CURRICULUM VITAE PHILLIP C. GINSBERG, D.O. J.D., FCLM, FACOS
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CURRICULUM VITAE PHILLIP C. GINSBERG, D.O. J.D., FCLM, FACOS
CURRICULUM VITAE PHILLIP C. GINSBERG, D.O. J.D., FCLM, FACOS OFFICE ADDRESS: Albert Einstein Medical Center 5401 Old York Road, Suite 500 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141 Phone (215) 456-1177 Fax (215) 457-1200 9880 Bustleton Avenue Suite 311 Philadelphia, PA 19115 201 Old York Road Jenkintown, PA 19027 PLACE OF BIRTH: Fairbanks, Alaska EDUCATION: Philadelphia Public Schools Springfield Township High School Academic, 1972 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania B.S. Biology, June, 1976 GRADUATE EDUCATION Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Science - Urology, June, 1986 Temple University School of Law, JD, May, 1995 MEDICAL SCHOOL: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O. Degree, June, 1980 Pulmonary Research Assistant, 1976 - 1980 Student Council Officer, 1976 - 1980 Student Representative for Clinical Training, 1978 – 1980 HONORS AND AWARDS: Frederick H. Barth Memorial Award, June, 1980, for excellence in Bronchopulmonary disease Intern of the Year - Hospital PCOM, June 1981 1983 Recipient of a Burroughs-Wellcome Research Fellowship Grant - National Osteopathic Foundation 1984 Recipient of a Mead Johnson Research Fellowship Grant - National Osteopathic Foundation First Prize Winner - Resident Essay American College of Osteopathic Surgeons New Orleans, LA, October, 1984 Second Prize Winner - Resident Essay Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, 1985 Fellow - Philadelphia College of Physicians -2001 Fellow - American College of Osteopathic Surgeons - 1998 Fellow - American College of Legal Medicine - 1996 INTERNSHIP: Hospital of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine July, 1980 - June, 1981 Chief Intern - responsible for administration and organization of medical student education at the Hospital of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine RESIDENCY: Albert Einstein Medical Center Resident in General Surgery July, 1981 - June, 1982 Victor M. Bernhard, M.D., Chairman Robert G. Somers, M.D. Hospital of PCOM Resident in Urologic Surgery July 1982 - June 1985 Leonard H. Finkelstein, D.O., Chairman TRAINING: Albert Einstein Medical Center - ND Philadelphia, Pennsylvania General Urology Arthur Schneeberg, M.D. TRAINING: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pediatric Urology John W. Duckett, M.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute New York, New York Urologic Oncology William Fair, M.D. Willet Whitmore, M.D. Albert Einstein Medical Center-ND Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Renal Transplantation Aaron Bannett, M.D. Hospital of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Chief Resident Urologic Surgery July, 1984 - June, 1985 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American Medical Association American Osteopathic Association American Fertility Society Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Pennsylvania Medical Society Pennsylvania Urology Association Philadelphia Urological Society Mid-Atlantic Section American Urologic Assn American Urologic Association Philadelphia County Medical Society American College of Physician Executives American Bar Association American College of Legal Medicine Pennsylvania Bar Association Philadelphia College of Physicians LICENSURE: National Osteopathic Boards - Part I March 4, 1978 National Osteopathic Boards - Part II March 16, 1980 Pennsylvania State Boards, June 11, 1980 Diplomat of the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners Member of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1988 Board Certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Surgeons - Urology, Nov, 1988 Penna. Osteopathic Medical License #OS004644L Certified by the American Urologic Association in Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy, 3/87 Certified in diagnostic/therapeutic laparoscopy Cornell Medical School, June, 1991 Credentialed in Laser Surgery CO2, Nd:Yag, KTP, & Argon Pulsed Dye PA Attorney's License #79684 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: Villanova University Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineLife Member Temple University School of Law ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: Chairman of Medical Staff Board AEMC 2000-2003 President of Medical Staff - AEMC 2000-2003 Vice President, Medical Staff Board, Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) 1996-2000 Chairman, Division of Urology 1989-Present Albert Einstein Medical Center, Phila, PA Member, Board of Trustees, Albert Einstein Medical Center 1996-2003, 2005 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: Director, Residency Program, Urology Division, AEMC/PCOM 1995-Present Professor of Urology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Chairman, Institutional Quality Improvement Council, 1995-2000 Consulting Urologist, Eastern Regional Adult Spina Bifida Center, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital 1985-Present National Cancer Institute, Urologic Subcommittee, RTOG 1989-Present American Board of Osteopathic Surgery - Examiner/Program Inspector 1990-Present Laser Committee Member, Albert Einstein Medical Center 1985-Present Medical Staff Development Planning Committee, Albert Einstein Medical Center 1998-2003 Medical Executive Committee, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital 1990-1998 Urologic Subcommittee, Penna. Osteopathic Medical Association 1993-Present Consultant Urologist - Thermal Therapeutics Corp., Dallas, Texas 1991-1995 Consultant Urologist - Candella Laser Corp., Boston, Massachusetts 1989-1995 Consultant Urologist - G. D. Searle Pharm., Skokie, IL 1989-1998 Consultant Urologist - Bayer Pharm. 1995-2005 Consultant Urologist - Pfizer Pharm. 1996- Present Medical Director of the Albert Einstein Male Menopause Center 1998-Present Consultant Urologist - Solvay Pharmaceuticals 2000-Present Consultant Urologist – Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals 1998-Present Member, Abstract Review Team for AUA National Meeting 2005 Reviewer, Gold Journal of Urology 2003 - Present COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Co-chair Small Miracles Charity Golf Tournament 2000-2004 Leadership Committee - Philadelphia Geriatric Center - 1987 – 1999 Young Physician Section - FAJA 1980-1995 Medical Committee - Uptown Home for the Aged 1986-1999 Member - Golden Slipper Charities – 1985-present Society for the Jewish Aged American Physicians Fellowship – Medicine In Israel Member Board of Trustees, Stapely of Germantown, Geriatric Care Community 1995-1998 Member – Board of Trustees, Albert Einstein Healthcare Foundation 2005 to Present BOOK CHAPTERS: (1) Phimosis; Five Minute Urology Consultation, Williams/Wilkins Gomella, Editor 2000 (2) Paraphimosis; Five Minute Urology Consultation, Williams/Wilkins Gomella, Editor 2000 (3) McCullough, T, Ginsberg, P, Harkaway, R., Sexual Aspects of Prostate Cancer Treatment, Prostate Cancer: Science and Clinical Practice. Academic Press, 2003 PUBLICATIONS: Effect of Androgens on Erythrocyte 2,3 DPG in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - February 1980 Effect of Vibramycin on the Sinobronchial Syndrome Current Therapeutic Research, June, 1980 Update on the Role of Doxycycline in the Treatment of Sinobronchial Infections Postgraduate Medicine Communications, 1981 Podiatry Lung Journal, American Osteopathic Assoc., 1982 Urethral Diverticulum and Calculus - Report PUBLICATIONS: of a Case and Review of the Literature Journal AOA, April 1983. Urethral Diverticuli in Males Caused by External Continence Appliances Journal AOA, Vol 29, #2, 1985 Experience with Pyeloureterostomy Associated with Simple Ligation of Native Ureter Without Ipsilateral Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation Journal of Urology, March 1985 Condyloma Acuminata of the Urinary Bladder: Presenting with Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction Journal AOA, 1989 Emphysematous Pyelonephritis; Case Report and Review of the Literature Journal AOA, 1989 Efficacy of a Five Day Course of Intravesical Thiotepa Instillation in the Immediate Post-Operative Period in the Treatment of Superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder Journal AOA, 1986 Experience with External Beam Irradiation in the Treatment of Localized Prostatic Carcinoma Journal AOA, 1987 Massive Intra-abdominal Hemorrhage in Metastatic Testicular Carcinoma Caused by Chemotherapy. Journal AOA, Feb 1992 Spontaneous Reno-Colic Fistula; A Rare Occurrence in Renal Cell Carcinoma JAOA, Vol. 1, January, 1996 Testicular Metastasis From Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate JAOA Vol. 97 #9-895, 1991 Flow Cytometric Determination of Ploidy in Prostatic Adenocarcinoma and its Relation to Clinical Outcome JAOA, April, 1993 Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Gall Bladder Report of a Case of Review of Literature JAOA July, 1993 Meconium Periorchitis Presenting as Scrotal Nodules in a Five Year Old Journal of Ultrasound in Med., 13:491, 1994 Use of Predeposited Autologous Blood Plus Intraoperative Autotransfusion Compared with Use of Predeposited Autologous Blood Alone in Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy JAOA, Vol. 96, March 1996 AGNOR Quantity in Needle Biopsies of Prostate Adenocarcinomas: Correlation with Proliferation Rate, Gleason Score, Clinical Stage and DNA Content Journal, Clinical Molecular Pathology, June, 1996 PUBLICATIONS: Low Level PSA in the Face of Distant Metastases and Review of the Literature Cancer Journal, July, 1996 Unusual Presentation of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Prostate Pathology Section-Contemporary Urology, November, 1997 Sexual Function in the Post Liver Transplant Patient Liver Transplantation & Surgery, 1998 Prostatic Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed by Prostate -Specific Antigen Analysis of Pleural Fluid Urologica Internationalis, January 1998 Urinary Tract Infections in the Adult Spina Bifida Patient Infections in Urology, April 1999 A Rare Clinical Presentation of Acute Urinary Retention Secondary to Herpes Zoster Journal of the American Osteopathic Assn., 10/98 The Role of Urodynamics After CVA: Males vs. Females M. Khorsandi, DO, P. Ginsberg, DO, R. Harkaway, MD Journal Urologica Internationalis, 10/1998 The Use of Foley Catheters in Men with Diabetes M. Campenni, DO, M. Persun, P. Ginsberg, DO, R. Harkaway, MD Journal of Practical Diabetology, 06/1999 Stuttering Priapism in a Liver Transplant Patient with Toxic Levels of FK506 Harmon, J., Ginsberg, P., Manzarbeitia, C., Nachmann, M., Harkaway, R. Urology 54:366-367, 1999 The Role of Urologic Evaluation in the Adult Spina Bifida Patient Persun, M., Ginsberg, P., Harmon, J., Harkaway, R. Urologia Internationalis 1999; 62:205-208 Testicular Cysts-Management and Literature Review Khorsandi, M., Lobby, N.J., Ginsberg, P., Harkaway, R. JAOA 99(10)537-538 Use of a Prostate Size Model to Assist in Training for Digital Rectal Examination Yanoshak, S., Roehrborn, C., Girman, C., Jaffe, J., Ginsberg, P., and Harkaway, R. Urology 55:5 690-693 Pretreatment with Finasteride Can Decrease Perioperative Bleeding Associated with Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Hagerty, J., Ginsberg, P., Harmon,J. and Harkaway, R. Urology 55:5 684-689 Helical CT Scanning: The Primary Imaging Modality for Acute Flank Pain Marcella M. Nachmann, DO, Richard C. Harkaway, MD, Susan L. Summerton, MD, Mindy M. Horrow, MD, Cheryl L. Kirby, MD, Ryan G. Fields, BS, and Phillip C. Ginsberg, DO The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 18, No. 6, 10/00 PUBLICATIONS: Effect of Irrigation Fluid Temperature on Core Body Temperature During Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Jaffe, J. McCollough, TC, Harkaway, RC, Ginsberg, PC Urology 57:1078-1081, 2001 Discontinuation of Alpha Blockade After Combination Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Durability Data Baldwin, K.C., Ginsberg, P.C. and Harkaway, R.C. Urology 58:203-209, 2001 Replacement of a Ureteral Segment Using a Circumferential Small Intestinal Submucosa Xenogenic Graft Jaffe, JS, Ginsberg, PC, Finkelstein, LH, Ogbolu, FN and Harkaway, RC Journal of Investigative Surgery 14:259-265, 2001 Suprapubic Catheters Can Reduce the Incidence of Urosepsis in Chronically Catheterized Patients, Benninghoff, M, Ginsberg, PC and Harkaway, RC Infections In Urology (In Press) Greenstein, M., Harkaway, R., Badosa, F., Ginsberg, P., Yang, S., Minimal Incision Living Donor Nephrectomy Compared to the Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy, World Journal of Urology, Vol 20, 6. May 2003 Baldwin, K., Ginsberg, P., Harkaway, R., Under-Reporting of Erectile Dysfunction Among Men with Unrelated Urologic Conditions, International J of Impotence Research, Vol. 15, 87-89, 2003. McCullough, Roth, Ginsberg, Harkaway, Estimated Blood Underestimates Calculated Blood Loss during Radical Prostatectomy Loss, Urol Int, 564, 2003 Jaffe, J., Ginsberg, P., Metro, M., Harkaway, R., Initial Evaluation of Gross Hematuria in the Emergency Department J. Urol., 171:4, 2004 Hagerty, J., Ginsberg, P., Metro, M., Harkaway, R., A Prospective Comparative Study of the Onset of Symptomatic Benefit of Dutasteride versus Finasteride in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Everyday Clinical Practice. J. Urol., 171:4, 2004 Nachman, M., Jaffe, J., Horrow., M., Ginsberg, P., Harkaway, R., Sickel Cell Episode Manifesting as Superfical Thrombophlebitis of the Penis Urology review (Nordic Edition) Urosepsis Occurs Less Often with Suprapubic Catheters Urology Times, Jan 2003 Jaffe, J., Ginsberg, P., Harkaway, R., The Urologic Management of the Brain Injured Patient AUA Update 2003 PUBLICATIONS: Harkaway, R., Ginsberg, P., Optimizing Outcomes in BPH Diagnosis, Risk Assessment and Controlling the Uptake of DHT National Distribution – Alpha Medica, CME Monograph, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine May 2003 Harkaway, R., Ginsberg, P., Optimizing Outcomes in BPH: Case Studies in BPH National Distribution – Alpha Medica, CME Monograph, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, November 2003 Jaffe, J., Antell, M., Greenstein, M., Ginsberg, P., Mydlo, J., Harkaway, R., Use of Intraurethral Alprostadil in Patients Not Responding to Sildenafil Citrate, Urology Vol. 63:5, 951, May 2004. Rosenthal, B., Harkaway, RC, Metro, MJ., Ginsberg, PC., Androgen Replacement Therapy in Sildenafil Failures Urology 67 (3) 571 2006 EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSIONS Urological Experience with CAT scan at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1981 1st Prize Winner Odds and Ends: Foreign Objects in Urological Surgery American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1982 The Use of Lasers in Urologic Surgery American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1983, 1st Prize Winner Endourology: Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1984, Grand Prize Winner Laser Research at PCOM American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1985 Honorable Mention MRI in Urology American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1985 Experience with the Self Contained Intracorporal Inflatable Penile Prosthesis American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1986 2nd Prize Winner Massive Hemorrhage in Metastatic Testicular Carcinoma; Report of Two Unusual Cases Poster Session American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, 1986 2nd Prize Winner EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSIONS Transurethral Microwave Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, ACOS, 1990 Conversion of Colon Conduit to Continent Urinary Diversion, ACOS, 1990, 1st Prize Winner Pulsed Dye laser Lithotripsy ACOS Chicago, 1992, 1st Prize 18 Year Follow-up with Bladder Pacemaker ACOS Chicago, 1992, 2nd Prize Poster Session Pancreatocystostomy in Transplant Surgery ACOS Chicago, 1992, 1st Prize Laser Assisted Prostatectomy, ACOS, San Francisco, CA, 1993 1st Prize Winner Pulsed Dye Laser Lithotripsy for Staghorn Calculi, ACOS, San Francisco, CA, 1993 Laparoscopic Marsupialization of a Large Symptomatic Renal Cyst, ACOS, Washington, DC, 1994 Ureteroscopy, Imaging of Complications, Pennsylvania Radiology Society, Hershey, PA, May, 1994 Best Exhibit TUMH for Treatment of Chronic Non-Bacterial Prostatitis, ACOS, New Orleans, LA, October, 1995 1st Place Urologic Sequelae of Adult Spina Bifida Patients, ACOS, New Orleans, LA, October, 1995 1st Place Winner-Urologic Discipline Transurethral Electrovaporization of the Prostate: Technique and Electrode Variations, ACOS, San Diego, CA, October, 1996 Acquired Urethral Diverticulum: Case Report, Management, and Review of the Literature, ACOS, San Diego, CA, October 1996 Acquired Hypospadias: Case Report and Management,ACOS, San Diego, CA, October, 1996 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Rare Entity with an Even Rarer Presentation, ACOS, San Diego, CA, October, 1996 EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSIONS The Open Procedure in the Treatment of Multiple Calculi in Continent Urinary Reservoirs: Three Case Reports, ACOS, San Diego, CA, October, 1996 Urethral Disruption in a Female: Case Report and Literature Review, ACOS, San Diego, CA, October, 1996 Testicular Cysts: Case Presentation, Management, and Literature Review ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 Clinical Pathway for Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 Sexual Function in Liver Transplant Patients: A Prospective Study, ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 Urinary Tract Calculi Treated with the Swiss Lithoclast, ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 Penile Mondor's Disease: A Case Study from Diagnosis to Treatment, ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 Unenhanced Spiral Computerized Tomography in the Evaluation of the Patient with Renal Colic, ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 The Swiss Lithoclast: Its Use in Treating Urinary Tract Calculi, ACOS in Chicago, 9/98 Chronic Indwelling Foley Catheters: Unacceptable Morbidity for Diabetic Males, ACOS, Chicago, 9/98 1st Prize Winner A Second Attempt at Alpha Blockade After Initial Therapy is Not Tolerated, ACOS, 9/98 Reassessing the Role of Urodynamics After Cerebrovascular Accident: Males vs. Females, ACOS, 9/98 A Comparative Study of Three Antiandrogens and Patient Compliance, ACOS, 9/98 Routine Use of Intravenous Urogram to Evaluate Microscopic Hematuria, ACOS, 9/98 Multiple Primary Malignancies Associated with Prostate Cancer MidAtlantic AUA 10/99 (Podium Session) Underreporting of Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Other Urologic Conditions, Baldwin, K., Ginsberg, P.C, and Harkaway, R.C. AUA 2000 Poster Session-Atlanta "Replacement of a Ureteral Segment Using a Circumferential Small Intestinal Submucosa Xenographic Graft", Jaffe, J.S., Ginsberg, P.C., Finkelstein, L.H., Ogbolu, F.N. and Harkaway, R.C. Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Poster Session) "Effect of Irrigation Fluid Temperature on Core Body Temperature During Transurethral Resection of the Prostate", Jaffe, J.S., Ginsberg, P.C. and Harkaway, R.C. Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Poster Session) EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSIONS "Single Opening Minimal Incision Living Donor Nephrectomy as an Alternative to Standard Open Donor Nephrectomy", Greenstein, M.A., Yang, S., Badosa, F., Ginsberg, P.C. and Harkaway, R.C. Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Poster Session) "Discontinuation of Alpha Blockade after Combination Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Durability Data", Baldwin, K.C., Ginsberg, P.C. and Harkaway, R.C. Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Podium Session) "Use of Intraurethral Alprostadil (MUSE) in a Group of Slidenafil Citrate Non-Responders", Antell, M.R., Ginsberg, P.C., Jaffe, J.S. and Harkaway, R.C. Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Podium Session) "Evaluation of the Management Strategies of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Microscopic Hematuria", Moyer, C.P., Antell, M.R., Jaffe, J.S., Ginsberg, P.C. and Harkaway, R.C. Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Podium Session) "Discontinuation of Alpha Blockade After Combination Medical Therapy for Bladder Outlet Obstruction; The Effect of Increasing Alpha Blocker Dose" Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 (Poster Session) “Family Practice Perspectives on the Treatment of Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms” ACOS Chicago 2003 “Factors Affecting the Relationship Between Gleason Score on Biopsy with Gleason Score at Prostatectomy” ACOS Chicago 2003 “Under-reporting of Erectile Dysfunction Among Men with Unrelated Urologic Conditions” ACOS Chicago 2003 “Ureteral Replacement Using a Circumferential Submucosa Xenographic Graft ACOS Chicago 2003 “Stress Urinary Incontinence in Men After Treatment for Prostate Cancer” ACOS Chicago 2003 “Tumor Distance to Margin After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: The Correlation of Distance on Prognosis ACOS Chicago 2003 “Comparison of Alpha Blockers in the Treatment of Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms” ACOS Chicago 2003 EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSIONS “The Use of Bisphosphonates for the Prevention of Bone Loss During Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer” ACOS Chicago 2003 “Caffeine Consumption and Its Effect on AUA Symptom Scores” ACOS Chicago 2003 “The Use of Bisphosphonates for the Prevention of Bone Loss During Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer” AUA Mid-Atlantic Meeting Boca Raton 2003 “Does Intra-operative Cell Savage During Radical Retopubic Prostatectomy Affect Bio-Chemical Failure: A Ten Year Retrospective Evaluation” AUA Mid-Atlantic Meeting Boca Raton 2003 Prostate Size and PSA Predict Failure in Patients Undergoing Alpha-Blocker Monotherapy ACOS, San Diego, CA Oct. 2004 Androgen Deficiency Syndrome (ADS): a True Clinical Entity ACOS, San Diego, CA. 2004 Multiple Primary Malignancies Associated with Prostate Cancer ACOS, San Diego, CA Oct. 2004 Family Practice Perspectives on the Treament of Men with LUTS ACOS, San Diego, CA Oct. 2004 Malleable Penile Prosthesis Implantation in Men with Spina Bifida ACOS, San Diego, CA Oct. 2004 The Effects of Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy on AUA Symptom Score ACOS, San Diego, CA Oct. 2004 A Prospective Observational Study of the Onset of Symptomatic Benefit with the 5 alpha reductase Inhibitors, Dutasteride and Finasteride in Men with BPH ACOS, San Diego, CA Oct. 2004 Outcomes of Prostate Cryosurgery ACOS, New Orleans, LA Sept 2006 Tumor Distance to Margin After Radical Prostatectomy: The Correlation of Distance on Progression ACOS, New Orleans, LA Oct 2006 EXHIBITS AND POSTER SESSIONS Comparison of Open and Laporoscopic Radical Nephrectomy in Terms of Oncologic Outcomes and Cost Analysis ACOS, New Orleans, LA Oct 2006 Minimally Invasive Treatments for Renal Cell Cancer ACOS, New Orleans, LA Oct. 2006 Estimated Blood Loss Underestimates Calculated Blood Loss During Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy ACOS New Orleans, LA Sept 2006 Multiple Primary Malignancies Associated with Prostate Cancer ACOS, New Orleans, LA Sept. 2006 Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: Ten Years of Evolution in the Gold Standard for the Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ACOS, New Orleans, LA Sept 2006 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: CT Scans and Prostatic Carcinoma National Osteopathic Foundation Fellow Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 1984 Accuracy of CT Scan in Staging Prostate Cancer, Philadelphia Urologic Society College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA April 1984 Update: Testicular Carcinoma Urology Seminar - CME Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine September, 1984 Use of CT Scan for Assessing Nodal Metastasis in Prostatic Carcinoma American College of Osteopathic Surgeons October 1984 Use of Thiotepa in the Immediate Post-Op Period for the Treatment of Superficial Transitional Cell Cancer of the Bladder American College of Osteopathic Surgeons October, 1984 Transplantation Experience with Pyeloureterostomy Philadelphia Urologic Society College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 1985 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction for the Primary Care Physician Medilinks CME Lecture Series Haverford Community Hospital, March 1986 Experience with External Beam Irradiation in the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer - ACOS, Summer Urologic Seminar Hershey, Pennsylvania, August 1986 Update: Prostate Cancer Urology Seminar - CME Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, September 1986 Prostatic Cancer for Primary Care Physicians Medilinks CME Lecture Series Haverford Community Hospital, January 1987 Prostate Problems in the Elderly Lawndale Community Hospital 1987 Update: Management of Male Erectile Dysfunction Urology Seminar - CME Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, September 1987 Penile Revascularization Surgery for Male Erectile Dysfunction Vascular Seminar AEMC-ND, September 1987 Ectopic Ureterocles and Urinary Obstruction Pediatric Grand Rounds - AEMC, November 1989 Urologic Manifestations in the Neonate Physical Diagnosis, Pediatric Didactic Lecture, December 1989 Nonsurgical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, CME Urology Seminar, PCOM, September, 1990 Nonsurgical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Medical Grand Rounds, AEMC, December, 1990 Transrectal Approach to Uro-Genital Sinus, ACOS, 1991 Urologic Complications of Gyn Surgery, Gyn Grand Rounds, AEMC, February 1991 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Nonsurgical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Medical Grand Rounds, Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center, July, 1991 Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly, Geriatric Grand Rounds, Philadelphia Geriatric Center, July, 1991 Evaluation and Treatment of Male Infertility Urologic Grand Rounds, PCOM, July, 1991 Screening for Prostate Carcinoma, CME, 1991 Urology Seminar, PCOM, September, 1991 Male Infertility, Gyn Grand Rounds, AEMC, March, 1992 Complicated Urinary Tract Infections in the Rehab Patient, Physiatric Grand Rounds, MRH, April, 1992 Pulsed-dye Laser Lithotripsy Maryland Stone Center Baltimore, MD, July 1992 Pulsed-dye Laser Lithotripsy for Urinary Calculi, Phila. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phila., PA, July, 1992 Non-Surgical Treatment of BPH Nineteenth Annual Urology Seminar, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phila., PA, September, 1992 Surgical Correction of Female Stress Incontinence Eleventh Annual Sivitz Symposium, "Update on Urogynecology", Temple University School of Medicine, Phila., PA, September, 1992 Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Osteopathic Medical Conference, Kirksville College, Las Vegas, NV, 2/93 Lower Urinary Tract Trauma, Trauma Conference, Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5/93 Lasers for Urologic Application, Program Chairman, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 6/93 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Pulsed Dye Laser Lithotripsy for Urinary Calculi, Geissenger Medical Center Wilkes Barre, PA, August, 1993 Congenital UPJO, Hydronephrosis in Uretero, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Phila., PA, August, 1993 Non-Surgical Treatment of BPH, Annual Educational Meeting, South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Assn., Hilton Head, SC, September, 1993 Lasers for the Treatment of BPH ACOS, New Orleans, LA, 1995 Prostate Cancer: Risk Factors, Screening Guidelines and Management St. George Medical Cancer Society, 1/97 Experience with Swiss Lithoclast in urinary calculus disease as presented at The Philadelphia Urologic Society, 3/97 Multiple Primary Tumors Associated with Prostate Cancer, ACOS, Atlanta, 9/97 Long Term Results of Penile Implant Surgery, Michigan State Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine, 11/97 Prostate Cancer: Risk Factors, Screening Guidelines and Management Medical Grand Rounds, Holy Redeemer Hospital, Huntingdon Valley, PA, 3/98 Evaluation of Treatment of Male Erectile Dysfunction Dept. of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Grand Rounds, May 1998 Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Based Presentation Medicine Grand Rounds, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Phila., PA, 10/98 Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Urologist's Perspective, Gyn Grand Rounds, AEMC 10/98 Neurogenic Bladder in Primary Care Roxborough Memorial Hosp. April 1999 Male Menopause-Androgen Deficiency Syndrome Medicine Grand Rounds, Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, June 1999 Male Menopause Medical Grand Rounds Roxborough Memorial Hospital, July 1999 Urinary Tract Infections in the Adult Spina Bifida Patient, ACOS 1999 The Need for Voiding Diaries in the Evaluation of Men with Nocturia, ACOS 1999 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Preliminary Experience with Sildenafil in Patients with Myelomeningocele, ACOS 1999 Expert Medical Testimony: Need for Reform Philadelphia, PA ACOG-1999 Pretreatment with Finasteride can Decrease Perioperative Bleeding Associated with Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, ACOS 1999 A New Diagnostic Algorithm for the Evaluation of Microscopic Hematuria, ACOS 1999 Multiple Primary Malignancies Associated with Prostate Cancer, ACOS 1999 Keys to Medical Malpractice Avoidance Boston, MA ACOS-2000 Erectile Dysfunction, Medical Grand Rounds Conference Series, AEMC 10/00 Expert Medical Testimony: Need for Reform Boston, MA ACOS-2000 Key to Medical Malpractice Avoidance Elkins Park Hospital Grand Rounds April 2000 Male Hypogonadism Howard University Family Practice Grand Rounds Washington, DC August 2001 Androgen Deficiency Syndrome St. Lukes Hospital Family Practice Grand Rounds Bethlehem, PA August 2001 New Concepts in BPH Pharmacotherapy Kirksville College Of Osteopathic Medicine Branson, MO December 7, 2002 Mcare Act: What it means to Physicians POMA Convention Philadelphia, PA May 3, 003 Medical Errors POMA Convention Philadelphia, PA May 3, 2003 Update on BPH Maine Osteopathic Medical Association Samoset, Maine June 13, 2003 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: New Concepts in the Management of BPH Medical College of Georgia Urology Grand Rounds Augusta, GA August, 21, 2003 New Concepts in the Medical Management of BPH Texas Academy of Family Physicians New Orleans, LA October 1, 2003 Erectile Dysfunction:2004 Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Philadelphia, PA April, 2004 Androgen Deficiency Syndrome Urology Grand Rounds St. Louis University Division of Urology, St. Louis, MO May, 2004 Legal Aspects Facing Family Physicians in 2004 PA. Osteopathic Family Physicians Society Hershey, PA August, 2004 Androgen Deficiency Syndrome American College of Osteopathic Surgeons San Diego, CA. October 2004 Medico-legal Aspects of Urology American College of Osteopathic Surgeons San Diego, CA. October 2004 BPH Management: Strategies in Primary Care Men’s Health Symposium th !7 World Conference of Family Doctors American Academy of Family Physicians Orlando, FL October 13, 2004 Current Status of Surgery for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA April 16, 2005 Androgen Deficiency In Aging Males Delaware Urology Society Christiana, DE April 27, 2006 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Enlarged Prostate and Prostate Cancer Primary Care Network Houston, TX May 5, 2006 Enlarged Prostate and Prostate Cancer Primary Care Network Baltimore, Md June 23, 2006 Evaluation and Management of Erectile Dysfunction Medical Grand Rounds Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA July 12, 2006 Androgen Deficiency in Males Pa. Osteopathic Family Physicians Society Hershey, PA August 12, 2006 BPH: Newer Concepts in the Management of Enlarged Prostates Pa. Osteopathic Family Physicians Society Hershey, PA August 12, 2006 ABSTRACTS: Transurethral Microwave Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Mid Atlantic Section, AUA, Richmond, VA, September, 1990 Nonsurgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, ACOS, Orlando, October, 1991 Transurethral Microwave Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, ACOS, Orlando, FL, September, 1991 Flow Cytometry and Prostate Cancer, Mid Atlantic Section, AUA, Bermuda, October, 1991 Transurethral Microwave Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, One Year Follow Up, Mid Atlantic AUA, Bermuda, October, 1991. Effects of Pancreaticocystostomy on the Lower Urinary Tract Mid Atlantic Section, AUA, Williamsburg, VA, September, 1992 ABSTRACTS: The Use of Color Flow Doppler Ultrasound in the Management of Acute Testicular Torsion AUA, September, 1994 100 Consecutive Ureteroscopic Stone Extractions Utilizing the Pulsed Dye Laser Lithotriptor in a Community Hospital AUA, September, 1994 Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Genito-Urinary Tract After Ureteroscopy AUA, Sept. 1994 Hytrin Community Assessment Trial (HYCAT), AUA, September, 1994 Urological Sequelae of Adult Spina Bifida Patients Mid-Atlantic AUA, September, 1995 Low PSA in the Face of Metastasis Post Curative Prostatic Radiation Therapy American Radium Society, November, 1996 The Role of Urologic Evaluation in the Adult Spina Bifida Patient Mid-Atlantic AUA, September, 1997 Management of Intratesticular Cysts Poster Session, Urologic Sectional Mtg., ACOS 1997 Chronic Indwelling Foley Catheters: Unacceptable Morbidity for Diabetic Males AUA Annual Mtg., 1998 Helical CT Scanning: The Primary Imaging Modality for Acute Flank Pain AUA Annual Mtg., 1998 Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH) at Bp22 in Prostate Cancer ASTRO Mtg., 1998 Unenhanced Spiral CT and Its Use in Patients with Renal Colic Podium Session, Natl. Mtg., AUA 1998 The Role of Urologic Evaluation in the Adult Spina Bifida Patient 1st Intl. Consultation on Incontinence Convention Ctr., Monaco, June 1998 Reassessing the Role of Urodynamics After Cerebrovascular Accident: Males versus Females 1st Intl. Consultation on Incontinence Convention Ctr., Monaco, June 1998 Finasteride to Identify Men with Low PSA Levels Who are Appropriate Candidates for Prostate Biopsy, Mid-Atlantic AUA, 10/98 ABSTRACTS: Reassessing the Role of Urodynamics After Cerebrovascular Accident: Males vs. Females, Mid-Atlantic AUA, 10/98 Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer as Related to Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH) at Chromosome 8p22 84th Scientific Assembly & Annual Mtg., RSNA, Chicago, November 1998 Underreporting of Erectile Dysfunction in Men with other Urologic Conditions Atlanta AUA 2000 Replacement of a Ureteral Segment Using a Circumferential Small Intestinal Submucosa Xenographic Graft”, Mid Atlantic AUA 2000 Effect of Irrigation Fluid Temperature on Core Body Temperature During Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, AUA 2000 Single Opening Minimal Incision Living Donor Nephrectomy as an Alternative to Standard Open Donor Nephrectomy, AUA 2000 Discontinuation of Alpha Blockade after Combination Medical Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Durability Data AUA 2000 Use of Intraurethral Alprostadil (MUSE) in a Group of Slidenafil Citrate Non-Responders AUA 2000 Evaluation of the Management Strategies of Primary care Physicians Regarding Microscopic Hematuria AUA 2000 Ureteral Segment Replacement Using a Circumferential Small Intestinal Submucosa Xenogenic Graft AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Discontinuation of Alpha Blockade After Initial Combination Medical Therapy for Bladder Outlet Obstruction: Durability Data AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Prostate Size and PSA Predict Failure in Patients Undergoing Alpha Blocker Monotherapy AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Serum PSA Predicts Tolerability of Discontinuation of Alpha Blocker in Men with BPH Concomitantly Treated with Finasteride and Alpha Blockers AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Effects of Irrigation Fluid Temperature on Core Body Temperature During Transurethral Resection of the Prostate AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Diabetes as a Predictor of Decreased Leak Point Pressures After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy AUA Anaheim, June 2001 ABSTRACTS: Changes in Patient Characteristics and Results for Men Undergoing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: 1989 vs 1999 AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Pretreatment with Finasteride Improves Transurethral Resection of the Prostate AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Postoperative Hemoglobin Levels After A New Diagnostic Algorithm for the Evaluation of Microscopic Hematuria AUA Anaheim, June 2001 Patient Perception of Risk Reduction in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Prostate Size and Incontinence Rates After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Diabetes as a Predictor of Decreased Leak Point Pressures After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Bladder Neck Reconstruction Versus Bladder Neck Sparing Technique After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Minimal Incision Living Donor Nephrectomy Compared to the Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Approach AUA Hot Springs October 2001 The Use of Oral Non-Narcotic Analgesics After Incisional Urologic Surgery AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Estimated Blood Loss Underestimates Calculated Blood Loss During Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Minimal Incision Living Donor Nephrectomy: Improvement in Patient Outcome AUA Hot Springs October 2001 Recent Advances in Prostate Cancer: The Year in Review Lake Buena Vista, FLA October 2001 Comparison of Alpha Blockers in the Treatment of Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Annual Mid-Atlantic AUA Baltimore, MD October 2002 Practice Perspectives on the Treatment of Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Annual Mid-Atlantic AUA Baltimore, MD October 2002 A Prospective Comparative Study of the Onset of Symptomatic Benefit of Dutasteride versus Finasteride in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Everyday Clinical Practice AUA, San Francisco, CA 2004 ABSTRACTS: Initial Evaluation of Gross Hematuria in the Emergency Department AUA, San Francisco, CA 2004 5-ARI’s Provide Superior Benefits in Preventing AUR or Surgery versus Alpha Blockers New England AUA 2002 Societe Internationale de Urologie 2002, Stockholm AUA, Orlando, FL 2003 The Addition of Testosterone Replacement Therapy to Treat Erectile Dysfunction after Failure of Sildenifil Alone in Men to with Acquired Androgen Deficiency Syndrome AUA, Orlando, FL., 2003 Does Intra-operative Cell Salvage During Radical Retro-pubic Prostatectomy Affect Biochemical Failure Rate?-A 10 Year Retrospective Evaluation Mid Atlantic AUA Boca Raton, FL., 2003 The Use of Bisphosphonates for the Prevention of Bone Loss During Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Mid Atlantic AUA Boca Raton, Fl., 2003 Prospective Comparative Study of the Onset of Symptomatic Benefit of Dutasteride versus Finasteride in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Everyday Clinical Practice. European Urology Association, Vienna, 2004 Efficacy and Tolerability of Tolterodine in Continent Male Patients with Overactive Bladder and Nocturia, Mid-Atlantic AUA, Phoenix, AZ, October 2005 Initial Evaluation of Gross Hematuria in the Emergency Department. Mid- Atlantic AUA, Phoenix, AZ, October 2005 Pathologic Characteristics of Repeat Prostate Biopsy after Initial Negative Biopsy, MidAtlantic AUA, Phoenix, AZ, October 2005 Serum Creatinine Predicts Success in Retrograde Ureteral Stent Placement in Patients with Pelvic Malignacies, AUA. Atlanta, GA, May, 2006 The Effects of Dietary Caffeine on Voiding Function Mid-Atlantic AUA, Washington, DC, Oct 2006 CURRENT RESEARCH: GRANTS: (1) Alpha Blockade in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (2) Endothelial Receptors in Prostate Cancer (3) Chemoprevention in Prostate Cancer (4) Continence Factors in Radical Prostatectomy (5) Chemoprevention of Bladder Cancer (6) Treatment for Metastatic Prostate Cancer (7) Androgen Deficiency Syndrome in Males (8) Treatment of Overactive Bladder (9) Prognostic Indicators in Prostate Cancer (10) Cell Saver Technology in Prostate Cancer Surgery (11) Bone Preservation in Prostate Cancer (1) $25,000, Albert Einstein Society Male Menopause Center 1998 (2) $25,000, Albert Einstein Society Bone Preservation in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate, 1999