Department Head
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Joel B. Nelson, MD received a BA in Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh in 1983. He received a medical degree in 1988 and completed his urology residency in 1994, both at Northwestern University Medical School. He completed a fellowship in laboratory research and urologic oncology at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins from 1994 to 1996. He joined the faculty of the Department of Urology at Johns Hopkins in 1996 and was named the Director of Urological Oncology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. In 1999, Dr. Nelson was appointed the first Frederic N. Schwentker Professor and Chairman of the newly formed Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Under his leadership, the Department has grown from five to over 40 full-time faculty members, with a ten-fold increase in clinical volumes and research funding, placing it 7th in NIH funding. Dr. Nelson’s clinical interest is prostate cancer. His research interest focuses on novel treatments for advanced prostate cancer. Dr. Nelson has over 250 publications and chapters and is a member of several editorial boards. He is a member of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons and is a Trustee of the American Board of Urology. In 2014, he was appointed Senior Medical Director of the University of Pittsburgh Physicians and in 2017, Chief Clinical Officer, Health Services Division, UPMC. In 2021, Dr. Nelson was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, International Division, UPMC.
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
11:20 AM – 11:35 AM