Northwest Metropolitan Urology Associates » Our Practice

Kristin Nimbley, PA-C

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Lara Hammond M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Dr. Hammond completed residency training programs in General Surgery and Urology at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Springfield, IL after graduating from The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Hammond’s special interests include minimally invasive surgery, particularly robotic surgery, incontinence surgery, and stone disease. In addition, she developed expertise in the treatment of urologic diseases of women through spending her last year of training at SIU with a nationally recognized expert in the field of female urology.

Dr. Hammond was the first surgeon to perform robotic assisted laparoscopic sacral colpopexy in Chicago.

Dr. Hammond is a member of the American Urologic Association, the Chicago Urologic Society, and is a regular contributor to For Her Information and Today’s Chicago Woman magazines.

Jamie Hursey, RN

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Donna Mullahy, PA-C

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Shannon H. Zilligen M.S., PA-C

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Shannon H. Zilligen is a Physician Assistant. Shannon attended the University of Kansas and received her Bachelors in Exercise Physiology/Cardiac Rehab. She received her Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Practice at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (formerly Finch University/The Chicago Medical School). Shannon also completed our rigorous urology residency program. She is involved in all aspects of our practice from the operating room to the clinic, including the Advanced Center for Urodynamics.

Before becoming a PA-C, Shannon worked in cardiac rehab and was a nurse care technician (NCT) on a surgical unit at Lutheran General Hospital. She enjoys helping train the new PA residents and has done research in the area of prostate cancer.

Shannon is proficient in Spanish.

Leah Kampas PA-C

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Leah Kampas is a Certified Physician Assistant. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Loyola University in Chicago. She then pursued her PA training at Midwestern University in Downer’s Grove, IL. Following graduation, she completed a one year post graduate residency program in urology with Northwest Metropolitan Urology Associates.

Brian Hennig MS, PA-C

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Brian Hennig received his Master’s Degree in Physician Assisted Studies from Finch University of Health Sciences / The Chicago Medical School in 1999. Following graduation, Brian completed an intensive one year residency in Urology with our practice. He is currently involved in both adult and pediatric urology and helps in training our current PA Urology Residents.

Prior to becoming a PA, he received an undergraduate degree in biology from The Ohio State University and had been working in Child Abuse Prevention at Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Robert S. Kaplinsky M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Dr. Kaplinsky is a graduate of Williams College and the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed residencies in surgery and urology at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

He pursued additional fellowship training in urologic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is Board Certified in urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Kaplinsky is a member of the Society for Urologic Oncology, the American Urologic Association, the Lutheran General Hospital and Holy Family Medical Center and is an instructor at the Chicago Prostate Cancer Center.

In addition to his expertise in urologic cancers, Dr. Kaplinsky treats a wide array of urologic problems including voiding difficulties, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, and diseases of the prostate.

Walter S. Falkowski M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Dr. Falkowski attended Princeton University and George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his internship in L.A. County Harbor General Hospital, and his residency in urology, as well as a research fellowship at Northwestern University Medical Center.

He was Board Certified in 1984 and joined this practice in April of 1997. His main interests are urologic oncology and urologic prosthetics.

Mark T. Brandt M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Dr. Brandt attended the University of Michigan Medical School before completing residency programs in General Surgery in Boston and Urology at the University of Cincinnati. He is board certified in Urology, a fellow of the American College of Surgery, and a member of a long list of professional organizations. Currently, he is a clinical professor at Chicago Medical School and an instructor at the Chicago Prostate Cancer Center — where he performed radioactive prostatic seed implantation live before an international audience. A member of Lutheran’s Cancer Board, he has been at the cutting edge of minimally invasive surgery and cancer treatment. He was the first area physician to successfully perform bladder replacement surgery following the removal of the bladder for cancer. In addition, he led the team performing the first laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (kidney removal) at Lutheran General Hospital.

Dr. Brandt is also active in female urology and is a member of the Comprehensive Continence Center where complex cases of incontinence are treated using state of the art equipment and techniques. Other areas of interest are minimally invasive treatment of stones and benign prostatic disease, as well as general urology. Dr. Brandt has been listed in the Consumers Checkbook, published by Consumer Reports, for the last 3 years, as one of the elite group of urologists recommended by other area doctors to treat their own family members.