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Jessica N. Schardein
( out of 47 reviews )

Jessica N. Schardein, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Farmington Health Center

Farmington
801-213-3200
  • Jessica Schardein, MD, is a visiting instructor at University of Utah Health completing a two-year andrology fellowship. She specializes in sexual medicine and infertility. Her clinical interests include male, female and transgender sexual dysfunction, men’s health, hypogonadism, and male infertility.

    She completed her bachelors in pharmaceutical sciences at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She then completed her masters in marriage and family therapy at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Following medical school at Rush Medical College, she pursued a urology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

    Dr. Schardein has been awarded two grants in 2022 to study Peyronie’s disease and erectile dysfunction. Specifically, she received the AUA Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award supported by SMSNA to evaluate the epigenetic profiles of men with Peyronie’s Disease. She received the SMSNA Research Fellowship in Andrology grant supported by endo for the mechanistic investigation of the role of ALCAM in erectile dysfunction.

    Dr. Schardein's Research Interests include:

    • Erectile dysfunction

    • Peyronie’s disease

    • Male infertility

    • Gender affirming surgery

    • Patient decision making

    Dr. Schardein spends most of her free time with her husband and two kids. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and photography.

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 47 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    August 20, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    She is a great surgeon. Very intelligent knowledgeable. A great bedside manner. Answered all my questions.

    August 02, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr. Schardein was very good at discussing the very personal topic and had multiple ideas and thoughts for treatment.

    July 31, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    The doctor was knowledgeable and informative. She was sensitive about a sanative subject and I appreciated her bedside manner.

    July 28, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    She's good and don't mind for a woman it's weird to get touched my female there but she was fine as a Dr so I'm fine about it so if people say things wrong it's their opinion but questions was answered and she was to the tee about mine

    July 27, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Schardein is very professional and informative. Takes time to listen to you. Asked several times if I had any more questions. Highly recommend.

    July 16, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Jessica was very thorough caring and intelligent. Answered all my questions completely. Put my mind at ease. A wonderful lady.

    July 16, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    I appreciate her time and her expertise. However I just feel like I am being treated based off some general overall treatment plan that they apply for everybody and I am being treated off of a number on a sliding scale rather than my actual symptoms. As men are hormones are all different and what is high for somebody is not high for me and what is low is somebody else's high. I think more careful consideration and forethought needs to be taken when caring for men's horemone related issues. Treat the symptoms and not the numbers.

    July 09, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    A very professional care giver.

    April 10, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Schardein was very thorough in checking out my issues. She took the time to talk and explain different options and she answered all my questions. She was very straightforward and yet very personable and caring.

  • Jessica Schardein, MD, is a visiting instructor at University of Utah Health completing a two-year andrology fellowship. She specializes in sexual medicine and infertility. Her clinical interests include male, female and transgender sexual dysfunction, men’s health, hypogonadism, and male infertility.

    She completed her bachelors in pharmaceutical sciences at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She then completed her masters in marriage and family therapy at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Following medical school at Rush Medical College, she pursued a urology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

    Dr. Schardein has been awarded two grants in 2022 to study Peyronie’s disease and erectile dysfunction. Specifically, she received the AUA Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award supported by SMSNA to evaluate the epigenetic profiles of men with Peyronie’s Disease. She received the SMSNA Research Fellowship in Andrology grant supported by endo for the mechanistic investigation of the role of ALCAM in erectile dysfunction.

    Dr. Schardein's Research Interests include:

    • Erectile dysfunction

    • Peyronie’s disease

    • Male infertility

    • Gender affirming surgery

    • Patient decision making

    Dr. Schardein spends most of her free time with her husband and two kids. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and photography.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions Urology

    Education history

    Residency Urology - State University of New York Upstate Medical University Resident
    General Surgery & Urology - State University of New York Upstate Medical University Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Rush University Rush Medical College M.D.
    Marriage and Family Therapy - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry M.S.
    Undergraduate Pharmaceutical Sciences - Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Sterling J, Schardein J, Joshi PM, Kulkarni SB, Nikolavsky D (2022). Long-term outcomes from a multi-institutional experience with prefabricated composite gracilis-buccal mucosal flap for reconstruction of devastated urethras. Int Urol Nephrol. (Read full article)
    2. Beamer MR, Schardein J, Shakir N, Jun MS, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC, Nikolavsky D (2021). One or Two Stage Buccal Augmented Urethroplasty has a High Success Rate in Treating Post Phalloplasty Anastomotic Urethral Stricture. Urology, 156, 271-278. (Read full article)
    3. Schardein JN, Li G, Zaccarini DJ, Caza T, Nikolavsky D (2021). Histological Evaluation of Vaginal Cavity Remnants Excised During Neourethral Stricture Repair in Transgender Men. Urology, 156, 296-302. (Read full article)
    4. Papagiannopoulos D, Phelps J, Yura E, Levine LA (2017). Surgical outcomes from limiting the use of nonabsorbable suture in tunica albuginea plication for Peyronie's disease. Int J Impot Res, 29(6), 258-261. (Read full article)
    5. Capoccia EM, Phelps JN, Levine LA (2017). Modified Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Reservoir Placement Into Space of Retzius: Comparing Outcomes in Men With or Without Prior Pelvic Surgery. J Sex Med, 14(7), 968-973. (Read full article)
    6. Pal GD, Hall D, Ouyang B, Phelps J, Alcalay R, Pauciulo MW, Nichols WC, Clark L, Mejia-Santana H, Blasucci L, Goetz CG, Comella C, Colcher A, Gan-Or Z, Rouleau GA, Marder K, Consortium on Risk for Early Onset Parkinsons Disease CORE-PD Investigators (2016). Genetic and Clinical Predictors of Deep Brain Stimulation in Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord Clin Pract, 3(5), 465-471. (Read full article)
    7. Pepe D, Phelps J, Lewis K, Dujack J, Scarlett K, Jahan S, Bonnier E, Milic-Pasetto T, Hass MA, Lopes LB (2012). Decylglucoside-based microemulsions for cutaneous localization of lycopene and ascorbic acid. Int J Pharm, 434(1-2), 420-8. (Read full article)
    8. Phelps J, Bentley MV, Lopes LB (2011). In situ gelling hexagonal phases for sustained release of an anti-addiction drug. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 87(2), 391-8. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Schardein JN, Nikolavsky D (2021). Sexual Functioning of Transgender Females Post-Vaginoplasty: Evaluation, Outcomes and Treatment Strategies for Sexual Dysfunction. [Review]. Sex Med Rev, 10(1), 77-90. (Read full article)
    2. Schardein JN, Zhao LC, Nikolavsky D (2019). Management of Vaginoplasty and Phalloplasty Complications. [Review]. Urol Clin North Am, 46(4), 605-618. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Schardein J, Blakely S, Nikolavsky N (2021). Management of Urologic Complications Following Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. In Nikolavsky D (Ed.), Urologic Care for the Transgender Patient (pp. 141-64). Capital Region of Denmark: Springer Cham.
    2. Schardein J, Weinberg AC, Zhao LC, Nikolavsky D (2020). Chapter 20: Management of Urethral Complications Following Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. In Schechter LS (Ed.), Gender Confirmation Surgery: Principles and Techniques for an Emerging Field (pp. 201-13). Switzerland: Springer Nature.

    Case Report

    1. Schardein JN, Trussell JC (2021). Reservoir induced bladder rupture: a complication of inflatable penile prosthesis revision surgery. Can J Urol, 28(6), 10946-10952. (Read full article)

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Schardein J, Beamer M, Kittleman MA, Nikolavsky D (2022). Staged Urethroplasty for Reconstruction of Long Complex Pendulous Strictures of a Neophallic Urethra. [Video]. United States. (Read full article)
    2. Schardein J, Beamer M, Hughes M, Nikolavsky D (2020). Single-stage Double-face Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty for Neophallus Anastomotic Strictures. [Video]. United States. (Read full article)
    3. Schardein J, Scott KA, Bratslavsky G, Blakely S, Nikolavsky D (2020). A surgical “sewing machine” for rapid graft quilting and suturing in challenging spaces [Video]. Urology. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolvj.2020.100027.