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Year in Photos
Jefferson Buxmont Urology
Jefferson Urology Buxmont providers include Drs. David Altman and Lee Blatstein, Nurse Practitioner Carolyn Stalhut and Drs. Rich Landau and Matt Gerstein.
Next year marks the 4th year that our colleagues at Buxmont Urology joined Jefferson Health. Their well-established practice covers portions of Montgomery and Bucks Counties. Dr. David Altman is a Jefferson Medical College/Sidney Kimmel Medical College graduate who completed training in urology at Geisinger medical center. Dr. Lee Blatstein, recognized in 2021 as a Philadelphia Magazine “Top Doctor”, graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic medicine where he also completed his Urology residency. Dr. Matt Gerstein graduated from SUNY Brooklyn College of Medicine and completed his urology residency at Temple. Dr. Rich Landau attended the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery and Urology residency training at Jefferson. The practice is fortunate to have an experienced CRNP supporting their busy practice. Carolyn Stalhut, CRNP completed her professional training at Gwynedd-Mercy College.
JUP Urology Regional Expansion: Jefferson New Jersey
In April, 2021 our New Jersey Urology practice relocated from the Jefferson New Jersey Cherry Hill Primary & Specialty Care location to a new dedicated Jefferson Health Urology practice located at the intersection of Chapel Avenue and Kings Highway. Located 1 mile away from Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, the new office address is 511 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, NJ. Our JUP providers who work in the new expanded office include Paul Chung, MD, Deborah Glassman, MD, James Mark, MD, and Perry Weiner, DO. The office has a dedicated full time urology staff (see group photo) that includes our new Physician Assistant, Leah McDermott (see page 43). The Department is most appreciative of the support provided by Jefferson New Jersey leadership in making this free standing office a reality. Our Jefferson Urology New Jersey office team: (Back Row) Linda Teschko, Sha’Mere Herder, Jonathan Scroggin; Front Row: Ana Pollock-Evans and Linda Terres. See the welcome note for our new Physician Assistant Leah McDermott on page 43.
JEFFERSON HEALTH UROLOGY COMMUNITY PROVIDER LOCATIONS
Aria Jefferson Urology Bucks 240 Middletown Boulevard, Suite 107 Langhorne, PA 19047 267-560-1001
Aria Jefferson Urology NE Red Lion 3998 Red Lion Road Philadelphia, PA 19114 215-632-8882
Aria Jefferson Urology NE Cottman 1342 Cottman Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111 215-745-1612
Aria Jefferson Urology NE Welsh Road 2137 Welsh Road Philadelphia, PA 19115 215-698-7333
Buxmont Urological Specialists 711 Lawn Avenue, Building 2 Sellersville, PA 18960 215-257-1050
Buxmont Urological Specialists 125 Medical Campus Drive, Suite 305 Lansdale, PA 19446 215-361-2304
UROLOGIC ASSOCIATES JOIN JEFFERSON HEALTH
The physicians of Urological Associates at Jefferson Northeast/Aria officially joined the Jefferson Health Urology Enterprise on July 1, 2021. Drs. Milton Coll, Howard Altman, David Kraman, Cadence Kim, Marc Lavine, and Andrew Margules have four offices extending from lower Northeast Philadelphia all the way to Bucks County. The group provides routine and complex services in almost all areas of Urology, including advanced endoscopic and robotic surgery. Their offices have the full complement of diagnostics and services including a state of the art Urodynamics lab.
Urological Associates just celebrated their 50th year of providing consistent and reliable high quality leading edge care to their community. This group includes several “2021 Top Docs” including Drs. Cadence Kim and David Kraman and advanced fellowship trained physicians. In 2022, they will be adding two more Urologists to continue to provide timely excellent care. Dr. MJ (MayJean) Councilman, 2021 Jefferson Chief Resident is completing a Beth Israel Deaconess Boston fellowship in endourology and robotics. Dr. Alex Uhr, current Chief Urology resident at Jefferson will also be joining the group in the summer of 2022. “We are pleased to have Dr. Coll and associates join as full time members of Jefferson Health”, noted Dr. Edmund Pribitkin , Chief Physician Executive and President of the Jefferson Medical Group. “It is an honor to have their established and well respected Urology practice become part of Jefferson Health. Congratulations on your group’s 50 Year Anniversary.”
According to Dr. Milt Coll, “We look forward to bringing Jefferson Urology’s reputation for stellar care into our community and beyond. We are committed to the best outcomes for our patients. We look forward to continuing this now as full time members of Jefferson.”
Dr. Milt Coll
Urologic Associates, now part of Jefferson Enterprise Urology, sponsored a gala at the Down Town Club in December to celebrate 50 years of their practice. Seen here from left to right are Dr. Alex Uhr, Jefferson Chief Resident who will join the practice in the summer of 2022; Bridget Borodyansky, PA; Dr. Andy Margules; Dr. Marc Lavine; Dr. Howard Altman; Dr. David Kraman; Dr. Cadence Kim; and Dr. Milt Coll.
YEAR IN PHOTOS
Chief Resident Dr. Victor Kucherov in the Hamilton Surgical Simulation center with urology intern Dr. Sage Vincent working on the endoscopic TUR simulator. The simulator was a generous gift of the Rivas family. A center city celebration in honor of Ms. Caroline Richards 75th Birthday.
Residents and our OR specialty nursing team led by Sonia Hurtardo, RN review the essential elements of the OR travelling cysto cart. The cart is used for urology emergencies throughout TJUH. Our new class of interns, Drs. Zackary Prebay, Sage Vincent and Mauro Dispagna, taking a break from hospital duties.
Drs. Radhika Ragam (PGY3) and Jean Llenado showing their COVID vaccine spirit at Methodist Hospital. Every July at the start of the new academic year, the Urology OR team organizes a workshop on urologic instrumentation for the house staff and students.
Dr. Costas Lallas, Vice Chair for Education and Jefferson Urology Society faculty moderator, addressing a meeting of the group. The society engages SKMC medical students at all levels who are interested in a career in urology. See page 56 for more details on the Jefferson Urology Society. Drs. Mark Mann and Whitney Smith with our Asplundh Pavilion Urology team members showing their support for “Movember” Men’s Health Month with their edible moustaches.
Dr. Stuart Wolf, Professor, Department of Surgery & Perioperative Care in the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin giving the Annual Brownstein lecture. See page 47 for more information on the Brownstein Visiting Professor program. The endoscopic simulator provides visual and tactile feedback when practicing procedures such as a TURP. Here Chief Resident Dr. Alex Uhr is reviewing a procedure with our new interns, Drs. Zack Prebay and Mauro Dispagna.
Jefferson Urology Chief residents (Drs. Kucherov, Uhr and Rudnick) capture a OR memory shot with visiting Italian Urology resident Dr. Vittorio Canale. Halloween fun at our Jefferson New Jersey Urology office courtesy of Linda Terres and Jonathan Scroggins.
Graduating 2021 Chief residents Drs. Tom Hardacker, Chris Caputo and MJ Counsilman share the secret of having DMD Visiting Professor Dr. Colin Dinney ‘almost in person.” See page 44 for a different perspective on Dr. Dinney. Urology residents gather for the 2021 virtual graduation.
Dr. Anthony Tokarski caught Dr. Gomella taking candid OR images for the 2022 Year in Review. Dr. Scott Hubosky performing an endourology procedure with Chief Resident Tom Hardacker and Junior Resident Anthony Tokarski.
Signage outside of our new Jefferson New Jersey Urology office that opened in April, 2021. The office is at the corner of Chapel Avenue and North King’s Highway, one mile from the Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital. In case you missed it because of all the pandemic news, Hurricaine Ida in September 2021 turned the Vine Street Expressway/676 into a river.
Congratulations to Dr. JY Leong who won first prize in the residents Halloween contest. Please note: only cherry Kool-Aid was used in making of JY’s costume. Chief resident Dr. Victor Kucherov and PGY-2 Dr. Courtney Capella working with SKMC students on suturing and knot tying in the Hamilton Surgical Simulation lab.
Thanks to the generosity of Drs. Patrick and Lucille Shenot, our residents, Drs. Radika Ragam, Halle Foss, Eddie Kloneckie and Andrew Salib saw the Eagles vs. the Giants at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands. The robot sitting quietly in the background during an open surgical case. Urology OR team member Nick Vadino with Drs. Alex Uhr, Leonard Gomella and Ben Rudnick.
This year, Covid face masks adorned the urology graduates bobbleheads.
Scenes from our 2021 Department of Urology Graduation Celebration in honor of Chief residents Drs. Chris Caputo, MJ Counsilman, and Thomas Hardacker and graduating Endourology Society Fellow Dr. Abhay Singh.
