A translational reference on prostate cancer that bridges the gap from basic science to clinical analysis and new therapeutic approaches
Part I: Etiology, Pathology and Tumor Biology
Part II: Genetic Susceptibility and Hereditary Predisposition,
Screening and Counseling
Part III: Epidemiology
Part IV: Prevention of Prostate Cancer
Part V: Conservative Management
Part VI: Surgery
Part VII: Radiation Therapy
Part VIII: Clinical dilemmas
Part IX: Advanced prostate cancer
Part X: Cryoablation, HIFU and Focal Therapy
Part XI: Cryoablation, HIFU and Focal Therapy
Part XII: Govermental Policies
Part XIII: New Horizons for Prostate Cancer
Jack H. Mydlo, MD, FACS, is Professor and Chair of Urology at
Temple University School of Medicine. A native of Brooklyn, he went
to SUNY Buffalo for undergraduate work and then received his MD
degree from SUNY Downstate Medical School in 1981. Following his
urology residency at Montefiore Hospital/Einstein College of
Medicine in the Bronx, he completed a three-year fellowship at
Memorial Sloan Kettering in 1989. He returned to SUNY Downstate
Medical School as an Assistant Professor of Urology and progressed
to an Associate Professor of Urology. He accepted the position of
Professor and Chair of Urology at Temple University Hospital in
2000. He is also the residency program director for the Urology
Department. Dr. Mydlo has published over 100 peer-reviewed
articles, several textbook chapters, and has edited two urological
textbooks in renal and prostate cancer. His interests include
urologic trauma, urologic oncology, and erectile dysfunction. He
has lectured in numerous cities over the United States and Europe.
He is a member of the American Urological Association as well as a
member of the AUA Judicial and Ethics Committee, The Mid-Atlantic
Section of the AUA, The Philadelphia Urologic Society, and a fellow
of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Ciril J. Godec completed
Medical School in 1963 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 1969, he passed
the Urology Board in Ljubljana. In 1972, Dr. Godec completed his
Ph.D. on Rehabilitation of the Neurogenic Bladder under the
mentorship of Prof. Dimitrievich from Baylor University. In 1972,
as a Fulbright Scholar, he researched bladder dysfunction under Dr.
Saul Boyarsky, Professor and Chair of Urology at Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri. After delivering a lecture at
the University of Minnesota, Dr. Godec was invited to stay and do
research work at St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital. In 1979, he passed his
Urology Board in the United States, and shortly thereafter, became
the Co-Chief of Urology at Hennepin County Medical Center in
Minneapolis.
In 1983, Dr. Godec relocated to New York City to become Chair of
Urology and local residency coordinator at Long Island College
Hospital. In 2000, Dr. Godec became Professor of Urology at
Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, New York. In 2013, he was
invited to become the Urology Residency Director and Associate
Chief of the Division of Urology at Maimonides Medical Center, the
position he still occupies today.
During his career, Dr. Godec has been involved as co-investigator
in four NIH grants. He has published 105 articles, five book
chapters, 41 abstracts, and numerous presentations at national and
international meetings, as well as 60 articles in non-medical
newspapers. He has served as a reviewer for Urology and was on
editorial boards of two medical journals. In 2003, Drs. Mydlo and
Godec edited the first edition of Prostate Cancer.
Dr. Godec has lectured and performed surgery at many medical
schools around the world to demonstrate his technique of open
bloodless surgery for prostate cancer. At Downstate Medical School
in the Department of Urology, he was selected as the Teacher of the
Year twice, in 2006 and 2011. In 2015, while at Maimonides Medical
Center, he was selected again as the Teacher of the Year.
In 2009, Dr. Godec received a lifetime achievement award from
Cobble Hill Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he served as a Board
Member until recently. He has been listed in Best Doctors in the US
and in New York City, and is also a member of many medical
professional societies, including AMA and AUA.
"...of great value to students, residents, researchers, scientists, and practicing urologists...a necessary reference for anyone interested in prostate cancer. Its strength lies in its ability to cover all relevant aspects in one book. Score: 99 - 5 Stars" --Doody's
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