Benjamin Schurhamer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Urologist, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Urologist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Urologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Urology
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
West Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
West Pavilion, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-316-5151
Education:
B.S. (Chemistry)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2010.
Certif. (Secondary Education (Alternative Certification))
Teach for America, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, 2012.
MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, 2016.
Permanent linkB.S. (Chemistry)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2010.
Certif. (Secondary Education (Alternative Certification))
Teach for America, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, 2012.
MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR, 2016.
Selected Publications
Schurhamer B, Pierorazio P, Alkhatib A, Lee DJ, Bivalacqua TJ: Can MRI of the prostate "decipher" your genomic risk? A retrospective study. Presented at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain Mar. 2025.Schurhamer B, Johny AM, Pierorazio P, Alkhatib A, Lee DJ, Bivalacqua TJ: Can MRI lesions predict genetic outcomes? Presented at the North American Robotic Urology Symposium/ NARUS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Feb. 2025.
Ben Schurhamer: Does PSA predict prostate cancer risk in the age of MRI and genomics? Urology 2025.
Michel KF, Slinger M, Stambakio H, Schurhamer BT, Ziemba JB: Reply by authors. Urology Practice 11(5): 831-832, Sept. 2024 Notes: Epub July 2, 2024.
Michel KF, Slinger M, Stambakio H, Schurhamer BT, Ziemba JB: Vulnerability to financial toxicity from stone surgery. Urology Practice 11(5): 825-832, Sept. 2024 Notes: Epub June 24, 2024.
Harmatz IM, Alkhatib KY, Leff M, Nolazco JI, Michel KF, Slinger M, McLauchlan N, Cortese BD, Roberson DS, Schurhamer B, Lee DJ, Malkowicz SB, Trinh QD, Bivalacqua TJ, Guzzo TJ, Pierorazio PM: Prostate-specific antigen screening in smokers: A comprehensive analysis using a national behavioral survey. Urology Practice 11(3): 547-556, May 2024 Notes: Epub Apr. 2, 2024.
Harmatz IM, Alkhatib KY, Leff M, Cortese BD, McLaughlan N, Roberson DS, Michel KF, Schurhamer B, Lee DJ, Malkowicz SB, Bivalacqua TJ, Guzzo T, Pierorazio PM: Prostate specific antigen screening amongst smokers: A U.S. national behavioral analysis. Journal of Urology 211(5 Suppl): e784, May 2024 Notes: Presented at the American Urological Association's Annual Meeting, AUA 2024, San Antonio, TX, May 2024.
Alkhatib KY, Roberson DS, Leff M, Harmatz IM, McLaughlan N, Ding J, Lee DJ, Malkowicz SB, Guzzo T, Pierorazio PM, Schurhamer B: Contemporary patterns in prostate cancer screening patterns among LGBTQD patients. Journal of Urology 211(5 Suppl): e788, May 2024 Notes: Presented at the American Urological Association's Annual Meeting, AUA 2024, San Antonio, TX, May 2024.
Harmatz IM, Alkhatib KY, Leff M, Nolazco JI, Michel KF, Slinger M, McLauchlan N, Cortese BD, Roberson DS, Schurhamer B, Lee DJ, Malkowicz SB, Trinh QD, Bivalacqua TJ, Guzzo TJ, Pierorazio PM: Reply by authors. Urology Practice 11(3): 558, May 2024 Notes: Epub May 1, 2024.
Cortese BD, Alkhatib KY, Harmatz IM, Leff MA, Mclauchlan N, Michel KF, Roberson DS, Schurhamer B, Lee DJ, Guzzo TJ, Pierorazio PM, Talwar R: Virtual care as a tool to improve health equity? A U.S. national racial and ethnic analysis of telemedicine utilization among cancer patients and survivors during COVID-19. European Urology 85(Suppl 1): S854-S855, Mar. 2024 Notes: Presented at the 39th European Association of Urology Congress, EAU24, Paris, France, Apr. 2024.