Dr. Schaeffer is a native Kentuckian, born in Louisville and raised in Lexington. Upon graduation from Henry Clay High School in 1980, he received the Rotary Club's Milward Cup as Lexington's Outstanding Senior. Dr. Schaeffer spent the next four years at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he graduated from the Honors English program cum laude after studying renaissance English literature and writing a thesis on Shakespeare's romances. He also received an academic citation for his work in cellular biology. His college years also included semesters at Harvard University and the University of Granada in Granada, Spain. While in medical school at the University of Virginia, he was awarded a four month Medical Perspectives Fellowship by the SmithKline Beckman Foundation, one of thirty awarded nationally to fourth year medical students, to treat pediatric dysentery among refugees on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border during the Soviet-Afghan war. During this project, he also treated war injuries and helped train Afghan mujahideen to be combat medics.

After graduating from medical school in 1989, Dr. Schaeffer began his surgical training at the University of Utah where he studied general surgery and urology. It was in Utah that he developed a passion for pediatric surgical care and an interest in the field of reconstructive urology. In 1994, he was invited to be a clinical instructor and fellow in pediatric urology at Duke University under the tutelage of Dr. Lowell King, the first full-time pediatric urologist in the United States. To further his studies in genital reconstruction, Dr. Schaeffer completed a two-year residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Louisville, concluding his studies in 1997. The highlight of these years was a trip to the Philippines to treat children with cleft lip and palate. After three years in the private practice of urology and plastic surgery in Denver, Colorado, including work at the Children's Hospital of Denver, Dr. Schaeffer returned to Lexington to teach pediatric and reconstructive urology and plastic surgery at the University of Kentucky, eventually becoming the Chief of Pediatric Urology. In 2002, he opened a private practice on the campus of Central Baptist Hospital in pediatric and reconstructive urology and plastic surgery.

Dr. Schaeffer is certified by the American Board of Urology and the American Board of Plastic Surgery, one of only a handful of surgeons similarly certified in the United States. Of these, he is the only one specifically trained in pediatric urology. He is a member of the American Urological Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is also a member of several state and local medical societies, and he has served as the President of the Kentucky Urological Society.

While broadly trained in urology and plastic surgery, Dr. Schaeffer's primary clinical interest is pediatric urology with a special expertise in genital reconstruction and repair of congenital malformations of the urinary tract. He also enjoys general plastic surgery and the unique problems and challenges of that specialty.

Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Office Address: 1760 Nicholasville Rd., #601 Lexington, KY 40503	Office Telephone and FAX: (859)-275-KIDS (5437) (859)275-5434 FAX
Education
1980 Jan, 1982 - March, 1982 June, 1982 - Aug, 1982 1984 1989	Henry Clay High School, Lexington, Kentucky GPA 3.9 University of Granada, Granada, Spain Dartmouth-affiliated language study abroad program Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Organic Chemistry B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Major: English, GPA 3.54 Thesis: A Natural Theodicy: A Study of Shakespeare's Romances M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
Professional Education
1989 - 1994	Residency, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 1993 - 1994 Chief Resident in Urology 1991 - 1993 Assistant Resident in Urology 1990 - 1991 Assistant Resident in General Surgery 1989 - 1990 Intern in General Surgery
1994 - 1995	Fellow in Pediatric Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
1995 - 1997	University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 1996-1997 Chief Resident and Chief Administrative Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1995-1996 Assistant Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Board Certification
1990 1999 2000	Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery Diplomate, American Board of Urology
Procedural Certification
2000 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1995 1995 1993	Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy Alexandrite Laser Scleroplus Laser Erbium Laser Holmium Laser TransUrethral Needle Ablation System CO2 Laser Microsurgery Advanced Cardiac Life Support ND;YAG Laser Surgery
Licensure
1990 1994 1995 1997	Utah, #90-182976-1205 (expired) North Carolina, #94-01018 (expired) Kentucky, #31252 Colorado, #35883 (expired)
Current Hospital Privileges
Shriners Hospital for Children 1900 Richmond Road Lexington, Kentucky 40502 Central Baptist Hospital 1740 Nicholasville Road Lexington, KY 40503 Saint Joseph Hospital 1 Saint Joseph Drive Lexington, KY 40504 Saint Joseph East 150 N. Eagle Creek Drive Lexington, KY 40509 Bluegrass Stone Therapy Center 701 Bob-O-Link Drive, Suite 100 Lexington, KY 40504 Baptist Physician's Surgery Center 1720 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40403
Previous Hospital Privileges
2000 - 2002 Lexington, Kentucky	University of Kentucky (Urology, Plastic Surgery) VA Hospital (Urology, Plastic Surgery)
1997-2000 Denver, Colorado	Swedish Hospital (Urology, Plastic Surgery) Porter Hospital (Urology, Plastic Surgery) Porter Littleton Hospital (Urology, Plastic Surgery) The Children's Hospital of Denver (Urology) Aurora Presbyterian/ Centrum (Urology, Plastic Surgery) Saint Joseph Hospital (Urology) Centennial Hospital (Urology, Plastic Surgery) University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (Urology) Denver Health Medical Center (Urology)
Present Positions
2002 - present	Private Practice, Pediatric Urology, Urology, and Plastic Surgery Lexington, Kentucky
Previous Positions
2000 - 2002	Assistant Professor and Chief of Pediatric Urology Divisions of Urology and Plastic Surgery University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, Kentucky
1997 - 2000 1994 - 1995	Private Practice, Pediatric Urology, Urology, and Plastic Surgery Mountain Urology Associates (private practice), Englewood, CO Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (1999-2000) Duke University Medical Center (Urology) Clinical Instructor in Urology VA Hospital Durham, North Carolina
Awards/Honors
1993	University of Utah Health Sciences Center Resident Scholarship, Western Section of the American Urologic Association 96th percentile on American Urologic Association National In-Service Examination
1989	University of Virginia School of Medicine Recipient of a SmithKline Beckman Fellowship, one of thirty awarded nationally to fourth year medical students, to conduct a project on oral rehydration therapy for dysenteric Afghan refugee children in western Pakistan
1984 1983 - 1984 1981 - 1983	Dartmouth College Senior Honors English Program cum laude with High Honors in major Rufus Choate Scholar Academic Citation for performance in Cellular Biology Third Honor Group
1980	Henry Clay High School Rotary Club's Outstanding Biology Student in Lexington Milward Cup recipient as Outstanding Senior in Lexington National Merit Commended Student All Conference Soccer Player
Professional Memberships
American Urologic Association (member) American Society of Plastic Surgeons (member) American College of Surgeons (Fellow) American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow) Society for Fetal Urology American Medical Association American Lithotripsy Society Lipoplasty Society Kentucky Urological Society (President, 2002) Kentucky Pediatric Society Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons Kentucky Medical Association Lexington Medical Society Rocky Mountain Urologic Society Colorado Medical Society Arapahoe County Medical Society Colorado Plastic Surgery Society
Committees Ob/Gyn Six-Year Review Committee - Internal UK Surgery Education Committee - Internal UK Ambulatory Surgery Center Committee - Internal UK Kentucky Pediatric Society Committee on Children with Disabilities
Editorial Boards Ah Hoc Reviewer of the American Journal of Surgery
Manuscripts
Zimbelman J, Lefkowitz J, Schaeffer C, Hays T, Manco-Johnson M, Manhalter C, Nuss R. Unusual Complications of Warfarin Therapy: Skin Necrosis and Priapism. Journal of Pediatrics 137(2): 266-268, 2000. Schaeffer C, Levin LS, King LR. A New Approach to the Closure of Cloacal Exstrophy. World Journal of Urology, 14:384-387, 1996. Amling C, O'Hara S, Weiner J, Schaeffer C, King L. Renal Ultrasound Changes After Pyeloplasty in Children with Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: Long Term Outcome in 47 Renal Units. J. Urol., 156:2020-2024, 1996. Schaeffer C, King L, Levin S. Use of the Expanded Thoracoepigastric Flap in the Treatment of Cloacal Exstrophy. Plast. Reconstr. Surg, 97:1479-1484, 1996. Irby P, Wolf J, Schaeffer C, Stoller M. Long Term Follow-up of Ventriculoureteral Shunts for Treatment of Hydrocephalus. Urology, 42:193-97,1993.
Books and Book Chapters
Schaeffer C, King L. Pediatrics Procedures: Endopyelotomy (Chapter 88). Smith's Textbook of Endourology. Smith A, et al, eds. St. Louis, Quality Medical Publishing, 1996. Schaeffer C, King L. Anomalies of the Male Genitalia. Textbook of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, Third Ed. Georgiade G, et al, eds. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1996.
Presentations
Schaeffer C. Hinman's Syndrome. Presented to UK Pediatrics Conference, November 26, 2001. Schaeffer C. Posterior Urethral Valves. Presented at the UK Pediatrics Conference, October 3, 2001. Schaeffer C. Antenatal Hydronephrosis. Presented at the Kentucky Urological Society Meeting, September 29, 2001. Schaeffer C. Antenatal Hydronephrosis. Presented at the UK Neonatal Conference, September 20, 2001. Schaeffer C. Groin Problems in the Neonate. Presented to UK Pediatric Resident Conference, June 26, 2001. Schaeffer C. Intersex Disorders. Presented at the UK Pediatric Resident Conference, June 12, 2001. Schaeffer C. When to Call the Pediatric Urologist. Presented at the meeting of the Family Practice Review, May, 2001. Schaeffer C. Groin Problems in the Neonate. Presented at the Kentucky Pediatrics Spring Meeting - Contemporary Pediatrics 2001, March, 2001. Schaeffer C. When to Call the Pediatric Urologist. Presented at the meeting of the Family Practice Review, February, 2001. Kim J, King L, Schaeffer C, Ehreth J. Results of One-Stage Orchidopexy with High Division of the Spermatic Vessels. Presented at the meeting of the Southeast Section of the American Urologic Association, 1996. Schaeffer C, King L, Levin S. Use of the Expanded Thoracoepigastric Flap in the Treatment of Cloacal Exstrophy. Presented at the meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, October, 1995. Amling C, O'Hara S, Weiner J, Schaeffer C, King L. Renal Ultrasound Changes Following Pyeloplasty in Children with Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: Long Term Outcome in 47 Renal Units. Presented at the meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, October, 1995. Schaeffer C, Lee J, Middleton A. Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Pathologic Stage C Prostate Cancer. Presented at the meeting of the Western Section of the American Urologic Association, November, 1993. Schaeffer C, Middleton R. Testicular Fibroma- Case Report. Presented at the meeting of the Western Section of the American Urologic Association, November, 1993. Schaeffer C, Urry R, Middleton R. The Predictability of Antisperm Antibodies Based on Semen Analysis: An Interim Report. Presented at the meeting of the Western Section of the American Urologic Association, October, 1992. Back to top