Dr. Ilia Zeltser  610-525-6580

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Dr. Zeltser

EDUCATION
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
APPOINTMENTS
CLINICAL RESEARCH
SOCIETIES
CERTIFICATIONS
AWARDS AND HONORS
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Zeltser received his bachelors degree, suma cum laude, from Brooklyn College and his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine. He completed both his general surgery and urology residencies at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then completed a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive/Robotic Urologic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he also served as Instructor in Urology. Dr. Zeltser's main clinical and research interests are in Endourology and the minimally invasive approaches to the treatment of kidney, prostate and bladder cancer. Dr. Zeltser currently serves as an active member of the American Urological Association, the Endourological Society and the American Medical Association. He has published numerous articles, abstracts and book chapters in the field of minimally invasive urology. Dr. Zeltser is fluent in Russian.

My specialty in our practice and my research interest is minimally invasive surgery for cancers of the prostate, kidney, bladder and testis. In addition to general urology training, I have completed a sub-specialty training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. I would specifically would like to call your attention to a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy as well as needle-ablation techniques for the treatment of kidney cancer. Using these techniques I am able to treat the cancer without removing the entire kidney, thus preserving the long term kidney function and avoiding the need for dialysis or transplantation. These new procedures are associated with minimal pain and often do not require admission to the hospital at all. However, these surgeries are technically very complex and therefore are only available in a few university medical centers around the country.

EDUCATION: up

• 1996-2000 State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine  M.D. with Distinction In Research
• 2000-2002 Resident, Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• 2002-2006 Resident, Urology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION: up

• 2007 Fellowship, Minimally Invasive/Robotic Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas , TX

APPOINTMENTS: up

• TEACHING
  2006-2007 Instructor in Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
  Instructor in Urology, North Texas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
  
• HOSPITAL
  2008 Jefferson University Hospital
  2007 The Bryn Mawr Hospital
  2007 Lankenau Hospital
  2007 Paoli Memorial HospitaL

SOCIETIES: up

• American Urological Association (Candidate Member)
• Endourological Society (Associate Member)
• Philadelphia Urological Society
• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• New York State Medical Society
• American Medical Association

CERTIFICATIONS: up

• 2001 National Board of Medical Examiners
• ACLS
• ATLS

AWARDS AND HONORS: up

• 2006 First Prize (Basic Science), Philadelphia Urological Society Resident Essay Competition
• 2004 The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award 2003 Resident Achievement Award, Department of Urology, Jefferson Medical College
• 2003 AUA/Praecis Pharmaceuticals Gerald P. Murphy Scholar,
• 2000 M.D. with Distinction in Research
• 1999 American Foundation for Urological Disease (AFUD)/American Urological Association Scholar Fellow
• 1996-2000 Medical School Alumni Scholarship
• 1996 Undergraduate · Summa Cum Laude
• 1995 Phi Beta Kappa (Junior)
• 1994 Golden Key National Honor Society
• 1994 New York Alumni Chapter Honorary Scholarship
• 1993 Chase Manhattan Honorary Scholarship
• 1992-1996 Dean’s Honor List

CLINICAL RESEARCH: up

• Multicenter Study Experience Protocol # PC B302/01: An open, comparative, within patient controlled phase III multicenter study of HEXVIX â fluorescence cystoscopy and white light cystoscopy in the detection of carcinoma in situ in patients with bladder cancer
• AFUD: American Foundation for Urological Disease Research Fellowship.
  Thesis: The use of laparoscopic cryosurgery for renal tissue destruction as a treatment modality, 1999
• Thesis: Cloning of a novel cDNA expressed during the early stages of fracture healing, 1997
• Hoffman La Roche Summer Research
  Thesis : The effect of dynein heavy chain in mitotic spindle formation in budding yeast, 1995
• Medical School M.D. with Distinction In Research Program

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: up

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Wooley ML, Durand DB, Zeltser IS, Waltzer WC, Schulsinger DA: The effect of an active versus passive thaw process on lesion size following interstitial renal cryoablation. Surg Forum 51: 23-624, 2000.

2. Wooley ML, Durand DB, Zeltser IS, Waltzer WC, Schulsinger DA: The effect of a single versus double freeze cycle on renal tissue after laparoscopic cryoablation in the living canine model. Surg Forum 52: 595-596, 2001.

3. Wooley ML, Schulsinger DA, Durand DB, Zeltser IS, Waltzer WC: Effect of freezing parameters (Freeze Cycle and Thaw Process) on tissue destruction following renal cryoablation. J Endourology.16 (7): 519-522, 2002.

4. Gomella LG, Zeltser IS, Valicenti RK: The use of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy to prevent or delay recurrence of prostate cancer in patients undergoing surgical treatment for prostate cancer. Urology; 62, Supp 1: 46-54, 2004.

5. Bagley DH, Kuo R, Zeltser IS: Ureteroscopic instruments. Current Opinion In Urology, 14: 99-106, 2004.

6. Casale P, Grady RW, Joyner BD, Zeltser IS, Kuo R, Mitchell ME: Transperitoneal laparoscopic pyelolithotomy after failed percutaneous access in the pediatric patient. J Urol, 172 (2): 680-683, 2004.

7. Zeltser IS, Liu JB, Bagley DH: The incidence of crossing vessels in patients with normal ureteropelvic junction examined by endoluminal ultrasound. J Urol, 172 (6): 2304-2307, 2004.

8. Casale P, Grady RW, Joyner BD, Zeltser IS, Figueroa TE, Mitchell ME: A comparison between dismembered and nondismembered laparoscopic pyeloplasty in the pediatric patient. J Endourology, 18: 875-878, 2004.

9. Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Retrieval and releasing properties of stone basket designs in vitro. J Endourology, 21(3): 337-42, 2007.

10. Zeltser IS, Bagley DH, Sedor J, Kuo RL: In vitro assessment of flow rates achievable with basket retrieval devices in flexible ureteroscopes. ( Submitted for publication)

11. Zeltser IS, Trabulsi EJ, Valicenti RK: Current applications of radiotherapy in treatment of urologic malignancies. Contemporary Urology. (In press)

12. Stern J, Zeltser IS, Pearle MS: Percutaneous renal access: A review of simulator training. J Endourology, 21 (3): 270-273, 2007

13. Zeltser IS, Bergs R, Fernandez R, Baker L, Eberhart R, Cadeddu JA: Single trocar laparoscopic nephrectomy utilizing magnetic anchoring and guidance system in the porcine model. J Urol, 2007 (In press)

14. Zeltser IS, Gupta A, Moonat S, Kabbani W, Park S and Cadeddu JA: Focal radiofrequency coaugulation-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a novel non-ischemic technique. (Submitted for publication)

15. Zeltser IS , Moonat S, Park S, and Cadeddu JA: Intermediate-term results of radiofrequency-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a non-ischemic coagulative technique. (Submitted for publication)

16. Zeltser IS, Gupta A, Park S, Dugi D, Kabbani W, Moonat S and Cadeddu JA: Does ‘FloSeal’ topical hemostatic agent have an adverse effect on prostatic neurovascular bundle function? (Submitted for publication)

17. Zeltser IS , Gupta A, Wingo MS, Lotan Y, Stern J, Leveillee RJ, Cadeddu JA: Prospective, multi-institutional study of percutaneous, computed tomography-guided radiofrequency ablation of renal masses under general anesthesia: Intermediate term results. (Submitted for publication)

18. Bensalah K, Zeltser IS, Cadeddu JA, Lotan Y: A comparative analysis of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for the treatment of small renal tumors. (Submitted for publication)

19. Tuncel A, Lucas S, Bensalah K, Zeltser IS, Jenkins A, Saidi O, Park S, Cadeddu JA: Prospective randomized comparison of conventional and wristed laparoscopic needle holders: effect on acquisition of laparoscopic suturing skills. (Submitted for publication)

20. Pagnani CJ, Slotoroff CB, Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Holmium laser lithotripsy: assessment of laser energy in relation to calculus composition and size. (Submitted for publication)

21. Zeltser IS, Cadeddu JA: The aggressive potential of small renal tumors. Nature Clinical Practice Urology, 4(3): 124-125, 2007.

Non-peer Reviewed Publications

1. Zeltser IS, Kuo R, Bagley DH: Use of Ho:YAG laser for ureteroscopic lithotripsy. Urotrends, 9 (2): 5-8, 2004.

1. Zeltser IS , Shenot PJ, Chon JK: Long-term results of detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia. J Spinal Cord Medicine 26 (Suppl. 1), 2003.

2. Shenot PJ, Zeltser IS, Ives E, Hubert C, Calviello J, Chon JK: Treatment of urgency-frequency in patients with detrusor hyperreflexia by chronic sacral neuromodulation. J Spinal Cord Medicine 26 (Suppl. 1), 2003.

3. Zeltser IS, Spana G, Garlitz CJ, Bagley DH: Holmium Laser Lithotripsy: Assessment of laser energy in relation to stone size. J Endourol 17 (Suppl. 1): A228, 2003.

4. Zeltser IS, Spana G, Garlitz CJ, Bagley DH: Ureteroscopy in 1996 VS 2002: Comparison of indications endoscopes and instruments. J Endourol 17 (Suppl. 1): A229, 2003.

5. Garlitz CJ, Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Evaluation of Holmium and Nd:YAG energy in treatment of transitional cell carcinoma of the kidney, ureter and bladder. J Endourol 17 (Suppl. 1): A232, 2003.

6. Zeltser IS, Spana G, Garlitz CJ, Bagley DH: The incidence of crossing vessels in patients with normal ureteropelvic junction. J Endourol 17 (Suppl. 1): A181, 2003.

7. Hubosky S, Bagley DH, Zeltser IS, Shenot PJ: Feasibility of Ho:YAG laser endoscopic procedures in an office setting. J Endourol 17 (Suppl. 1): A275, 2003.

8. Razdan S, Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Ureteral stent placement: A prospective comparison of two different techniques. Presented at AUA Annual Meeting, May 2004.

9. Zeltser IS, Ramey J, Chon J, Shenot PJ: Bladder augmentation with continent tapered ileovesicostomy in spinal cord injured patients. J. Spinal Cord Medicine 27 (4), A26, 2004.

10. Zeltser IS, Shenot PJ: Detrusor myomectomy for detrusor hyperreflexia as an alternative to augmentation enterocystoplasty. J. Spinal Cord Medicine 27 (4), A27, 2004.

11. Zeltser IS , Gomella LG, Grossman BH, Fradet Y, Nseyo U, Schoenberg M, Malkowicz B, Droller M, and PhotoCure Study Group: Fluorescence cystoscopy with Hexvix improves the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Presented at 62 nd Annual Mid-Atlantic AUA Meeting, October 2004.

12. Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Correlation between grade of upper tract and bladder TCC in patients with concurrent disease. J Endourol 18 (Suppl. 1): A39, 2004.

13. Zeltser IS, Kuo R: In vitro assessment of flow rates achievable with basket retrieval devices in flexible ureteroscopes. J Endourol 18 (Suppl. 1): A70, 2004.

14. Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Retrieval and Releasing Properties of Stone Basket Designs, In Vitro. J Endourol 18 (Suppl. 1): A94, 2004.

15. Zeltser IS, McGinnis DE: Hand assisted laparoscopic anterior exenteration with ileal conduit urinary diversion. J Endourol 19 (Suppl. 1): A144, 2005.

16. Zeltser IS , Slotoroff CB, Antonelli J, Bagley DH: E volution of ureteroscopy from 1996 to 2004: Comparison of indications, endoscopes and instruments. J Endourol 19 (Supp. 1): A75, 2005.

17. Slotoroff CB, Pagnani CJ, Zeltser IS, Bagley DH: Assessment of laser energy in relation to calculus composition and size. J Endourol 19 (Suppl. 1): A158, 2005.

18. Chawla S, Zeltser IS, Antonelli J, Robinson M, Bibbo M, Bagley DH: Longitudinal correlation between grade of upper tract and bladder TCC in patients with concurrent disease. Presented at SUO/NCI 2005 Meeting, Bethesda MD.

19. Zeltser IS, Linden RA, Chawla S, Ramey JR, McGinnis DE: Minimally invasive laparoscopic pyeloplasty: The 5mm three trocar technique. AUA Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, 2006.

20. Zeltser IS, Park S, Strup S, Cadeddu JA: No evidence of disease after radiofrequency ablation in delayed (18 months) nephrectomy specimens. 24 th WCE, Cleveland, OH, 2006.

21. Park S, Zeltser IS, Dusseault B, Lotan Y, Pattaras JG, Ogan K: Cost analysis for four techniques of renal tumor ablation: laparoscopic and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation. 24 th WCE, Cleveland, OH, 2006.

Book Chapters/Editorials

1. Zeltser IS, Grasso M, Bagley DH: Endoscopic Management of Ureteral Stones (Chapter 30) In: Moore, R.G, Bishoff, J., Docimo S. and Loening, S., editors. Texbook of Minimally Invasive Urology, London:Martin-Dunitz, 2003.

2. Zeltser IS, Valicenti DA, Gomella LG: Management of PSA recurrence after definitive therapy for prostate cancer. In: Klein E, editor. Management of Prostate Cancer, Second Edition, Humana Press Inc, 2004.

3. Figueroa TE and Zeltser IS: Penile Abnormalities. In: Chung EK, editor. Visual Diagnosis in Pediatrics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

4. Figueroa TE and Zeltser IS: Penile Swelling. In: Chung EK, editor. Visual Diagnosis in Pediatrics. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

5. Zeltser IS and Pearle MS: Ureteroscopic Endopyelotomy. In: Preminger GM, editor. Hinman’s Atlas of Urologic Surgery. Elsevier, 2000

6. Zeltser IS and Cadeddu JA: Renal Radiofrequency Ablation. In: Preminger GM, editor. Hinman’s Atlas of Urologic Surgery. Elsevier, 2008

7. Zeltser IS and Cadeddu JA: Complications of laparoscopy. AUA Review Manual, 2007.

8. Zeltser IS and Cadeddu JA: Complications of renal tissue ablation. In: Taneja SS, Smith RB, Ehrlich RM, editors. Complications of Urologic Surgery: Prevention and Management. W.B. Saunders Company, 2008.

9. Zeltser IS, Pearle MS, Bagley DH: Saline is our friend: The risks associated with the use of hypotonic irrigants in Endourology (Submitted for publication).

Lectures, Presentations

1. Pathogenesis and treatment of UPJ obstruction in the pediatric patient. Grand Rounds, SUNY at Stony Brook Department of Urology, July 1999.

2. Minimally invasive treatments of renal cell carcinoma. Grand Rounds, Beth Israel Medical Center, August 1999.

3. Penile cancer. Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Urology, December 2003.

4. Role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in the management of metastatic RCC. Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Urology, August 2005.

5. Urologic Malignancies and their management. Grand Rounds, Thomas Jefferson University Department of Surgery, January 2006.

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