The series on “A Contemporary Approach to Complex Posterior Urethral Reconstruction” is edited by Dr. Jay Simhan from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health (USA) and Dr. Samuel Ivan from Atrium Health (USA).
Jay Simhan, MD, FACSDr.
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health, Philadelphia, USA
Jay Simhan is Vice Chair, Professor of Urology and Director of Reconstructive Urology at Temple Health and the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Additionally, he serves as Fellowship Director of the Society of GURS verified Male Reconstruction and Prosthetic Urology Program at Fox Chase and is a member of the Executive Management Team of the FoxChase–Temple Urologic Institute.
Dr. Simhan graduated summa cum laude with highest honors and a BS degree in Chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill. After also obtaining his medical degree at UNC, he completed General Surgery and Urology residencies at Temple University Hospital and Fox Chase in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed additional fellowship training in Urologic Trauma, Reconstruction, and Prosthetics at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Simhan has completed additional executive leadership training at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an active and contributing member of the American Urologic Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons(GURS), SociétéInternationale d’Urologie, Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons, and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America. He currently serves as Fellowship Committee Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of the GURS.
Dr. Simhan’s clinical practice is dedicated to urethral stricture disease, open and robotic urinary tract reconstruction, penile implant surgery, male anti-incontinence surgery, revision male prosthetic surgery, Peyronie’s disease, and complications from urologic cancer treatment. He has lectured internationally on a variety of topics in urologic reconstruction, trauma, and prosthetics and is an invited international proctor for training programs in prosthetic urology. He has published chapters in many leading textbooks, including the definitive chapter on lower urinary tract trauma in the gold-standard textbook, Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology. Dr. Simhan has co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters in leading journals including the Journal of Urology, Urology, European Urology, and the Journal of Sexual Medicine
Samuel J. Ivan, MD
Department of Urology, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC.
Dr. Samuel Ivan is a Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS) fellow in reconstructive and prosthetic urology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Ivan graduated with a BS degree in molecular biology from Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Toledo College of Medicine prior to completing his internship and residency in urologic surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is an active member of the American Urological Association and serves as chair of the Residents and Fellows Committee.
Dr. Ivan’s clinical interests include urethral reconstruction, complex fistula repair, correction of acquired genital skin disease, surgical management of erectile dysfunction and male urinary incontinence, and open and robotic approaches to upper urinary tract reconstruction. He has presented research on these topics at regional and international meetings and has co-authored book chapters and manuscripts addressing these subjects and others within the field of urology.
Series outline:
- Management of Bladder Neck Contracture
- Management of Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis
- Management of Radiation Induced Posterior Urethral Stenosis
- Management of Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injury
- Management of Prostatic Necrosis and the Devastated Outlet
- Endoscopic Urethroplasty in the Posterior Urethra
- Substitution Urethroplasty for Posterior Urethral Stenosis
- Excisional Urethroplasty and the Abdominoperineal Approach to Posterior Urethral Stenosis
- Robot Assisted Bladder Neck Reconstruction: Flaps
- Robot Assisted Bladder Neck Reconstruction: Grafts
Disclosure:
The special series “A Contemporary Approach to Complex Posterior Urethral Reconstruction” was commissioned by the editorial office, Translational Andrology and Urology without any funding or sponsorship. Jay Simhan and Samuel Ivan are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the special series.