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Office
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66160Phone+1 913-588-6982
Summary
- Dr. Richard Fantus is a urologist specializing in Men's Health. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine where he graduated valedictorian of his class. He went on to complete his residency in urology at the University of Chicago and fellowship in infertility, andrology and sexual medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
He is experienced in penile prosthesis surgery, testosterone replacement therapy, benign prostatic hyperplasia, vasectomies, and male infertility microsurgery.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Urology, 2020 - 2022
- University of ChicagoResidency, Urology, 2014 - 2020
- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- KS State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2017 - 2023
- American Board of Urology Urology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsDecline in Serum Testosterone Levels Among Adolescent and Young Adult Men in the USASoum D. Lokeshwar, Premal Patel, Richard J. Fantus, Joshua A. Halpern, Cecilia Chang
European Urology Focus. 2021-07-01 - 34 citationsPerformance of Three Inherited Risk Measures for Predicting Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Population-based Prospective Analysis.Zhuqing Shi, Elizabeth A. Platz, Jun Wei, Rong Na, Richard J. Fantus
European Urology. 2021-03-01 - 19 citationsSingle-Nucleotide Polymorphism–Based Genetic Risk Score and Patient Age at Prostate Cancer DiagnosisRong Na, Craig Labbate, Hongjie Yu, Zhuqing Shi, Richard J. Fantus
JAMA Network Open. 2019-12-02
Journal Articles
- Facility-Level Analysis of Robot Utilization Across Disciplines in the National Cancer DatabaseAndrew Cohen, Katharine Yao, Sangtae Park, Richard J Fantus, Christopher B Riedinger, Journal of Robotic Surgery
- Differences in Inherited Risk Among Relatives of Hereditary Prostate Cancer Patients Using Genetic Risk ScoreRichard J Fantus, Charles B Brendler, Carly A Conran, The Prostate
Press Mentions
- Testosterone Levels Lower in Men on Low-Fat DietsMay 5th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- American Urological AssociationMember
- American Society for Reproductive MedicineMember
- Sexual Medicine Society of North AmericaMember
- Member
- American Society of AndrologyMember
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