Jerry G. Blaivas, MD is Clinical Professor of Urology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Chief of Urogynecology at Lenox Hill Hospital and Medical Director of UroCenter of New York, the first truly multidisciplinary Urology-Gynecology Center in the Northeast and one of the few such centers worldwide.
He is a recognized world expert in the field of female urology, prostate problems in men, reconstructive surgery, male and female voiding dysfunction, incontinence, neurogenic bladder and urodynamics and has pioneered many of the current diagnostic and surgical procedures to correct stress incontinence, urinary fistulas, urethral diverticulum, overactive bladder and neurogenic bladder. Dr. Blaivas has been listed in Best Doctors in America and Best Doctors in New York for over a decade and has won numerous awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology.
Dr. Blaivas is the author of Conquering Bladder and Prostate Problems; an Authoritative Guide for Men and Women, a book for the lay public on the diagnosis and treatment of bladder and prostate problems. In addition, he is the founder of Institute for Bladder and Prostate Research, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing new and better ways to diagnose and treat patients suffering from bladder and prostate problems.
Finally, Dr. Blaivas is editor-in-chief of Neurourology and Urodynamics. He is on the editorial board of Contemporary Urology and on the editorial staff and reviewer for a number of other journals. He is the primary author of over 300 peer review scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters and has edited 6 books.
He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, American Urogynecologic Society, Society of Pelvic Surgeons, American Urological Association, American College of Surgeons, Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, Society of University Urologists, Societe Internationale d'Urologie, and the International Continence Society.
- Blaivas, J.G.: Neurourology and Urodynamics: Principles and Practice. Edited by Yalla, S., McGuire, E.M., Elbadawi, A., Blaivas, J.G., New York, MacMillan Publishing Co., 1988.
- Blaivas, J.G., Chancellor, M.B.: Problems in Urology: Neurourology and Its Role in Urologic Disease: Part I, Blaivas and Chancellor Guest Editors, Paulson Editor in Chief. 6:4, 1992.
- Blaivas, J.G., Chancellor, M.B.(eds.): Practical Neurourology: Genitourinary Complications in Neurologic Disease, Butterworth-Heineman, Boston, 1995.
- Blaivas, J.G.(ed.): Topics in Clinical Urology: Evaluation and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Igaku-Shoin, New York,1996.
- Blaivas, J.G., Chancellor, M.B.(eds.): Atlas of Urodynamics, Williams and Wilkins,1996.
- Blaivas, J.G., M.D.: Conquering Bladder and Prostate Problems, Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, 1998.
