curriculum vitae: bruce b.
garber, md, facs
office
address:
The Graduate Hospital
Medical
Office Building
1740
South Street, Suite 503
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19146
Phone: 215-790-8080
Fax: 215-790-8085
Email: Urosurgeon@msn.com
education:
B.A., 1972 - 1976,
University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
M.D., 1976 - 1980,
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
postgraduate training:
1980 - 1982, Lankenau
Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Residency in General Surgery.
1982 - 1985, Hospitals of
the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Residency in
Urology.
professional activities:
Academic Urologic Practice,
The Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
awards, honors, and memberships in honorary
societies:
University of Pennsylvania,
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa, 1976
Stuart Mudd Award in Microbiology, 1980
Roy G. Williams Award for Medical Science Research,
1980
Gilson Colby Engle Award, Lankenau Hospital, 1981
American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition
Award for Continuing Medical Education,
1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, and 2000
test scores:
National Board of Medical
Examiners (Diplomate July, 1981):
Part 1: 99th
percentile
Part 2: 97th
percentile
Part 3: 94th
percentile
American Board of Surgery in-Training Examinations:
1981:
99th percentile
1982:
99th percentile
American Urological Association In-Service
Examinations:
1982: 97th percentile
1983: 92nd percentile
American Board of Urology Certifying Examinations:
1985: 98th
percentile, Written Examination
1987: Oral
Examination: Certified, American Board
of Urology
1996: Re-Certified, American Board of Urology
publications:
Original
Papers:
1. Garber, B.B., B.U. Jochimsen, and J.S. Gots. 1980.
Glutamine and Related Analogs Regulate Guanosine
Monophosphate Reductase in Salmonella typhimurium. Journal of Bacteriology 143: 105-111.
2. Garber,
B.B., and J.S. Gots. 1980. Utilization of 2, 6-Diaminopurine by
Salmonella Typhimurium. Journal of
Bacteriology
3.
Jochimsen, B.U., B.B. Garber, and J.S. Gots. 1980. Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP)
Synthetase Mutant in Salmonella typhimurium.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and
Biology 122B: 131-136.
(Purine Metabolism in Man-III.
Biochemical, Immunological, and Cancer Research.)
publications
Original
Papers, continued:
4.
Jochimsen, B.U., B. Hove-Jensen, B.B. Garber, and J.S. Gots. 1985.
Characterization of a Salmonella typhimurium Mutant Defective in
Phosphoribosylpyro phosphate Synthetase. Journal
of General Microbiology 131: 245-252.
5. Levin,
R.M., A.L. Chun, S. Kitada, M. Rugieri, B.B. Garber, and A.J. Wein. 1988.
The Effect of Contractile Activity on Muscarinic Receptor Density and
the Response to Muscarinic Agonists. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics 247: 624-629.
6. Garber,
B.B. 1989. Ureteroscopy: Streamlined Approach. Surgical
Rounds 12:
47-59.
7: Garber,
B.B., M. Cendron, R. Cohen, and K.E. Whitmore, 1989. Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis and Amyloidosis: A Rare Association. Journal of Urology 142:
114-116.
8. Sanberg,
T., E. Stokland, I. Brolin, G. Lidin-Janson, and C.S. Eden. 1989.
Selective Use of Intravenous Pyelography in Women with Acute
Pyelonephritis. Editorial Comment. Journal
of Urology 141: 1290-1294.
9. Garber,
B.B., and A.J. Wein. 1989. Common Urologic Bleeding Problems, Part
I. American
Urological Association Update Series,
Vol. 8, No. 33.
10. Garber,
B.B., and A.J. Wein. 1989. Common Urologic Bleeding Problems, Part
II. American
Urological Association Update Series, Vol. 8, No. 34.
11. Garber,
B.B., Prestipino, A.J., Pollack, H.M., Levine, S.R., and Whitmore, K.E. 1989.
Masson’s Tumor of the Kidney: A
New Renal Lesion. Journal of Urology 143:
344-346.
12. Garber,
B.B., and A.J. Prestipino. 1992. Non-Transitional Cell Bladder Malignancies,
Part I. American Urological Association Update Series, Vol. 11, No.7.
13. Garber,
B.B., and A.J. Prestipino. 1992. Non-transitional Cell Bladder Malignancies,
Part II. American Urological Association Update Series, Vol. 11, No. 8.
14. Garber,
B.B., and H.M. Pollack. 1992. Urachal Carcinoma. Contemporary Urology, Vol. 4, No. 8, p. 11.
publications:
Original
Papers, continued:
15. Cendron,
M., and Garber, B.B. 1993. Sulfadiazine Urolithiasis in a patient with
AIDS. Infections in Urology, March/April 1993.
16. Garber,
B.B. 1993. Penoscrotal or Infrapubic
Approach: Which is Better? Mentor Urology
Issues & Answers, Vol. 1, Issue 1.
17. Garber,
B.B. 1993. New Standards of Care for Prostate Cancer. Cancer
Insights, The Graduate Hospital, Vol. 1, No. 3.
18. Garber,
B.B., and Lee, H. 1994. Pathology Quiz: Bladder Tumor in a Patient with Chronic Urethral Strictures. Contemporary
Urology 6: 65-68.
19. Garber,
B.B. 1994. Mentor Alpha I Inflatable Penile Prosthesis: Patient Satisfaction and Device
Reliability. Urology 43: 214-217.
20. Garber,
B.B. 1994. Prostate Cancer Update.
Philadelphia
Medicine 90:
65.
21. Garber,
B.B. 1994. Mentor Alpha-I inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder
aneurysm: an unusual complication. International
Journal of Impotence Research 7: 13-16.
22. Garber,
B.B. 1994. Mentor Alpha I Inflatable
Penile Prosthesis: Patient Satisfaction
and Device Reliability. Journal of Urology 152:
1662.
23. Garber,
B.B. 1995. Retraction Method for Implantation of Penile Prosthesis. British
Journal of Urology 76: 411.
24. Garber,
B.B. 1996. Inflatable Penile Prosthesis:
Results of 150 Cases. British Journal of Urology 78:
933-935.
25. Garber,
B.B. 1996. Intracorporal Lengths of Organically Impotent Men. International Journal of Impotence Research. 8:
259-260.
26. Garber,
B.B. 1996. Guide to Outpatient Penile Prosthesis Implant Surgery: A Review of Evolving Trends. American
Medical Systems publication #23600018.
27. Garber,
B.B. 1997. Outpatient Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Insertion. Urology
49: 600-603.
publications:
Original
Papers, continued:
28. Garber,
B.B., and Marcus, S.M. 1998. Does surgical approach affect the incidence
of inflatable penile prosthesis infection? Urology
52: 291-293.
29. Garber,
B.B., and Marcus, S.M. 1999. Does surgical approach affect the incidence
of inflatable penile prosthesis infection?
Journal of Urology 161:
1727.
abstracts:
1. Garber, B.B., C.E. Benson, and J.S. Gots. Mutations Allowing Utilization of 2,
6-Diaminopurine and Adenine Arabinoside in Salmonella typhimurium. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Society for Microbiology, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 5, 1876.
2. Garber,
B.B., B.U. Jochimsen, and J.S.
Gots. The Effect of Glutamine and
Related Compounds on the Regulation of GMP Reductase in Salmonella
typhimurium. Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, Florida, May 4,
1980.
3. Garber,
B.B. Mentor GFS Penile Prosthesis –
Initial Experience. Presented at the
Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting of the American Urological Association, Munich,
Germany, September 20, 1989.
4. Wessels,
H., Garber, B.B., and J. Turner:
Urologic Problems in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Infection. Presented at the
Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting of the American Urological Association, Bermuda,
October 14, 1991.
teaching videos:
1. Mentor Alpha I Inflatable Penile Implant: Infrapubic Technique. Mentor Urology, 1998.
professional memberships and societies:
American Urological
Association
Mid-Atlantic Section, American Urological
Association
The Society of University Urologists
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Philadelphia Chapter, American College of Surgeons
International Society for Impotence Research
Society for the Study of Impotence
American Association of Clinical Urologists
Urological Association of Pennsylvania
Impotence Institute of America
Impotence Foundation
subspecialty interest:
1987 – Founder and Medical Director, The
Philadelphia Impotence Foundation. This
organization has periodic meetings at Graduate Hospital, providing free
information to impotent men and their partners about the causes and treatments
of male erectile dysfunction.
lectures and presentations:
Impotence
Foundation Lecture Series:
1. December, 1987, “Impotence – An Overview”
2. January, 1988:
“Non-Surgical Treatment of Impotence”
3. February, 1988:
“Impotence – Diagnostic Evaluation”
4.
March,
1988: “Diabetes and Impotence”
5.
April,
1988: “Penile Implants”
6.
May,
1988: “Diagnosis and Treatment of
Impotence”
7.
July,
1988: “Psychological and Emotional
Aspects of Impotence”
8.
August,
1988: “Penile Prostheses – The
Patient’s Viewpoint”
9.
September,
1988: “New Treatments for Male
Impotence”
10. October, 1988: “Impotence – The Psychiatrist’s Perspective”
11. November, 1988: “Impotence Caused by Medication”
12. December, 1988: “Impotence and Vascular Disease”
13. January, 1988: “Diabetes and Impotence – Part II”
14. February, 1989: “Impotence and the Prostate Gland”
15. March, 1989: “Psychogenic Impotence”
16. April, 1989: Impotence and the Cancer Patient”
17. May, 1989: “Emotional Causes of Impotence”
18. June, 1989: “Penile Injection Therapy”
19. September, 1989: “Impotence:
An Overview”
20. October, 1989: “Penile Implants - An Update”
21. November, 1989: “Impotence – Non-Surgical Treatment”
22. January, 1990: “Vacuum Tumescence Devices”
23. February, 1990: “Sex Therapy”
24. March, 1990: “Penile Vascular Surgery”
lectures and presentations:
Impotence
Foundation Lecture Series, continued:
25. April, 1990: “Impotence – An Overview”
26. June, 1990: “Penile Implants – Patient and Partner
Satisfaction”
27. September, 1990: “Impotence – Questions & Answers”
28. January, 1991: “The Psychologist’s Role in Patients with
Organic Impotence”
29. April, 1991: “Male Sexual Dysfunction – Questions and
Answers”
30. June, 1991: “Impotence and the Prostate Gland”
31. September, 1991: “Impotence after Cancer Surgery”
32. January, 1992: “Impotence – An Overview”
33. June, 1992: “Impotence and Incontinence After Prostate
Surgery”
34. September, 1992: “Penile Implants – What to Do if You Are
Dissatisfied”
35. November, 1992: “Non-Surgical Therapy for Impotence”
36. March, 1993: “Impotence – Physical or Psychological?”
37. June, 1993: “Impotence - Physiology of Erection”
38. September, 1993: Impotence:
The Role of Nitric Acid”
39. November, 1993: “impotence:
Causes and Treatments”
40. January, 1994: “Success of Penile Prosthesis Implantation”
41. February, 1994: “Impotence:
New Developments”
42. May, 1994: “Topical Therapy for Impotence”
43. September, 1994: “Non-Surgical Impotence Treatment”
44. November, 1994: “Impotence:
Questions and Answers”
45. January, 1995: “Impotence:
An Overview”
46. February, 1995: “Penile Implants”
47. April, 1995: “Impotence in Diabetics”
48. May, 1995: “Impotence:
do oral medications work?”
49. June, 1995: “Impotence:
Questions and Answers”
50. July, 1995: “Impotence:
Causes and Treatment”
51. September, 1995: “Caverject”
52. November, 1995: “Impotence”
lectures and presentations:
Impotence
Foundation Lecture Series, Continued:
53: February, 1996: “Impotence:
non-surgical therapy”
54. April, 1996: “The New Impotence Pill”
55. June, 1996: “Impotence:
An Overview”
56. August, 1996: Impotence:
an internist’s perspective”
57. September, 1996: “Impotence:
new treatment options”
58. April, 1997: The advantages of penile implants”
59. June, 1998: “New developments in the treatment of
impotence”
lectures and presentations:
Miscellaneous
Lectures:
1.
The
Philadelphia Urological Society Local Talent Night: “Mentor GFS Penile Prosthesis,” February, 1988
2.
The
Graduate hospital Department of Surgery Grand Rounds: “Renal Tumors,” March, 1988
3.
University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Surgery core curriculum
lecturer: “The Adrenal Gland – Surgical
Considerations” (lecture given monthly to medical students at the Graduate
Hospital)
4.
Jefferson
Park Hospital Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: “Urinary Incontinence,” July, 1988
5.
Philadelphia
Ostomy Association Lecture: “Impotence
and the Ostomate,” September, 1988
6.
The
Graduate Hospital Department of Medicine Lecture: “Benign and Malignant Renal Tumors,” November, 1988.
7.
St.
Joseph’s Hospital Department of Medicine Grand rounds: “Impotence—An Overview,” January, 1989
8.
The
Graduate Hospital Department of Medicine Lecture: “Erectile Impotence,” March, 1989
9.
The
Graduate Hospital Department of Medicine Lecture: “Urologic Stone Disease,” April, 1989
10. Medical Symposium, Univrsidad Nacional Pedro
Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: “Impotence: Advances in
Diagnosis and Treatment,” December 1, 1989
11. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Division
of Urology Grand rounds:
“Impotence—Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment,” March 2, 1990
lectures and presentations:
Miscellaneous
Lectures, continued:
12. The Graduate Hospital
Department of Medicine Lecture: “BPH,
Prostatitis, and Prostate
Cancer,” October 1990
13. Rancocas Hospital
Department of Medicine Lecture:
“Impotence in the Diabetic Patient,”
November 10, 1990
14. Delaware Valley Chapter,
American Urological Association Allied guest lecture: “Male
Erectile Dysfunction,” March 25, 1991
15. The Graduate Hospital
Department of Medicine Lecture:
“Impotence—Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Impotence.”
16. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Renal Masses,” January
28, 1991
17. Temple University
Department of Urology Grand Rounds:
“Non-Transitional Cell Bladder
Malignancies,” April 6, 1992
18. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Urethral Catheters,”
July 13, 1992
19. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Erectile Impotence,” August 4, 1992
20. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Renal Tumors,”
September 1, 1992
21. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Prostate Cancer, October 6, 1992
22. The Graduate Hospital
Urology rounds: “BPH and Prostatitis,”
November 3, 1992
23. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Bladder Cancer—Transitional and Non- Transitional Cell Tumors,” December 1, 1992
24. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Urologic Emergencies,”
January 5, 1993
25. Franklin Square Hospital
Medical Rounds: “Urinary Tract
Infections,” March 2, 1992
26. The Graduate Hospital
Medical Grand Rounds: “Prostate
Cancer,” March 10, 1993
27. Veterans Administration
Medical Center, Perry Point, Maryland, Medical Grand Rounds: “Urinary
Tract Infections—A Urologic Perspective,” April 14, 1993
28. Fraternal Order of
Police, Philadelphia, PA: “Prostate
Cancer,” Mary 13, 1993
29. Cooper Hospital/Center
City Medical Rounds: “Urologic Catheters,” August 3, 1993
30. The Graduate Hospital
Medical Resident Rounds: “Digital
Rectal Exam: BPH versus Prostate Cancer,” October 29, 1993
31. The Graduate Hospital
Public Health Lecture: “Male Urologic
Problems,” March 14, 1995
32. American Academy of Male
Sexual Health: “Surgical Treatment of
Erectile Dysfunction,” San
Diego, California, February 23, 1997.
33. The Graduate Hospital Medical Resident Rounds: “Impotence-Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment,” March 17, 1998
lectures and presentations:
Miscellaneous
Lectures, continued:
34. National Men’s Health
& Fitness Conference: “Erectile
Dysfunction,” Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA,
June 4, 1999
UNIVERITY AND TEACHING AFFILIATIONS
1987-88 Clinical
Associate, Division of Urology,
University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
1988-99 Clinical
Assistant Professor of Urology in Surgery in the Associated Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine.
1988-96 Active
part-time staff Urologist, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center.
1987- Full-time
Staff Urologist, The Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
GRADUATE HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:
1988- Cancer
Review Committee/Tumor Board
1989 Department
of Gynecology Review Committee
1989 Tissue
and Transfusion Committee
1989 Biliary
and Renal Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Committee
1991 Short
Procedure Unit Steering Committee
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
1.
Research
protocol, “Intracavernous Injection of Prostaglandin E-1 for the Treatment of
Erectile Impotence.”
2.
Co-principal
investigator: Extracorporeal Shock Wave
Lithotripsy with Northgate SD-3 Lithotriptor.
This research project entailed the
investigational use of a new dual-purpose (renal and biliary),
ultrasound-guided, spark-gap lithotriptor.
3.
Co-principal
investigator: Micturin (Terodiline) for
the treatment of detrusor instability.
This research project entailed the investigational use of terodiline for
the treatment of uninhibited bladder activity.
4.
Developed
Mentor Alpha-One Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Database. This database is an ongoing study evaluating
prosthesis reliability and patient satisfaction. Initial
results (Urology 43:214-217, 1994), and
follow-up results (British Journal of Urology 78:933-935, 1996) have
been published.
RESEARCH INTERESTS, continued:
5.
Clinical
Investigator, “Prospective Study of Mentor’s Alpha I Inflatable Penile
Prosthesis,”
1997-present. This is an ongoing study
of the safety and reliability of
Mentor’s
multiple component inflatable penile implant.
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS:
1.
Developed
intraluminal prostatic urethral stent for the treatment of bladder outlet
obstruction due to benign or malignant prostatic enlargement. United States
Patent Number 5,269,802, granted 12/14/93.