Larry Lipshultz | |
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Education | Franklin and Marshall College (B.S.) University of Pennsylvania (M.D.) |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Website | https://www.larrylipshultz.com |
Larry I. Lipshultz is an American urologist, surgeon, researcher, and teacher. He currently serves as Professor of Urology, Lester and Sue Smith Endowed Chair in Reproductive Medicine, and Chief of the Scott Department of Urology's Division of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. [1]
Lipshultz is known for his work in Men's Health. He founded the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction and was president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. [2] In addition to his practice, Lipshultz established the first fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery and has trained over 120 fellows who are now practicing throughout the United States and abroad. [3] [4]
Lipshultz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for his undergraduate degree. Lipshultz graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Biology and Mathematics and joined Phi Beta Kappa. [5]
During the summer as an undergraduate, Lipshultz worked at the University of Pennsylvania in the Harrison Department of Surgical Research. He was assigned to work for a urologist named Joseph Corriere, who introduced him to this surgical subspecialty for the first time. Corriere mentored Lipshultz, leading him to pursue urology for his medical career. [6]
Lipshultz received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he continued to complete his residency in urology. While rotating in OB/GYN during a Grand Round, Lipshultz was introduced to the idea of Male Reproductive Medicine. During his residency’s research year, he spent his time furthering his education in male infertility, leading him to dedicate his career to this field. Lipshultz was named the first American Urological Association (AUA) Research Scholar, allowing him to complete a two-year Fellowship under Emil Steinberger, an endocrinologist specializing in Reproductive Medicine at The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, and Jim Norris, a specialist in cell cultures of Baylor College of Medicine. Consequently, this research brought Lipshultz to Houston, Texas, where he has continued to practice medicine. [7] [8] [9]
Lipshultz is a urologist specializing in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He has exclusively practiced at the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world.
His professional interests include vasectomy reversals, vasectomies, male infertility, erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, Peyronie's disease, sexual wellness, and male reproductive medicine. He is licensed to practice medicine in Texas. [10]
Lipshultz pioneered microscopic surgeries such as vasovasostomy, epididymovasostomy, testicular sperm extraction procedures (TESA, TESE, and mTESE), and was a leading figure in early transgender surgeries in Texas.[ citation needed ]
Lipshultz was called to serve as a urologist at William Beaumont General Hospital in El Paso, Texas, by the United States Army during his residency. He started a semen analysis laboratory in the hospital and continued to see infertility patients. For his outstanding performance, initiative of increasing the scope of the male fertility clinic, and personal interest in the care of his patients, Lipshultz earned a Certificate of Achievement in June 1973 from the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. Lipshultz returned to Pennsylvania to complete his residency following his service. He served two years as a Major and was honorably discharged in March 1974.[ citation needed ]
Lipshultz has done research on Male Reproductive Medicine, [11] including Peyronie's disease, [12] [13] hypogonadism, [14] [15] and microsurgery. [16] [17] [18] He has published over 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He was founder of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR) and served as president from 1994-1995. [19] In addition, Lipshultz was president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine from 1999 to 2000.
Lipshultz has been invited to 10 international and over 220 national conferences, acting as a speaker, moderator, panelist, or course director.[ citation needed ] Lipshultz was the Bruce Stewart Memorial Lecturer at the 2019 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo and was the keynote speaker at the Chicago Urological Society Annual Meeting in 2020.[ citation needed ]
Lipshultz has been awarded research support for 37 projects throughout his career. This support helped to further the clinical understanding of Peyronie’s disease, prostate cancer, Sertoli cells, erectile dysfunction, testosterone replacement therapy, and male infertility.[ citation needed ]
In 1999, Lipshultz co-authored Disease of the Testis. Fast Facts- Indispensable Guides to Clinical Practice. [20] This text provides a comprehensive guide for providers to diagnose and manage the various diseases that can affect the testes.
Lipshultz was a primary editor of Urology and the Primary Care Practitioner. [21] This text is intended to provide information on current diagnostic methods of common urological problems as well as guidance on when a referral to a urologist is appropriate for individuals practicing in a primary care setting.
Most recently, Infertility in the Male (5th ed.) was published in August 2023 with Lipshultz as a co-editor. [22] This work is considered the gold standard as it has up-to-date information for all facets of the rapidly advancing subspeciality of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery.
To date, Lipshultz has edited 13 books, written 125 book chapters, and 29 editorial comments.
Lipshultz’s first appearance in the media came in 1993, when he appeared on the “Today Show” on NBC News during the weeklong series on infertility. He gave a live video interview on “Erectile Dysfunction and Diabetic Men” on Channel 45 and reappeared on NBC News in 2002. Following these appearances, Lipshultz has been quoted in 10 news articles from varying sources, including The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, and The Washington Post.
Lipshultz appeared on the Urology Care Podcast in 2022 to discuss vasectomy reversals. He was most recently on the BackTable Urology Podcast in 2023 as part of the series “Legends in Urology” to discuss his outstanding career and experiences in the field of urology.
In addition to his podcast and television appearances, Lipshultz has several YouTube videos outlining his surgical techniques for a vasovasostomy, epididymovasostomy, gender-affirming surgery, and penile implants (IPP).
Lipshultz has received numerous honors throughout his career including the Barbara Eck Menning Founder’s Award from RESOLVE: The National Fertility Association in 1995. He won the Hugh Hampton Young Award from the American Urological Association and was the recipient of the American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD)/ American Urological Association Education and Research (AUAER) Distinguished Past Scholar Award in 2005. In 2012, Lipshultz won the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Service Milestone Award. [23] He won the F. Brantley Scott Award of Excellence, F. Brantley Scott Physician Academy, American Medical Systems in 2015. In 2022, Lipshultz was awarded the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons Spence Award of the AAGUS and the Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. [24] [25] Most recently, Lipshultz won the Androgen Society Dedication to Education Award in 2023. [5]
Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs. Organs under the domain of urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs.
Vasectomy is an elective surgical procedure that results in male sterilization, often as a means of permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed so as to prevent sperm from entering into the urethra and thereby prevent fertilization of a female through sexual intercourse. Vasectomies are usually performed in a physician's office, medical clinic, or, when performed on a non-human animal, in a veterinary clinic. Hospitalization is not normally required as the procedure is not complicated, the incisions are small, and the necessary equipment routine.
Andrology is a name for the medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. It is the parallel to gynecology, which deals with medical issues which are specific to female health, especially reproductive and urologic health.
Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads—the testicles or the ovaries—that may result in diminished production of sex hormones. Low androgen levels are referred to as hypoandrogenism and low estrogen as hypoestrogenism. These are responsible for the observed signs and symptoms in both males and females.
Testicular atrophy is a medical condition in which one or both testicles diminish in size and may be accompanied by reduced testicular function. Testicular atrophy is not related to the temporary shrinkage of the surrounding scrotum, which might occur in response to cold temperature.
A varicocele is, in a man, an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum; in a woman, it is an abnormal painful swelling to the embryologically identical pampiniform venous plexus; it is more commonly called pelvic compression syndrome. In the male varicocele, this plexus of veins drains blood from the testicles back to the heart. The vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermatic cord on their way to the testis. Varicoceles occur in around 15% to 20% of all men. The incidence of varicocele increase with age.
Vasovasostomy is a surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed. Another surgery for vasectomy reversal is vasoepididymostomy.
Male infertility refers to a sexually mature male's inability to impregnate a fertile female. In humans, it accounts for 40–50% of infertility. It affects approximately 7% of all men. Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity. More recently, advance sperm analyses that examine intracellular sperm components are being developed.
Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine concerning the male and female reproductive systems. It encompasses a variety of reproductive conditions, their prevention and assessment, as well as their subsequent treatment and prognosis.
Sudhakar Krishnamurti, is a medical doctor, clinical andrologist, microsurgeon, and sexual medicine expert. He is director of the Andromeda Andrology Center, Hyderabad, India.
Post-vasectomy pain syndrome (PVPS) is a chronic and sometimes debilitating genital pain condition that may develop immediately or several years after vasectomy. Because this condition is a syndrome, there is no single treatment method, therefore efforts focus on mitigating/relieving the individual patient's specific pain. When pain in the epididymides is the primary symptom, post-vasectomy pain syndrome is often described as congestive epididymitis.
Vasectomy reversal is a term used for surgical procedures that reconnect the male reproductive tract after interruption by a vasectomy. Two procedures are possible at the time of vasectomy reversal: vasovasostomy and vasoepididymostomy. Although vasectomy is considered a permanent form of contraception, advances in microsurgery have improved the success of vasectomy reversal procedures. The procedures remain technically demanding and may not restore the pre-vasectomy condition.
Reproductive surgery is surgery in the field of reproductive medicine. It can be used for contraception, e.g. in vasectomy, wherein the vasa deferentia of a male are severed, but is also used plentifully in assisted reproductive technology. Reproductive surgery is generally divided into three categories: surgery for infertility, in vitro fertilization, and fertility preservation.
Dr. Paul J Turek is an American physician and surgeon, men's reproductive health specialist, and businessman. Turek is a recent recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for research designed to help infertile men become fathers using stem cells.
Sherman J. Silber is physician specializing in the field of infertility. He invented many of the infertility treatments in use today in the domain of IVF, sperm retrieval, ICSI, vasectomy reversal, tubal ligation reversal, egg and embryo freezing, ovary transplantation, and the reproductive biological clock. He performed the world's first ovary and testicle transplants, created and popularized the microsurgical vasectomy reversal, and popularized ovarian tissue freezing to preserve female fertility. He was the first to research the genetic causes of infertility in men, and developed the TESE-ICSI technique for extracting sperm from men with low or nonexistent sperm counts and direct injection of the sperm into the egg. Additionally, Silber has studied fertility in animals and performed microscopic surgery on chimpanzees, South American bush dogs, Przewalski's horse, gorillas, wolves, and other endangered species.
Ashok Agarwal is the Director of the Andrology Center, and also the Director of Research at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA. He is Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, USA. Ashok is a Senior Staff in the Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute. He has published extensive translational research in human infertility and assisted reproduction.
Raymond A. Costabile is Professor, and Chair Urology with the Department of Urology at the School of Medicine of the University of Virginia. Costabile is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Urology Service at Madigan Army Medical Center. Costabile is an author; his articles on men's reproductive health and infertility have been published in the Journal of Urology and Proceedings in the National Academy of Sciences, among other peer-reviewed scholarly journals. He has also been featured in television interviews in the national media.
Marc Goldstein is an American urologist who is the Matthew P. Hardy Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Medicine, and Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College; Surgeon-in-Chief, Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery; and Director of the Center of Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is Adjunct Senior Scientist with the Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research, located on the campus of Rockefeller University.
Ranjith Ramasamy is a consultant urologist at Jumeirah American Clinic in Dubai, UAE, and the former Director of the Reproductive Urology Fellowship program at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.
Sheldon Marks is an American urologist and writer who is the founder of the International Center for Vasectomy Reversal (ICVR). He is a clinical professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Urology at New England Medical Center, Tufts University.