| UROLOGY MAIN SITE | GEN. ADULT UROLOGY | UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY | MALE UROLOGY | TRANSPLANT PROGRAM | |
| PELVIC MEDICINE, INCONTINENCE & RECONST. SURGERY | PEDIATRIC UROLOGY | MIN. INVASIVE SURGERY | |||
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Shlomo Raz, MD
a Curriculum Vitae
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| Educational Background | |
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| Undergraduate: | B.A., University of Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Medical School: | M.D., University of Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Residency: | Internal Medicine Residency University of Montevideo, Uruguay Internal Medicine Residency Rambam University Hospital, Haifa, Israel General Surgery Residency Poriah Hospital, Tiberias, Israel Urology Residency Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel |
| Board Certifications & Fellowships: |
Fellowship, Department of Surgery/Urology UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California Board Certified, American Board of Urology |
| Specialties | |
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| Pelvic floor disorders, prolapse, incontinence, urodynamics |
| Professional Memberships | |
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| American Medical Association Los Angeles County Medical Association California Medical Association Los Angeles Urological Association International Continence Society American Urological Association (Western Section) American Urological Association National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California Urodynamic Society American Association of Clinical Urologists Confederation Americana de Urologia Fellow American College of Surgeons Fellow International College of Surgeons The Society of University Urologist (1985) Genito-urinary Reconstructive Surgery Society (1986) American Association ofGenitourinary Surgeons (1991) International Relations Committee. American Urological Association. (1993) Director of Medical Education. American Confederation of Urology: CAU (1994) |
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| 1970 Lecturer in Urology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 1970-1974 Staff Member, Division of Urology, Hadassah University, Israel 1974 Senior Lecturer, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 1975-1976 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Surgery Division of Urology - UCLA School of Medicine 1976-1980 Assistant Professor in-Residence, Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine 1977-1988 Co-Chief, Section of Urology, Sepulveda Veterans Admin Hospital 1980-1985 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery Division of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine 1985-present Professor, Department of Surgery Division of Urology, UCLA School of Medicine |
| Research & Clinical Interests | |
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| Geriatric Urinary incontinence |
| Awards & Honors | |
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| Life Achievement Award, Urodynamic and Female Urological Society, 2001 John Lattimer Award, American Urological Association, 1999 F. Brantley Scott, MD, Award, American Foundation for Urologic Disease, 1998 The Medalla Francisco Diaz, Spanish Association of Urology, 1998 |
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| Languages Spoken: | French, Spanish, Hebrew |
| Philosophy of Care: | Treat every patient like a member of my own family. I believe in putting my heart out to help my patients. |
| Hobbies & Interests: | Computers, photoshop |
| Why I entered Medicine: | I am by nature a problem-solver. I don't like to look at the future---I like to create the future. |
Additional Information |
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Publications (Since 1999)
1. S.Vasavada, C.Comiter,
transvaginal bone anchors in the treatment of stress incontinence.
Digital Urology Journal January 1999.
2. Safir MH, Gousse AE, Rovner ES, Ginsberg DA and
3. Vasavada SP, Comiter CV, Rovner ES and
in vaginal surgery. Brasilian Journal of Urology. 25: 152-160. : 1999
4. Comiter C, Vasavada S., Barbaric Z and
5. Ginsberg DA, Rovner ES,
6. Gousse A.E ,
7. M.Safir and
8. S.V.Vasavada, Comiter C and S. Raz Cystoscopic light test to aid in the differentiation of high grade pelvic prolapse. Urology 54:1085-87, 1999
9. Comiter CV, Vasavada SP and
10. Gousse AE, Safir MH, Madjar S, ZiadlouradF,
11. Ginsberg D, Rovner E and
12. Gousse AE, BarbaricZL, Safir MH, Madjar S,
13. Barbaric ZL,
14. Carbone JM, KavalerE, Hu JC and
15. Rodriguez
16. Rodriguez
17. Madjar S, Raz S, Gousse AE. Fixed and dynamic urethral compression for the treatment of postprostatectomy urinary incontinence: is history repeating itself. J.Urol 166:411-415, 2001
18. Rodriguez
20. Rosemblun N,
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J Urol. 2003 Sep;170(3):717-22.
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23. Rodriguez L.V., Raz S Prospective analysis of patients treated with a distal urethral polypropylene sling for symptoms of stress urinary incontinence: surgical outcome and satisfaction determined by patient driven questionnaires. J Urol. 2003 Sep;170(3):857-63;
24. Eilber K., Raz S.; Nishimura I.Alteration of collagen three-dimensional architecture in noncompliant human urinary bladder.Adv Exp Med Biol. 2003;539(Pt B):791-801.
25. Berman J., Jolin J., de Almeida F., Raz S., Chaudhuri G., Cavadavid N. Correlation of androgen receptors, aromatase, and 5-alpha reductase in the human vagina with menopausal status. Fertil Steril. 2003 Apr;79(4):925-31.
23. Rodriguez, LV, de Almeida F, Dori F, Raz S. Does Valsalva leak point pressure predict outcome after the distal urethral polypropylene sling? Role of urodynamics in the sling era.
J Urol. 2004 Jul;172(1):210-4.
27. Vasavada S., Comiter C., Raz S Incisionless pubovaginal fascial sling using transvaginal bone anchors for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. ScientificWorldJournal. 2004 Jun 7;4 Suppl 1:357-63.
28. Bukkapatnam R., Shah S., Raz S., Rodríguez L.V. Anterior vaginal wall surgery in the elderly patient: outcomes and assessment. Urology, 65:1104-1108, 2005.
29. Rodríguez L.V., Bukkapatnam R., Shah S., Raz S. Transvaginal paravaginal repair of high-grade cystocele central and lateral defects with concomitant suburethral sling: report of early results, outcomes, and patient satisfaction with a new technique. Urology. 2005 Nov;66(5 Suppl):57-65.
30. Rutman M., Deng D., Rodríguez L.V., Raz S. Repair of vaginal vault prolapse and pelvic floor relaxation using polypropylene mesh.Neurourol Urodyn. 2005;24(7):654-8.
31. Deng D ,Rutman M., Rodríguez L.V., Raz S.Correction of cystocele.BJU Int. 2005 Sep;96(4):691-709.
32. Eilber K.S., Rosenblum N., Gore J., Raz S, Rodríguez L.V. Perineocele: symptom complex, description of anatomic defect, and new surgical technique for repair. Urology, (in press)
33. Rutman M.P., Deng D.Y., Shah S., Raz S., Rodríguez L.V. The spiral sling salvage anti-incontinence surgery for female patients with a non-functional urethra: technique and initial results. J Urol, May 2006 (in press)
34. Rutman M., Deng D., Raz S., Rodríguez L.V. Long term durability of the distal urethral polypropylene sling (DUPS) procedure for stress urinary incontinence: minimum 5-year follow-up of surgical outcome and satisfaction determined by patient reported questionnaires. J Urol, Feb 2006 (in press)
Books (Since 1995)
8) Urologic Clinics of
9) Female Urology .
10) Atlas of Tranvaginal Surgery S.Raz. WB Saunders Publishing Co. Philadelphia 2001
11) Female Urology, Urogynecology and Voiding Dysfunction
Vasavada S., Appell RA,
Chapters in Books (Since 2004)
65 Rodríguez L.V., Raz S. Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Pelvic Pathology. In: Pelvic Floor Disorders, Edited by Bourcier A.P., McGuire E. J., and Abrams P. 1st Edition, W.B. Saunders Company,
66 Rosenblum, N., Eilber, K.S., Rodríguez, L.V., Raz, S. Anatomy of pelvic support. In: Female urology, urogynecology and voiding dysfunction, Edited by Vasavada, S.P., Appell, R.A, Sand, P., and Raz, S. 1st Edition,
67 Rutman M., Rodríguez L.V., Raz S. Vesicovaginal fistula repair-vaginal approach. In Multidisciplinary management of female pelvic floor dysfunction. Edited by Zimmern P. 1st Edition, Elsevier,
69 Deng D., Rutman M., Rodríguez L.V., Raz S. Surgery for prolapse: the anterior compartment. In Multidisciplinary management of female pelvic floor dysfunction. Edited by Zimmern P. 1st Edition, Elsevier,
