Joel Nelson MD
Surgical Oncology
Frederic N. Schwentker Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Chief Clinical Officer, UPMC
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5200 Centre AveSte 209Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone+1 412-605-3000
Fax+1 412-605-3030
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Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Urology, 1989 - 1994- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1992 - 2022
MD State Medical License 1994 - 1999
IL State Medical License 1988 - 1996
American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- A Phase III Trial of ZD4054 (Zibotentan) (Endothelin A Antagonist) in Hormone Resistant Prostate Cancer With Bone Metastases Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia nodules in patients treated with celecoxib and/or finasteride have reduced levels of NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 3...Teresa T Liu, Taro Igarashi, Nathalie El-Khoury, Nnamdi Ihejirika, Kelsey Paxton
The Prostate. 2024-10-01 - A Single-resident Experience of Overnight Call Activity at a Multi-site Academic Health System.Roger Klein, Stephen Jackman, Joel Nelson
Urology. 2024-07-01 - 27 citationsAssociation of Routine Preoperative Frailty Assessment With 1-Year Postoperative Mortality.Patrick R Varley, Dan Buchanan, Andrew Bilderback, Mary Kay Wisniewski, Jason Johanning
JAMA Surgery. 2023-05-01
Press Mentions
UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Managing Prostate CancerJune 19th, 2020
UPMC Names Robert Bart CMIO, Will Focus on Health Records, Clinical TechJune 2nd, 2017
More Than Three Percent of Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer May Have MetastasesApril 11th, 2016
Grant Support
- Androgen Signaling In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2011
- Conference--Prouts Neck Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute2004–2005
- Endothelin B Receptor And Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute1999–2001
- Endothelin B Receptor And Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute1997–1999
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