Keith Rourke, MD, FRCSC

Area of Study / Keywords

Reconstructive Urology; Cancer Survivorship; Urethral Stricture; Surgical Education

About

Keith Rourke is currently appointed as Professor in the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta.  Dr. Rourke provides state-of-the-art care to patients requiring reconstruction of the genitourinary tract, treatment of complications after prostate cancer therapy, and complex surgery for male sexual dysfunction. Dr. Rourke has over 120 peer reviewed publications and has been invited to lecture nationally and internationally on topics related to reconstructive urology. Dr. Rourke also has expertise in surgical education both undergraduate and post-graduate and has received over 25 teaching awards. He has been a urology residency program director, clerkship coordinator, fellowship director and a faculty of medicine course coordinator at the University of Alberta. Dr. Rourke has chaired several national and international professional committees, including Chair of the Specialty Committee in Urology of the Royal College of Physicians Surgeons of Canada, Chair of the Canadian Urological Association Post-Graduate Training Committee, Co-Chair of the Canadian Urological Association Scientific Committee, Chair of the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons Fellowship Committee and past Chair of the Canadian Undergraduate Urology Committee (CanUUC). He is currently President of the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS).

Research

Published Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:

Hengel R, Vanni A, Erickson B, Elliott S, Breyer B, Buckley JC, Broghammer J, Voelzke B, Myers J, Rourke K. Multi-Institutional Analysis of Surgery for Lichen Sclerosus Induced Penile Urethral Stricture: Establishing Single-Stage Urethroplasty as a Primary Treatment Option. J Urol. 2025 Jan 21:101097JU0000000000004434. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004434. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39836868. Senior Responsible Author.

Erickson BA, Tuong MN, Zorn AN, Schlaepfer CH, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG 3rd, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC. Development and Validation of the Length, Segment, and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease Staging System Using Longitudinal Urethroplasty Outcomes Data From the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons. J Urol. 2024 Dec 9:101097JU0000000000004369. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004369. PMID: 39652884. Coauthor

Nguyen DD, Lafontaine ML, Mann U, Siron N, Letendre J, Aubé-Péterkin M, Rourke K, Domes T, Lee JY, Bhojani N. Five years of competency-based medical education in Canadian urology: A national survey of senior resident and faculty satisfaction and perspectives. Can Urol Assoc J. 2024 Dec 9. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.8947. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39661183. Coauthor

Calvo CI, Buckley JC, Joshi P, Peterson A, Wood H, Simhan J, Rourke KF. Experiences and Outcomes of the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons Fellowship Training: Growth in Fellowships Mirrors the Evolution of the Discipline. Urology. 2024 Sep 20:S0090-4295(24)00829-X. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.09.035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39307433. Senior Responsible Author

Patel HV, Li KD, Rourke KF, Smith TG 3rd, Voelzke BB, Myers JB, Broghammer JA, Alsikafi NF, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Peterson AC, Erickson BA, Breyer BN. The Impact of Social Deprivation on Anterior Urethral Stricture Recurrence After Urethroplasty - A Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS) Analysis. J Urol. 2024 Dec;212(6):882-890. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004188. Epub 2024 Aug 1. PMID: 39088547; PMCID: PMC11651709. Coauthor 

Rourke KF. Editorial Comment on "Natural History of Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosion: Long-term Lower Urinary Tract Outcomes and Incontinence Management". Urology. 2024 Nov;193:211-212. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.07.036. Epub 2024 Jul 25. PMID: 39067636. Senior Responsible Author

Téllez C, Diego R, Szczesniewski J, Giammò A, González-Enguita C, Schönburg S, Queissert F, Romero A, Gonsior A, Martins FE, Cruz F, Rourke K, Angulo JC. Results of Adjustable Trans-Obturator Male System for Stress Urinary Incontinence after Transurethral Resection or Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: International Multicenter Study. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 7;13(16):4628. doi: 10.3390/jcm13164628. PMID: 39200769; PMCID: PMC11354669. Coauthor

Rourke KF. Editorial Comment on "Natural History of Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosion: Long-term Lower Urinary Tract Outcomes and Incontinence Management". Urology. 2024 Jul 25:S0090-4295(24)00604-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.07.036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39067636. Senior Responsible Author

Angulo JC, Giammò A, Queissert F, Schönburg S, González‐Enguita C, Gonsior A, Romero A, Martins FE, Antunes‐Lopes T, González R, Szczesniewski J, Rourke KF. "The effectiveness of adjustable trans‐obturator male system (ATOMS) in radiated patients is reduced: A propensity score‐matched analysis". BJUI Compass. 2024 Feb 11;5(4):506-514. doi: 10.1002/bco2.329. PMID: 38633825; PMCID: PMC11019248. Coauthor. Senior Responsible Author

Malshy K, Khaleel S, Rourke K, Golijanin B, Thavaseelan S, Parek G, Golijanin D. Investigation of Disparity of Urologic Fellowship Match Rates by Gender and US Versus International Medical Graduates Over the Past Decade. Urology. 2024 Sep;191:177-184. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.06.065. PMID: 38969145. Coauthor

Berg C, Singh A, Hu P, Sura A, Rourke K, Myers J, Alwaal A. Current Trends in the Use of Buccal Grafts During Urethroplasty Among Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons. Urology. 2024 Sep;191:139-143. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.06.019. PMID: 38925372. Coauthor

Bernard S, Evans H, Hoy NY, Suderman K, Cameron B, Sexsmith J, Kinnaird A, Rourke K, Dean L, Pituskin E, Usmani N. "Control4Life: A randomized controlled trial protocol examining the feasibility and efficacy of a combined pelvic health rehabilitation and exercise fitness program for individuals undergoing prostatectomy". Contemporary Clinical Trials.

2024 Apr;139:107482. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107482. Epub 2024 Feb 29. PMID: 38431130. Coauthor

Calvo CI, Rourke KF. "Routine Imaging After Bulbar Urethral Reconstruction Does Not Impact Surgical Outcomes and May Not Be Necessary". Urology. 2024 Apr;186:41-47. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.02.029.. PMID: 38417467. Senior Responsible Author

Calvo CI, Hoy N, Rourke KF. "Refining Bacteriuria as a Risk Factor for Complications After Urethroplasty: Identifying the Culprit". Urology. 2024 Apr;186:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.01.013.. PMID: 38354912. Senior Responsible Author

Calvo CI, Fender K, Hoy N, Rourke K. "Affirming Long-Term Outcomes After Contemporary Urethroplasty: The Adverse Impact of Increasing Stricture Length, Lichen Sclerosus, Radiation, and Infectious Strictures". J Urol. 2024 Mar;211(3):455-464. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003826. PMID: 38109717. Senior Responsible Author

Dirk K, Rourke KF. Health-related Quality of Life in Patients With Urethral Stenosis After Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer. Urology. 2024 Mar 1;185:109-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2023.10.041. Senior Responsible Author

Jamil ML, Hamsa A, Grove S, Cho EY, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Vanni AJ. “Outcomes of Urethroplasty for Synchronous Anterior Urethral Stricture Utilizing the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons Length, Segment and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Classification System”. Urology. 2023 Sep 9:S0090-4295(23)00737-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.08.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37673405. Coauthor

Angulo JC, Téllez C, Giammò A, González-Enguita C, Schoenburg S, Queissert F, Szczesniewski J, González R, Romero A, Gonsior A, Martins FE, Antunes-Lopes T, Cruz F, Rourke K. “Results of Adjustable Trans-Obturator Male System in Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated with Prostatectomy and Radiotherapy: A Multicenter Study”. J Clin Med. 2023 Jul 17;12(14):4721. doi: 10.3390/jcm12144721. PMID: 37510835 Senior Responsible Author

Calvo I, Bekkema J, Rourke KF. “Prospective assessment of the incidence and associations of postvoid dribbling after urethroplasty: Impact of surgical technique”. Can Urol Assoc J. 2023 Jul 21. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.8360. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37494321. Senior Responsible Author

McAllister M, Rourke KF, Hoy N. “Comparative evaluation of 90-day patient outcomes and healthcare encounters following extended day surgery urethroplasty”. Can Urol Assoc J. 2023 Jun;17(6):176-182. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.8219. PMID: 36952302; PMCID: PMC10263283. Coauthor

Redmond EJ, Bekkema J, Rourke K. “Delineating Which Patient-Reported Symptoms are Associated with Satisfaction After Urethroplasty”. Urology. 2023 Jun;176:194-199Feb 6:S0090-4295(23)00093-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.01.038. PMID: 36754234. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke D, Bekkema J, Rourke K. “Prospective Assessment of Genital Pain in Patients with Urethral Stricture: Incidence, Associations and Impact of Urethroplasty”. Urology. 2023 Jan;171:221-226Nov 5:S0090-4295(22)00892-5. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.10.009. Senior Responsible Author

Naud E, Rourke K. “Recent Trends and Advances in Anterior Urethroplasty”. Urologic Clinics of North America. 2022 Aug;49(3):371-382. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2022.04.002. Epub 2022 Jun 30. PMID: 35931430. Senior Responsible Author

Noble R, Hoy N, Rourke K. “Accurately Defining the Incidence and Associations of 90-Day Complications After Urethroplasty: Adverse Impact of Patient Comorbidities, Pre-Operative Bacteruria and Prior Urethroplasty”. Journal of Urology. 2022 Aug;208(2):350-359. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002688. PMID: 35377776. Senior Responsible Author

Nguyen DD, Rourke KF, Gabara A, Matsumoto ED, Bhojani N, Domes T. “Matching to Urology During the COVID-19 Pandemic and with the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada Electives Diversification Policy: Survey of the 2021 Urology Canadian Residency Matching Service Applicants”. Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 Jun;16(6):228-230. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7708. PMID: 35099389; PMCID: PMC9245949. Coauthor

Anderson KT, Vanni AJ, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Voelzke B, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Smith TG 3rd, Alsikafi NF, Rourke KF, Elliott SP. Defining Success After Anterior Urethroplasty: An Argument for a Universal Definition and Surveillance Protocol. Journal of Urology. 2022 Jul;208(1):135-143. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002501. PMID: 35239415. Coauthor

Hoare D, Doiron RC, Rourke K. “The evolution of urethral stricture and urethroplasty practice over 15 years: A single-center, single-surgeon 1319 urethroplasty analysis”. Can Urol Assoc J. 2022 Aug;16(8):289-293. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.7795. PMID: 35302475; PMCID: PMC9343167. Senior Responsible Author

Redmond EJ, Doiron RC, Rourke K. “Development of New Comorbidities in Patients Awaiting Urinary Incontinence Surgery Following Radical Prostatectomy”. Urology. 2022 Jan;159:235-240. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.08.048. PMID: 34653431. Senior Responsible Author

Queissert F, Rourke K, Schönburg S, Giammò A, Gonsior A, González-Enguita C, Romero A, Schrader AJ, Cruz F, Martins FE, Angulo JC. “ATOMS (Adjustable Transobturator Male System) Is an Effective and Safe Second-Line Treatment Option for Recurrent Urinary Incontinence after Implantation of an AdVance/AdVance XP Fixed Male Sling? A Multicenter Cohort Analysis”. J Clin Med. 2021 Dec 24;11(1):81. doi: 10.3390/jcm11010081. PMID: 35011821; PMCID: PMC8745557. Co-Principal Author

Amend GM, Nabavizadeh B, Hakam N, Voelzke BB, Smith TG 3rd, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Broghammer JA, Breyer BN. Urethroscopic Findings following Urethroplasty Predict the Need for Secondary Intervention in Long-Term: A Multi-Institutional Study from Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons. Journal of Urology. 2022 Apr;207(4):857-865. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002353. Epub 2021 Dec 2. PMID: 34854754. Coauthor

Angulo LC, Dorado JF, Policastro CG, Martins FE, Rourke K, Ramírez EA, Simhan J, Li ES, Rusilko P, Venkatesan K, Warner JN, Gago J, Arance I, Nikolavsky D. “Multi-institutional study of dorsal onlay urethroplasty of the membranous urethra after endoscopic prostate procedures: Operative results, continence, erectile function and patient reported outcomes.” Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021 Sep 2;10(17):3969. doi: 10.3390/jcm10173969. PMID: 34501417; PMCID: PMC8432256. Coauthor

Hoare D, Bekkema J, Rourke K. “Prospective Assessment of Patient-Perceived Changes in Penile Appearance After Urethroplasty”. Urology. 2021 Dec;158:222-227. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.08.021. PMID: 34461146. Senior Responsible Author

Hoare D, Doiron RC, Rourke K. “Determining Perioperative Practice Patterns in Urethroplasty: A Survey of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons”. Urology. 2021 Oct;156:263-270. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.05.067. PMID: 34186137.Senior Responsible Author

Angulo J, Rourke K, Queissert F, Giammò A, Schönburg S, Cruz F, Martins FE, Gonsior A, González-Enguita C. “Adjustable transobturator male system (ATOMS) infection: causative organisms and clinical profile”. Urology. 2021 Nov;157:120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.05.111. Epub 2021 Aug 20. PMID: 34425151. Co-Principal Author

Chapman DC, Bekkema J, Rourke K. “Urinary Symptom Non-Response (“LUTS-Failure”) After Urethroplasty: Incidence and Associations”. Journal of Urology. 2021 Oct;206(4):986-993. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001840. PMID: 34032496. Senior Responsible Author

Theisen KM, Soubra A, Grove S, Vanni AJ, Erickson BA, Breyer BN, Myers JB, Voelzke B, Broghammer JA, Rourke KF, Alsikafi NF, Buckley JC, Peterson AC, Elliott SP. “Association Between Ejaculatory Dysfunction and Post-Void Dribbling After Urethroplasty”. Urology. 2021 Jul;153:320-326. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.04.016. PMID: 33901530. Coauthor

Angulo JC, Schönburg S, Giammò A, Queissert F, Gonsior A, González-Enguita C, Martins FE, Rourke K, Cruz F. “Artificial Urinary Sphincter or a Second Adjustable Transobturator Male System Offer Equivalent Outcomes in Patients Whom Required Revision of the Initial ATOMS Device: An International Multi-Institutional Experience. Neurourol Urodyn. 2021 Mar;40(3):897-909. doi: 10.1002/nau.24646. Epub 2021 Mar 1. PMID: 33645867. Co-Senior Responsible Author

Voelzke BB, Leddy LS, Myers JB, Breyer BN, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer JA, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Erickson BA, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Wright T, Rourke KF; Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS). Multi-institutional Outcomes and Associations After Excision and Primary Anastomosis for Radiotherapy-associated Bulbomembranous Urethral Stenoses Following Prostate Cancer Treatment. Urology. 2021 Jun;152:117-122. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.11.077. Epub 2021 Feb 6. PMID: 33556448. Senior Responsible Author

Hoare D, Fersovich JH, Saavedra A, Rourke KF. “Single-Stage Reconstruction of Fossa Navicularis Strictures Using A "Sliding-T" Dorsal Inlay Urethroplasty With Buccal Mucosal Graft”. Urology. 2021 Jun;152:201-202. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.12.031. Epub 2021 Jan 14. PMID: 33454357. Senior Responsible Author

Doiron RC, Witten J, Rourke K. “The Scope, Presentation and Management of Patients Presenting with High-Grade Urethral Complications After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2021 Jan;15(1):E6-E10. Senior Responsible Author

Hoare DT, Bekkema J, Rourke KF. Improvement of Storage-Related Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Following Urethroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Urology. 2021 Apr;205(4):1139-1144. PMID: 33216691. Senior Responsible Author

Redmond EJ, Nadeau G, Tu LM, Doiron RC, Steele SS, Herschorn S, Locke JA, Maciejewski CC, Dwyer NT, Campeau L, Carlson KV, Rourke KF. Multicentered Assessment of Clinical Outcomes and Factors Associated with Failure of the Adjustable TransObturator Male System (ATOMS). Urology. 2021 Feb;148:280-286. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.09.045. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33181122. Senior Responsible Author

Redmond EJ, Hoare D, Rourke K. “Augmented Anastomotic Urethroplasty is Independently Associated with Failure After Reconstruction for Long Bulbar Urethral Strictures”. Journal of Urology. 2020 Nov;204(5):989-995. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001177. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke KF, Welk B, Kodama R, Bailly G, Davies Tim, Santesso N; Violette P. “Canadian Urological Association guideline on male urethral stricture”. Canadian Urological Association Journal 2020 Oct;14(10):305-316. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.6792. PMID: 33275550. Principal Author

Erickson BA, Flynn KJ, Hahn AE, Cotter K, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG 3rd, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC; Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS). “Development and Validation of a Male Anterior Urethral Stricture Classification System”. Urology. 2020 Sep;143: 241-247. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.03.072. PMID: 32580016. Coauthor

Redmond EJ, Bekkema J, Rourke K. “Comprehensive Prospective Assessment of Patient Reported Outcomes Following Urethroplasty”. Urology. 2020 Jul;141: 162-167. Senior Responsible Author

Beech BB, Chapman DW, Rourke K. “Clinical Outcomes of Glansectomy with Split-thickness Skin Graft Reconstruction for Localized Penile Cancer”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2020 Oct;14(10): 482-486. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.6277. PMID: 32432538. Senior Responsible Author

Redmond EJ, Tong S, Zemp L, Hoy NY, Rourke KF. “Improved Artificial Urinary Sphincter Outcomes Using a Trans-Corporal Cuff Placement in Patients with a “Fragile Urethra””. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2020 Dec;14(12): 621-624. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.6431. PMID: 32569562. Senior Responsible Author

Redmond EJ, Saleem S, Domes TS, Rourke KF. “Deficits in Urological Knowledge and Skills Among Family Medicine Residents in Canada”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2020 Dec;14(12): 631-635. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.6428. PMID: 32569565. Senior Responsible Author

Kinnaird A, Zemp L, Rasmussen A, Senthilselvan A, Chetner M, Rourke K, Schuler T. “Balancing Patient Care with Resident Well-Being: Analysis of Changes to Urology Resident Inpatient Workload in a Universal Health Care System over a Decade”. Urology Practice. 2020 July 7 (4): 319-321. Coauthor

Domes T, Vellani S, Couture F, Bhojani N, Andonian S, Ismail S, Rourke K, MacLellan D. “The Current Landscape of Urological Undergraduate Education in Canada”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2020 Nov;14(11): 549-554. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.6424. PMID: 32520709. Coauthor

King C, Rourke KF. “Urethral Stricture is Frequently a Morbid Condition: Incidence and Factors Associated with Complications Related to Urethral Stricture”. Urology. 2019 Oct; 132:189-194. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.07.013. Epub 2019 Jul 18. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K. “Histopathology of Anterior Urethral Strictures: Toward a Better Understanding of Stricture Pathophysiology”. Journal of Urology. 2019 Oct;202(4):755-756. PMID:31306052 Principal Author

Assmus MA, Beyer D, Hanks J, Estey M, Rourke KF, Schuler T, Wollin T. “Quality and Cost Assessment of Canadian Urological Association Microscopic Hematuria Guidelines in Clinical Practice: Turning Urine into Gold”. Can Urol Assoc J. 2019 Dec;13(12):406-411. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.5809. Coauthor  

Doiron RC, Saavedra A, Haines T, Nadeau G, Tu LM, Morisset J, Steele S, Valiquette L, Elterman D, Maciejewski C, Rourke K. Canadian Experience with the Adjustable Trans-Obturator Male System (ATOMS) for Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence: A Multi-Centered Study. Journal of Urology. 2019 Nov;202(5):1022-1028. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke KF, Kodama R. “Genitourinary Trauma in Canada: An Introduction and Overview”. Can Urol Assoc J. 2019 Jun;13(6 Suppl4):S44-S45. Principal Author

Doiron RC, Rourke KF. “An Overview of Urethral Injury”. Canadian Urological Associaton Journal. 2019 Jun;13(6 Suppl4): S61-S66. Senior Responsible Author

Cotta BH, McCammon KA, Rourke K, Rosenstein D, Buckley JC. “Training Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons: A Survey of Graduated Fellows and Fellowship Directors”. Urology. 2019 Sep;131:36-39. pii: S0090-4295(19)30454-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.04.037. Coauthor

Dy GW, Granieri MA, Fu BC, Vanni AJ, Voelzke B, Rourke KF, Elliott SP, Nikolavsky D, Zhao LC. “Presenting Complications to a Reconstructive Urologist After Masculinizing Genital Reconstructive Surgery”. Urology. 2019 Oct;132: 202-206. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.04.051. Epub 2019 Jun 20. Coauthor

Rourke K. “Characterization of a Standardized Postoperative Radiographic and Functional Voiding Trial after 1-Stage Bulbar Ventral Onlay Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty and the Impact on Stricture Recurrence-Free Survival”. Journal of Urology. 2019 Mar;201(3):570-571. doi:10.1097/01.JU.0000553728.43441.3f. Principal Author

Hoy N, Chapman D, Rourke KF. “Better Defining the Optimal Management of Penile Urethral Strictures: A Retrospective Comparison of Single-Stage Vs. Two-Stage Urethroplasty”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2019 Apr 26:414-418. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K. “Re: Multi-Institutional Outcomes of Endoscopic Management of Stricture Recurrence after Bulbar Urethroplasty”. Journal of Urology. 2018 Oct;200(4):841-842. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.04.081. Epub 2018 May 3. PMID: 29730205. Principal Author

Baradaran N, Cedars B, Cohen AJ, Buckley JC, McCammon KA, Rourke K, Breyer BN. “Attributes of Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons Fellows and Early Career Trajectory of the Recent Graduates”. Urology Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000043. Coauthor

Saavedra A, Rourke K. “Characterization and Outcomes of Hypospadias–Associated Urethral Strictures in Adults: Proposal of a Treatment Classification System”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. Accepted for publication January 19, 2019. Senior Responsible Author

Chapman D, Cotter K, Johnsen NV, Patel S, Kinnaird A, Erickson BA, Buckley J, Voelzke B, Rourke K. “Non-Transecting Techniques Reduce Sexual Dysfunction After Anastomotic Bulbar Urethroplasty: Results of a Multi-Institutional Comparative Analysis”. Journal of Urology. 2019, Feb;201(2):364-370. Senior Responsible Author

Mann U, Zemp L, Rourke K. “Contemporary Management of Renal Trauma in Canada: ATen-Year Experience at a Level 1 Trauma Centre.”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2019 Jun;13(6):177-182. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.5581. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K. “Getting to Know Each Other: Integrating Radiation and Medical Oncology Training in Urology (and Urology Training in Oncology)”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2018 Oct;12(10):326-327. Principal Author

Zemp L, Tong S, Hoy N, Rourke K. “Preoperative pad usage is independently associated with failure of non–adjustable male transobturator slings in otherwise well-selected patients”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2019 Apr;13(4):120-124. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.5468. Epub 2018 Sep 27. Senior Responsible Author

McLarty R, Assmus M, Rourke K. “Bladder Neck Contracture Continues to be a Misused Term”. Urology. 2018, Nov;121:204. Senior Responsible Author

Zemp L, Mann U, Rourke KF. “Perinephric Hematoma Size is Independently Associated with the Need for Urologic Intervention in Multisystem Blunt Renal Trauma”. Journal of Urology. 2018 May;199(5):1283-1288. Senior Responsible Author

Saavedra A, Rourke KF. “Training in Reconstructive Urology: The Past, Present and Future”. Translational Andrology and Urology. 2018 Aug;7(4):666-672. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K, Braga L. “Transitioning Hypospadias Patients and Other Penile Abnormalities to Adults: What to Expect?”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2018 Apr;12(4 Suppl 1): S27-S33. Principal Author

Hoy N, Chapman D, Dean N, Rourke KF. “Incidence and Predictors of Complications Due to Urethral Stricture in Patients Awaiting Urethroplasty”. Journal of Urology. 2018 Mar;199(3):754–759. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke KF. “Comprehensive Qualitative Assessment of Urethral Stricture Disease: Toward the Development of a Patient Centered Outcome Measure”. Journal of Urology. 2017 Nov;198(5):1118. Principal Author

Chapman D, Kinnaird A, Rourke K. “Independent Predictors of Stricture Recurrence Following Urethroplasty for Isolated Bulbar Urethral Strictures” Journal of Urology. 2017 Nov;198(5):1107-1112. Senior Responsible Author

Keihani S, Chandrapal JC, Peterson AC, Broghammer JA, Chertack N, Elliott SP, Rourke KF, Alsikafi NF, Buckley JC, Breyer BN, Smith TG, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Brant WO, Myers JB. “Outcomes of Urethroplasty to Treat Urethral Strictures Arising from Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosions and Rates of Subsequent Device Replacement.” Urology. 2017 Sep;107:239-245. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.05.049. Coauthor

Maciejewski CC, Haines T, Rourke KF. “Chordee and Penile Shortening Rather Than Voiding Function are Associated with Patient Dissatisfaction after Urethroplasty.” Urology. 2017; May;103:234-239. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K. “Re: Multicenter Analysis of Urinary Urgency and Urge Incontinence in Patients with Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease before and after Urethroplasty” Journal of Urology. 2017 May;197(5):1362-1363. Principal Author

Haines T, Rourke KF. “The Effect of Urethral Transection on Erectile Function after Anterior Urethroplasty.” World Journal of Urology. 2017 May;35(5):839-845. PMID: 27562579. Senior Responsible Author

Hoy NY, Rourke KF. “Better Defining the Spectrum of Adult Hypospadias: Examining the Effect of Childhood Surgery on Adult Presentation”. Urology. 2017 Jan; 99:281-286. Senior Responsible Author

Wessells H, Angermeier KW, Elliott S, Gonzalez CM, Kirkby E, Kodama R, Peterson AC, Reston J, Rourke K, Stoffel JT, Vanni AJ, Voelzke B, Zhao L, Santucci RA. “Male Urethral Stricture: AUA Guideline”. Journal of Urology. 2017 Jan;197(1):182-190. Coauthor

Rourke K. “Slower but Safe? Resident Involvement in Urologic Surgeries”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2016;10(5-6),179-180. Principal Author

Rourke K, MacNeily A. “Mapping a Competency-based Urology Curriculum: Agreement (and discrepancies) in the Canadian National Opinion”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2016;10(5-6),161-166. Principal Author

LaBossiere JR, Cheung D, Rourke K. “Endoscopic Treatment of Vesicourethral Stenosis after Radical Prostatectomy: Outcomes and Predictors of Success”. Journal of Urology. 2016;May;195(5):1495-1500. Senior Responsible Author

Bascom A, Ghosh S, Fairey AS, Rourke KF. “Assessment of Wound Complications after Bulbar Urethroplasty: The Impact of a Lambda Perineal Incision”. Urology. 2016 Apr;90:184-188. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K, Kinnaird A, Zorn J. “Observations and Outcomes of Urethroplasty for Bulbomembranous Stenosis after Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer”. World Journal of Urology. 2016 Mar;34(3):377-382. Principal Author

Rourke KF. “Author Reply: Artificial Urinary Sphincter Outcomes in the “Fragile Urethra”. Urology. 2015 Sep;86(3):623-624. PMID: 26277338. Principal Author

Hoy NY, Rourke KF. “Artificial Urinary Sphincter Outcomes in the "Fragile Urethra". Urology. 2015 Sep;86(3):618-624. PMID: 26135812. Senior Responsible Author

Maciejewski C, Rourke K. “Contemporary Management of Urethral Stricture: Imaging of urethral stricture disease”. Translational Andrology and Urology. 2015 Feb;4(1):2-9. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke KF. “Risk of Urethral Stricture Recurrence Increases Over Time After Urethroplasty”. International Journal of Urology. 2015 Jul;22(7):700-701. PMID: 25912261. Principal Author

Rourke KF. “From Papayas to Practice: Surgical Simulation and the Future of Urology Training”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2015 Jan-Feb;9(1-2):37-38. PMID: 25737753. Principal Author

Hoy NY, Rourke KF. “Stemming the Tide of Mild to Moderate Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence: A Retrospective Comparison of Transobturator Male Slings and the Artificial Urinary Sphincter”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2014 Jul;8(7-8):273-277. PMID:25210552. Senior Responsible Author

Levine M, Kinnaird A, Rourke K. “Revision Urethroplasty Success Is Comparable to Primary Urethroplasty: A Comparative Analysis.” Urology. 2014 Oct;84(4):928-932. PMID: 25129537. Senior Responsible Author

Bach P, Rourke K. “Independently Interpreted Retrograde Urethrography Does Not Accurately Diagnose and Stage Anterior Urethral Stricture: The Importance of Urologist-Performed Urethrography.” Urology. 2014 May;83(5):1190-1193. Senior Responsible Author

Kinnaird A, Levine M, Ambati D, Zorn J, Rourke K. “Stricture Length and Etiology as Preoperative Independent Predictors of Recurrence After Urethroplasty: A Multivariate Analysis Of 604 Urethroplasties.” Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2014 May;8(5-6):296-300. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke K, “The CanMED’s Wisdom of Cool Hand Luke”. Canadian Urological Association Journal, Volume 7, Issues 11-12, December 2013, pages 442-443. Principal Author

Hoy N, Kinnaird A, Rourke K. “Expanded Use of a Dorsal Onlay Augmented Anastomotic Urethroplasty with Buccal Mucosa for Long Segment Bulbar Urethral Stricture: Analysis of Intermediate Term Outcomes and Complications”. Urology, 2013 Jun;81(6):1357-1361. Senior Responsible Author

Angermeier KW, Rourke KF, Dubey D, Forsyth RJ, Gonzalez CM, “ICUD Consultation on Urethral Strictures: Evaluation and Follow-up”. Urology. 2014 Mar;83(3):8-17. Co-Principal Author

Bacsu C, Van Zyl S, Rourke K, “A Prospective Analysis of Consultation for Difficult Urinary Catheter Insertion at Tertiary Care Centres in Nothern Alberta”. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2013 Volume 7, Issues 9-10, June 2013, 343-347. Senior Responsible Author

Rourke, Keith, White J, Erichsen S, Pederson K, Marshall J. et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 104 – Urology: Prostatitis and Pelvic Pain. Med Ed Portal MEP 9370, March 2013. Principal Author

Rourke, Keith, White J, Erichsen S, Pederson K, Marshall J. et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 105 – Urology: Urinary Incontinence. Med Ed Portal MEP 9370, March 2013. Principal Author

Rourke K. “Teaching Undergraduate Urology: It Takes a Village”. Canadian Urological Association Journal 2013;Volume 7, Issues 1-2, February 2013, Pages 26-27. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 71 - Urology: Genitourinary Trauma. Med Ed Portal MEP 9178, June 2012. Principal Author

Rourke K, Hickle J. “The Clinical Spectrum of the Presenting Signs and Symptoms of Anterior Urethral Stricture: Detailed Analysis of a Single Institutional Cohort”. Urology. 2012 May; 79(5):1163-1167. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 66 - Urology: Urinary Tract Infections. Med Ed Portal MEP 9164, April 2012. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 67 - Urology: Prostate Cancer. Med Ed Portal MEP 9164, April 2012. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 68 - Urology: Erectile Dysfunction. Med Ed Portal MEP 9164, April 2012. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 69 - Urology: Problems with the Scrotum. Med Ed Portal MEP 9164, April 2012. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 70 - Urology: Kidney Stones. Med Ed Portal MEP 9164, April 2012. Principal Author

Rourke K, McKinney, S, St. Martin B. “Effect of Wound Closure on Buccal Mucosal Graft Harvest Site Morbidity: Results of a Randomized Prospective Trial”. Urology. 2012 Feb;79(2):443-447. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 11 - Urology: Hematuria. Med Ed Portal MEP 8585, June 2011. Principal Author

Rourke K, Sharma N, White J et al. Surgery 101 Podcast 14 - Urology: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Med Ed Portal MEP 8585, June 2011. Principal Author

Rourke, Keith. “Functional Outcomes after Urinary Diversion: The Importance of Long-term Assessment”. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 4(5):331, 2010. Principal Author

Fairey A, Jacobsen N, Chetner M, Mador D, Metcalfe J, Moore R, Rourke K, Todd G, Venner P, Vooklander D, Estey E. “Associations Between Comorbidity, Overall Survival and Bladder Cancer Specific Survival after Radical Cystectomy”. Journal of Urology, 182(1):85-92, 2009. Coauthor

Klausner AP, Rourke KF, Miner AS, Ratz PH. “Potentiation of Carbachol-Induced Detrusor Smooth Muscle Contractions by Beta-adrenoreceptor Activation”. European Journal of Pharmacology, 606(1-3):191-198, 2009. Coauthor

Fairey A, Chetner M, Metcalfe J, Moore R, Todd G, Rourke K, Voaklander D, Venner P, Jacobsen N, Estey E. “Outcomes of Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: Results from the Alberta Urology Institute Radical Cystectomy Database”. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2(3): 296-, 2008. Coauthor

Fairey A, Chetner M, Metcalfe J, Moore R, Todd G, Mador D, Gray G, Rourke K, Voaklander D, Estey E. “Associations Among Age, Comorbidity and Clinical Outcomes After Radical Cystectomy: Results from the Alberta Urology Institute Radical Cystectomy Database”. Journal of Urology, 180(1): 128-134, 2008. Coauthor

Rourke K, Jordan G. “Primary Urethral Reconstruction: The Cost Minimized Approach to the Bulbous Urethral Stricture”. Journal of Urology,173 (4):1206-1210, 2005. Principal Author

Stephenson AJ, Chetner MP, Rourke K, Gleave ME, Signaevsky M, Palmer B, Kuan J, Brock GB, Tanguay S. “Guidelines for the Surveillance of Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on the Patterns of Relapse after Nephrectomy”. Journal of Urology, 172 (1):58-62, 2004. Coauthor

Rourke K, McCammon K, Sumfest J, Jordan G. “Open Reconstruction of Pediatric and Adolescent Urethral Strictures: Long-Term Followup”. Journal of Urology,169(5): 1818-1821, 2003. Principal Author

Rourke K, Fischler A, Jordan G. “Treatment of Recurrent Idiopathic Priapism with Oral Baclofen”. Journal of Urology, 168(6): 2552-2553, 2002. Principal Author