The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Urology will present the 35th annual James M. Pierce Jr., M.D., Memorial Lectureship on Oct. 11.

The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Green Lecture Hall at Scott Hall on the School of Medicine’s campus.

The keynote speaker is Faysal Yafi, M.D., FRCSC, associate professor of Urology, chief of the Division of Men’s Health and Reconstructive Urology, director of Men’s Health and Newport Urology, and co-director of the Eric S. Wisenbaugh GURS Fellowship in Male Reconstructive and Prosthetic Urology at the University of California, Irvine. His practice specializes in men’s health, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, Peyronie’s disease, prosthetic surgery, male voiding dysfunction/enlarged prostate and male infertility. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Visualized Surgery, the Thai Journal of Urology and the Video Journal of Prosthetic Urology.

The agenda includes:

8 to 9 a.m.: Breakfast in Room 2238

9 to 9:10 a.m.: Introduction, Michael Cher, M.D., chair of WSU Urology

9:10 to 9:45 a.m.: “Regenerative Therapies in Sexual Medicine,” Faysal Yafi, M.D., FRCSC,

9:45 to 10:15 a.m.: “Hypogonadism in Male Infertility,” Ali Dabaja, M.D., Henry Ford Health

10:15 to 10:30 a.m.: Coffee break with vendors in Room 2238

10:30 to 11 a.m.: “Advanced Sperm Testing for Diagnosis and Management of Male Infertility,” Ricardo Bertolla, Ph.D., associate professor of WSU Obstetrics and Gynecology and the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development

11 to 11:30 a.m.: “Varicocoeles,” Amarnath Rambhatla M.D., Henry Ford Health

11:30 a.m. to noon: “Sexual Health After Prostatectomy,” Aron Liaw, M.D., assistant professor of WSU Urology

Noon to 1 p.m.: Lunch and meet with vendors in Room 2238

1 to 1:30 p.m.: “Advancing Your Academic Career,” Dr. Yafi

1:30 to 2:45 p.m.: “Male Urinary Incontinence,” Aram Loeb, M.D., assistant professor of Urology at Case Western Reserve University

2:45 to 3 p.m.: Break and meet with vendors in Room 2238

3 to 3:30 p.m.: “Sperm Mitochondrial Biomarkers and Male Reproductive Health,” Richard Pilsner, Ph.D., professor and the Robert J. Sokol, M.D., Endowed Chair of Molecular Obstetrics and Gynecology in the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development

3:30 to 4 p.m.: Complex and Interesting Cases panel, WSU Urology residents

4 to 4:05 p.m.: Closing Remarks, Dr. Cher

For additional information, contact Hallie Butler at 313-590-9195 or halliebutler@wayne.edu.