SeanQuigleyKernMD

Urology • Bethesda, MD

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Urologic Oncologist

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Office
4494 Palmer Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
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Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Urologic Surgical Oncology, 2019 - 2021
Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Urology, 2011 - 2015
Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2011
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2009
United Stated Air Force AcademyBS, Biology, Distinguished Graduate, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
HI State Medical License 2011 - 2020
American Board of Urology Urology
Society of Urologic OncologyCertified, Society of Urologic Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Assistant Professor of Surgery Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND) for seminoma: Limitations of surgical intervention after first-line chemotherapy.
Isamu Tachibana, Andre Alabd, Rumeal D Whaley, Jacob McFadden, Alex Piroozi, Rebecca Hassoun, Sean Q Kern, Nabil Adra, Kevin R Rice, Richard S Foster, Lawrence H Einho...> ;Urologic Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
4 citations
Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Stage II Seminoma: Is Surgery the New Path Forward?
Isamu Tachibana, Andre Alabd, Yan Tong, Alex Piroozi, Mohammad Mahmoud, Sean Q Kern, Timothy A Masterson, Nabil Adra, Richard S Foster, Nasser H Hanna, Lawrence H Einh...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023 Aug 10
Reply to Alireza Ghoreifi and Hooman Djaladat's Letter to the Editor re: Isamu Tachibana, Sean Q. Kern, Antoin Douglawi, et al. Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Diss...
Isamu Tachibana, Sean Q Kern, Antoin Douglawi, Yan Tong, Mohammad Mahmoud, Timothy A Masterson, Nabil Adra, Richard S Foster, Lawrence H Einhorn, Clint Cary> ;European Urology. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Can Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (RPLND) be feasibly performed to prolong survival in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) with limited lymph node involvement? An Analy...
Isamu Tachibana, Ruben Vasquez, Mohammad Mahmoud, Sean Q Kern, Rushi S Patel, Nabil Adra, Ronald S Boris, Clint Cary, Kevin R Rice, King, J.> ;Urologic Oncology. 2022 Nov 1
5 citations
Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Patients With Pathologic Stage II Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor-N1, N2, and N3 Disease: Is Adjuvant Chemotherapy Ne...
Isamu Tachibana, Sean Q Kern, Antoin Douglawi, Yan Tong, Mohammad Mahmoud, Timothy A Masterson, Nabil Adra, Richard S Foster, Lawrence H Einhorn, Clint Cary> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022 Nov 10
Early and Midterm Complications of the Continent Catheterizable Indiana Pouch Urinary Diversion: A 7-year Experience.
Ramzy Burns, Ryan Speir, Sean Q Kern, Hannah Jarvis, Jonathan Schmidt, Clint Cary, Timothy Masterson, Thomas Gardner, Richard Bihrle, Michael Koch, Hristos Kaimakliotis> ;Urology. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
Surgical Management of Retrocrural Disease in Germ Cell Tumors: Outcomes and Evolution of Practice
Sean Q. Kern, Clint Cary, Hristos Z. Kaimakliotis, Jose A. Pedrosa, Timothy A. Masterson, Richard Bihrle, Richard S. Foster, Kenneth A. Kesler> ;The Journal of Urology. 2021 Mar 1
5 citations
Longitudinal Health Related Quality of Life After Open Radical Cystectomy: Comparison of Ileal Conduit, Indiana Pouch, and Orthotopic Neobladder.
Sean Q. Kern, Ryan W. Speir, Yan Tong, Hristos Z. Kaimakliotis, Timothy A. Masterson, Richard Bihrle, Richard S. Foster, Michael O. Koch, Clint Cary> ;Urology. 2020 Apr 1
5 citations
Percentage of Teratoma in Orchiectomy and Risk of Retroperitoneal Teratoma at the Time of Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Germ Cell Tumors
Adam C. Calaway, Sean Q. Kern, David Crook, Yan Tong, Timothy A. Masterson, Nabil Adra, Lawrence H. Einhorn, Richard S. Foster, Clint Cary> ;The Journal of Urology. 2021 Jul 21
2 citations
Rare benign and malignant testicular lesions: histopathology and management.
Sean Kern, Ryan Speir, Mahmut Akgul, Clint Cary> ;Current Opinion in Urology. 2020 Mar 1
1 citations
Management of Metastatic Pure Teratoma in Chemotherapy Naive Patients With Testicular Primaries.
Clint Cary, Sean Q. Kern, Joseph M. Jacob, Adam C. Calaway, Richard S. Foster, Lawrence H. Einhorn> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2020 Oct 1
AUTHOR REPLY.
Sean Q Kern, Ryan W Speir, Yan Tong, Hristos Kaimakliotis, Timothy A Masterson, Richard Bihrle, Richard Foster, Michael O Koch, Clint Cary> ;Urology. 2021 Jun 1
4 citations
Nephron-sparing management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Jason Farrow, Sean Q. Kern, Chandru P. Sundaram> ;Investigative and Clinical Urology. 2021 Jul 1
Editorial Commentary.
Sean Q Kern, Clint Cary> ;Urology Practice. 2021 Jul 1
6 citations
Clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma: Characteristics and survival outcomes from a large single institutional series
James E Steward, Sean Q. Kern, Liang Cheng, Ronald S. Boris, Yan Tong, Clint D. Bahler, Timothy A. Masterson, K. Clint Cary, Hristos Z. Kaimakliotis, Thomas A. Gardner...> ;Urologic Oncology. 2021 Mar 23
1 citations
Unusual Suspect: A Case Report of Tubulocystic Renal Cell Carcinoma with Features of Cystic Renal Oncocytoma
Jacob D. McFadden, Isabell A. Sesterhenn, Sean Q Kern> ;Case Reports in Urology. 2019 Aug 5
21 citations
Preoperative Albumin Is Predictive of Early Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Common Urologic Oncologic Surgeries.
Ronald J. Caras, Michael B. Lustik, Sean Q. Kern, Leah P. McMann, Joseph R. Sterbis> ;Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2017 Apr 1
7 citations
Comparison of outcomes after TURP versus photoselective vaporization of the prostate with respect to trainee involvement utilizing ACS NSQIP.
Seth P. Olcese, Raffaella DeRosa, Sean Q. Kern, Michael B. Lustik, Joseph R. Sterbis, Leah P. McMann> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2014 Sep 1
4 citations
The Prevalence of Persistent Prostate Cancer after Radiotherapy Detected at Radical Cystoprostatectomy for Bladder Cancer
Joshua J. Meeks, Sean Kern, Guido Dalbagni, James A. Eastham, Jaspreet S. Sandhu> ;The Journal of Urology. 2014 Jun 1
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy demonstrates less morbidity than open radical prostatectomy: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quali...
Caras, R. J.,Lustik, M. B.,Kern, S. Q.,Sterbis, J. R.,McMann, L. P.> ;J. Endourol.. 2013 Oct 30
37 citations
Comparison of Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Versus Open Partial Nephrectomy with Respect to Trainee Involvement Utilizing the American College of Surgeons National...
Sean Q. Kern, Michael B. Lustik, Leah P. McMann, Gregory P. Thibault, Joseph R. Sterbis> ;Journal of Endourology. 2014 Jan 2
3 citations
Bilateral fibrous pseudotumors of the tunica albuginea in a pediatric patient.
Sean Q. Kern, Leah P. McMann> ;Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2012 Feb 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterBethesda, Maryland
Indiana University Health University HospitalIndianapolis, Indiana
LewisGale Medical CenterSalem, Virginia