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Katherine (Katie) Theisen is an assistant professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She also serves as the director of surgical simulation for the residency and associate fellowship program director for their Genitourinary Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She attended medical school at the University of Minnesota and then completed a residency in urology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her fellowship was in Genitourinary Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Minnesota. Her clinical interests include transitional urology and urologic congenitalism, neurogenic bladder from congenital and acquired causes, urethral and ureteral stricture disease, genitourinary fistula, urinary complications of pelvic radiation, and adult acquired buried penis. Her research interests include advancing quality of life and perioperative care for individuals with neurogenic bladder, investigating new strategies to treat and pevent soft tissue damage following pelvic radiation, and defining the optimal language for, and treatment of, patients with acquired buried penis.