Dr. Alan B Retik MD
Urologist
300 Longwood Ave Boston MA, 02115Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Alan Retik is a urologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Retik specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 1957
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Renal findings on radiological followup of patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann
- Current trends in hypospadias repair.
- Normal urodynamics in patients with bladder exstrophy: are they achievable?
- The incidence of intersexuality in children with cryptorchidism and hypospadias: stratification based on gonadal palpability and meatal position.
- Experimental fetal vesicoureteral reflux induces renal tubular and glomerular damage, and is associated with persistent bladder instability.
- A novel inert collagen matrix for hypospadias repair.
- Urodynamic findings in children with isolated epispadias.
- Pediatric retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy using 2 mm. instrumentation.
- The effects of sustained hydrostatic pressure on select bladder smooth muscle cell functions.
- Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor expression increases selectively in bladder smooth muscle in response to lower urinary tract obstruction.
- Ketorolac suppresses postoperative bladder spasms after pediatric ureteral reimplantation.
- Reversible hydronephrosis in the neonate with urinary sepsis.
- Initial experience with the transurethral self-detachable balloon system for urinary incontinence in pediatric patients.
- Comparative assessment of pediatric testicular volume: orchidometer versus ultrasound.
- 99m Technetium dimercapto-succinic acid renal scintigraphy abnormalities in infants with sterile high grade vesicoureteral reflux.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- The New York Academy of Medicine Ferdinand C. Valentine Award
- American Urological Association Distinguished Contribution Award
Treatments
- Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive Procedures, Robotic Surgery And More
- Birth Defects
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
Fellowships
- Pediatric Urology - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children - London, England
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Fellow:Transplant 1965
- Hosp For Sick Children, london, Fellow:Pediatric Urology 1966
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