Joint ISSM/MESSM Webinar on Integrating Sexual Health into Cancer Care - Part 2
The Joint ISSM/MESSM Webinar on Integrating Sexual Health into Cancer Care - Part 2 took place on September 3, 2026.
Program
- Opening by ISSM Moderator - Nahid Punjani (USA)
- Presentation 1: Medical and Surgical Treatment of Erectile and Ejaculatory Dysfunction Following Urological Cancer Treatment by Mohammed Abdou Abdel-Rassoul (Egypt)
- Presentation 2: Fertility Preservation Strategies and Management of Infertility in Male Urological Cancer by Caroline Kang (USA)
- Presentation 3: Hypogonadism After Urological Cancer Treatment: Diagnosis, Management, and Impact on Sexual and Metabolic Health by Andrea Sansone (Italy)
- Q&A
Moderator
Nahid PunjaniUSA
Nahid Punjani MD DrPH MPH is an Associate Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. After finishing his urologic residency, he completed a fellowship in Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering. His practice currently focuses on the men’s health, sexual dysfunction and male infertility.
Presenter
Mohammed Abdou Abdel-RassoulEgypt
Mohammed Abdou Abdel-Rassoul, M.D., M.R.C.S., F.E.B.U.
- Dr. Abdel-Rassoul works as Professor of urology in Cairo university.
- He is the current chairman of the scientific committee of the MESSM
- He is the former President of the Erectile Dysfunction section of the Egyptian Urological Association
- He is a well known reconstructive urologist in the Middle East with great expertise in complex urethroplasty and genital reconstructive surgeries for both sexes (including disorders of sexual development and sex reassignment surgery).
Presenter
Caroline KangUSA
Caroline Kang is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and Wake Forest School of Medicine Charlotte campus. She completed her medical and graduate training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She then completed urology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and fellowship training in male reproductive and sexual medicine and surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City. Her research and clinical interests focus on hormonal and surgical options to improve male fertility.
Presenter
Andrea SansoneItaly
Andrea Sansone is a physician, researcher, and Associate Professor of Endocrinology and Medical Sexology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where he works in the Section of Endocrinology and Medical Sexology (ENDOSEX) led by Prof. Emmanuele A. Jannini. He earned his medical degree at Sapienza University of Rome, where he also completed his residency in Endocrinology and his PhD in Endocrinological Sciences, both with honors. He furthered his training with a research fellowship at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology in Münster, Germany, and a Master's degree in Andrology, Medical Sexology and Reproductive Medicine at the University of Florence, and holds the Clinical Andrologist certification from the European Academy of Andrology.
His research spans erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and male reproductive health, with more than 130 peer-reviewed publications in international journals. He serves as Associate Editor for several journals, including Sexual Medicine Reviews and The Aging Male, and holds positions in national and international scientific societies, including the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM), the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), and the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine (SIAMS). He teaches Psychoneuroendocrinology and Gender Medical Sexology to psychology students and contributes to the teaching of medical courses, in both Italian and English.
