Jerry G. Blaivas

Jerry G. Blaivas
Born	Brooklyn, New York
Education	Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston City Hospital
Years active	June, 1971 - present
Spouse	Sue Blaivas
Children	3
Medical career
Profession	Urologist
Institutions	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, SUNY Downstate Medical Center [1] Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Research	BPH, urinary incontinence, and vaginal mesh complications
Website	www.urocenterofnewyork.com

Jerry G. Blaivas is an American urologist and senior faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City ^[2] and adjunct professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, as well as professor of clinical urology at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and clinical professor of Urology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He has four patents pending, has received four research grants for which he served as the principal investigator, and served as a major in the United States Army assigned to the Walson Army Hospital. He additionally served as president for the Urodynamic Society (1992 – 1993). ^[3]

Biography

Blaivas received his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1968; his internship and residency in general surgery were at Boston City Hospital from 1968 to 1971. His residency in urology was at Tufts Medical Center from 1973 to 1976, and his certification is with the American Board of Urology, where he has also served as an examiner in 1978. Blaivas is married and has three children.

Research

Blaivas’ research has concentrated on BPH, urinary incontinence, and vaginal mesh complications. His pending patents focus on technological applications of data capture and medical information system. He was Principal Investigator on three grants focused on multiple sclerosis and has been funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Two of the projects studied voiding disturbances. He has been active in classification systems for incontinence, detrusor-external sphincter dyssynergia, overactive bladder, urinary urgency, nocturia, bladder outlet obstruction in women and urethral strictures. ^[4] Many of his peer-reviewed articles are on urethral reconstruction in women, and he has performed over 140 urethral reconstructions. ^[5]

Professional activities

He was president of the Urodynamic Society (1992 – 1993), ^[3] and founder and Editor-in-Chief of its journal Neurology and Urodynamics ^[6] through 2007. In 1988, he founded (and is the medical director of) the Institute for Bladder and Prostate Research, a not-for-profit dedicated to research about treatment options for urological conditions, and is now their medical director. ^[3] He is the Chief Scientific Officer for Symptelligence Medical Informatics. ^[7] He is the chairman of three councils of the American Urological Association: the New Technology Council (1993 – 1997), the Biomedical Engineering Committee (1990 - 1993), and the Voiding Dysfunction Committee, (1996 - 2000)

Honors and awards

Partial list:

• Ferdinand C. Valentine Award, New York Academy of Medicine, 2015
• “Four Fathers,” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, 2013 ^[8]
• Victor A. Politano Award, American Urological Association, 2009 ^{[9] [10]}
• Establishment of the Annual Jerry G. Blaivas Honorary Lectureship, Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology, in 2007 in his honor.
• Continence Care Champion, National Association for Continence, 2005 ^[3]
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, 1999 ^[3]
• Brantley Scott, M.D., Award, American Foundation for Urologic Disease, 1999 ^[3]
• J. Marion Sims Lecture, American Uro-Gynecologic Society, 1993 ^[3]

Publications

Books edited

• NeuroUrology and Urodynamics: Principles and Practice, Edited by Yalla S, McGuire EM, Elbadawi A, Blaivas JG, New York, MacMillan Publishing Co., 1988 ISBN   0024308706
• Practical Neurourology: Genitourinary Complications in Neurourologic Disease, Edited by Blaivas JG, Chancellor MB. Butterworth-Heineman, Boston, 1995. ISBN   9780750695565
• Topics in Clinical Urology: Evaluation and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Edited by Blaivas JG. Igaku-Shoin. New York,1996. ISBN   9780896403062
• Blaivas JG, Chancellor MB, Verhaaren MR, Weiss JP (eds.). Atlas of Urodynamics (2nd Ed.), Wiley-Blackwell, 2007. ISBN   9781405146258
• Blaivas JG, Weiss JP. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, an Issue of Urologic Clinics (The Clinics: Internal Medicine). Saunders/Elsevier Health Sciences, 2009. ISBN   9781437712797
• Blaivas, JG, Purohit, RS, Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder, Oxford University Press, New York, 2011 ISBN   9780199753727
• Weiss, JP, Blaivas, JG, van Kerrebroeck, PEV, Wein, AJ, Nocturia: Causes, Consequences and Clinical Approaches, Springer, New York, 2012 ISBN   9781461411550

Nonprofessional books

• Blaivas JG. Conquering Bladder and Prostate Problems: an Authoritative Guide for Men and Women, Plenum Publishing Corp. New York, 1998. ISBN   9780738204390

Articles

His most-cited peer-reviewed articles according to Google Scholar: ^[11]

• Leach GE, Dmochowski RR, Appell RA, Blaivas JG, Hadley HR, Luber KM, Mostwin JL, O'Donnell PD, Roehrborn CG. Female Stress Urinary Incontinence Clinical Guidelines: Panel summary report on surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence. J Urol. 1997 Sep;158(3 Pt 1):875-80. PMID   9258103 Cited by 895 articles as of 2019
• Abrams P, Blaivas JG, Stanton SL, Andersen JT. The standardisation of terminology of lower urinary tract function. The International Continence Society Committee on Standardisation of Terminology. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 1988;114:5-19. PMID   3201169 Cited by 598 related articles as of 2019
• Blaivas JG1, Olsson CA. Stress incontinence: classification and surgical approach,. J Urol. 1988 Apr;139(4):727-31. PMID   3352031 Cited by 537 articles as of 2019
• Bladder outlet obstruction nomogram for women with lower urinary tract symptomatology. Blaivas JG, Groutz A. Neurourol Urodyn. 2000;19(5):553-64. PMID   11002298 Cited by 408 articles as of 2019
• . Blaivas JG, Chaikin DC.Pubovaginal fascial sling for the treatment of all types of stress urinary incontinence: surgical technique and long-term outcome Urol Clin North Am. 2011 Feb;38(1):7-15, v. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2010.12.002. Review. PMID   21353074 Cited by 400 articles as of 2019

References

1. "About Dr. Jerry Blaivas, MD". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
2. "New Nocturia Classification System Proposed". Renal and Urology News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
3. "The Institute for Bladder and Prostate Research". IBRS. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. Gammie, Andrew; Clarkson, Becky; Constantinou, Chris; Damaser, Margot; Drinnan, Michael; Geleijnse, Geert; Griffiths, Derek; Rosier, Peter; Schäfer, Werner; Van Mastrigt, Ron; International Continence Society Urodynamic Equipment Working Group (2014). "International continence society guidelines on urodynamic equipment performance". Neurourology and Urodynamics. 33 (4). Urology and Urodynamics: 370–379. doi:10.1002/nau.22546. PMID   24390971. S2CID   9464981.
5. "Atlas of Urodynamics" (PDF). Blackwell Publishing. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
6. "Neurology and urodynamics. Vol. 1. No. 1. Editor‐in‐chief J. G. Blaivas". Wiley Online Library. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800700933.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "How to Assess Maximum Voided Volume: Comparison Of Maximum Voided Volume Obtained During Uroflow To Maximum Voided Volume Obtained By Frequency Volume Chart in Women" (PDF). International Continece Society. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
8. "SUFU Research Foundation 1st Annual Special Symposium". Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urological Reconstruction. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
9. "AUA Award History - New York Section, AUA". nyaua.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
10. "AUA Recognized Top Urologists, Contributors to Urology". American Urological Association. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
11. "Jerry G Blaivas Articles". Google Scholar. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

External links

• Neurology and Urodynamics
• Mesh News Desk: Renowned Urologist for the Plaintiffs Does Not Use Synthetic Mesh