1994                                        USMLE Step I, 96^th percentile

1996                                        USMLE Step II, 99^th percentile

1997                                        USMLE Step III, 97^th percentile

Diplomate, American Board of Urology

June 2000                                Microvascular Surgical Course, Mayo Clinic

February 2000, May 2001       Participated in Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Course

Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

1996-1997                               Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

General Surgery Internship

1996                                        Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Doctor of Medicine, Summa Cum Laude

1994                                        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Bachelor of Science in Biology,

                                                Summa Cum Laude, Accelerated Medical Program 

1997-2002                               Resident in Urology (PGY-6)

                                                Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2001                                        Instructor, Mayo Medical School 

October 2002 - Present           Chesapeake Urology Associates, P.A.

                                                4 A North Avenue, Suite202

                                                Bel Air, MD 21014

                                                American Urological Society, Candidate Member

                                                Minnesota Urologic Society

                                                Zumbro Valley Medical Society 

"Use of SIS patch graft in surgical treatment of Peyronie's disease," with Ajay Nehra, M.D, Mayo Clinic, Department of Urology, Accepted for presentation, North Central Section, October 2001

"Risk of failure in men with artificial urinary sphincter after prior pelvic radiotherapy," with Daniel S. Elliott, M.D, Mayo Clinic, Department of Urology, Accepted for presentation, North Central Section, October 2001

 "Morbidity of contemporary radical retropubic prostatectomy in men with localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate," with Michael L. Blute, Mayo Clinic, Chairman, Department of Urology, Accepted for presentation, North Central Section, October 2001

 "Down-regulation of P-53 staining in Unilateral Wilms' Tumor," with Stephen A. Kramer, Mayo Clinic, Department of Urology, Accepted for presentation, North Central Section, October 2001

Kausik SJ, Blute ML, Bostwick DG, Bergstralh EJ, Zincke H: "Evaluation of positive margins in extracapsular prostate cancer and its impact on outcome after radical prostatectomy," American Urologic Association, San Diego, CA, May 1998

Kausik SJ: "Efficacy of BCG in treatment of carcinoma-in-situ," Mayo Clinic, Department of Urology, Jacksonville, FL, October 1998

Kausik SJ: "Evaluation and treatment of female urethral anomalies," Mayo Clinic, Department of Urology, Scottsdale, AZ, October 1999

Kausik SJ, D'Angelo MF, Husmann DA, Kramer SA: "Bilateral Wilms' tumor: the Mayo Clinic experience," North Central Section of American Urologic Association, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2000

D'Angelo MF, Kausik SJ, Husmann DA, Kramer SA: "Effects of early versus late recurrence on survival in patients with unilateral Wilms' tumor," North Central Section of American Urologic Association, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2000

D'Angelo MF, Kausik SJ, Segura JW: "Closure of the collecting system after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: A novel approach," North Central Section of American Urologic Association, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2000

Kausik, SJ: "Current Surgical Management of Urinary Stone Disease," Society for Urologic Nurses and Associates, Rochester, MN, April 2001

Kallakury BVS, Figge J, Kausik SJ, Smith KE, Ross JS: "Down-regulation of CD-44 protein and mRNA in prostate carcinoma," Cancer; vol 78 (7): 1461-9,1996

Kausik SJ, Petrou S: "Evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms: The 5 minute Urology Consult," ed. Gomella, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia 2000.

Kausik SJ, Blute ML, Sebo J, Bergstrahl E, Zincke H: "Prognostic significance of positive surgical margins in patients with extraprostatic cancer after radical prostatectomy," Cancer (Accepted for Publication)

Kausik SJ, Segura JW, King B: ?Evaluation and management of simple and complex renal cysts,? American Urologic Association Update Series (Submitted)

D'Angelo MF, Kausik SJ, Segura JW: "Laparoscopic versus hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy in porcine model," Endourology (Submitted)

2001                                        Kelalis Essay Award Finalist, First place

1996                                        Valedictorian, Albany Medical College, Class of 1996

1996                                        Lamb Award for professional performance and conduct

1996                                        C.R. Bard Urological Award for excellence in clinical urology

1995-96                                   President, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

1995                                        Junior Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

1994                                        National Pathology Honor Society

1994                                        Townsend Prize for outstanding achievement in Physiology

1994                                        A.Knudson Prize for outstanding achievement in Biochemistry

1994                                        Henry Schaffer Prize for outstanding achievement in Pathology