Chad Ritenour, MD, FACS

Background

Dr. Ritenour is currently Chief Medical Officer for Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., and also provides executive operational oversight for Perioperative Services, Cardiac Services, Radiology and Pharmacy in the hospital. He is the Vice-Chair of Education and Faculty Affairs and Professor in the Department of Urology at Emory University School of Medicine. He teaches widely in both undergraduate and graduate medical education in his role as Residency Program Director and has published multiple original and review articles in the medical literature. As Director of the Division of Men’s Health/Infertility and General Urology, he has worked to develop efficient care processes, including the use of video-assisted consents for the urologic patient. Dr. Ritenour’s clinical and research interests include erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction, prostate enlargement and prosthetic surgery. He previously served as Interim Chairman for the Emory Department of Urology from 2010 to 2013.

Dr. Ritenour attended the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and subsequently received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia before completing his urological surgery training at Emory University. In 2010, he served as a Fellow in the American Urological Association-Japanese Urological Association Academic Exchange Program. He was also a Fellow in the Woodruff Leadership Academy (2005).

Titles & Roles

• Professor and Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Affairs, Department of Urology

  Emory University School of Medicine
• James C. Kennedy Chair in Prostate Health

  Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
• Co-Chief Well-Being Officer, Office of Well-Being (EmWELL)

  Woodruff Health Sciences Center

Education & Training

Education

• Residency, Urology, 2001

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Residency, General Surgery, 1997

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Internship, General Surgery, 1996

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Medical Education, MD, 1995

  Medical College of Virginia

Board Certifications

• Urology

  American Board of Urology, 2003

Professional Memberships

• American Urological Association
• Southeastern Section of American Urological Association
• Georgia Urologic Association
• Sexual Medicine Society of North America
• Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons
• American Society of Andrology
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Sigma Zeta Honorary Science Society
• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Research

Awards

• Atlanta's Top Doctors
  Atlanta Magazine (2017, 2018)
• America’s Top Urologists
  Consumers Research Council of America (2010, 2011, 2012)
• Fellow, American Urological Association-Japanese Urological Association Academic Exchange Program (2010)
• Woodruff Fund Clinical Teaching Support Award (2002
• Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award (2000)
• William H. Cooner Award for Compassionate Patient Care (1999)

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