JoelNelsonMD

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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Office
5200 Centre Ave
Ste 209
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone+1 412-605-3000

Fax+1 412-605-3030

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 - 2024
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
Completed
Phase 3

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
21 citations
Association 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