Dr. Hairston obtained his medical degree from The University of Texas Medical School at Houston prior to completing his general surgery and urologic residency training with Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Following residency, Dr. Hairston completed a fellowship in Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction and Pelvic Reconstruction at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, FL. He was previously on faculty at UT-Houston where he was Chief of Urology at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR). He joined the faculty at Northwestern University Department of Urology as Associate Professor of Urology in the winter of 2009.