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Suresh C Sikka

Suresh C Sikka

Director Of Urology
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
USA

Biography

Dr. Sikka, after receiving his M.Sc. (Hons. School) degree in Biochemistry in 1971 from Panjab University, and Ph.D. degree in 1977 from the Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, in Reproductive Biology department to work for a WHO sponsored project on male contraception. In 1979, he moved to USA as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles. Here he obtained training in protein-lipid interactions and cell fusion that resulted in many high quality publications. In 1982, Dr. Sikka joined University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) as Director of Urology Research Laboratory at Harbor-UCLA medical Center where he actively pursued his research interests in reproductive biology, infertility, and erectile dysfunction in association with Prof. Jacob Rajfer and Prof. Ronald Swerdloff and published many peer reviewed publications. In December 1988 Dr. Sikka joined the faculty of Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans as Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of Andrology Clinical and Research Laboratories. At Tulane, he was responsible for setting-up both Andrology clinical and research laboratories and was soon promoted to tenured rank of Associate Professor and then to Professor. In 1995, he successfully completed his board certification as High-complexity Clinical Lab director (HCLD) in Andrology and then a Clinical Consultant certification by American Board of Bioanalysis. Dr. Sikka at Tulane has been responsible for establishing many clinical diagnostic procedures related to male infertility and erectile dysfunction (including penile Doppler ultrasound and was invited to write an SOP for that). Since 1998, he has established a standardized semen analysis training program and central reader services with focus on quality control management for FDA approved multicenter reproductive toxicity clinical trials for many major pharmaceutical companies. For these studies he has trained more than 180 technical personnel all over USA, Canada, Germany, South Africa, and India. He is also very active in Andrology research, participates in many teaching/training, fund raising, and administrative activities. He also served on Tulane University senate. His current research interests focus on understanding the role of environment, endocrine disruptors, oxidative stress/antioxidants, diabetes and aging as related to many Urological disorders (mainly infertility, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, GUI and prostate diseases), including their early detection and prevention. He has authored over 175 peer reviewed manuscripts; many book chapters, and review articles; over 350 abstracts; and has delivered many presentations and lectures at various National and International scientific and professional meetings. He has been actively involved in many study sections for grant reviews, is the Principal Investigator or Co-investigator of many federal and privately funded research grants, and helps in editorial board activities of many reputed journals of high impact factor. Currently he is writing and editing a book with a focus on environmental reproductive toxicology and men’s health.

Research Interest

. His current research interests focus on understanding the role of environment, endocrine disruptors, oxidative stress/antioxidants, diabetes and aging as related to many Urological disorders (mainly infertility, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, GUI and prostate diseases), including their early detection and prevention