Gary Evan Lemack, MD

Specialties

Urology

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

Texas Health Frisco

Languages

English

Education

UT Southwestern Medical Center - Urology - Fellowship - 1999

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) - Residency - 1997

New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus - SURGERY - Internship - 1993

Weill Cornell Medical College - Medical Education

Bio

Gary Lemack, M.D., holds the Rose Mary Haggar Professorship in the Department of Urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology. 
He has been the Residency Program Director in the Department of Urology since 2004 and is the past Program Director for the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship. 

Dr. Lemack’s clinical specialties include urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, overactive bladder, and voiding dysfunction in the setting of neurologic disease. In particular, he cares for patients with bladder conditions stemming from spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. He also performs complex urinary diversions for patients with severe bladder disorders due to congenital and advanced neurological diseases.

Dr. Lemack earned his medical degree at Cornell University and performed his residency at The New York Hospital. His fellowship training at UT Southwestern focused on incontinence, urodynamics, and neurourology.

Board certified in urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1999.

Dr. Lemack’s research focuses on the use of urodynamic studies in patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction/incontinence and on establishing best urological practices in the care of patients with multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and other neurological conditions.

He has been named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor and D Magazine Best Doctor on multiple occasions.

Dr. Lemack is the Past President of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) – which is the primary urology subspecialty organization devoted to the conditions affecting the pelvic floor, such as incontinence and prolapse. He has served on SUFU’s executive committee since 2005 and earned both the Paul Zimskind and Distinguished Service awards, two of the highest honors the society bestows. 

He has also served on the board of the South Central Section of the American Urological Association and is a former member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urology. He is one of 12 trustees of the American Board of Urology and currently serves as the Chair of its Oral Examination Committee. 

Dr. Lemack has authored two guidelines from the American Urological Association (Urodynamics and Stress Urinary Incontinence) and served as the American representative on the European Association of Urology Incontinence Guidelines. He has published more than 160 original articles and more than 25 book chapters. He has been a visiting professor at 25 locations throughout the U.S., South America, Central America, and Australia.