Lev Elterman

Lev Elterman
Dr. Lev Eltman
Born	(1969-01-14) January 14, 1969 (age 56) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Rush Medical College
Occupation(s)	Physician, Chief of Urology
Spouse	Inna Elterman
Children	2

Lev Elterman (born January 14, 1969, in Leningrad, USSR) immigrated with his family in 1989 to the United States where he attended Rush Medical College. He graduated at the top of his class with a number of awards and then went on to urological residency at Rush University Medical Center.

He is serving as chief of the Urology section at Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital.^{[ as of? ]}

In 2001 Dr. Elterman founded the Chicago Association of Russian-speaking Physicians, a medical society devoted to continuing education of physicians of the Chicago area. ^[1] He is also the president of this organization.^{[ as of? ]}

He is the founding chairman (2011) of the International Russian-speaking Urological Society, an organization dedicated to promoting highest standards in urological education for Russian speaking urologists around the world. This organization is recognized by the American Urological Association. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2019 Dr. Elterman was recognized as a top doctor for women by Chicago Magazine. ^[4]

Publications

• Levine LA, Elterman L, Rukstalis DB (1996). "Treatment of subclinical intraurethral human papilloma virus infection with Interferon Alpha-2b". Urology. 47 (4): 553–557. doi:10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80494-4. PMID   8638367.
• Levine LA, Elterman L (1997). "Peyronie's Disease and its Medical Management". In Hellstrom WJ (ed.). Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction. New York: Springer. pp. 474–480. doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-1848-7_35. ISBN   978-1-4612-7310-3.
• Levine LA, Elterman L (1998). "Urethroplasty following total phallic reconstruction". Journal of Urology. 160 (2): 378–382. doi:10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62900-8. PMID   9679882.
• Elterman L, Ekbal S (1999). "An open prospective study of the safety and efficiency transuratheral ablation in patients with trilobar benign prostatic hyperplasia. Abstract 1168". Journal of Urology. 161: 304. doi:10.1097/00005392-199904020-00218.^{[ failed verification ]}
• Guinan P, Rubenstein M, Shaw M, McKiel CF, Elterman L (1999). "African Americans Receive Therapy for Cure of Prostate Cancer st Rates Similar to Whites. Abstract 1382". Journal of Urology. 161: 357. doi:10.1097/00005392-199904020-00431.^{[ failed verification ]}
• Elterman L, Bewsey K, Cs-Szabo G, Cole A, Levine LA (2000). "Connective tissue components of Peyronie's disease plaque. Abstract 748". Journal of Urology. 163: 169.^{[ failed verification ]}
• Shaw M, Elterman L, Rubenstein M, McKiel CF Jr, Guinan P (June 2000). "Changes in radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy rates for African Americans and whites". Journal of the National Medical Association. 92 (6): 281–284. PMC   2640525 . PMID   10918763.
• Levine LA, Elterman L (2001). "Nocturnal Penile Tumescence and Rigidity Testing". In Mulcahy JJ (ed.). Male sexual function: a guide to clinical management. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-59259-098-8_9. ISBN   978-1-4757-5701-9.
• Latchamsetty KC, Elterman L, Coogan CL (September 2002). "Schwannoma of a seminal vesicle". Urology. 60 (3): 515. doi:10.1016/S0090-4295(02)01815-0. PMID   12350506.
• Lisek EW, Elterman L, McKiel CF Jr, Hoeksema J (2003). "Prostate Cancer". In Saclarides TJ, Millikan KW, Godellas CV (eds.). Surgical Oncology: An Algorithmic Approach for the General Surgeon. New York: Springer. pp. 460–476. ISBN   978-0-387-95201-7.
• Sobel D, Elterman L (2008). "Hematuria". In Saclarides TJ, Millikan KW, Godellas CV (eds.). Surgical Oncology: An Algorithmic Approach (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. pp. 273–275. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_68. ISBN   978-0-387-75245-7.
• Elterman L (August 2012). "New Insights into the Medical Management of Idiopathic Male Infertility: What Works, What Does Not and Does it Matter?". Journal of Urology. 188 (2): 355–357. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2012.05.025. PMID   22704093.
• Tan WP, Papagiannopoulos D, Elterman L (July 2015). "Bear's Paw sign: A Classic Presentation of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis". Urology. 86 (2): e5 –e6. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2015.04.033. PMID   26168999.
• Tan WP, Alexandrov P, Elterman L (2017). "Genital Dermatillomania". Current Urology. 11 (1): 54–56. doi:10.1159/000447195. PMC   5814777 . PMID   29463978.
• Emerson JT, Geisenhoff AM, Chow AK, Elterman L (2019). "Ethical deliberation and management of attempted penile self-amputation in a male-to-female transgender person: case presentation and literature review". Scandinavian Journal of Urology. 53 (6): 441–443. doi: 10.1080/21681805.2019.1653962 . PMID   31432724.

References

1. "A Word form the President". Chicago Association of Russian-speaking Physicians. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
2. "AUA2014 Annual Meeting". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
3. "AUA2016 Annual Meeting". Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
4. "Urology". Chicago . June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.

External links

• Elterman Center