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24/02/18 1 Curriculum vitae 1- Personal data: Name: Bassem Salah Saleh Wadie Birth date: 24/6/1967 Nationality: Egyptian. Social: Married, has 2 girls and a boy Residential address: 18; Agamy St. from Abdelsalam Aref, Mansoura, EGYPT. Current post: Professor of urology, Urology department, Mansoura University, Mansoura Urology & Nephrology Center, Mansoura; Egypt, as of August, 25 th , 2011 to date. Director of UNC, December 2017 Correspondence: Urology & Nephrology Canter, Mansoura; Egypt. Tel.: 20-50-2202222 Home: 20-50-2214817 Fax: 20-50-2202717 E-mail: bassem_wadie@ mans.edu.eg bwadie@ aol.com

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Curriculum vitae

1- Personal data:

Name: Bassem Salah Saleh Wadie

Birth date: 24/6/1967

Nationality: Egyptian.

Social: Married, has 2 girls and a boy

Residential address: 18; Agamy St. from Abdelsalam Aref, Mansoura,

EGYPT.

Current post: Professor of urology, Urology department,

Mansoura University, Mansoura Urology &

Nephrology Center, Mansoura; Egypt, as of

August, 25th, 2011 to date.

Director of UNC, December 2017

Correspondence: Urology & Nephrology Canter, Mansoura; Egypt.

Tel.: 20-50-2202222 Home: 20-50-2214817

Fax: 20-50-2202717

E-mail: bassem_wadie@ mans.edu.eg

bwadie@ aol.com

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2-Academic data:

Basic education: 1971-1978: The Divine Providence primary school,

Mansoura, Egypt

1978-1981: El-Malek El-Saleh preparatory School,

Mansoura, Egypt

1981-1984: El-Malek El-Kamel high school, Mansoura,

Egypt

Degrees: 1- M.B., B.Ch., November 1990, signed up very good,

Mansoura faculty of medicine, Mansoura University,

Mansoura, EGYPT.

2- M.Sc. (Urol.), May 1996, signed up very good, from

the urology dept., Mansoura urology & Nephrology

center.

3- M.D., July, 2001. A thesis, titled “Objective

evaluation of patients with prostatic symptoms, a

prospective study” was submitted for the fulfillment of

the degree.

Training: 1- Rotating internship in Mansoura University Hospital

for one year; from March 1991 to March 1992.

2- Residency in urology, at Urology & Nephrology

Center, Mansoura, Egypt, from May 1992 to May 1996.

3- Post graduate fellowship, Urology dept., St. Radboud

Hospital, Nijmegen University hospital, Nijmegen, the

Netherlands: October- December, 1996.

Main goal of this fellowship was training on advanced

urodynamic equipment and techniques, including home-

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made equipment, dedicated urodynamic software and

applications of urodynamics in different functional

disorders. I Nijmegen, I worked with Dr. Jean de La

Rosette and Dr. Peter Rosier. (Appendix 1)

4- Post graduate fellowship, Urology department,

Health Sciences Center, University Of Virginia,

Charlottesville, VA, USA: From July to September 1998.

Studying the techniques of pediatric urodynamics and

involved in surgical techniques for correction of female

stress urinary incontinence. Worked with Professor Stuart

S. Howards, Dr. Mikel Gray and Professor William D.

Steers (Appendix 2)

5- In-service EBU examination, 1999 and 2000, held in

Urology & Nephrology Center, Mansoura, EGYPT.

6- "Modern administration of medical organizations",

training course held in Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura

University, 3-7 May, 2004.

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Clinical experience:

1-Head of the Voiding dysfunction and female urology in

Urology and Nephrology center, Mansoura university.

Has extended experience with successive generations of

urodynamic equipment such as Dantec, MMS system and

Laborie Aquarius system.

2- Incontinence surgery: Has extensive experience with

needle suspension for SUI, established a protocol of

randomized trial for autologous and synthetic slings,

since 2001 and another protocol for mid urethral slings,

since 2007. He accumulated wide experience in urethral

and ureteric silicone injection both in males and females.

3-The holder of the CV has expertise in reconstructive

surgery for female urethral anomalies as well as post

traumatic urethral stricture in men. Has special expertise

in male post-prostatectomy incontinence and developed a

new bulbourethral sling technique for post-prostatectomy

incontinence.

4- Worked as a consultant in urology, Urology dept.,

Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, between

January, 30th and March 14

th, 2007.

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5- Visiting professor, guest speaker and surgeon,

Medical school, University of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda:

25th -30

th October, 2011.

6- Guest speaker and demonstrator, the 35th annual

meeting of the Indonesian Urological Association

meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-23October, 2012.

7- Faculty in the 1st global congress on LUTD,

Brussels, Belgium, June, 1-13, 2014

Research experience:

1-Investigator in Phase I and II trials, submitted to FDA oversight for

new clinical tools, namely: Short course thermotherapy device

(Urologix®, Targis) and Rotoresection™ device for prostate ablation

(Karl Storz® USA), between 1999 and 2004.

2- Principal investigator, SUNRISE multi-center European study on

Solifnacin, between May, 2004 and August 2005.

3- Member of data and Safety monitoring board of UITN. A research

network formed by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive

and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/National Institutes of Health

(NIH). Started his work with the board in 2004 till now.

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4- Reviewer for grant applications for Lower Urinary Tract

dysfunction network, NIDK/NIH, March 2013.

Papers and lectures presented:

1- Master thesis titled “Recent trends in management of

stress urinary incontinence in adult females”. Presented

in March, 1996.

2- Doctoral thesis, titled “Objective evaluation of men

with LUTS, a prospective study”. Presented in February,

2001

3-“Urodynamic evaluation in Stamey’s bladder neck

suspension: diagnosis and follow up”, presented to the

31st annual meeting of the Egyptian Urological

association, Cairo, October, 1996.

4-“Urodynamic evaluation of voiding function in females

with lower urinary tract symptoms”, presented in the 32nd

annual meeting of the Egyptian Urological Association,

Alexandria, October, 1997.

5-“I-PSS symptom score has no value in quantification of

BOO”, presented in the 33rd

meeting, Egyptian

Urological Association, Cairo, 1998.

6-“Urodynamic characteristics of Bilharzial bladder with

LUTS”, presented in the 34th meeting, Egyptian

Urological Association, Aswan, 1999.

7-“Bladder characteristics in adults with

monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis”, presented in the

34th meeting, Egyptian Urological Association, Aswan,

1999.

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8-“High energy Transurethral Microwave

Thermotherapy: Clinical, urodynamic, Radiologic and

Endoscopic evaluation: a preliminary report”, presented

in the 34th meeting, Egyptian Urological Association,

Aswan, 1999.

9- “The relationship between I-PSS and the objective

parameters in the diagnosis of BOO: Part I: When

statistics fail”. Presented in the 35th meeting, Egyptian

Urological Association, Cairo, 2000.

10- “The relationship between I-PSS and the objective

parameters in the diagnosis of BOO Part II: The potential

usefulness of Artificial Neural Network”. Presented in

the 35th meeting, Egyptian Urological Association, Cairo,

2000.

11-“The relation between I-PSS and the objective

parameters in the diagnosis of BOO: statistical analysis

and application of ANN”. Presented in the British

Association of Urological surgeons (BAUS), 25-29 June,

2001, Dublin, IRELAND.

12-“The relation between I-PSS and the objective

parameters in the diagnosis of BOO: statistical analysis

and application of ANN”, Presented in the 4th

Pan Arab

urology congress, 17–20 July, 2001, Amman, JORDAN.

13- “The relation between detrusor instability and

symptoms and objective parameters used for diagnosis of

bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), a prospective study”.

Presented in the 36th meeting, Egyptian Urological

Association, Sharm El Sheik, 2001.

14- “The rectus fascia sling, the gold standard in

sphincter weakness incontinence”, Presented in the 36th

meeting, Egyptian Urological Association, Sharm El

Sheik, October, 2001.

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15-“Different applications of solid –state silicone in

lower urinary tract dysfunction”, Presented in the 36th

meeting, Egyptian Urological Association, Sharm

ElSheik, October, 2001.

16- "Urological problems with hydrocephalus” Guest

speaker, The Egyptian Society of Neurological surgeons

meeting, Mansoura, November, 1st, 2001.

17- Rotoresection: Short Term Results of a new Modality

in The Treatment of BPH., presented in the 26th congress

of the SIU, Stockholm, SWEDEN, September 8-12, 2002

18- “The discriminative ability of free PSA and % free

PSA in the detection of prostate cancer”, Presented in the

37th meeting, Egyptian Urological Association, Luxor,

October, 2002.

19- “The use of ureteric solid-state silicone for the

treatment of reflux in renal failure patients, a prospective

study”, Presented in the 37th meeting, Egyptian

Urological Association, Luxor, October, 2002

20-“A prospective randomized study comparing

Tamsulosin, Doxazosin and placebo in patients with

BPH”. Presented in the 37th meeting, Egyptian Urological

Association, Luxor, October, 2002.

21-“The application of artificial neural network (ANN) in

the detection of BOO. A model based on objective

parameters”. Presented in the 37th meeting, Egyptian

Urological Association, Luxor, October, 2002.

22-“Long-term results of high energy transurethral

microwave thermotherapy: clinical, urodynamic,

radiologic and endoscopic assessment” Osman, Y.;

Wadie, B.; Ghoneim, M. 26th meeting of SIU,

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Stockholm, 8-12 September, 2003. (BJU Int. 90

(Supplement 2):77, September 2002.)

23-“Cystometry, VLPP & Videourodynamics”. Teaching

course in symposium of urinary incontinence. Egyptian

Urological Association, Ain Shams University, August,

1st, 2002, Cairo.

24- “The use of symptom scores in BPH and diagnosis of

obstruction”. Teaching course, the 37th

meeting of the

Egyptian Urological Association, October, 2002, Luxor.

25- “The use of acellular matrix in the correction of SUI

combined with high grade cystocele” Video presented in

the 2nd

international congress of the Egyptian Society of

uro-gynecology & Pelvic Floor Studies, 27-28 February,

2003, Cairo.

26- The application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

in the detection of BOO. A model based on objective

parameters. International Bladder Foundation, Arlington,

VA, March 6-9, 2003

27- High energy Transurethral thermotherapy:

symptomatic VS. urodynamic success. Presented in the

98th Annual meeting of AUA, Chicago, USA, April 26

th

–May 2nd,

2003.

29-The use of acellular matrix graft in the correction of

SUI combined with high-grade cystocele. Video.

Presented in 15th video urology world congress, Busan,

Korea, 11-14 June, 2003.

30-The use of acellular matrix graft in the correction of

SUI combined with high-grade cystocele. Video.

Presented in the 33rd ICS meeting, Florence, Italy, 5-9

October, 2003.

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31- Primary nocturnal enuresis persistent to adulthood,

functional evaluation. Abstract. Presented in the 33rd

ICS

meeting, Florence, Italy, 5-9 October, 2003.

32- Objective evaluation of prostate symptoms, a

prospective evaluation. Presented in the 38th

Annual

meeting of the Egyptian Urological Association, Cairo,

October, 2003.

33- Clinical evaluation of myelodysplasia in children. 8th

meeting of voiding dysfunction and urodynamic section,

Egyptian Urological Association, Ain Shams University

Hospital, May 27th

, 2004

34- Genitourinary reconstruction of urogenital sinus

variant. Poster presented in the 3rd

International

Consultation on Incontinence (ICI), 26-29 June, Monaco,

2004.

35- Bladder characteristics in adults with

monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. Poster presented in

the 3rd

International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI),

26-29 June, Monaco, 2004.

36- Bulbourethral sling for post-prostatectomy

incontinence. Mansoura Technique. Video, presented in

the 34th

ICS meeting, 23-27 October, Paris, 2004.

37- 24-month follow up after Rotoresection: a

prospective study. Abstract. 34th ICS meeting, 23-27

October, Paris, 2004.

38- The relationship between I-PSS and the objective

parameters in the diagnosis of BOO: statistical analysis

and application of ANN. Abstract, 34th

ICS meeting, 23-

27 October, Paris, 2004.

39- Autologous fascial sling versus polyproplene tape at

short term follow up, a prospective randomized study.

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Abstract, 35th ICS meeting, 28 August-2 September,

Montreal, 2005

40- Repair of vesico-vaginal fistula, single center

experience over 23 years. Abstract, 35th ICS meeting, 28

August-2 September Montreal, 2005

41- Autologous sling versus ployproplene tape, a

prospective randomized study. Oral presentation, 2nd

panarab continence society meeting, 22-24 December,

2005, Dubai, UAE

42- Repair of vesico-vaginal fistula, single center

experience over 20 years. Oral presentation, 2nd

Pan Arab

continence society meeting, 22-24 December, 2005,

Dubai, UAE.

43- Autologous fascial sling versus polypropylene tape at

short term follow up, a prospective randomized study:

Wadie BS, Edwan A, Nabeeh A. (Abstract number 636).

Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Continence

Society (ICS), Montreal, 28 Aug - 2 Sept. 2005.

44- A novel technique of bulbourethral sling for

postprostatectomy incontinence. Oral presentation, 2nd

Pan Arab continence society meeting, 22-24 December,

2005, Dubai, UAE.

45- The outcome of urodynamic findings in patients with

tethered cord. Moderated poster, European urology

meeting, 2006, Paris, France.

(European Urology Supplements, Volume 5, Issue

2, April 2006, Page 261.

A. El-Hefnawy and B. Wadie)

46-Objective evaluation of retoresection: a prospective

study. Moderated poster, European urology meeting,

2006, Paris, France (European Urology

Supplements, Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2006, Page 233 S.

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Soliman, B. Wadie, A. Shehab El-din, A.A. Ghoneim and

E.H. Ibrahim.)

47- Urinary tract trauma: Lecture presented during

meeting of Mansoura International specialized hospital

titled “management of polytraumatized patients”.

Mansoura, Egypt, August 19-20, 2006

48- Solifenacin significantly reduces both urgency

severity and bother: results from the flexible dose,

placebo controlled, multinational SUNRISE study.

Abstract, 36th

ICS meeting, 27 November-1 December,

Christchurch, 2006.

49- Reconstruction of female urethra, experience with a

complex pathology. 3rd

Pan Arab continence society

meeting, 2-4 November, 2006, Manama, Bahrain.

50- Does urethral pressure measurement correlate to the

outcome of incontinence surgery? 3rd

Pan Arab

continence society meeting, 2-4 November, 2006,

Manama, Bahrain.

51- Effect of de-tethering on bladder function in children

with myelomeningocele. 3rd

Pan Arab continence society

meeting, 2-4 November, 2006, Manama, Bahrain.

52- Workshop on “UTI in children” organized by the

childhood care and development center, Mansoura

university, November, 29th, 2006.

53- Dorsal dartos flap in Snodgrass hypospadias repair:

how to use it. SIU Centennial meeting, 2007, Paris,

France. (Urology, Volume 70, Issue 3, Supplement

1, September 2007, Page 48: M. Mustafa, B.S. Wadie and

H.A. Abol-Enein.)

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54- Rotoresection versus transurethral resection of the

prostate: 2-years evaluation of a prospective randomized

study. SIU Centennial meeting, Paris, France.

(Urology, Volume 70, Issue 3, Supplement 1, September

2007, Page 157: S.A. Soliman, B.S. Wadie, E.H. Ibrahim

and A. Shehab El-Dein)

55- Guest speaker, Hamad Medical corporation, Doha,

Qatar. Lecture titled: Bladder dysfunction in children

with myelodysplasia. February, 21st, 2007.

56- Standard Snodgrass technique in conjunction with

double layers covering of neourethra by dorsal Dartos

flap represents the first choice of therapy for

hypospadius. Journal of Urology, 179, (4) A 789. AUA

meeting, Orlando, USA, 2008.

57- Antenatal versus postnatal diagnosis of posterior

urethral valve, does it affect bladder function? Journal of

Urology, 181 (4) A 477 (podium) AUA annual meeting,

April25-30, Chicago, USA, 2009

58- Long term impact of midurethral slings of sexual

function. Journal of Urology, 181 (4) A 1034, AUA

annual meeting, April 25-30, Chicago, USA, 2009.

59- Retropubic bulbourethral sling in children with post-

exstrophy inctontinence: preliminary report. Urology, 76,

3A, S4. Oral presentation in SIU world meeting,

Marrakech, October 13-16, 2010.

60- Genitourinary reconstruction of uro-genital sinus

variant. Urology, 76, 3A, S49. Video presentation, SIU

world meeting, Marrakech, October 13-16, 2010.

61- One- stage reconstruction of the urethra and bladder

neck, following severe obstetric trauma. Urology, 76, 3A,

S49, Video presentation, SIU world meeting, Marrakech,

October 13-16, 2010.

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62- Bladder function in anuric/oliguric patients prior and

after Transplantation. Abstract 69, Poster, AUA annual

meeting, Atlanta, GA, 19-23 May, 2012.

63- State of the art lecture “MUS, where we stand” The

48th Egyptian Urological Association meeting, Sharm

ElSheikh, 112-16 December, 2013

64- Keynote speaker: “Being annoyed by post-micturition

dribbling”, Global congress of LUTD, Brussels, Belgium,

11-13 June, 2014.

Academic activities:

I- Supervising master and doctoral theses:

1- Master thesis of Dr. Shady A. Soliman, titled:

Objective evaluation of Rotoresection, a prospective

study. 2004

2- Master thesis of Dr. Ayman Edwan, titled: Objective

evaluation of two types of slings for the management of

stress incontinence in women. 2004

3- Master thesis of Eng. Shimaa El Embaby, titled: the

application of ANN in the diagnosis of BOO. 2005

4- Doctoral thesis of Dr. Anas Gamal, titled: Tension free

vaginal tape versus pubovaginal sling for treatment of

female stress incontinence: a prospective randomized

study. 2005

5- Master thesis of Dr. Amre Abdelrazek, titled:

Management of postprostatectomy incontinence.

Analysis of conservative therapy, urethral injection

bulbourethral sling. 2007.

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6- Master thesis of Dr. Ahmed Mansour, titled: Mid

urethral slings, long term analysis and quality of life

assessment. 2009

7- Master thesis of Dr. Ahmed Abed, titled: Management

of upper ureter stones. 2010

8- Doctoral thesis of Dr. Ahmed El Hefnawy, tilted

Prospective randomized study comparing TVT and TOT

for SUI

9- Master thesis of Dr. Essam Abdelhakim, titled: effect

of management of obstructing lower urinary tract

symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia on

erectile function.

10- Master thesis of Dr. Ahmed Fouad, titled: Persistent

nocturnal enuresis in adulthood.

11- Master thesis of Dr Yasser Eldemerdash, titled:

Flexible ureteroscopy: technical aspects, current

indications, outcome and limitations.

12- Doctoral thesis of Dr. Eman Balegh Meawad, titled:

Impact of behavioral intervention on quality of life for

elderly women with urinary incontinence.

13- Doctoral thesis of Dr Ahmed A. Selim, titled: Impact

of anastmotic urethroplasty on continence in males

evaluation of potency.

14- Doctoral thesis of Diaa Eldin Taha, titled: MUS vs.

MUS and POP repair for low grade anterior POP, a

prospective study.

15- Mater thesis of Mohamed El Khamesy titled: long

term evaluation of Midurethral slings

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2-Established urology teaching course for nursing school,

Mansoura Faculty of medicine, 2002.

3-Editor of the website of Urology and Nephrology Center,

Mansoura University, Mansoura, EGYPT, between 2003-2013

4-Member of the scientific committee, the 1st, 2

nd and 3

rd pan-Arab

continence congress.

5- Course director of workshop titled: female urinary incontinence,

Hamad Medical Corporation, 9th

March, 2007.

6- Course director: 1st training course of Stress urinary incontinence:

Evaluation and management, Urology and Nephrology Center,

Mansoura, EGYPT. 4-6 March 2008.

7- Course director: 2nd

training course of Stress urinary incontinence:

Evaluation and management, Urology and Nephrology Center,

Mansoura, EGYPT. 9-12 March 2010.

Conferences: Contributed to more than 60 national and international

urological meetings.

Books: Objective evaluation of LUTS secondary to BPH. ,

Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, publication

date 29-4-2014, ISBN-13: 978-3-659-53505-5

Awards and Honors:

1. Member of International Editorial Committee, The Journal of

Urology, the official journal of the American Urological Association,

from January 2009 to January 2013.

2. First prize essay from the Egyptian Urological Association, 2000.

The award was accredited to the work entitled “The relationship

between I-PSS and the objective parameters in the diagnosis of BOO:

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Part II: The potential usefulness of ANN”, presented in the 35th

meeting of the EAU, in Cairo, 2000. (Appendix 3)

3. Second prize, Best Doctoral thesis from the Egyptian Urological

Association, 2003.

4. His biography is included in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of

"Who's Who in the World" as well as in "2000 intellectuals of the

21st Century, 2008"

5. Member of the Editorial board of Case reports in Anaesthesia, as of

May 2011

6. Member of the Editorial board of Arab Journal OF Urology, as of

March 2012.

7. Reviewer for grant applications, NIDDK/ NIH

8. Laureate of Mansoura Medical prize in Urology & Nephrology for

2014, from the Egyptian Academy of Scientific research and

Technology

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Affiliations:

1- Active member of the Egyptian Urological

Association (EUA), since 1998.

2- International member of the American Urological

Association (AUA), since 1999.

3- Member of the International Continence Society

(ICS), since 2002.

4- Member of Société Internationale D’Urologie

(SIU), since 2010

5- Member of DSMB of urinary incontinence treatment

network, NIDDK/National Institutes of Health

(NIH), USA, since May, 2004.

6- Reviewer for the Journal of Urology; the official

journal of the American Urological Association

(AUA); since June, 2004.

7- Reviewer for McMaster Plus Journals, since 2006

8- Contributor to Faculty of 1000 Medicine website

since August 2007.

9- Reviewer for Neurourology & Urodynamics, Since

December, 2007.

10- Reviewer for BJU International, since June, 2008

11- Reviewer for Journal of Pharmaceutical and

Biomedical Analysis, since April 2009.

12- Reviewer for International uro gynecology, since

May 2009.

13- Reviewer for African Journal of Pediatric surgery,

since January 2010.

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14- Reviewer for Urology annals, since January 2010.

15- Reviewer for International Journal of urology,

since January 2011

16- Reviewer for the Arab Journal of Urology, since

January 2011. Member of the Editorial Board of the

Arab Journal of Urology, since July 2012.

17- Reviewer for African Journal of Urology since 2014

18- Reviewer for Advanced Drug Delivery reviews.

19- Reviewer for the World Journal of surgical

oncology.

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Papers in peer-reviewed journals:

1- Bassem S. Wadie, Gaballah, M.A and Nabeeh, A.M.: Urodynamic

evaluation after Stamey’s bladder neck suspension. Af. J Urol. 4: 76-

80, 1998.

2- Bassem S. Wadie, Ibrahim, E. I, DE LA Rosette, et al: The relationship of

International Prostate Symptom score and objective parameters for

diagnosing Bladder Outlet Obstruction. Part I: When statistics fail. J.

Urol, 165: 32-34, 2001.

3- Bassem S. Wadie, Badawi, A. M. and Ghoneim, M. A.: The relationship

of International Prostate Symptom score and objective parameters for

diagnosing Bladder Outlet Obstruction. Part II: The potential usefulness

of Artificial Neural Network. J. Urol, 165: 35-37, 2001.

4- Bassem S. Wadie, Ebrahim, E. E. and Gomha, M.A.: The relationship of

detrusor instability and symptoms with objective parameters used for

diagnosing bladder obstruction: A prospective study. J. Urol., 168:

132-134, 2002.

5- Bassem S. Wadie, Rosier, P. F. W.M., Wijkstra, H. Bart Bemelmans and

Frans Duburyne: Urodynamic evaluation of voiding function in females

with stress urinary incontinence. Af. J. Urol., 9: 12-17, 2003.

6- Bassem S. Wadie, Abdelfatah, E. A., Emara, S. E. and Bazeed, M.A.:

The discriminative ability of % free PSA in patients with PSA > 10

ng/ml. Af. J. Urol., 9: 24-27, 2003.

7- Bassem S. Wadie, Geith, M.K., Eisa, W.A., Sarhan, O., Khalaf, E.F. and

Mohamed, E.L.: Life-threatening hematuria successfully managed by

bilateral internal iliac artery ligation. Af. J Urol. 9 (4): 206-207, 2003.

8- Osman, Y, Bassem Wadie, ElDiasty, T. and Larson,T.: High energy

transurethral microwave thermotherapy: symptomatic versus

urodynamic success. BJU Int., 91: 365-370, 2003.

9- Bassem S. Wadie, Refaie A.F.and Ghoneim, M.A.: The use of solid-

state polydimethylsiloxane in the management of vesicoureteric reflux

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in patients with renal failure prepared for renal transplantation. BJU

Int., 92 (7): 818-820, 2003.

10- Bassem S. Wadie, Ahmed B. Shehab El-Dein, Ahmed Mosbah, Samer

M. Elhalwagy and Mohamed A Ghoneim: Short term results of

Rotoresection: a prospective study on safety and efficacy. BJU Int. 92

(7): 710-712, 2003

11- Bassem S. Wadie: Primary nocturnal enuresis persistent to adulthood,

functional evaluation. Neurourol.Urodyn.23: 54-57, 2004

12- Bassem S. Wadie, Ayman Edwan and Adel Nabeeh: Autologous

fascial sling versus polypropylene tape at short term follow up, a

prospective randomized study. J Urol.,174, 990-993, 2005 (CME

article)

13- Bassem S. Wadie, Ahmed B. Shehab ElDein, Ahmed Mosbah, Samer

M. Elhalawagy and Mohamed A. Ghoneim: 24-month follow up after

Rotoresection: A prospective study. BJU Int., 96: 828-830, 2005.

14- Mahmoud Mustafa and Bassem S. Wadie: Placard-shaped in-situ

vaginal wall sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Int.

J Urol, 13 (2): 132-134, 2006.

15- Bassem S. Wadie, Ahmed M. Badawi, Manal Abdelwahed and Shimaa

M. Elemabay: The application of ANN in the prediction of BOO, a

model based on objective, non-invasive parameters. Urology,

68(6):1211-4, 2006.

16- Bassem S. Wadie: Editorial comment, J. Urol., 177(1):334, 2007.

17- Mahmoud Mustafa and Bassem S. Wadie: Bladder erosion of tension-

free vaginal tape presented as vesical stone; management and review of

literature. Int. J. Urol. 39 (2): 453-455, 2007.

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18- Shady Soliman, Bassem S. Wadie, El-Husseiny E. Ibrahim, Ahmed B.

Shehab El-Dein: Rotoresection vs. TURP: short -term evaluation of a

prospective randomized study. J. Urol., 177:1036-9, 2007.

19- Bassem S. Wadie, Ahmed El Hifnawy and Albair A. Khair:

Reconstruction of female urethra: complexity, versatility and aptness.

J. Urol, 177: 2205-2210, 2007. (CME article)

20- Michael E. Albo, Holly E. Richter, Linda Brubaker et al (For the

urinary incontinence treatment network, including Wadie, B.):

Burch colposuspension versus fascial sling to reduce urinary stress

incontinence. N Eng. J Med. 356: 2143-2155, 2007.

21- Bassem S. Wadie, Mohamed A. Seida and Samer El Halwagy: The

impact of alpha-blockers on bladder function; a prospective randomized

trial comparing Tamsulosin, Doxazosin and Placebo. Arab J Urol, 5

(3): 25-29, 2007.

22- Bassem S. Wadie: Editorial comment, J. Urol., 178 (3): 983, 2007

23- Bassem S. Wadie: A novel technique of Bulbourethral sling for

postprostatectomy incontinence. Scan. J Urol. Nephro. 41(5)1-5,

2007.

24- Mahmoud Mustafa, Bassem S. Wadie and Hassan Abol-Einin:

Standard Snodgrass technique in conjunction with double-layer

covering of the neourethra with dorsal dartos flap is the therapy of first

choice for hypospadias. Int Urol Nephrol. , 40(3):573-6, 2008

25- Nager CW, FitzGerald M, Kraus SR,: Urinary Incontinence Treatment

Network (Including Wadie, B.). Urodynamic measures do not predict

stress continence outcomes after surgery for stress urinary incontinence

in selected women. J. Urol. 179(4):1470-4, 2008.

26- Bassem S. Wadie, Hoda M Nafee and Lamia Awad: Prevalence of

asymptomatic urinary tract infection in preschool children in Egypt and

the relation to scocioeconomic factors. Arab J Urol. 6 (1): 14-17,

2008.

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27- Burgio KL, Kraus SR, Menefee S and Urinary Incontinence

Treatment Network (including Wadie, B S): Behavioral therapy to

enable women with urge incontinence to discontinue drug treatment: a

randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 149:161-9, 2008.

28- Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network (UITN) (including Wadie B

S): The Trial Of Mid-Urethral Slings (TOMUS): Design and

Methodology. The Journal Of applied Research: 8: 1-13, 2008

29- Mustafa, M., Wadie, B. S. and Abol-Enein, H: Dorsal dartos flap in

Snodgrass hypospadias repair: how to use it? Urol. Int. 81: 215-7,

2008.

30- Bassem S. Wadie: Editorial comment, BJU Int. 102: 1430, 2008.

31- Cardozo L, Hessdörfer E, Milani R, Arañó P, Dewilde L, Slack M,

Drogendijk T, Wright M, Bolodeoku J; SUNRISE Study Group

(Including Wadie, B S): Solifenacin in the treatment of urgency and

other symptoms of overactive bladder: results from a randomized,

double-blind, placebo-controlled, rising-dose trial. BJU Int.

102(9):1120-7, 2008.

32- Bassem S. Wadie: Endoscopic excision of an eroding calcified mesh

sling, 10 years after primary surgery. Int. J. Urogynecol. 20:255–257,

2009.

33- Bassem S. Wadie and Ahmed S El Hefnawy: Urethral pressure

measurement in stress incontinence: does it help? Int. Urol. Nephrol.

41:491–495, 2009.

34- Mustafa M, Wadie B S.: In situ anterior vaginal wall sling for

treatment of stress urinary incontinence: extended application and

further experience. Urol J. 6(1):35-39, 2009.

35- Markland AD, Richter HE, Kenton KS, Wai C, Nager CW, Kraus SR,

Xu Y, Tennstedt SL: Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network

(Including Wadie B S). Associated factors and the impact of fecal

incontinence in women with urge urinary incontinence: from the

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Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network's Behavior Enhances Drug

Reduction of Incontinence study. Am J Obstet Gynecol.

200(4):424.e1- 424.e8, 2009.

36- Chai, T. C., Albo, M. E, Richter, H. E. : Urinary Incontinence

Treatment Network (Including Wadie, B.): Complications in Women

Undergoing Burch Colposuspension Versus Autologous Rectus Fascial

Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence. J Urol. 181, 2192-2197, 2009.

37- Mustafa MO, Wadie B S.: Novel technique for the treatment of stress

urinary incontinence. Early experience. Saudi Med J. 30(2):234-7,

2009.

38- Ahmed S. El Hefnawy, Bassem S. Wadie: Effect of detethering on

bladder function in children with myelomeningocele: Urodynamic

evaluation. J. Peditr. Neurosci. 4: 71-72, 2009.

39- Nager, C W., Brubaker, L., Daneshgari, F., Litman, H. J., Dandreo, K.

J.: Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network (Including Wadie, B.): Design of the Value of Urodynamic Evaluation (ValUE) trial: A non-

inferiority randomized trial of preoperative urodynamic investigations. Contemporary Clinical Trials 30: 531–539, 2009.

40- El-Hefnawy AS, Wadie BS, El Mekresh M, Nabeeh A, Bazeed MA.:

TOT for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. How should we

assess its equivalence with TVT. Int. J. Urogynecol.21:947–953,

2010.

41- Richter HE, Albo ME, Zyczynski HM, for the Urinary Incontinence

Treatment Network. (Including Wadie, B.): Retropubic versus

transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence. N Engl J Med.

362(22):2066-76, 2010.

42- Wadie BS, Mansour A, El-Hefnawy AS, Nabeeh A, Khair AA:

Minimum 2-year follow-up of mid-urethral slings, effect on quality of

life, incontinence impact and sexual function. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic

Floor Dysfunct. 21:1485–1490, 2010.

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43- Bassem S Wadie: Retropubic Bulbourethral Sling for Post-

Prostatectomy Male Incontinence: 2-Year Follow up. J Urol., 184:

2446-2451, 2010.

44- Helmy, T E, Sarhan, O M, Dawaba, M E and Wadie, B S:

Urethrorectal Fistula Repair in Children: Urologic Perspective. J

Trauma.69: 1300–1303, 2010.

45- El-Hefnawy, A and Wadie, B.S.: Severe stress urinary incontinence:

Objective analysis of risk factors. Maturitas, 68(4):374-7, 2011.

46- Richter, H. E, Litman, H. J, Luckacz, E. S.: Urinary Incontinence

Treatment Network (including Wadie, B): Demographic and clinical

predictors of treatment failure one year after midurethral sling surgery.

Obstet Gynecol. 117(4):913-21, 2011.

47- Nager CW, Sirls L, Litman HJ, Richter H, Nygaard I, Chai T, Kraus S,

Zyczynski H, Kenton K, Huang L, Kusek J, Lemack G; Urinary

Incontinence Treatment Network (including Wadie, B): Baseline

urodynamic predictors of treatment failure 1 year after mid urethral

sling surgery. J Urol. 186(2):597-603, 2011.

48- Dyer KY, Xu Y, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Markland A, Rahn D, Chai

TC, Stoddard A, Lukacz E; Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network

(UITN) (including Wadie, B): Minimum important difference for

validated instruments in women with urge incontinence. Neurourol

Urodyn. 30(7):1319-24, 2011.

49- Kraus SR, Lemack GE, Richter HE, Brubaker L, Chai TC, Albo ME,

Sirls LT, Leng WW, Kusek JW, Norton P, Litman HJ; Urinary

Incontinence Treatment Network. (Including Wadie, B): Changes in

urodynamic measures two years after Burch colposuspension or

autologous sling surgery. Urology. 78(6):1263-8, 2011.

50- Kraus SR, Lemack GE, Sirls LT, Chai TC, Brubaker L, Albo M, Leng

WW, Lloyd LK, Norton P, Litman HJ; Urinary Incontinence Treatment

Network. Urodynamic changes associated with successful stress urinary

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incontinence surgery: is a little tension a good thing? Urology.

78(6):1257-62, 2011

51- Chai TC, Huang L, Kenton K, Richter HE, Baker J, Kraus S, Litman H;

Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network: Association of baseline

urodynamic measures of urethral function with clinical, demographic,

and other urodynamic variables in women prior to undergoing

midurethral sling surgery. Neurourol Urodyn. 31(4):496-501, 2012.

52- Nager CW, Brubaker L, Litman HJ, Zyczynski HM, Varner RE,

Amundsen C, et al; Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network: A

randomized trial of urodynamic testing before stress-incontinence

surgery. N Eng. J Med. 366(21):1987-97, 2012.

53- Wadie, B.S., ElHefnawy, A. S: TVT versus TOT, 2-year prospective

randomized study. World J Urol. 31(3):645-9, 2013.

54- Wai CY, Curto TM, Zyczynski HM, Stoddard AM, Burgio KL,

Brubaker L, Rickey LM, Menefee SA; Urinary Incontinence Treatment

Network: Patient satisfaction after midurethral sling surgery for stress

urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol. 121(5):1009-16, 2013.

55- Wadie, BS, Elsaadany, M M.: Detrusor after contractions in men with

lower urinary tract symptoms: Myth or reality? A.J.Urol. 11, 336–339,

2013.

56- Zyczynski, H M, Sirls, LT, Greer, W. et al for the Urinary Incontinence

Treatment Network: Findings of universal cystoscopy at incontinence

surgery and their sequelae. AJOG, 210:480.e1-8, 2014-12-22

57- Bassem S. Wadie: Management of Refractory OAB in the Non-

Neurogenic Patient. Cur. Urol. Rep.15:1-5, 2014.

58- Wadie, BS, Helmy, T, Dawaba, M and Ghoneim, MA: Retropubic

bulbourethral sling in incontinence post-exstrophy repair: 2- year

minimal follow up of a salvage procedure. Neurourol.Urodyn. 2015

Feb 7. doi: 10.1002/nau.22736.

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59- Bassem S Wadie: Editorial Comment to Nocturia in men is a chaotic

condition dominated by nocturnal polyuria. Int J Urol. 2015 Feb 12.

doi: 10.1111/iju.12725

60- Diaa Eldin Taha, Bassem S Wadie: Pubovaginal sling, the godfather of

midurethral slings that remained so. Journal of Acute Disease

(2015)91-96.

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References:

From Egypt:

Mohamed A. Ghoneim, MD, MD (Hon)

Professor of Urology, Mansoura Urology & Nephrology

Center, Mansoura, Egypt.

From USA:

Stuart S. Howards, MD

Professor of Urology and Physiology, University of Virginia,

Charlottesville, VA, USA, Senior Scientific Advisor to the

NIDDK, NIH.

Mikel Gray, Ph.D

CUNP, CCCN, FAAN

Urology Dept., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA,

USA.

Ziya Kirkali, M.D.

Senior Scientific Advisor

Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases

NIDDK/NIH

Two Democracy Plaza, Room # 627

6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5458

Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone: (301) 594-7717

Fax: (301) 480-3510

Email: [email protected]

From The Netherlands:

Jean J. M. C. H. de la Rosette, MD, PhD

Professor, Head of Urology Dept, University Hospital

Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

J. Alfred Witjes, MD, Ph D

UroOncologist, Urology dept., University Hospital Nijmegen,

Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Appendix 1:

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Appendix 2:

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Appendix 3:

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NIDDK Lurn Telephone Review Panel 2013/05 Council ZDK1 GRB-G M5, 02/26/2013, XIAODU GUO, SRO Assignment List and Conflicts by Reviewer (Restricted Version) Application ESI NI PI Name Reviewers Discussants Mail Reviewers Conflicts

Reviewer: Wadie, Bassem S, MD

6 1 U01 DK100019-01 Rickey, Leslie M. Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network at University of Maryland UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE (P1) Wadie, B 8 1 U01 DK100021-01 Daneshgari, Firouz The Ohio Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Wadie, B 13 1 U01 DK100030-01 Anger, Jennifer Tash Phenotypes of LUTS Understanding the Nature of Treatment Refractory Disease CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (P2) Wadie, B REV6046J Page January 25, 2013 Consultants are required to absent themselves from the room during the review of any application if their presence would constitute or appear to constitute a conflict of interest. Please inform us of any applications with which you may be in conflict that have not been identified. NI - New Investigator, ESI - Early Stage Investigator.

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Public Health Service

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICE National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney

Diseases Bethesda, Maryland

20892

January, 2011

Dear Dr. Bassem Wadie:

Thank you for agreeing to attend the UITN Data Safety Monitoring Board Meeting,

scheduled for May 17, 2011, at the Marriott Bethesda Suites Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland

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