bach ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁in ▁bi ology ▁from ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁his ▁MD ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁res iden cies ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁Hospital ▁in ▁general ▁surg ery ▁and ▁u ro log y ▁and ▁taught ▁u ro log y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁Medical ▁Corps ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁commander ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁von ▁E schen bach ▁began ▁his ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁M . ▁D . ▁Anderson ▁Can cer ▁Center , ▁beginning ▁as ▁a ▁u ro logic ▁on col ogy ▁fellow , ▁and ▁becoming ▁ ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁u ro log y ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Pro state ▁Can cer ▁Research ▁Program ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Gen it our inary ▁Can cer ▁Center , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁Roy ▁M . ▁and ▁Ph yll is ▁G ough ▁H uff ington ▁C lin ical ▁Research ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Chair ▁in ▁U ro logic ▁On col ogy . ▁ ▁D ri ven ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁pro state ▁cancer , ▁he ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁Von ▁E schen bach ▁was