Alexandria Urological Associates — Physicians

• 1707 Osage Street, Suite 301
  Alexandria, VA 22302
  Phone: (703) 836-8010
  Fax: (703) 931-0285
• 2616 Sherwood Hall Lane, Suite 304
  Alexandria, VA 22306

Edward G. Abramson, MD, FACS

Dr. Edward Abramson completed George Washington High School in Alexandria before receiving his BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962. He then earned his MD from the University of Virginia. He completed post-graduate training as an intern, surgical junior resident, and urology resident, all at George Washington University Hospital, where he was also Chief Resident in Urology from 1971-72. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at George Washington University Hospital and he served as Chief of the Urology Section at Alexandria Hospital from 1972-1999. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also the author of two articles published in the prestigious journal Radiology and the editor of the urology section of the Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, 3rd edition.

Richard C. Rhame, MD, FACS

Dr. Richard Rhame earned his BA from Princeton University in 1950 and his MD from The George Washington University Medical School. He completed his internship at Johns Hopkins University. Subsequently, he served as a medical officer in the US Navy before completing residencies in general and urological surgery at Yale Medical Center. He was Chief Resident in Urology and an instructor in surgery at Yale Medical School from 1961-62. Dr. Rhame has previously served as Chief of Urology in The George Washington University Section of the DC General Hospital and as Chief of Urology at Alexandria Hospital. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at The George Washington University. Dr. Rhame is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has researched and written extensively on urological issues.

Frederick M. Stier, MD

Dr. Frederick Stier graduated in 1965 from Southern Methodist University with a BS in Chemistry. He earned his MD degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He did further training as an intern and resident in surgery at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. He completed his residency in urology at the University of Virginia Hospital. Dr. Stier served in the US Navy as a medical officer at Norfolk, VA and Annapolis, MD from 1972-74. He is certified by the American Board of Urology.

J. E. Wong, M.D.

Dr. Wong was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the suburbs of Maryland. He graduated from George Washington University with a BS in Zoology in 1990 and earned his MD degree from New York Medical College in 1994. He completed a two-year residency program in General Surgery at Washington Hospital Center. His Urological residency was completed at the University of Connecticut in 2001, where he received the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award. He has a special interest in Hand Assisted Laproscopic surgery and has written several research studies and publications on the subject. Dr. Wong is certified by the American Board of Urology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a member of the American Urological Association, Endourological Society, and Americian Association of Clinical Urologists.

Suzanne Hurd, RN

Suzanne Hurd is an RN with both her BSN and MSN from the University of Michigan. She is also certified in Rehabilitation Nursing. She has been working with people who have incontinence problems since 1992. Since 1998, she has been working with the physicians at Alexandria Urological Associates, PC, as the Clinical Manager. In her role as Clinical Manager, she assists and oversees all special procedures at the Osage Street office.