Irwin Goldstein, Dr. (he/him/his)

Director of Sexual Medicine
University of California San Diego

Irwin Goldstein, MD is Director of Sexual Medicine at University of California San Diego Health East Campus, Clinical Professor of Surgery and Voluntary Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at University of California San Diego, Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine, Editor-in-Chief of Sexual Medicine Reviews and Editor Emeritus of The Journal of Sexual Medicine. He has been involved with sexual dysfunction research since the late 1970's, and has authored more then 350 publications in the field. His interests include surgery for dyspareunia, sexual health management post cancer treatment, management of persistent genital arousal disorder/genito-pelvic dysesthesia, physiologic investigation of sexual function and diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction in all genders. He continues to develop new diagnostic strategies to determine etiologies of sexual health problems. His clinical research includes first-in-man trials, pharmacologic and device treatments and regenerative therapies for individuals with various sexual dysfunctions. Dr. Goldstein is a Past President of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and a Past President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America. He holds a degree in engineering from Brown University and received his medical degree from McGill University. The World Association for Sexual Health awarded the Gold Medal to Dr. Goldstein in 2009 in recognition of his lifelong contributions to the field, in 2012 he received the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health Award for Distinguished Service in Women’s Sexual Health, in 2013 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and in 2014 he received the ISSM Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Sexual Medicine.

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Presentation(s):

• History of Urology Forum

  Friday, May 13, 2022
  1:00 PM – 5:06 PM

• MP21-10: When Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia Does Not Originate in the Genito-Pelvic Region: Management of Patients with Sacral Radiculopathy

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

• 026IC - Current Urologic Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction

  Saturday, May 14, 2022
  7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

• Panel Discussion: The Impact of the Internet on Sexual Medicine

  Sunday, May 15, 2022
  10:00 AM – 10:25 AM