Dr. Joel B. Nelson
Overview
Joel Byron Nelson, MD, is the Frederic N. Schwentker Professor and chairman of the Department of Urology for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He specializes in prostate cancer. Dr. Nelson is board-certified in urologic oncology. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed a medical degree at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He completed a residency at McGaw Medical Center in Chicago, and a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Dr. Nelson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Orchiectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 106 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 74 articles in the study of Prostate Cancer.
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Leonard Appleman is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Appleman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.
UPMC Department Of Urology
Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, is an associate professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received a medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., and earned a master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Jacobs completed residencies in general surgery and urology at the University of Pittsburgh, and fellowships in health services research, laparoscopy/endourology, and urologic oncology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Jacobs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Ureteroscopy.
UPMC Department Of Urology
Benjamin J. Davies, MD, is a professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in robotic prostatectomy, robotic cystectomy, and kidney and testicular cancer. Dr. Davies is board-certified in urology. He completed an undergraduate degree at Columbia University in New York and a medical degree at Mount Sinai Medical School in New York. Dr. Davies completed a residency at UPMC, and a fellowship of urologic oncology at University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Davies is a member of professional organizations, such as the American Urologic Association, American Medical Association and the Pittsburgh Urologic Society. He also maintains research interests in prostate cancer epidemiology and surgical outcomes. Dr. Davies is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Prostate CancerDr. Nelson isElite. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
- Distinguished
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Nelson isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- ProstatectomyDr. Nelson isDistinguished. Learn about Prostatectomy.
- Advanced
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Nelson isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Experienced
- OrchiectomyDr. Nelson isExperienced. Learn about Orchiectomy.