Professor, Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
Urology
Dr. Alan J. Wein, MD
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Doctor Alan J. Wein, MD works in the field of Urology. He studied medicine at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He over the years received 7 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Philadelphia Magazine", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Alan J. Wein is a published doctor. He has 92 publications published. The most current publication "Percutaneous Renal Cryoablation: Short-Axis Ice-Ball Margin as a Predictor of Outcome." He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Percutaneous Renal Cryoablation: Short-Axis Ice-Ball Margin as a Predictor of Outcome.
- Complication and Readmission Rates following Same-Day Discharge after Percutaneous Renal Tumor Ablation.
- Program directors' criteria for selection into urology residency.
- Impact of race on selecting appropriate patients for active surveillance with seemingly low-risk prostate Cancer.
- The Presence of High-grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia or Atypia on Prostate Biopsy Does Not Adversely Affect Prostatectomy Outcomes for Patients Otherwise Eli...
- Mechanical stretch up-regulates proteins involved in Ca2+-sensitization in urinary Bladder smooth muscle hypertrophy.
- Multiple Repeat Prostate Biopsies and the Detection of Clinically Insignificant Cancer in Men With Large Prostates.
- Introduction and meeting recap.
- Future research guidance for Nocturia.
- Detrusor underactivity and the underactive Bladder: a new clinical entity? A review of current terminology, definitions, epidemiology, aetiology, and diagnosis.
- The Kallikrein Panel for prostate Cancer screening: its economic impact.
- Office-based behavioral therapy for management of incontinence and other pelvic disorders.
- Effects of Rho-kinase inhibition on myosin light chain phosphorylation and obstruction-induced detrusor overactivity.
- Functional urology in the BJUI.
- Amino acid mutations in the caldesmon C-terminal functional domain increases force generation in Bladder smooth muscle.
- Current pharmacotherapy of Nocturia.
- GATA-6 and NF-?B Activate CPI-17 Gene Transcription and Regulate Ca2+ Sensitization of Smooth Muscle Contraction.
- Percutaneous Computed Tomography-guided Renal Mass Radiofrequency Ablation versus Cryoablation: Doses of Sedation Medication Used.
- Defining and managing overactive Bladder: disagreement among the experts.
- Effect of Estrogen on Molecular and Functional Characteristics of the Rodent Vaginal Muscularis.
- The New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI) Nocturia Advisory Conference 2012: focus on outcomes of therapy.
- Out-of-pocket expenses and treatment choice for men with prostate Cancer.
- Urodynamic studies in adults: AUA/SUFU guideline.
- SPONTANEOUS AND EVOKED CONTRACTIONS ARE REGULATED BY PKC MEDIATED SIGNALING IN DETRUSOR SMOOTH MUSCLE: INVOLVEMENT OF BK CHANNELS.
- Upfront Androgen Deprivation Therapy With Salvage Radiation May Improve Biochemical Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Patients With Post-Prostatectomy Rising PSA.
- Comparison of Prostate volume measured by transrectal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging: Is transrectal ultrasound suitable to determine which patients should ...
- An Appraisal of the Food and Drug Administration Warning on Urogynecologic Surgical Mesh.
- Comparison of Distribution- and Anchor-Based Approaches to Infer Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer Survivors.
- Re: patient satisfaction with the benefits of overactive Bladder treatment: exploration of influencing factors and development of a satisfaction assessment instrument.
- Re: national community prevalence of overactive Bladder in the United States stratified by sex and age.
- Re: mixed incontinence: comparing definitions in non-surgical patients.
- Re: are multichannel urodynamics required prior to surgery in a woman with stress urinary incontinence?
- Re: Should an Anti-Incontinence Procedure be Routinely Performed at the Time of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair? An Evidence-Based Review.
- Re: retropubic versus transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence.
- Re: urodynamics, the supine empty Bladder stress test, and incontinence severity.
- Re: FDA safety communication: update on serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse.
- Re: effects of phenazopyridine on rat Bladder primary afferent activity, and comparison with lidocaine and acetaminophen.
- Re: urothelial signaling.
- Re: The Role of the Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Superfamily of Cation-Selective Channels in the Management of the Overactive Bladder.
- Impact on Renal Function of Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Renal Masses in Patients with Preexisting Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Detrusor overactivity leak point pressure in women with urgency incontinence.
- Voiding function and dysfunction, Bladder physiology and pharmacology, and female urology.
- Endorectal T2-weighted MRI does not differentiate between favorable and adverse pathologic features in men with prostate Cancer who would qualify for active surveillance.
- Voiding function, Bladder physiology and pharmacology, and female urology.
- The evaluation and treatment of Nocturia: a consensus statement.
- Urinary incontinence-pharmacotherapy options.
- Nocturia: new directions.
- Re: Parity is Not Associated With Urgency With or Without Urinary Incontinence.
- Transcriptional repression of Caveolin-1 (CAV1) gene expression by GATA-6 in Bladder smooth muscle hypertrophy in mice and human beings.
- Re: the use of mesh in vaginal prolapse repair: do the benefits justify the risks?
- Re: An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) Joint Report on the Terminology for Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
- Re: transabdominal ultrasonography of detrusor wall thickness in women with overactive Bladder.
- Effect of A 7-F Transurethral Catheter on Abdominal Leak Point Pressure Measurement in Men With Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence.
- Acute colonic inflammation triggers detrusor instability via activation of TRPV1 receptors in a rat model of pelvic organ cross-sensitization.
- Re: urethral versus suprapubic catheter: choosing the best Bladder management for male spinal cord injury patients with indwelling catheters.
- Re: antimuscarinics and Bladder outlet obstruction: from a contraindication to an indication?
- Re: stem cell therapy for stress urinary incontinence.
- Anthropometric differences in obese men with biochemical failure after radical retropubic Prostatectomy.
- Repeat prostate biopsy and the incremental risk of clinically insignificant prostate Cancer.
- Contractile response of human anterior vaginal muscularis in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse.
- Comparison of radiographical imaging modalities for measuring the diameter of Renal masses: is there a sizeable difference?
- Re: the impact of lower urinary tract symptoms and urinary incontinence on female sexual Dysfunction using a validated instrument.
- Racial differences in well-being and Cancer concerns in prostate Cancer patients.
- Estrogen replacement therapy for the treatment of postmenopausal genitourinary tract Dysfunction.
- Experimental colitis triggers the release of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide in the urinary Bladder via TRPV1 signaling pathways.
- The burden of out-of-pocket and indirect costs of prostate Cancer.
- Detrusor overactivity is associated with downregulation of large-conductance calcium- and voltage-activated potassium channel protein.
- Satisfaction with care: a measure of quality of care in prostate Cancer patients.
- Embolization of giant Renal angiomyolipomas: technique and results.
- Neuroendocrine tumor of the Bladder.
- Functional significance of muscarinic receptor expression within the proximal and distal rat vagina.
- Alterations in caveolin expression and ultrastructure after Bladder smooth muscle hypertrophy.
- In memory of Rodney A. Appell (1948-2009).
- Frequently asked questions in the evaluation and management of overactive Bladder.
- Alteration of the PKC-mediated signaling pathway for smooth muscle contraction in obstruction-induced hypertrophy of the urinary Bladder.
- Predictors of patient reported outcomes and cost of care in younger men with newly diagnosed prostate Cancer.
- Pharmacological treatment of overactive Bladder: report from the International Consultation on Incontinence.
- Deletion of SM-B, the high ATPase isoform of myosin, upregulates the PKC-mediated signal transduction pathway in murine urinary Bladder smooth muscle.
- Does race affect postoperative outcomes in patients with low-risk prostate Cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy?
- Joint effects of inflammation and androgen metabolism on prostate Cancer severity.
- Hydronephrosis is an independent predictor of poor clinical outcome in patients treated for muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma with radical cystectomy.
- A case of synchronous bilateral Testicular seminoma.
- Urinary retention and post-void residual Urine in men: separating truth from tradition.
- Re: Guzzo TJ, Vira MA, Neway W, et al: Minimal tumor volume may provide additional prognostic information in good performance patients after radical Prostatectomy. Uro...
- Pilot trial of adjuvant paclitaxel plus estramustine in resected high-risk prostate Cancer.
- Modern management of pheochromocytoma.
- Minimal tumor volume may provide additional prognostic information in good performance patients after radical Prostatectomy.
- Ethnic variation in return to baseline values of patient-reported outcomes in older prostate Cancer patients.
- Antimuscarinic therapy in men with Bladder outlet obstruction.
- Incidence of benign pathologic findings at partial nephrectomy for solitary Renal mass presumed to be Renal cell carcinoma on preoperative imaging.
- Regional differences in myosin heavy chain isoform expression and maximal shortening velocity of the rat vaginal wall smooth muscle.
Schools
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Procedures Preformed
- Cystometry
- Cystourethroscopy and Transurethral Resection of Bladder Neck
- Kidney and Ureter Removal
- Kidney Stone Removal (Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy, PCNL)
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Conditions Treated
- Bedwetting
- Bladder Atony
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Infection
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Doctors Specialties
- Urology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Philadelphia Magazine
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Health System -
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital
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Pennsylvania Hospital -
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1730129727 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | WEIN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ALAN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 191045127 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Urology | |
| Total Claim Count | 463.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1730129727 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | WEIN |
| First Name Of The Provider | ALAN |
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