Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Teenagers
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
About Luke Shumaker
Biography
Luke Shumaker completed medical school and Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed urology residency at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He went on to complete a fellowship in minimally invasive urologic surgery and robotic reconstruction at Temple University in Philadelphia. His academic and clinical interests include ureteral stricture disease, bladder neck disease, urethral stricture disease, and sexual medicine.
Faculty Appointment
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Management of ureteral strictures
Management of bladder neck contractures
Management of urethral stricture
Cancer survivorship
Sexual health
Publications
Shumaker L, Eun D. Chapter 32: Complications of Robotic Upper Urinary Tract Reconstruction. 6th Ed. Complications of Urologic Surgery. Editor: Samir Taneja. Saunders Elsevier. 2025.
Patel KR, Moon SC, Shumaker LA, Patel S, Galgano SJ, Ferguson JE 3rd, Basu A, Peyton CC. Utility of Tumor-Informed Circulating Tumor DNA for Monitoring Treatment Response in Nonmetastatic, Locally Advanced Penile and Primary Urethral Cancers. JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Jun;9:e2500045. doi: 10.1200/PO-25-00045. Epub 2025 Jun 11. PMID: 40499093.
Tong CMC, Shumaker L, Lucas J, Bhatia V, Lee A, Abelson B, Crane GL, Ho C, Long CJ, Russell RT, Lovvorn HN 3rd, Wang MH, Weiss DA, Clayton DB, Kitchens DM. Is Excretory-Phase Computerized Tomography Important for Evaluation of Pediatric High-Grade Renal Trauma? J Urol. 2025 Jul;214(1):69-79. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004515. Epub 2025 Mar 3. PMID: 40030745.
Norton JC, Compher T, Shumaker L, Burns Z, Nix JW, Parmar AD, Rais-Bahrami S. Incidence of Incisional Hernias after Single-Port Versus Multi-Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. J Endourol. 2025 Jan;39(1):2-9. doi: 10.1089/end.2024.0367. Epub 2024 Nov 29. PMID: 39612166.
Sathe A, Shumaker LA, Rais-Bahrami S. Comment on: “Vesicourethral Anastomosis in Transvesical Single-Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Technical Description and Perioperative Outcomes” by Soputro et al. Journal of Endourology. 2023 Sep;37(9):1012-1013. Doi: 10.1089/end.2023.0426. PMID: 37534839
Shumaker LA, Compher TR, Selph JP. Delayed Management of artificial urinary sphincter cuff erosion: A case series. Translational Andrology and Urology. 2023 May 31; 12(5):944-948. Doi: 10.21037/tau-22-809. Epub 2023 May 8. PMID: 37305620
Shumaker L, Zulia N, Kennedy E, Beilan J, Kennedy E, Ortiz N, Baumgarten A. Delayed closed-suction drain removal following inflatable penile prosthesis placement: A multi-institutional experience. Journal of Sex Med. 2023 Nov 30;20(12):1440-1445. Doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdad132. PMID: 37872726
Fang AM, Shumaker LA, Martin KD, Jackson JC, Fan RE, Khajir G, Patel HD, Soodana-Prakash N, Vourganti S, Filson CP, Sonn GA, Sprenkle PC, Gupta GN, Punnen S, Rais-Bahrami S. Multi-institutional analysis of clinical and imaging risk factors for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer in men with PI-RADS 3 lesions. Cancer. 2022 Sep 15;128(18):3287-3296. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34355. Epub 2022 Jul 12. PMID: 35819253
Shumaker L, Baumgarten AS. Editorial Comment to “Risk of Postoperative Thromboembolism in Men Undergoing Urological Prosthetic Surgery: An Assessment of 21,413 Men”. J Urol. 2022 Oct;208(4):884-885. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002801.01. Epub 2022 Jul 20. PMID: 35881708
Shumaker LA, Fang AM, Rais-Bahrami S. Reply to Avolio et al Correspondence Re: “Multi-institutional Analysis of Clinical and Imaging Risk Factors for Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer in men with PI-RADS 3 Lesions”. Cancer. 2023 Jan 15;129(2):322. Doi: 10.1002/cncr.34550. Epub: 2022 Nov 25. PMID: 36427006
Shumaker L, Nocera A, Selph P. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in the Urinary Diversion Population: Are Protocols Applied Differently in the Benign Indication Population? Urology. 2021 Aug 30:S0090-4295(21)00818-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.08.029. PMID: 34474041
Shumaker L, Rais-Bahrami S, Nix J. Renal Hilar Clamping with a Standard Robotic Bulldog Clamp using the Single Port da Vinci Robot. Urology. 2020 Nov;145:297. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.07.046. Epub 2020 Aug 12. PMID: 32795497
Locations
- Urology Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 5, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- phone: 205-996-8765
Expertise
Education
- Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2024
- Medical Education: Indiana University School of Medicine, 2019
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 of 5 stars
32 ratings, 8 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/28/2026
I felt rushed out after my procedure and recovery.the discharge nurse agent was in a hurry and urgent to move me out the area not good.
- 2 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/18/2026
Not good. The nurse was good but at our doctors visit we understood something else was gonna be done that day besides the light.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/17/2026
Dr. Shumaker is GREAT!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/8/2026
Dr. Shumaker was knowledgeable, articulate, patient, respectful, and compassionate when explaining that one of my kidneys is no longer functioning.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/18/2026
The doctor and his staff seem to bring new outlook to urology and not just basic stuff. My situation is complex and they thought on a broader spectrum to attempt to address the issues I am having.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/28/2026
Impressed with physician and staff
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/18/2025
The wait time was minimal, the staff was friendly and courteous, the doctor was great!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/24/2025
Great experience. Dr was patient & took time to answer our questions. Felt like he really cared.