Jonathan Silberstein

jsilbers@Tulane.edu


Director of Urologic Oncology

Department of Urology

Tulane University

School of Medicine

Department of Urology

1430 Tulane Ave., Rm 3518

New Orleans, LA 70112



  1. Silberstein JL, Maddox MM, Feibus A, Dorsey P, Thomas R, Lee BR. Physical models of renal malignancies using standard cross-sectional imaging and three-dimensional printers: A pilot study. Urology (accepted for publication)     
  2.  Silberstein JL, Sartor O. Long term survival of participants of the prostate cancer prevention trial. Asian J Androl. 2014. PMID 24625877.
  3. Sartor O, Silberstein JL. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer. NEJM 2014; 370(7): 679. PMID:24521126
  4. Silberstein JL, Poon SA, Sjoberg D, Maschino A, Vickers AJ, Bernie A, Konety BR, Kelly WK, Eastham JA. Long term oncologic outcomes of a Phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy followed by radical prostatectomy for patients with clinically localized, high-risk prostate cancer. BJUI 2013 PMID: 24552276
  5. Silberstein JL, Bazzi WM, Vertosick E, Carver BS, Bosl GJ, Feldman DR, Bajorin DF, Motzer RJ, Al-Ahmadie H, Reuter VE, Shienfeld J. Clinical Outcomes for Local and Metastatic Testicular Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors. J Urology PMID: 2451126
  6. Silberstein JL, Eastham JA. Significance and management of positive margins at the time of prostatectomy. J Indian Urology. 2013 Accepted for publication/in press.
  7. Silberstein JL, Pal SP, Lewis B, Sartor O. Current Clinical Challenges in Prostate Cancer. Translational Andrology and Urology. 2013; Sept 2(3).
  8. Garg T, Bazzi WM, Silberstein JL, Abu-Rustum N, Leitao MM Jr, Laudone VP. Improving safety in robotic surgery: Intraoperative crisis checklist. J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jun 18. PMID 23775871
  9. Power NE, Silberstein JL, Tarin T, Au J, Thorner D, Ezell P, Monettte S, Fong Y, Rusch V, Finley D, Coleman JA. Endoscopic Spray cryotherapy for genitourinary malignancies: safety and efficacy in a porcine model. Ther Adv Urol. 2013 Jun;5(3): 135-41. PMID 23730328.
  10. Power NE, Silberstein JL, Touijer K. Is Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Already the Gold Standard for Small Renal Masses? Arch. Esp. Urol. 2013; 66 (1): 90-98.  PMID 23406804
  11. Silberstein JL, Eastham JA. LUTS, BPH and Prostate Cancer: Seek and Ye Shall Find. EUrol. 2013 Jun;63(6):1028-9. PMID: 23375431.
  12. Poon SA, Silberstein JL, Chen LY, Ehdaie B, Russo P. Trends in Renal Surgery: An Analysis of Case Logs from Certifying Urologists. J Urol. 2013 Aug;190(2):464-9. PMID: 23454156.
  13. Silberstein JL, Poon SA, Maschino AS, Lowrance WT, Garg T, Herr H, Donat SM, Dalbagni G, Bochner B, Sandhu S. Urinary diversion practice patterns among certifying American urologists. J Urol 2013 Mar:189(3):1042-7. PMID 23009870.
  14. Silberstein JL, Su D, Glickman L, Kent M, Keren-Paz G, Vickers AJ, Coleman JA, Eastham JA, Scardino PT, Laudone VP. Case mix adjusted comparison of biochemical recurrence rates of open and robotic prostatectomy performed by experienced, high volume surgeons. BJUI 2013 Feb;111(2):206-12. PMID: 23356747.
  15. Silberstein JL, Sprenkle PC, Su D, Power NE, Tarin TV, Ezell P, Sjoberg DD, Feifer A, Fleisher M, Russo P, Touijer KA. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels in response to unilateral renal ischemia in a novel pilot two-kidney porcine model. BJUI 2013 Aug;112(4):517-25. PMID: 23510358.
  16. Kopp RP, Dicks BM, Goldstein I, Mehrazin R, Silberstein JL, Colangelo CJ, Bagrodia A, Bazzi WM, Wake RW, Patterson, Kane CJ, Wan JY, Derweesh IH. Does Radical Nephrectomy Increase the Risk of Erectile Dysfunction Compared to Partial Nephrectomy? A Cohort Analysis. BJU Int 2013 Mar;111 (3Pt B). PMID: 22757628.
  17. Poon SA, Silberstein JL, Savage C, Maschino AC, Lowrance WT, Sandhu JS. Surgical practice patterns for male urinary incontinence among certifying American urologists. J Urol 188(1): 205-210, 2012. PMID:22591970.
  18. Power NE, Silberstein JL, Ghoneim TP, Guillonneau B, Touijer KA. Environmental impact of minimally invasive surgery in the United States; an estimate of CO2 footprint. J Endourol 2012 Dec;26(12):1639-44. PMID:22845049.
  19. Bazzi WM, Stroup SP, Kopp RP, Silberstein JL, Sakamoto K, Derweesh IH. Prospective Comparison of Multiport Laparoscopy and Laparoendoscopic Single-site Surgery for Radical and Partial Nephrectomy: Initial Outcomes. J Endourol (In Press)
  20. Silberstein JL, Adamy A, Maschino AC, Ehdaie B, Garg T, Favaretto RL, Ghoneim TP, Motzer RJ and Russo P. Systematic classification and prediction of postoperative complications following nephrectomy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. BJU Int 2012 Nov;110(9):1276-82. PMID: 22554107.
  21. Woldrich JM, Silberstein JL, Saltzstein SL, Derweesh IH, Downs TM. Penile Kaposis sarcoma in the state of California. Can J Urol. 2012 Apr; 19(2): 6178-82.
  22. Power NE, Maschino, AC, Savage C, Silberstein J, Mazzola C, Touijer K, Russo P, Coleman J. Intraoperative mannitol use does not improve long-term renal function outcomes after minimally invasive partial nephrectomy. Urology, 79 (4): 821-6, 2012
  23. Tarin TV, Power NE, Ehdaie B, Sfakianos J, Silberstein JL, Sjoberg DD, Dalbagni G, Bochner BH. Prospective evaluation of outcome of lymph node positive bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy and lymphadencetomy: effect of the level of node positivity. E Urol, 61(5): 1025-30, 2012
  24. Matasar MJ, Shi W, Silberstein J, Busam KJ, Teruya-Feldstein J, Filippa DA, Zelenetz AS, Noy A. Expert second-opinion pathology review of lymphoma in the era of the World health Organization classification. Ann Oncol, 23: 159, 2012
  25. Silberstein JL, Power NE, Vickers AJ, Savage C, Tarin TV, Favaretto RL, Su D, Kaag MG, Herr H, Dalbagni G. Renal Function and Oncologic Outcomes of Parenchymal Sparing Ureteral Resection versus Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. J Urol, 187(2): 1025-30, 2012
  26. Silberstein JL, Vickers AJ, Power NE, Parra RO, Coleman JC, Pinochet R, Touijer KA, Scardino PT, Eastham JA, Laudone VP. Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Patients with Elevated Risk of Lymph Node Invasion during Radical Prostatectomy: Comparison of Open, Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Procedures. J Endourol, 2011 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  27. Power NE, Silberstein JL, Kulkarni GS, Laudone VP. The dorsal venous complex (DVC): dorsal venous or dorsal vasculature complex? Santorini's plexus revisited. BJU Int, 108: 930, 2011
  28. Tomlins SA, Aubin SM, Siddiqui J, Lonigro RJ, Sefton-Miller L, Miick S, Williamsen S, Hodge P, Meinke J, Blase A, Penabella Y, Day JR, Varambally R, Han B, Wood D, Wang L, Sanda MG, Rubin MA, Rhodes DR, Hollenbeck B, Sakamoto K, Silberstein JL, Fradet Y, Amberson JB, Meyers S, Palanisamy N, Rittenhouse H, Wei JT, Groskopf J, Chinnaiyan AM. Urine TMPRSS2:ERG Fusion Transcript Stratifies Prostate Cancer Risk in Men with Elevated Serum PSA. Sci Transl Med, 3: 94ra72, 2011
  29. Bagrodia A, Mehrazin R, Bazzi WM, Silberstein J, Malcolm JB, Stroup SP, Raheem O, Wake RW, Kane CJ, Patterson AL, Wan JY, Derweesh IH. Comparison of rates and risk factors for development of osteoporosis and fractures after radical or partial nephrectomy. Urology, 78: 614, 2011
  30. Silberstein JL, Power NE, Touijer KA. Laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) radical prostatectomy: a review of the initial experience. Minerva Urol Nefrol, 63: 123, 2011
  31. Silberstein JL, Vickers AJ, Power NE, Fine SW, Scardino PT, Eastham JA, Laudone VP. Reverse stage shift at a tertiary care center: escalating risk in men undergoing radical prostatectomy. Cancer, 117: 4855, 2011
  32. Bazzi WM, Wagner O, Stroup SP, Silberstein JL, Belkind N, Katagiri T, Paleari J, Duro A, Ramamoorthy S, Talamini MA, Horgan S, Derweesh IH. Transrectal hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) nephrectomy in a porcine model. Urology, 77: 518, 2011
  33. Kopp RP, Parsons JK, Shiau J, Wang-Rodriguez J, Palazzi-Churas K, Silberstein JL, Derweesh IH, Sakamoto K. Prostate atypia: clinical and pathological variables associated with cancer diagnosis on repeat biopsy. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 14: 149, 2011
  34. Silberstein JL, Parsons JK, Palazzi-Churas K, Downs TM, Sakamoto K, Derweesh IH, Woldrich J, Kane CJ. Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in men with immunodeficiency virus. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis,13: 328, 2010
  35. Silberstein JL, Parsons JK. Prostate cancer prevention: concepts and clinical recommendations. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 13: 300, 2010
  36. Derweesh IH, Silberstein JL, Bazzi W, Kopp RP, Downs TM, Kane CJ. Laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery for radical and cytoreductive nephrectomy, renal vein thrombectomy, and partial nephrectomy: a prospective pilot evaluation. Diag Ther Endosc, 2010
  37. Kopp RP, Silberstein JL, Derweesh IH. Laparo-endoscopic Single-site Surgery (LESS) Nephrectomy with renal vein thrombectomy: initial report. BMC Urol, 10: 8, 2010
  38. Silberstein JL, Millard F, Mehrazin R, Yunis F, Bazzi W, Kopp R, Patterson AL, Kane CJ, Diblasio CJ, Downs TM, and Derweesh IH. Feasibility and efficacy of neoadjuvant sunitinib before nephron-sparing surgery. BJU Int, 106: 1270, 2010
  39. Silberstein JL, Parsons JK. Evidence-based principles of bladder cancer and diet. Urology, 75: 340, 2010
  40. Silberstein JL, Derweesh IH, Kane CJ. Lymph node dissection during robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: where do we stand? Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 12: 227, 2009
  41. Grabowski J, Silberstein J, Saltzstein SL, Saenz N. Renal tumors in the second decade of life: results from the California Cancer Registry. J Pediatr Surg, 44:1148, 2009
  42. Silberstein J, Parsons JK. Hand assisted and total laparoscopic nephrectomy: a comparison. Journal of the Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons, 13: 36, 2009
  43. Silberstein J, Parsons JK. Current concepts in diet and prostate cancer. Aging Health, 4: 495, 2008
  44. Silberstein J, Grabowski J, Saltzstein SL, Kane CJ. Renal cell carcinoma in the pediatric population: results from the California Cancer Registry. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 52: 237, 2009
  45. Silberstein J, Downs T, Lakin C, Kane CJ. HIV and prostate cancer: a systematic review of the literature. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 12: 6, 2009
  46. Silberstein J, Lakin C, Parsons JK. Shock wave lithotripsy and renal hemorrhage. Rev Urol, 10: 236, 2008
  47. Silberstein J, Downs T, Goldstein I. Penile injection with silicone: case report and review of the literature. J Sex Med, 5: 2231, 2008
  48. Parsons JK, Bergstrom J, Silberstein J, Barrett-Connor E. Prevalence and characteristics of lower urinary tract symptoms in men aged > or = 80 years. Urology, 72: 318, 2008
  49. Silberstein J, Grabowski J, Lakin C, Goldstein I. Penile constriction devices: case report and review of the literature, and recommendations for extrication. J Sex Med, 5: 1747, 2008
  50. Silberstein J, Grabowski J, Parsons JK. Use of Vacuum-assisted Device for Fournier’s Gangrene: A New Paradigm. Rev Urol, 10: 76, 2008
  51. Singh A, Kinoshita Y, Rovito PM Jr, Landas S, Silberstein J, Nsouli I, Wang CY, Haas GP. Higher than expected association of clinical prostate and bladder cancers. J Urol, 173:1526, 2005
  52. Blaschke UK, Silberstein J, Muir TW. Protein engineering by expressed protein ligation. Methods Enzymol, 328: 478, 2000