Dr. Robert E. Brannigan

Robert E. Brannigan, MD is the Janice Binstein Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Urology in the Department of Urology at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine with a clinical focus on male reproductive medicine and surgery. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University. After completing residency in Urology at Northwestern, he completed a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Brannigan returned to join the faculty at Northwestern, where he is Head of the Division of Male Reproductive Surgery & Men’s Health and Director of the Andrology Fellowship. His research interest is in fertility preservation, with a focus on optimizing the delivery of this clinical care to adolescents and adults with an oncologic diagnosis. At Northwestern, he also serves as the Assistant Director of Student Affairs for the Feinberg School of Medicine, and in this role, he is extensively involved in medical student career advising and mentorship, as well as oversight of the medical school’s learning environment.

Dr. Brannigan has served in the leadership of several national organizations and societies, and he is currently President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). He is a Past President of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU) and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR). He is a former Assistant Editor for The Journal of Urology and Associate Editor for Fertility and Sterility, and he is currently on the Editorial Board of the AUA Update Series. He serves on the American Board of Urology Examination Committee, and in 2021, he was elected to the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS). In 2026, he began a six-year term as a Trustee of the American Board of Urology.