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Joel Gelman, MD, Urology, Orange, CA, UCI Health

JoelGelmanMD

Urology • Orange, CA

Male Sexual Dysfunction, Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery

Director, Center for Reconstructive Urology Professor of Urology UCI Medical Center

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Summary

  • Dr. Gelman is a Board Certified Urologist, the Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and a Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California, Irvine. He has performed over 2,500 urethral-penile reconstructive surgeries, and his practice is limited to his area of expertise in male urethral and penile/genital reconstructive surgery.

    Dr. Gelman completed his Urology Residency at the UCLA Medical Center in 1995 and a Fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Male Genitourinary reconstruction at the Devine Center in Norfolk, Virginia under Dr. Gerald Jordan.


    When Dr. Gelman arrived at UC, Irvine, located in Orange County, California, in 1998, there were no doctors in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, or surrounding areas in Southern California or adjacent states who were fellowship trained or exclusively specialized in the treatment of conditions affecting the male urethra, penis, and scrotum. Once at UCI, Dr. Gelman developed a Center for Reconstructive Urology exclusively devoted to the treatment of male urethral and penile disorders, including urethral stricture disease and trauma, Peyronie’s disease and other disorders of penile curvature, erectile dysfunction with an emphasis on penile implant surgery, hypospadias, scrotal lymphoma, hidradenitis, and complications of prostate cancer treatment including radiation strictures, bladder neck contractures, urethral-rectal fistulas and incontinence (artificial urinary sphincter placement). Under the leadership of Dr. Gelman, the Center for Reconstructive Urology is now a regional, national, and international referral center, treating patients who have travelled from 45 states outside of California and 26 other countries specifically to receive their care by Dr. Gelman.

    Dr. Gelman is involved in clinical and basic research, and is the Director of a Fellowship in GU Reconstructive Surgery and a past Board Member of the Society of GU Reconstructive Surgeons.

    • Treat Urethral Stricture & Peyronie's Disease | Reconstructive Urology

    Located at the University of California, Irvine in Orange County, CA, the Center for Reconstructive Urology was established in 1998 as the first regional, natio

Education & Training

  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolFellowship, Male Reconstructive Urology (Urethral-Genital Surgery), 1996 - 1997
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Urology, 1991 - 1995
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1991
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2014 - 2014
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1997 - 1999
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1995 - 1998
  • American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Endoscopic Management of Urethral Stricture Disease and Bladder Neck ContracturesMay 2020

Press Mentions

  • Long-Term Outcomes for 2-Stage Urethroplasty: An Analysis of Risk Factors for Urethral Stricture Recurrence
    Long-Term Outcomes for 2-Stage Urethroplasty: An Analysis of Risk Factors for Urethral Stricture RecurrenceApril 3rd, 2021
  • 'The Man with the 132-Pound Scrotum': Unraveling the Medical Mystery
    'The Man with the 132-Pound Scrotum': Unraveling the Medical MysteryAugust 19th, 2013
  • Guy’s ‘Five Stone Testicles’ Stop Him Having Sex for 12 Years
    Guy’s ‘Five Stone Testicles’ Stop Him Having Sex for 12 YearsAugust 3rd, 2018

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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