Page 17 - Flying Physician Magazine Issue 1-2018

sired, and for the length of time desired. The development
and commercialization of the inflatable penile prosthesis, Jackson, G., N. Boon, I. Eardley, M. Kirby, J. Dean, G. Hackett,
which remains the gold standard treatment for end-stage ED, P. Montorsi, F. Montorsi, C. Vlachopoulos, R. Kloner, I.
is primarily owing to the efforts of FPA member F. Brantley Sharlip and M. Miner (2010). “Erectile dysfunction and
Scott (1930 – 1991) (Mobley 2015). Dr. Scott was truly a re- coronary artery disease prediction: evidence-based guidance
naissance man as a physician, scientist, author, artist, rancher, and consensus.” Int J Clin Pract 64(7): 848-857.
jeweler, sculptor, musician, entrepreneur, and of course pilot
and airplane builder. Despite his untimely death in his home- Kandeel, F. R., V. K. Koussa and R. S. Swerdloff (2001). “Male
built Questair Venture in July 1991 as he prepared for Osh- sexual function and its disorders: physiology, pathophysiology,
kosh, his legacy remains profound and the hundreds of thou- clinical investigation, and treatment.” Endocr Rev 22(3): 342-
sands of men and their partners who have benefitted from his 388.
invention remain indebted for his creative innovations.
Of course, we anticipate in the coming decades new dis- McCabe, M. P., I. D. Sharlip, E. Atalla, R. Balon, A. D. Fisher,
coveries for treatment of ED, including stem cell therapy; E. Laumann, S. W. Lee, R. Lewis and R. T. Segraves (2016).
however currently, such alternatives remain investigational. “Definitions of Sexual Dysfunctions in Women and Men:
Forthcoming developments in molecular profiling and ad- A Consensus Statement From the Fourth International
vanced imaging, along with therapies targeted to reverse the Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015.” J Sex Med 13(2): 135-
endothelial dysfunction precipitating ED will usher in an ap- 143.
proach considered genuine “personalized medicine” and lead
to both increased quality of life and improvements in overall McKinlay, J. B. (2000). “The worldwide prevalence and
health. Whatever promise the future holds, no action can ever epidemiology of erectile dysfunction.” Int J Impot Res 12
be realized without one essential aspect of ED diagnosis and suppl 4: S6-S11.
treatment…communication.
Mobley, D. F. (2015). “Early history of inflatable penile
references prosthesis surgery: a view from someone who was there.”
Burnett, A. L., A. Nehra, R. H. Breau, D. J. Culkin, M. M. Asian J Androl 17(2): 225-229.
Faraday, L. S. Hakim, J. Heidelbaugh, M. Khera, K. T. McVary,
M. M. Miner, C. J. Nelson, H. Sadeghi-Nejad, A. D. Seftel and Nehra, A., G. Jackson, M. Miner, K. L. Billups, A. L. Burnett, J.
A. W. Shindel (2018). “Erectile Dysfunction: AUA Guideline.” Buvat, C. C. Carson, G. R. Cunningham, P. Ganz, I. Goldstein,
J Urol. May 7. A. T. Guay, G. Hackett, R. A. Kloner, J. Kostis, P. Montorsi,
M. Ramsey, R. Rosen, R. Sadovsky, A. D. Seftel, R. Shabsigh,
Feldman, H. A., I. Goldstein, D. G. Hatzichristou, R. J. Krane C. Vlachopoulos and F. C. Wu (2012). “The Princeton III
and J. B. McKinlay (1994). “Impotence and its medical and Consensus recommendations for the management of erectile
psychosocial correlates: results of the Massachusetts Male dysfunction and cardiovascular disease.” Mayo Clin Proc
Aging Study.” J Urol 151(1): 54-61. 87(8): 766-778.

Hodges, L. D., M. Kirby, J. Solanki, J. O’Donnell and D. A.
Brodie (2007). “The temporal relationship between erectile
dysfunction and cardiovascular disease.” Int J Clin Pract
61(12): 2019-2025.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Melissa Kaufman is Associate Professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt Medical Center. She completed fellowship training in
both Male Reconstruction and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Her practice focuses on female and male voiding
dysfunction and incontinence, cancer survivorship, pelvic organ prolapse, neurourology, urologic congenitalism, urologic prosthetics,
as well as reconstructive surgery for urethral stricture, fistula and trauma. She currently serves as the global principal investigator for a
pivotal Phase III clinical trial to pioneer the first application of autologous cell therapy for urologic indications.

Dr. Kaufman was honored as the 2017 recipient of the Zimskind Award from the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and
Urogenital Reconstruction for outstanding contributions within 10 years of completion of training. She is an Assistant Editor for the
Journal of Urology and a past-president of the Society of Women in Urology. Dr. Kaufman is exceptionally fortunate to have received
the Tabari Award from the Flying Physicians Association, for now, the third time. She can be tracked down most weekends fly fishing,
motorcycling on the Natchez Trace Parkway or at various regional airfields with her 1984 Beechcraft Bonanza A36, N6724T.

The Flying Physician vol. 61 - Issue 1 2018 17