLOW-UP: A PROSPECTIVE RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF FORGOTTEN URETERAL STENTS.” Endourological Society Meeting, September 2021.

  52. Florian Stroie, DO, Danna Raslan, MD, Alicia Roston, MD, Michaela Krajmerova, DO, Antoine Ghorayeb, DO, James Stinson, MD, Courtney Hollowell, MD, Mark Wille, MD. “LOST TO FOLLOW-UP: A PROSPECTIVE RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF FORGOTTEN URETERAL STENTS.” North Central Section Meeting of the American Urological Association, October 2021.

  53. Mark Wille, MD. “Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Postoperative Management, Complications, New Innovations.” North Central Section Meeting of the American Urological Association, October 9, 2021.

  54. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Nutrition Counseling for Nephrolithiasis.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, March 2, 2022.

  55. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Moderator for Panel Discussion: Difficult Problems in Endourology.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, March 2, 2022.

  56. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Health Care Disparities in Nephrolithiasis.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, January 11, 2023.

  57. Florian Stroie, DO, Danna Raslan, MD, Alicia Roston, MD, Michaela Krajmerova, DO, Antoine Ghorayeb, DO, James Stinson, MD, Courtney Hollowell, MD, Mark Wille, MD. “LOST TO FOLLOW-UP: A PROSPECTIVE RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF FORGOTTEN URETERAL STENTS.” World Congress of Endourology, Jerusalem, October 2023.

  58. Mossack, S., Adelstein, S., Cherullo, E., Schwartz, B., Faris, S., Van Horn, C., Hollowell, C., Baldea, K., Tadros, N., Turk, T., Wille, M, Crivellaro, S., Xu, P., Reynolds, L., Raheem, O., Park, S., Tsambarlis, P., Setia, S., Chow, A., Olweny, E., & Coogan, C. “Surgical simulation for urology residents: Experience and attitudes towards multi-institutional multi-modal simulation workshop.” North Central Section Meeting of the American Urological Association, 2024.

  59. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Medical Management of Urolithiasis.” Urology Grand Rounds, Cook County Health & Hospitals System, October 31, 2024

  60. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “PCNL Entry and Exit: Current Status and Future Directions.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, February 5, 2025.

  61. Mark A Wille MD FACS. “Presidential Address: Forgotten Ureteral Stents: What the Data Reveal About Risk, Followup, and Failure.” Chicago Urological Society Meeting, April 1, 2026.