STEVEN M. DRESNER
M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Dresner, originally from Tennessee, obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology from Northwestern University and his Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Following his internship and residency training in the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Medical Center and Wright State University in Dayton, OH, Dr. Dresner completed his Urology training at Washington University, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Dresner is certified by the
American Board of Urology, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has been practicing Urology since 1987. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Urological Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists and the American Lithotripsy Society. Dr. Dresner has conducted research in the areas of bladder and kidney cancer and has authored or co-authored numerous presentations, articles, and book chapters. He has previously held academic appointments as a consultant to the Navy at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA, as a clinical faculty member at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, and he currently is a clinical instructor in the Urology Division at the University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics in Columbia, MO. Dr. Dresner's areas of special interest and experience are in urologic oncology, including the diagnosis and surgical management of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer, reconstructive urology, and the management of urinary stone disease, and he offers the latest techniques in robotic and laser surgery for urologic disease, cancerous and benign. Dr. Dresner and his wife, Lisa, have three children and one grandchild. In his little free time available, he enjoys reading, tennis, and racquetball, and every now and then has been known to go snow-skiing in Wyoming or salmon-fishing in Alaska.

JERROLD A. SCHERMER
M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Schermer is from St. Louis and received his medical degree from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed surgical residency at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans, and Urology residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Dr. Schermer is certified by the American Board of Urology, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has been practicing Urology since 1990. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Urological Association, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists. Dr. Schermer also serves as the Medical Director for the Mid-Missouri Continence Center. Dr. Schermer's areas of special interest include female urology and neurourology. Dr. Schermer and his wife, Judy, have three children and a dog. Dr. Schermer enjoys running, tennis, bicycling, fitness, backpacking, music, painting and reading.

MICHAEL R. CUPP
M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Cupp was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri and received both his undergraduate degree in chemistry and his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Cupp received his urology and general surgery training from Mayo Clinic. Dr. Cupp is certified by the American Board of Urology, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has been practicing Urology since 1996. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Urological Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists and the American Lithotripsy Society. Dr. Cupp's areas of special interest and experience are in urologic oncology, including the diagnosis and surgical management of prostate cancer and the management of urinary stone disease. Dr. Cupp and his wife, Joni, have four children. An avid Mizzou Tiger fan, Dr. Cupp enjoys football Saturdays in Columbia along with attending Mizzou's basketball games in the winter. Dr. Cupp's other hobbies include hunting and fishing.

SIOBHAN H. MCGAUGHEY
M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. McGaughey (pronounced "McGoy") received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Her Urology residency was completed at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. McGaughey is certified by the American Board of Urology, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has been practicing Urology since 2002. Dr. McGaughey is a member of the American Urological Association, Society of Women in Urology, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists. Well-trained in all areas of urology, Dr. McGaughey enjoys the diversity of practicing general urology, including treatment of tumors of genitourinary tract, kidney stones, urinary incontinence and infections. Dr. McGaughey is the only practicing female Urologist in the Mid-Missouri area. Dr. McGaughey was raised in Topeka, Kansas. Dr. McGaughey and her husband, Jeff, have two children. When time allows, she enjoys traveling (Ireland is of special interest), reading and ballet.

ROBERT E. REMIS
M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Robert Remis is a urologist in private practice. In addition to practicing general urology, he specializes in urinary incontinence problems in women and men and robotic and laparoscopic urological cancer surgery. He is based at Boone Hospital Center and Columbia Regional Hospital. These skills are reflected in Dr. Remis's involvement with several medical supply companies. He is an instructor and consultant for female and male incontinence surgery products and participates with product research and design for one of the companies. Dr. Remis's greatest strengths are his commitment and wide range of experience. Just as important, Dr. Remis enjoys his job, particularly successfully dealing with patient problems. Dr. Remis gained his medical degree at the University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine. He completed his surgical and urological residency at the University of Oklahoma Teaching Hospitals and VA Hospital in Oklahoma City. Dr. Remis is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Urological Association, the Missouri State Medical Association, and the Boone County Medical Society. Dr. Remis lives in Columbia with his wife, Jackie, and their three children. When not working, Dr. Remis likes to travel, golf, and watch Big 12 sports (Go OU!).

TAZ J. HARMON
M.D.

Dr. Harmon was born and raised in Clarksville, MO and received his undergraduate and medical degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Harmon received his general surgery and urologic surgery training from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Harmon is certified by the American Board of Urology and has been practicing Urology since 1999 in Phoenix. Dr. Harmon's areas of special interest and experience are in urologic oncology. Performing the daVinci Prostatectomy since 2003, he offers the latest techniques in robotic and laser surgery for urologic disease, cancerous and benign. Dr. Harmon will be seeing patients at our Columbia, Marshall and Mexico offices.

CLAY W. MECHLIN
MD

Dr. Mechlin was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia with Honors in Biology. After obtaining a Master's of Science in Anatomy at Saint Louis University, Dr. Mechlin received his medical degree from Saint Louis University in 2007. Following his general surgery internship and urologic residency at Albany Medical College in New York, He went on to complete a fellowship in Andrology and Male Reconstructive Surgery at Albany Medical Center and the Stratton VA Medical Center in New York. Dr. Mechlin is a member of the American Urological Association and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America. He has held previous academic appointments at Albany Medical College as a clinical instructor in urology where he supervised resident training at Albany Medical Center and at the Stratton VA Medical Center in New York. He has conducted clinical and basic science research on the medical treatment of male hypogonadism (low testosterone), bladder cancer, urethral stricture disease, and erectile dysfunction. His areas of special interest include male infertility and microsurgery, urethral stricture disease, prosthetic surgery, erectile dysfunction, and men's health. Dr. Mechlin and his wife, Michele, have two young boys. In his free time he enjoys hunting, fishing, running, and mountain biking.

ROGER R. GOOD
M.D.

Dr. Roger Good is a Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist. He attended medical school at the University of Nebraska and completed his residency training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and the University of Rochester, where he was an assistant professor. After his graduate training, he returned to the University of Nebraska where he practiced as a tenured associate professor in the Medical School Department of Radiation Oncology for over 10 years. He received the USAF achievment medal at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He designed the University Clarkson Cancer Center and introduced 3D Conformal Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery into clinical practice there as early as 1987 in a research collaboration with the Christie Hospital in Manchester, England. This was one of the first applications of computer-controlled radiotherapy in the US. During this period, Dr. Good published many articles and distinguished himself in the academic community. Dr. Good was a principal investigator (PI) in the RTOG, the national radiation therapy oncology group. He specialized in intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), gynecologic and pediatric radiation oncology, and developed protocols for skull base and brain tumor brachytherapy as well as prostate brachytherapy. Dr. Good received a 0.75 Million award for cancer research from the Nebraska Development and Research Authority (NRDA) and developed a number of medical devices used for cancer treatment. He received 510k approval from the FDA for the radioactive seed used for prostate implants (Endocurietherapy US Patent 6,099,457). Dr. Good practiced medicine in the state of Washington, where he later designed and directed another Cancer Center (Deaconess Cancer Center) in Spokane, Washington. Currently, Dr. Good oversees the external-beam (IGIMRT) radiotherapy program for prostate cancer treatment with Urology Associates in Columbia.

MADONNA FERRIS
RN, FNP-BC

Madonna was born and raised in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and received her undergraduate degrees in nursing and psychology from Duquesne University, her MBA from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, her MHA from the University of Pittsburgh and her MSN from the University of Missouri. Ms. Ferris practiced as a nurse in the areas of labor and delivery, psychiatry and outpatient surgery before going to graduate school. She worked in various positions in health care research and management until she pursued her training as a nurse practitioner. She was on the faculty of the department of Health Administration at the University of Missouri, where she taught management to clinicians who were new to positions of authority. Ms. Ferris is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a member of the Missouri Coalition for Nurses in Advance Practice, Missouri Nurses Association and American Nurses Association. Madonna's special areas of interest include sexual dysfunction and holistic and complementary medicine. Madonna's husband is a Professor of Finance at the University of Missouri and an officer in the United States Naval Reserve. They have two children. Her outside interests include foreign travel as well as singing.

AMADA J. WEISBECK,
PA-C

We are excited to announce the addition of Amanda Weisbeck to our practice. Amanda is a Certified Physician Assistant and will start July 8th