1990-1994                  Northwestern University

                                                Evanston, Illinois

                                                B.A. Economics, College of Arts and Sciences

            1996-2000                   Temple University School of Medicine

                                                Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

                                                M.D. Degree

            2000-2002                   University of Maryland

                                                Baltimore, Maryland

                                                General Surgery Residency

            2002-Present               University of Maryland

                                                Baltimore, Maryland

                                                Urology Residency

            9/2006-Present           Union Hospital of Cecil County

            9/2006-Present           Hartford Memorial Hospital

            9/2006-Present           Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

            9/2006-Present           Franklin Square Hospital

            2002-Present               American Urologic Association

            2004-Present               Maryland State Physicians

            Peer Reviewed Articles

Lowentritt, B.H., Van Zijl, P.S., Frimberger, D., et al., Variants of the exstrophy complex: a single institution experience., Journal of Urology. 2005, May; 173(5):1732-7

            Chapters

Van Zijl, P.S., Lowentritt, B.H., Sklar, G.N. Sexual Dysfunction in the Transplant Patient. Medical Management of the Transplant Patient. Weir, M., Ed. Lipincott, Philadelphia, 2005

Van Zijl, P.S., Gearhart, J.P., Surgical Management of the Exstrophy Patient. The Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex. Gearhart, J.P., Mathews, R.I., Ed. (Accepted for Publication)

Van Zijl, P.S., Gearhart, J.P., Management of the Failed Exstrophy Closure. The Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex.  Gearhart, J.P., Mathews, R.I., Ed. (Accepted for Publication)

 Case Reports

Van Zijl, P.S., Chai, T.C., Gas-forming infection from Clostridium perfringens in a renal cyst of a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Urology. 2004, June;63(6):1178-9

Poster Presentations

Van Zijl, P.S., Sun, Y., Chen, M.K., Simard, M., Chai, T.C., "The Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) on Kir2.1 Channel in Bladder Urothelial Cells." Mid-Atlantic AUA 2004, AUA National Meeting 2005

Van Zijl, P.S., Holton, M.R., Oberle, W.T., Jacobs, S.C., Sklar, G.N., "Complete Urinary Tract Extripation: The University of Maryland Experience." AUA National Meeting 2005

Van Zijl, P.S., Holton, M.R., Sun, Y., Chen, M.K., Simard, M., Chai, T.C., "The Effect of Carbachol on BK Channel Conductance in Bladder Urothelial Cells." AUA National Meeting 2005