Gary Lemack, M.D., is a Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Urology UT Southwestern Medical Center and is the holder of the Rose Mary Haggar and Helen J. and Robert S. Strauss Professorships.  He and has a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology. He is board certified in Urology and Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery.  He served as the Residency Program Director in the Department of Urology from 2006-2021 and was the Program Director for the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship from 2014-2019. Dr. Lemack earned his medical degree from Cornell University and performed his residency at The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center. His fellowship training at UT Southwestern focused on incontinence, urodynamics, and neurourology.  Dr. Lemack has been a faculty member at UT Southwestern since 1999.

His 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 performs complex urinary diversions for patients with severe bladder disorders due to congenital and advanced neurological diseases.  Dr. Lemack’s clinical research has focused 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 was one of the original nine sites for the NIDDK funded Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network. 

Dr. Lemack is a Past President of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU). He has earned both the Paul Zimskind and Distinguished Service awards from SUFU, two of the highest honors that the Society bestows.  He is Past President of The American Board of Urology and Past Chair of the Certifying Examination Committee for the Board.  Dr. Lemack has been a co-author for three guidelines from the American Urological Association (Urodynamics, Stress Urinary Incontinence and Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction).  He also served as the lone American representative on The European Association of Urology Incontinence Guidelines.  He has authored over 175 original articles and over 25 book chapters.  He has been Visiting Professor at 25 locations throughout the United States, South and Central America and Australia.  

Dr. Lemack has served as the Medical Director for the UTSW Urology Clinics since 2022.  He directly oversees a Dallas clinic of approximately 14 Medical Assistants, 12 RN’s/LVN’s, 5 surgery schedulers, and 15 CSA’s, along with 15 physicians and 8 Advanced Practice Providers.  He is also the Medical Director for Urology Services at UTSW Frisco/Texas Health Frisco.