ChristopherGonzalezMD

Summary

• Chris M. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, FACS is a native of Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio with a BS degree in 1989. Afterwards he obtained his MD degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Gonzalez then completed both his general surgical and urologic residency training at the McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gonzalez served in the US Army National Guard from January 1991 – January 2001. He joined the Northwestern University Department of Urology in 2000 following residency, and was appointed Professor of Urology in 2011. He served as Chief of Urology for the VA Lakeside from 2003 – 2006 and completed his MBA degree from the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management in 2006. He was the Director of Surgery for the Northwestern Medicine Surgical Services Department from 2014 - 2015. Dr. Gonzalez was the Lester Persky Professor and Chair of the Urology Institute at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio from 2015 to 2018. He is currently the Albert J. Jr. and Claire Speh Professor and Chair of Urology for the Loyola University Medical Center and Stritch School of Medicine in August 2018. Dr. Gonzalez was named the Chief of Surgery for the Loyola University Medical Center in September 2021.
  
  He is the Associate Editor for the Genitourinary Reconstruction Section of Urology, section editor for the “Hands On” section of Urology Times, and Section Editor for the Urology Practice journal. Dr Gonzalez served as the Chair for the AUA Public Policy and Practice Management from 2016-2020.
  
  Dr. Gonzalez is a member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons and is the 2022 recipient of the Barringer Medal Award from the Society. He is a current Trustee of the American Board of Urology. He has published over 150 peer reviewed manuscripts, review articles, invited editorials, and book chapters.