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DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY - FACULTY

 
 
 J Patrick Spirnak, M.D. 

J Patrick Spirnak, M.D.

Professor

2500 MetroHealth Dr
Cleveland, OH 44109-1998
Phone: 216-459-4257
jps6@case.edu

Professional Experience

1 2000- Professor Department of Urology, Case School of Medicine
2 1985- Director Urology MetroHealth Medical Center
3 1985-00 Assistant Professor Department of Urology, Case/UH Case Medical Center
4 1983-85 Senior Instructor Case/ UH Case Medical Center, Metrohealth Medical Center

Training

1 M.D.: 1977 Emory University Medical School
2 Residency: 1977-79 CASE/UH Case Medical Center
3 Residency: 1979-80 Nephrology, MetroHealth Medical Center
4 Residency: 1980-83 CASE/UH Case Medical Center

Interests

Prostate cancer, Endourology, Impotence and Trauma

Recent Publications

Altman AL, Haas CA, Dinchman KH, Spirnak JP. Selective non-operative management of blunt grade 5 renal injury. J. Urol. 164:27-31, 2000
Brown SL, Haas C, Dinchman KH, Elder JS, Spirnak JP. Radiologic evaluation of pediatric blunt renal trauma in patients with microscopic hematuria. World J Surg. 25: 1557-60, 2001
Gerstenbluth RE, Spirnak JP, Elder JS. Sports participation and high grade renal injuries in children. J Urol. 168: 2575-8, 2002
Ellis RJ, Vertocnik A, Kim E, Zhou H, Young B, Sodee B, Fu P, Beddar S, Colussi V, Spirnak JP, Dinchman KH, Resnick M, Kinsella TJ. Four-year biochemical outcome after radioimmunoguided transperineal brachytherapy for patients with prostate adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 57: 362-70, 2003
Ellis RJ, Vertocnik A, Sodee B, Zhou H, Kim E, Young B, Fu P, Colussi V, Spirnak JP, Dinchman KH, Resnick MI. Combination conformal radiotherapy and radioimmunoguided transperineal 103Pd implantation for patients with intermediate and unfavorable risk prostate adenocarcinoma. Brachytherapy. 2: 215-22, 2003