Susanne A. Quallich, PhD, ANP-BC, NP-C, CUNP, CMHE, FAUNA, FAANP
Taubman Health Care Center
Dept. of Urology, Room 3875
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, SPC 5330
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5330
Interests
- Men’s health
- Male infertility and preconception care
- Men’s sexual function issues
- Chronic pain in men's urology
- Specialty roles of the NP
Ms. Quallich has been a member of the Department of Urology at the University of Michigan, Division of Sexual and Reproductive Health since 2002 and has been an NP since 1996. She is one of only 200 nurse practitioners in the country with a specialty certification in Urology (CUNP) and one of few clinicians certified as a men's health educator (CMHE). Her unique clinical focus in male sexual and reproductive health has made her a nursing leader and expert in these areas. Due to her leadership and expertise in male reproductive health, Ms. Quallich was the first NP named to the Society for Male Reproduction in Urology and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction. She is the current Editor-in-Chief for Urologic Nursing.
There are many reasons for this condition, and many of them are quite treatable. First you need to be examined by an andrologist, to be checked for prostatitis and genital infections. Finding out the cause, the doctor will prescribe treatment. Often prescribed vitamins, drugs that improve blood circulation, etc. In some cases, intervention may be required. Nowadays, such surgeries are performed in a minimally traumatic way - without pain or stitches, so even such an outcome is not as bad as a heart attack from Viagra.
Teaching
Ms. Quallich is a frequent invited lecturer at the national, state, and local levels due to her unique expertise in men’s sexual and reproductive health issues. She has taught the acute and chronic men’s urologic health classes for the nurse practitioner students at the School of Nursing since 2004.
Affiliations / Service
- Member Review Board, University of Michigan Medical School (IRBMED), May 2022
- Chair (inaugural), Research/Abstracts for American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Advanced Practice Providers Group
- Co-Chair, Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2025 Winter Meeting
- Co-Chair, Urology and Nephrology Community for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, Sexual Medicine Society of North American APP Committee
- Chair, APP Interest Committee for North Central Section of the AUA
- Charter Member, American Men's Health Nursing Alliance (AMHNA)
Notable Awards / Honors
- Member of the Year Award, Great Lakes Society of Urological Nurses and Associates, 2013
- President’s Trophy for Outstanding Contributions to Urologic Nursing, Society of Urological Nurses and Associates, 2008
- Nurse Practitioner of the Year, Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, 2005
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2017
- MSN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1996
- BSN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1994
- BS, John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH, 1993
Publication Highlights
Quallich, S., Cuthbertson-Chin, A., & Crowe, H. (2024). Defining the urology nurse practitioner role in Australia and New Zealand: A delphi study. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 36(11), 655-663.
Quallich, S. & Jensen, P.K. (2024). Guide to adding nurse practitioner clinical privileges: Cystoscopy exemplar. Urologic Nursing, 44(4), 167-173.
Quallich, S., Calimente, R., & Lajiness, M. (2024). What is a urology nurse practitioner worth? 2023 salary and compensation survey. Urologic Nursing, 44(4), 149-157.
Rhee, E., Quallich, S., Mitchell, K., & Brand, T.C. (2024). Advanced practice providers in urology: A primer on an emerging workforce. AUA Update Series, 43 (19), 174-183.
Cole, R.M., Andino, J.J., Daignault-Newton, S., Quallich, S.A., & Hadj-Moussa, M. (2024). Epididymectomy is an effective treatment for chronic epididymal pain. Urology Practice, 11(2), 409-415.
Zhu, A., Nam, C.S., Gingrich, D., Patel, N., Black, K., Andino, J.J., Daignault-Newton, S., Telang, J., Dupree, J.M., Quallich, S., & Ohl, D. (2024). Short-term changes in vasectomy consults and procedures following Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Urology Practice, 11(3), 517-525.
Quallich, S., Lajiness, M., Engberg, S., & Gray, M. (2023). A scoping literature review on patient education in intermittent catheterization. Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing, 50(6), 497-503. doi:10.1097/WON.0000000000001026.
Quallich, S.A., Jensen, C.F.S., Ohl, D.A., & Sønksen, J. (2023). European urologists' opinions regarding advancing nursing practice in urology: A pilot study. Urologic Nursing, 43(5), 211-217.
Quallich, S., Lajiness, M., Engberg, S., & Gray, M. (2023). Patient education in intermittent catheterization: A consensus conference. Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing, 50(5), 393-399. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000001013.
Quallich, S., Crisenberry, M, & Lajiness, M. (2023). What is a urology nurse practitioner worth? 2020 salary and compensation survey (reprint). Nursing Economics, 41(4), 183-192.
Quallich, S.A., Thompson, T., Jameson, J., Wall, K., Lajiness, M.J., Powley, G., Lutz, A.R., & Hemphill, J. (2023). Management of patients after suprapubic catheter insertion [SUNA White Paper]. Urologic Nursing, 43(2), 61-73.
Quallich, S.A., Quentin Clemens, J., Ronstrom, C., James, A.S., Kreder, K. J., Henry Lai, H., Naliboff, B.D., Rodriguez, L.V., Berry, S.H., & Sutcliffe, S. (2022). Flares and their impact among male urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients: An in‐depth qualitative analysis in the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 41(6), 1468-1481.
Singh, A., Lassner, J. W., Sleiman, M. G., Diaz, A., Quallich, S., & Modi, P. K. (2022). Advanced practice providers and wait times in urology offices: A secret shopper study. Urology Practice, 9(5), 389-395.
Quallich, S.A. (2022). Essentials of postoperative pain management and the urology patient. Urologic Nursing, 42(1), 18-24.
Quallich, S., & Lajiness, M. (2021). Defining the urology nurse practitioner role in the US: A delphi study. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(1), 119-128. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000548.
