Editor-in-Chief
Paul Rusilko PhD
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · United States
Editorial leadership for Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology
Research interests
- Urology Urological Reconstructive
- Trauma Surgery
Biography
- Dr. Rusilko brings his expertise in reconstructive and trauma urology, including urethral strictures, urinary fistulae, radiation induced injuries, and urethral and penile oncology to the Department of Urology.
- He earned his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Dr. Rusilko completed his urology residency at Northeast Ohio Medical University and fellowship training in reconstructive and trauma urology at The Detroit Medical Center.
- Prior to joining UPMC, Dr. Rusilko was an assistant professor in the Department of Urology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science in Washington, D.C.
- He is an active member of the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, and is board certified by the American Board of Urology.
Selected publications
- The Prevalence of Penile Cancer in Patients With Adult Acquired Buried Penis 2019 cited 34×
- Surgical Management of Adult Acquired Buried Penis: Escutcheonectomy, Scrotectomy, and Penile Split-thickness Skin Graft 2017 cited 27×
- Multi-Institutional Outcomes of Dorsal Onlay Buccal Mucosal Graft Urethroplasty in Patients With Postprostatectomy, Postradiation Anastomotic Stenosis 2024 cited 17×
- Outcomes of Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis and Bladder Neck Contracture With Direct Visual Internal Urethrotomy With Mitomycin-C After Prostate Cancer Treatment 2022 cited 11×
- Multi-Institutional Study of Dorsal Onlay Urethroplasty of the Membranous Urethra after Endoscopic Prostate Procedures: Operative Results, Continence, Erectile Function and Patient Reported Outcomes 2021 cited 8×
- Safety and Surgical Outcomes of Same-day Anterior Urethroplasty 2017 cited 6×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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