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CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHICAL
Name: Benjamin J. Davies
Assistant Professor of Urology
Urologic Oncology
Business Address:
Business Phone:
University of Pittsburgh
Shadyside Medical Center
Suite 209
5200 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Citizenship:
United States
E-mail:
[email protected]
(412) 605-3044
Business Fax: (412) 605-3030
EDUCATION:
1992-1996
Columbia College, Columbia University, NY
1996-2000
Mount Sinai Medical School, NY
2000-2001 University of Pittsburgh
2001-2002 University of Pittsburgh
2002-2005 University of Pittsburgh
2005-2006 University of Pittsburgh
2006-2008 University of California San Francisco
2008-current University of Pittsburgh, PA
B.A.
History
M.D.
Intern
Surgery
Resident
Surgery
Resident
Urology
Chief Resident Urology
Fellow Urol.Oncology
Assistant Professor
LICENSES, CERTIFICATION
2006
Medical Licensure, California
2002
Medical Licensure, Pennsylvania
2002
Physician DEA license
HONORS and AWARDS:
2004
AUA Gerald Murphy Scholar Prostate Cancer
2004
Golden Apple Teaching Award (nominee)
2005
1st Place, Resident Research Essay AUA-NE Section
2008
1st Place Clinical Science Poster, UCSF Prostate Cancer Retreat
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:
2002-present American Urologic Association
2000-present American Medical Association
2000-present Pittsburgh Urologic Society
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:
2004-present Reviewer for Urology
2007-present Reviewer for Southern Medical Journal
TEACHING
2004
Introduction to Urology (2yr medical students – 2 weeks; 20hours)
2004
Surgical Anatomy (4yr medical students – 4 weeks; 20 hours)
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Chung S, Davies BJ, and O’Donnell W: Mortality From Grossly Encrusted Bilateral
Pyelitis, Ureteritis, and Cystitis by Corynebacterium Group D2; Urology; 61; (2); pg463465. 2003.
Davies BJ, Bastacky S, and Chung S: Large Cerebellar Lesion as Original Manifestation
of Superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: Urology: 62 (4). Pg749. 2003.
Chung S, Chang, Davies BJ, Hakala T, and Averch T: A Novel Technique in the
Diagnosis and Management of Fraley’s Syndrome: Helical Computed Tomography With
Three DimensionaI Volume Rendering Techniques: Journal of Endourology; 17; pg755758. 2003.
Chung S, Stein R, Landsittel D, Davies BJ, Cuellar D, Hrebinko R, Tarin T, Averch T:
15-year experience with the management of extrinsic ureteral obstruction with indwelling
ureteral stents. J Urol. Aug 2004. 172(2) 592-5
Leng W, Davies BJ, Tarin T, Sweeney D, and Chancellor M: Delayed Treatment of
Bladder Outlet Obstruction After Sling Surgery: Association with Irreversible Bladder
Dysfunction. J Urol. Oct. 172; p1379-1381. 2004.
Davies BJ, Chung S, and Nelson J: Delayed Intraoperative Hydration Limits Blood Loss
During Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. Urology 64 (4), p712-716. 2004.
Chung S, Davies BJ, Bastasky S, and Pound C: Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of
Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient.
Scientific World Journal. January; 5: 1-4. 2005
Davies BJ, Chen J, and Getzenberg R: Efficacy of BTA Stat, Survivin, and Cytology in
Bladder Cancer Surveillance over Five Years in a High-Risk Cohort. Urology. 2005
Oct;66(4):908-11
Davies BJ, Chen J, Modugno F, Weissfeld J, Landsittel D, Dhir R, Nelson J, and
Getzenberg R: Contribution of the Prostate Limits the Utility of Survivin as a Bladder
Cancer Marker. J Urol. 2005 Nov;174(5):1767-70.
Davies BJ and Jackman S. Prone Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: The Initial Adult
Experience. Urology. 2006 Jun;67(6):1285-6
Davies BJ and Konety, B: Practice Point: Use of Lidocaine In Prostate Needle Biopsies:
Review. Nature: Urology. February 2007
Davies BJ, Smaldone M, Noh P, Ranganathan S, and Docimo S. Case Study and
Literature Review of Paratesticular Rhabdomyomas. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 42(4).
2007
Akhavan A, Baker K, Cannon G, Davies BJ, Horton J, Docimo S. Pilot Evaluation of
Functional Questionnaire for Predicting Ability of Tetraplegic Patients to SelfCatheterize Following Continent Diversion. Journal of Spinal Cord Med. October 2007
Ardavan A, Jackman S, Costa G, Davies BJ, Wu T, Bond G, Abu-Elmagd K. Urological
Complications Associated with Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation. Journal of
Urology, Nov. 2007
Smaldone M, Sweeney D, Davies BJ. Is antimicrobrial prophlaxis justifiable in all
prepubertal children with recurrent urinary tract infections? Southern Medical Journal.
Nov. 2007
Davies BJ, Konety: Risk Assessment in the Elderly. Contemporary Urology; June 2007.
Dall’Era M, Cooperberg M, Chan J, Davies BJ, Klotz L, Bailey, Wallace M, Kantoff P,
and Carroll P. Active Surveillance for Early - Stage Prostate Cancer – Rational or Risky?.
Cancer. 2008. April 15:112(8):1650-9.
Davies BJ. Walsh T, Ross P, Sadesky N, Carroll P, Kane C. The Effect of BMI on
Primary Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Urology. February 2008.
Walsh TJ, Davies BJ, Croughan MS, Turek PJ. Racial Disparities Among Boys with
Testicular Germ Cell Tumors in the United States. Journal of Urology 2008
May;179(5):1961-5. Epub 2008 Mar 20
Breyer B, Green K, Dall'era M, Davies BJ, Kane C. Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in
Prostate Cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Disease. 2008 May 20.
Corcoran A, Smaldone M, Walsh T, Davies BJ. Validation of the Fournier Severity
Index in a Large Contemporary Series. Journal of Urology. September 2008.
Davies BJ and Konety B. Impact of Post-Cystectomy Infectious Complications on
Mortality, Cost, and Length of Stay. IN PRESS. Journal of Urology. 2009.
SUBMITTED
Davies BJ, Dall'era M, Cowan J, and Carroll P. The Prognostic Implications of an
Undetectable Ultransensitive PSA. Submitted Journal of Urology. October 2008.
Davies BJ, Smaldone M, and Carroll P. Effect of BMI on Survival in Prostate Cancer.
Submitted. October 2008.
CHAPTERS
Davies, BJ & Phrampus, P; Genitourinary Stents and Catheters; The Clinical Practice of
Emergency Medicine, Fourth Edition; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers. 2004
VIDEOS
Davies BJ, Gibbons E, and Jackman S: Prone Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy; World
Congress of Endourology; Amsterdam, August 2005.
FUNDING
California Urology Foundation Grant: $10,000 award for looking a gene expression in
formalin-fixed paraffin embedded prostate sections.