Austin Fernstrum, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences
Biosketch
Dr. Austin Fernstrum is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Fernstrum completed a surgery internship and Urology Residency at Case Western Reserve University. He chose to pursue a career in urology because he finds it gratifying to be able to offer care for conditions that can have such a profound impact on quality of life. Additionally, urology is an exciting field of medicine as it is always at the forefront of technology, providing leading edge treatment for patients. He is gratified working through medical challenges and hearing how the care or treatments have positively influenced his patients’ lives. He credits his mother as a large influence in his career. Working as a first assist for a general surgeon, she introduced Dr. Fernstrum to medicine and the operating room. He has special interests in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as well as men’s health, kidney stones and cancers of the genitourinary tract. Outside of the office, Dr. Fernstrum enjoys spending time with his wife and children and partaking in hiking, biking, paddle boarding and sport clays. In his free time, he volunteers for Habitat for Humanity.
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- Residency 2022, Urology, Case Western Reserve University
- Internship 2017, Surgery, Case Western Reserve University
- MD 2016, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
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- Urology
- General Urology
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Swindle M., Fernstrum A., Sharma T., Mishra K., Bukavina L., Prunty M., Bodner D. Cutaneous paraneoplastic presentation of colon cancer in a patient with history of ureterosigmoidostomy Current Urology. 2024;18(4):347-349.
Pham K., Ray A.W., Fernstrum A.J., Alfahmy A., Ray S., Hijaz A.K., Ju M., Sheyn D. Development of a machine learning-based predictive model for prediction of success or failure of medical management for benign prostatic hyperplasia Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2023;42(4):707-717.
Sarabu N., Dong W., Ray A.W., Fernstrum A., Prunty M., Ponsky L.E., Shoag J.E., Shahinian V.B., Lentine K.L., Koroukian S.M. Treatment patterns and survival of low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer in end-stage kidney disease: A retrospective population cohort study Cancer Medicine. 2023;12(7):7941-7950.
Shu T.D., Sun H.H., Fernstrum A., Woo L.L., Ericson K. Duplex renal collecting system presenting with hydroureteronephrosis following pelvic organ prolapse and sacrocolpopexy in an adult female Urology Case Reports. 2022;45
Bukavina L., Mishra K., Mahran A., Fernstrum A., Ray A., Markt S., Schumacher F., Conroy B., Abouassaly R., MacLennan G., Smith G., Ferry E., Wong D., Lotan Y., Chaparala H., Sharp D., Alazem K., Moinzadeh A., Adamic B., Zagaja G., Kang P., Lawry H., Lee B., Calaway A., Ponsky L. “Robotic fatigue?” – The impact of case order on positive surgical margins in robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 2021;39(6):365-365.e23.
ElShafei A., DeWitt-Foy M., Calaway A., Fernstrum A.J., Hijaz A., Muncey W., Alfahmy A., Mahran A., Mishra K., Stephen Jones J., Polascik T.J. Does prior surgical interventional therapy for BPH affect the oncological or functional outcomes after primary whole-gland prostate cryoablation for localized prostate cancer? Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2021;24(2):507-513.
Jella T., Fernstrum A., Callegari M., Cwalina T., Mundey W., Mahran A., Petrinic B., Ray A., Elghalban H., Abdelrazek M., Loeb A., Thirumavalavan N., Gupta S. Perioperative outcomes between primary and replacement artificial urinary sphincter surgery: An acs-nsqip analysis Turkish Journal of Urology. 2021;47(5):427-435.
Mishra K., Mahran A., Abboud B., Bukavina L., Elshafei A., Ray A., Fernstrum A., Abboud R., Elgammal M., Zhao L.C., Gupta S. Validating the Martini Staging System for Rectourethral Fistula: A Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Outcomes Urology. 2021;147:299-305.
Omil-Lima D., Fernstrum A., Gupta K., Jella T., Muncey W., Mishra K., Bukavina L., Scarberry K., DeLong J., Nikolavsky D., Gupta S. Urologic Education in the Era of COVID-19: Results From a Webinar-Based Reconstructive Urology Lecture Series Urology. 2021;152:2-8.
Callegari M., Thomas J., Shekar A., Fernstrum A., Chen M., Bose S., Ponsky L., Abdel-Azim A., Kashyap V., Tavri S. Arterioureteral Fistula in the Setting of an Indwelling Ureteral Stent, Ileal Conduit and History of Pelvic Radiation Urology. 2020;140:14-17.
Mahran A., Fernstrum A., Swindle M., Mishra K., Bukavina L., Raina R., Narayanamurthy V., Ross J., Woo L. Impact of trauma center designation in pediatric renal trauma: National Trauma Data Bank analysis Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2020;16(5):658-658.e9.
Mishra K., Fernstrum A., Mahran A., Sidagam V., Adamic B., Shekar A., Calaway A., Nguyen C., Ponsky L., Bukavina L. Epidural Anesthesia is Associated With Increased Complications in Cystectomy Patients: A NSQIP Analysis Urology. 2020;138:77-83.
Muncey W., Murthy P., Fernstrum A., Ray A., Thirumavalavan N., Loeb A. Sterilization of Men with Developmental Disabilities: A Historical Perspective and Modern Conundrum Urology. 2020;140:41-43.
Ray A., Fernstrum A., Mahran A., Thirumavalavan N. Testosterone therapy and risk of breast cancer development: a systematic review Current Opinion in Urology. 2020;30(3):340-348.