Dr. Hollenbeck completed both his residency training in urology and his fellowship training in laparoscopic urologic oncology at the University of Michigan. A graduate from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Hollenbeck sought advanced training in clinical research though his pursuit of his Masters of Science in research design and biostatistics from the University of Michigan's School of Public Health.

Dr. Hollenbeck's research interests are squarely focused on improving the quality of cancer care. Through funding through the NIDDK's-sponsored George M. O'Brien Urology Research Center, Dr. Hollenbeck developed a metric, the Convalescence and Recovery Evaluation (CARE), for measuring convalescence after abdominal and pelvic surgery. CARE characterizes the tradeoffs among various techniques for a given surgical procedure, and provides an objective basis for setting patient expectations after major cancer surgery. Currently, Dr. Hollenbeck is funded by a Mentored Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society. This work uses alternative statistical methods (e.g., instrumental variables analysis) to make inference from observational data. Specifically, the grant examines the implications of physician practice style on outcomes among patient's with superficial bladder cancer. For this proposal, Dr. Hollenbeck also enjoys additional financial support from the American Urological Association Foundation and Astellas Pharma over the next five years.

Selected publications:
Hollenbeck, B.K., Dunn, R.L., Miller, D.C. et al.  Volume-based referral for cancer surgery: Informing the debate. J Clin Oncol 25: 91-96, 2007.

Hollenbeck, B.K., Daignault, S., Dunn, R.L., et al.  Getting "Under the Hood" of the Volume-Outcome Relationship for Radical Cystectomy (in press, J Urol)

Hollenbeck, B.K., Wei, Y., and Birkmeyer, J.D.  Volume, Process, and Operative Mortality after Radical Cystectomy. (in press, Urology)

Miller, D.C., Wei, J.T., and Hollenbeck, B.K.  Laparoscopic nephrectomy: prolonged diffusion of a standard of care. JAMA 295: 2480-2482, 2006.

Hollingsworth, J.M., Miller, D.C., Daignault, S. and Hollenbeck, B.K.  Rising incidence of small, organ-confined renal masses: A case for overtreatment? J Natl Cancer Inst 98: 1331-1334, 2006