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Leonard Gomella, MD, Urology, Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

LeonardG.GomellaMD

Urology • Philadelphia, PA

Surgical Oncology

Professor and Chair of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Senior Director for Clinical Affairs, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

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    833 Chestnut St
    Suite 703 (Patient office)
    Philadelphia, PA 19107
    Phone+1 215-955-1000
    Fax+1 215-923-2275
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Summary

  • Dr. Leonard Gomella is the Bernard Godwin Professor of Prostate Cancer and Chair of Urology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia. He is also Senior Director for Clinical Affairs for the Sidney Kimmel Cancer and is Urology Vice President for Jefferson Health. Dr. Gomella completed medical school, surgery and urology training at the University of Kentucky. After completing a fellowship in the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, he joined Jefferson in 1988 and was appointed Chair in 2002. His clinical care involves non-robotic urologic oncology and his research focus is working with basic scientists to translate laboratory discoveries into clinical applications. His team was first to use RT-PCR to detect circulating micro-metastasis in patients with prostate cancer, a discovery that led to a new field of investigation known today as the “liquid biopsy”. Dr. Gomella has given over 600 presentations, written over 500 papers and edited 63 editions of 17 different books for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians, many of which have been translated into foreign languages. The 12th Edition of his medical student book (nicknamed "Scut Monkey Handbook") has been renamed, “Gomella and Haist’s Clinicians Pocket Reference” in his honor. In 2010 he became Editor-in-Chief of the “Canadian Journal of Urology International”. Dr. Gomella has served as Urology Chair for RTOG/NRG and as President of the Mid Atlantic AUA and the Society of Urologic Oncology. In 2017 and 2019 he was Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Prostate Cancer International Consensus on genetic testing for prostate cancer. He is a member the American Society of Genitourinary Surgeons and the distinguished Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons. Numerous awards and recognitions include a University of Kentucky Alumni award, multiple “Top Doctor Listings”, a “Distinguished Contribution Award” from the AUA and the “Jefferson Achievement Award in Medicine”.

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Urologic Surgical Oncology, 1986 - 1988
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Urology, 1982 - 1986
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1982
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1988 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2001 - 2005
  • American Board of Urology Urology
  • American College of SurgeonsFACS

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2021
  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Docs Castle Connolly, 2004-2021
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2021
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Germline Genetic Testing for Inherited Prostate Cancer in Practice: Implications for Genetic Testing, Precision Therapy, and Cascade Testing  
    Colette Hyatt, William K Kelly, Veda N Giri, Leonard G Gomella, Karen E Knudsen, The Prostate

Lectures

  • 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress® 
    Physicians' Education Resource, LLC , Physicians' Education Resource, LLC, New York, New York - 3/12/2021

Press Mentions

  • NuView Life Sciences Creates Subsidiary for Latin American Market
    NuView Life Sciences Creates Subsidiary for Latin American MarketNovember 17th, 2021
  • Doctors See Advanced Cancer Cases in the Wake of Pandemic-Delayed Screenings and Treatment
    Doctors See Advanced Cancer Cases in the Wake of Pandemic-Delayed Screenings and TreatmentOctober 13th, 2021
  • Key Recommendations on Genetic Testing of Men for Prostate Cancer
    Key Recommendations on Genetic Testing of Men for Prostate CancerJune 10th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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