Updated June 2008
Chairman, Department of Urology
Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem
Tel: 972-2-6776874
Fax: 972-2-6430929
Personal
Date of Birth: January 7, 1950.
Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel
Marital status: Married, three children.
Education
High school: 1964-1967 – Municipal A high School, Beer Sheba, Israel
August 1967-February 1968: Research assistant in the Department of Biophysics, Weizmann Institute, Israel
1970-1976 - Medical School:The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
M.D. Thesis: Renal salvage of hemoglobin iron in hemoglobinuria.
Instructor: Prof. H. Hershko, Department of Hematology, Hadassah.
Internship: 1976-1977: Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Postgraduate: 1978-1980 Resident in General Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital
1980-1985: Resident in Urology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
May 1985: Training in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, Mainz, Germany
1987-1989: Clinical and research fellowship in Urologic Oncology, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Licenses and Certifications
1978: Israeli Medical license No. 13913
1978: ECFMG, no. 277-218-4
1986: Israeli Board of Urology, No. 08940
Memberships
1978: Israeli Medical Association
1986: Israeli Association of Surgeons
1986: Israeli Urological Association
1990: American Urological Association
1995: European Association of Urology
1995: International society of Urology
Academic Appointments
1982: Instructor in surgery, The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School.
1985: Lecturer in Urology, the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School
1989: Senior Lecturer in Urology, the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School.
2000-2002 Chairman of the Israeli Association of Urology.
2000 – Associate professor, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Clinical Appointments
1978-1985: Resident in the Department of Surgery and the Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.
1985-1989: Active Senior Staff, the Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.
Since May 1990: Chairman, Department of Urology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.
Member of the ethics committee, the Hadassah Medical Center.
Awards
1971: Awards for "the Best Student" of the first year in medical school.
1979: Faculty Prize for the excellent research project.
1985: Rakovtchik Prize (by the University of Tel Aviv) for a paper on: Implantation of human bladder tumor cells on extracellular matrix – an in vitro model for bladder tumor recurrence and its prevention.
PUBLICATIONS
Original Articles (since 1999 only)
76. Pode, D., Shapiro, O., Wald, M., Nativ, O., Laufer, M., Kaver, I. Non-invasive detection of bladder cancer with the BTA-stat test. Urol., 161:443-336, 1999.
77. Selective ablation of immature blood vessels in established human tumors follows vascular endothelial growth factor withdrawal. J. Clin. Invest., 103:159-165, 1999.
78. Hubert, A., Lyass, O., Pode, D., Gabizon, A. Doxil (Caelyx): an exploratory study with pharmacokinetics in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Anti-Cancer Drugs, 11:123-127, 2000
79. Golijanin, D., Shapiro, A., Pode, D. Immunostaining of cytokeratin 20 in cells from voided urine for detection of bladder cancer. J. Urol., 2000, 164(6):1922-5.
80. Ariel, A., Sughayer, Felig, Y., Pizov, G., Ayesh, Pode, D., Abu Libde, B., Levy, C., Birman, T., Tykicinski, M.L., D-Groot, N., Hochberg, A. The imprinted H10 gene is a marker of early recurrence in human bladder cancer. Mol. Pathol., 2000, in press.
81. Nagler, A., Gofrit, O., Ohana, M., Pode, D., Genina, O., Alexiev, R., Pines, M. Effect of halofuginone, an inhibitor of collagen type 1 synthesis on urethral stricture formation: in vivo and in vitro study on the rat model. J. Urol., 2000, 164(5):1776-80.
82. Gofrit, O.N., Shenfeld, O.Z., Katz, R., Shapiro, A., Landau, E.H., Pode, D. Penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction – long term follow-up. Harefuah, 139(5-6):183-6, 2000 (in Hebrew)
83. Landau E.H., Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Meretyk, S., Katz, G., Shenfeld, O.Z., Golijanin, D., Pode. D: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is highly effective for ureteral calculi in children. J. Urol., 165(6 pt 2):2316-9, 2001.
84. Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Kovalski, N., Landau, E.H., Shenfeld, O.Z., Pode, D. Renal cell carcinoma: evaluation of the 1997 TNM system and recommendations for follow-up after surgery. Eur. Urol., 39(6)669-75, 2001.
85. Gofrit, O.N., Pode, D., Meretyk, S., Katz, G., Shapiro, A., Golijanin D., Wiener, D.P., Shenfeld, O.Z., Landau, E.H. Is the pediatric uretero as efficient as the adult uretero in transporting fragments following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for renal calculi larger than 10 mm? J. Urol., 166(5):1862-4, 2001.
86. Nisman, B., Barak, V., Shapiro, A., Golijanin, D., Peretz, T., Pode, D. Evaluation of urine CYFRA 21-1 for the detection of primary and recurrent bladder carcinoma. Cancer, 94(11):2914-22, 2002.
87. Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Donchin, Y., Bloom, A.I., Shenfeld, O.Z., Landau, E.H., Pode, D. Lateral decubitus position for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy in the morbidly obese or kyphotic patient. J. Endoruol., 16(6):383-6, 2002.
88. Katz, R., Golijanin, D., Pode, D., Shapiro, A. Primary and postoperative retroperitoneal fibrosis-experience with 18 cases. Urology, 60(5):780-3, 2002.
89. Shenfeld, O.Z., Kiselgorf, D., Gofrit, O.N., Verstandig, A.G., Landau, E.H., Pode, D., Jordan, G.H., McAninch, J.W. The incidence and causes of erectile dysfunction after pelvic fractures associated with posterior urethral disruption. J. Urol., 169(6):173-6, 2002.
90. Landau, E.H., Gofrit, O.N., Meretyk, S., Katz, G., Golijanin, D., Shenfeld, O.Z., Pode, D. Oitcome analysis of tunica vaginalis flap for the correction of recurrent urethrocutaneous fistula in children. J. Urol., 170(4 pt 2):1596-9, 2003.
91. Katz, R., Pode, D., Gofrit, O.N., Shenfeld, O.Z., Landau E.H., Golijanin, D., Shapiro, A. Transurethral incision of ureterone ocystostomy strictures in kidney transplant recipients. BJU Int., 92(7):769-71, 2003.
92. McLorie, G.A., Pugach, J., Pode, D., Denstedt, J., Bagli, D., Meretyk, S.,D'Ahoney R.J., Merguerian, P., Shapiro, A., Khoury, A.E., Landau, E.H. Safety and efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in infants. Can. J. Urol., 10(6):2051-5, 2003.
93. Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Pode, D., Sidi, A., Native, O., Leib Z., Witjes, J.A., van der Heijden A.G., Naspro, R., Colombo, R. Combined local bladder hyperthermia and Intravesical chemotherapy for the treatment of high grade superficial bladder cancer. Urology, 63(3):466-71, 2004.
94. Shenfeld, O.Z., Gofrit, O.N., Gdor, Y., Landau, I., Katz, R., Pode, D. The role of sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in patients with pelvic fracture urethral disruption. J. Urol., 172(6 pt 1):2350-2, 2004.
95. Katz, R., Pode, D., Golijanin D., Gofrit, O.N., Shenfeld, O.Z., Shapiro, A., Reissman, P. Laparoscopic nephrectomy for infected, obstructed and non functioning kidneys. Surg. Laparosc. Endosc. Percutan. Tech., 14(6):340-3, 2004.
96. Salah, Z., Maoz, M., Cohen, I., Pizov, G., Pode, D., Runge, M.., Bar-Shavit, R. Identification of a novel functional androgen response element within hPar1 promoter: implications to prostate cancer progression. FASEB J., 19(1):62-72, 2005
97. Shenfeld, O.Z., Meir, K.S, Yutkin, V., Gofrit, O.N., Landau E.H., Pode, D. Do atherosclerosis and chronic bladder ischemia really play a role in detrusor dysfunction of old age? Urology, 65(1):181-4, 2005
98. Katz, R., Gofrit, O.N., Golijanin, D., Landau, E.H., Shapiro, A., Pode, D., Meretyk, S. Urothelial cancer of the renal pelvis in percutaneous nephrolithotomy patients. Urol. Int., 75(1):17-20, 2005.
99. Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Rund, D., Versatanding, A.G., Landau, E.H., Katz, R., Shenfeld, O.Z., Gdor, Y., Pode, D. Thrombocytosis accompanying urinary tract infection suggests obstruction or abscess. Am. J. Emerg. Med., 241):118-21, 2006.
100. Gofrit, O.N., Pode, D., Lazar, A., Katz, R., Shapiro, A. Watchful waiting policy in recurrent T1G1 bladder tumors. Eur. Urol., 49(2):303-7, 2006.
101. Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Rund, D., Landau, E.H., Katz, R., Shenfeld, O.Z., Pode. D. Postoperative thrombocytosis as a marker for complications after urologic surgery. Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol., 40(2):161-5, 2006.
102. Gofrit, O.N., Mishani, E., Orevi, M., Klein, M., Freedman, N., Pode, D., Shapiro, A., Katz, R., Libson, E., Chisin, R. Contribution of 11C-choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography to preoperative staging of advanced transitional cell carcinoma. J. Urol., 176(3):940-3, 2006.
103. Gofrit, O.N., Shapiro, A., Pizov, G., Landau, E.H., Katz, R., Zorn, K.C., Pode, D. Does stage T3a renal cell carcinoma embrace a homogeneous group of patients? J. Urol., 177(5):1682-6, 2007.
104. Gofrit, O.N., Pode, D., Shapiro, A., Zorn, K.C., Pizov, G. Significance of inflammatory pseudotumors in patients with a history of bladder cancer. Urology, 69(6):1064-7, 2007.
105. Yutkin, V., Pode, D., Pikarsky, E., Mandelboim, O. The expression level of ligands for natural killer cell receptors predicts response to bacillus Calmetter-Guerin therapy: a pilot study. J. Urol., 178(6):2660-4, 2007.
106. Shafat, I., Pode, D., Peretz, T., Ilan, N., Vlodavsky, I., Nisman, B. Clinical significance of urine heparanase in bladder cancer progression. Neoplasia, 10(2):125-30, 2008
107. Shenfeld, O.Z., Gdor, j., Katz, R., Gofrit, O.N., Pode, D., Landau E.H. Urethroplasty, by perineal approach for bulbar and membranous urethral strictures in children and adolescents. Urology, 71(3):430-3, 2008
108. Gofrit, O.N., Pode, D., Pizov, G., Sorn, K.C., Katz, R., Duvdevani, M., Shapiro, A. The natural history of bladder carcinoma insitu after initial response to bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy. Urol. Oncol., 2008, in press
Case Reports
1. Gofrit, O.N., Pode, D., Landau, E.H. Vesicocolonic fistula four years after augmentation colocystoplasty. Urol., Int., 62:117-118, 1999.
Review articles and Chapters in Books
1. Pode, D., Fair, W.R. The development of bladder cancer. AUA Update Series, 7:314-319, 1988.
2. Pode, D., Fair, W.R. Urachal tumors. AUA Update Series, 10:34-39, 1990.
3. Pode, D., Fair, W.R.The biology of urothelial tumors. In: Scientific Foundation of Urology, 3rd edition. G.D. Chisholm & W.R. Fair eds. Year Book Medical Publishers Chicago, 1990, p. 582-589.
4. Pode, D., Caine, M. Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage. J. Urol., 147:311-317, 1992.
5. Pode, D. Bladder reconstruction by augmentation enterocystoplasty. Harefuah (In Hebrew), 127:461, 1994.
Abstracts
169. Gofrit, O., Pines, M., Nagle, A., Ohana, M., Ganina, A., Pode, D. The effect of Halofuginone, a specific inhibitor of collagen la synthesis on a formation of urethral strictures in an animal model. The annual meeting of the Israeli Urological Association, November 1999.
170. Golijanin, D., Margarian, P., Pode, D., Urim, O., Gross, A., Gofrit, O., Landau, E.H. Malone procedure for antegrade enema, a surgical solution for fecal incontinence in children. The annual meeting of the Israeli Urological Association, November 1999.
171. Katz, R., Golijanin, D., Sholev, H., Raz, A., Pode, D., Cain, M. The effect of potassium channels openers of the contraction and relaxation of cavernosal tissue in diabetic and normal rats. The annual meeting of the Israeli Urological Association, November 1999.
172. Katz, R., Kopel, L., Blashar, A., Golijanin, D., Lebensart, P., Pode, D. Evaluation of the effect of Sildenafil on the cavernosal arteries using duplex ultrasound. The annual meeting of the Israeli Urological Association, November 1999.
173. Golijanin, D., Pizov, G., Shapiro, A., Romanovski, I., Pode, D. Evaluation of molecular changes in high grade, stage T1 urothelial cancer for prediction of invasion and metastasis. The annual meeting of the Israeli Urological Association, November 1999.
174. Pode, D., Barak, V., Golijanin, D., Shapiro, A., Nisman, B. Determination of urinary cytokeratin 19 for non-invasive detection of bladder cancer. Eur. Urol., 37(suppl 2):93, 2000
175. Gofrit, O., Shapiro, A., Kovalski, N., Golijanin, D., Landau, E., Shenfeld, O., Pode, D. Renal cell carcinoma: Recurrence pattern and recommendation for follow-up. J. Urol., 163 (suppl):178 2000.
176. Landau, E.H., Gofrit, O.N., Meretyk, S., Katz, R., Shapiro A., Pode, D. ESWL in very effective for ureteric calculi in children. Brit. J. Urol., 85: (suppl 4):67, 2000.
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