Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 1984-1988 | Yeshiva University | Bachelor or Arts |
| 1988-1992 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | MD |
Training
| 1992-1993 | SUNY-HSC at Brooklyn | Surgical Intern |
| 1993-1994 | SUNY-HSC at Brooklyn | Surgical Resident |
| 1994-1997 | SUNY-HSC at Brooklyn | Urology Resident |
| 1997-1998 | SUNY-HSC at Brooklyn | Urology Chief Resident |
| 1998-2000 | US Public Health Services | Lieutenant Commander |
| 1998-2000 | National Cancer Institute | AFUD Scholar Urology Oncology Fellow |
Board Certification and Medical Licensure
| Board Certification: | |
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| 1993 | Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners - 421381 |
| 2003 | Certified, American Board of Urology |
| Medical Licensure: | |
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| 1994 | State of New York |
| 1998 | State of Maryland |
| 2000 | State of Illinois |
| Other Certification: | |
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| 2005 | da Vinci Surgical System (robot) |
| 2006 | Fellow of the American College of Surgeons |
Faculty Appoinments
| 2007 | University of Illinois College of Medicine Associate Professor of Urology |
| 2006 - 2007 | University of Illinois College of Medicine Program Director |
| 2000 - 2007 | University of Illinois College of Medicine Assistant Professor of Urology |
Hospital Appointments
| 2007 - Present | ENH |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital 836 W Wellington Ave Chicago, IL 60657 |
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| Presence St. Francis hospital 355 Ridge Ave Evanston, IL 60202 |
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| Presence St. Joseph's Hospital 2900 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60657 |
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| Swedish Covenant Hospital 5145 N California Ave Chicago, IL 60625 |
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association
- New York Section, American Urological Association
- American Urological Association
- American Association of Clinical Urologists
- Mid Atlantic Section, American Urological Association
- North Central Section, American Urological Association
- Society of Endourology
- Chicago Urological Society
- Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Urologic Oncology
- Society of Robotic Surgeons
Editorial Service
- Journal of Urology, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2004-present
- Journal of Urologic Oncology, Ad Hoc Reviewer, 2004-present
- Peer Reviewer American Urological Association: Guidelines for the Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer for the 2006 Update.
Extramural Committee - Professional Societies
- Co-Chair, 79th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section, AUA, “Update on Bladder Cancer” Lunch Breakout Session, Chicago, Illinois, September 2005.
- Chair, Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Minimally Invasive Urologic Oncology, November 2005.
- Member, Laparoscopy Committee, American Urological Association, 2006.
- Chair, Chicago Urological Society Meeting on Prostate Cancer, March 2006
- Co-Chair, National Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons Meeting, Urology Session, September 2006.
- Co-Chair, at Kidney Cancer Podium Session. 80th Annual Meeting of the North Central Section, AUA , Coronado, California, September 2006.
- Member Executive Committee Chicago Urologic Association 2007.
Intramural Committee Appointments - University of Illinois
- Member, GME Directors Committee, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, 2006-2007
Research Projects
- ECOG 2805 - Adjuvant Sunitinib Malate vs. Sorafenib vs. Placebo in Resected RCC. A Randomized, Double Blind, Phase III of Adjuvant Sunitinib vs. Sorafenib vs. Placebo in Patients with Resected Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- University of Illinois IRB Protocol #2004-0824 - Prognostic Markers in Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Dr. Vincent Freeman in the project coordination of the “Body Size, Body Composition, and Outcomes of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer.”
- Deterioration of Renal Function in African Americans after Radical Nephrectomy: A Chart Review
- Results of the Male Sling for Post Radical Prostatectomy Incontinence Kidney Cancer Incidence in Chicago: A review of the Illinois Registry, with a look at Racial Differences.
Outreach
- “The Barbershop Initiative” A free prostate cancer screening program targeted to urban areas in Chicago.
- Speaker on Men’s Health Issues for the University of Illinois at Chicago Extension Urban Leadership Center.
Grants
- Co-Investigator; National Cancer Institute: Case-Control Study of Renal Cell Cancer among Caucasian and African Americans in the United States. 5/2001- 4/2006 ($3,609,027).