Ilija Aleksic

Urologist

[Sijo Parekattil, M.D. @drparekattil]

Festschrift
A Celebration of Dr. Barry A. Kogan's 50 Years of Urology: 1976-2026

Some mentors teach you urology. The special ones see something in you before you see it in yourself.

Honored to celebrate my former Urology Chairman (Albany Medical Center), Dr. Barry Kogan, at his Festschrift.

When I applied for residency, I included something unusual in my application — a leadership log. Years later, Dr. Kogan remembered it and told me that I stood out because he had never seen one before.

I certainly wasn’t the best resident at times..but he was always supportive, gentle, and encouraging. He made me feel special and believed there was something in me worth developing.

Years later, as I mentor medical students and young physicians, I realize how powerful that was.

Great mentors don’t just teach us what to do.
They help us believe in who we can become.

Thank you, Dr. Kogan, for believing in that young resident with the leadership log. I hope I’ve made you proud.

Your legacy lives on through all of us you trained. We strive to emulate you 👊🏽

As Dr. Kogan always says, “Make a difference”

#Mentorship #Urology #Leadership #MedicalEducation #Gratitude #Legacy #Festschrift #NextGeneration

[𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙲𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚜 @CanesDavid]

Congrats to @LPonsky with the Cutler Center being featured in the @nytimes

Fresh approaches to encouraging men to be more involved in their health.

Always innovating, Lee. Impressive.e

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[Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong @DrPatrick]

Just received this text yesterday from my friend Joe who saw the video on Anktiva

"I'm almost in tears, Justin has been my friend for decades. Thank you so very much"

Anktiva, the Cancer Bioshield. This is why we do what we do.

[Daniel D Eun MD @md_eun]

Fix it. Don’t manage it. My motto for tx of ureteral strictures. Thousands of patients suffering from chronic ureteral strictures with stents and nephrostomy tubes for life. Most cases can be successfully repaired robotically using cutting edge techniques. @templemedschool

[Urology Gold Journal @urogoldjournal]

Shared decision making (SDM) decreases decisional conflict in men with prostate cancer. Can we improve SDM implementation?https://t.co/6pqNx7tqYS

[Journal of Urology @JUrology]

Cadeddu: On-clamp or off-clamp robotic partial nephrectomy – randomized trial confirms no difference in any outcome including GFR!

https://t.co/Td12pSyu6R

[European Urology @EUplatinum]

Recent Global Patterns in #ProstateCancer Incidence and Mortality Rates
https://t.co/GnGT9E99i4

[Urology Times @UrologyTimes]

"The take-home point is that for every 100 mEq of sodium that you go down, calcium should go down by 50 mg" says @DrIgorSorokin in this month's #StoneSmart installment, focusing on hypercalciuria https://t.co/APpws9NwZR #sponsored

[Urology Times @UrologyTimes]

From @BadarMian1: Many low-risk #prostatecancer patients on AS may be lost to follow-up https://t.co/fPDKoMv7PW #urology

[Ilija Aleksic @AleksicMD]

Late breaking - @ElanSalzhauer joins twitter with the help of @csl_14

[Journal of Urology @JUrology]

Time to change our practice to no #opioids for #vasectomy: opioid script after vasectomy resulted in persistent opioid use in 8% at 3-6 months – but no difference in healthcare utilization @dbarhammd
https://t.co/7TgO4wewPB

[Stacy Loeb, MD @LoebStacy]

BRCA2, ATM and MSH2 mutations associated with high grade #prostatecancer at radical prostatectomy -Helfand #PhillyPCC19 #brca #genetictesting #pcsm

[BJU International @BJUIjournal]

Targeted deep sequencing of urothelial #BladderCancer and associated urinary DNA: a 23‐gene panel with utility for non‐invasive diagnosis and risk stratification

Free #ArticleOfTheWeek
Article | Editorial | Video

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[Stacy Loeb, MD @LoebStacy]

#Urology is #2 on this list of medical specialities for physician task load

[Stacy Loeb, MD @LoebStacy]

Rapid decline in #opioid prescriptions over the past year nationally. Be particularly cautious with prescriptions for oxycodone -@daviesbj #NSAUA19

[Michelle Semins @MSemins]

Prostate cancer expert ⁦@LoebStacy⁩ talks about reducing over-treatment. Promote active surveillance in low risk patients. #NSAUA19

[Michael Ernst @mernstUro]

@UBUrology @urogoldjournal Thanks! Trying to share a bit of our Buffalo urologic history

[Journal of Urology @JUrology]

Stage IS #testicularcancer
diagnosed by elevated AFP or HCG
most are GOOD RISK by IGCCCG
95 of 110 men cured with chemo
108 of 110 disease-free
1 death due to TC
... more tx needed when NOT embryonal predominant
data from Spanish Germ Cell Group
https://t.co/QSfR71zwZE
#tcsm

[Andres Cervantes @AndresC27622123]

#oncoalert @NEJM A randomized placebo controlled trial in castration-sensitive prostate cancer, in which apalutamide plus androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) resulted in significantly longer OS and radiographic PFS than placebo plus ADT. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1903307

[Stacy Loeb, MD @LoebStacy]

Enzalutamide with Standard First-Line Therapy in Metastatic #ProstateCancer - hot off the press in @NEJM by @Prof_IanD @ChrisSweens1 et al #asco19 #enzamet #pcsm https://t.co/TIFVdLglRH