Currículum — Dr. Edward Gheiler, MD, FACS

• Name: Edward L. Gheiler, M.D., F.A.C.S.
• Office Phone: 305-822-7227
• Office Fax: 305-827-6333
• Office Address: 2140 West 68th Street, Suite 200 Hialeah, FL 33016
• e-mail Address: info@happyurology.com
• Specialty: Urology
• Citizenship: United States

Undergraduate:

Yeshiva University

B.A., A.A., (08/1984 - 06/1988)

Cum Laude, Yeshiva University, 1988

Medical:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

M.D., (08/1988 – 06/1992)

Residency:

Wayne State University

Department of General Surgery

(08/1992 – 06/1994)

Wayne State University

Department of Urology

(08/1994 – 06/1998)

Fellowship:

Harper University Hospital (Detroit Medical Center)

Fellow in Urologic Oncology

(06/1998 – 08/1999)

Certification:

Board Certified American Board of Urology

(02/2001 – 02/2032)

Medical Licensure:

Florida 1993 (ME-0074630) Active

Michigan 1993 (4301059768) Inactive

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University Appointments

• Assistant Professor: Wayne State University, Department of Urology, Detroit, Michigan, 07/1998 – 07/1999.
• Assistant Professor: University of Miami, Department of Urology, Miami, Florida, 07/1999 – 10/2001.
• Chief of Urology: Veterans Hospital Administration
  Miami, FL 07/1999 – 10/2001
• Voluntary Assistant Professor: University of Miami, Department of Urology, Miami, Florida, 11/2001 – 12/2004
• Clinical Assistant Professor: Nova Southeastern University, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, September 2016 – October 2020
• Clinical Associate Professor: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Surgery; October 2020 – present
• Fellowship Director, Prosthetic Urology & Sexual Medicine: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2026 – present

Current Practice

Urology Specialist Group, LLC

2140 West 68th Street, Suite 200

Hialeah, FL 33016

01/2017 - current

Prior Practice

• 21st Century Oncology
  12/2015 – 12/2016
• SFM Urology XVIII, LLC
  10/2012 to 12/2015
• Urology Specialists, LLC
  12/2001 to 10/2012

Hospital Affiliations:

• Palmetto General Hospital
• Larkin Palm Springs Campus Hospital
• Jackson Memorial Hospital — North, South, and West Campus

• Boston Scientific AMS 700 Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Center of Excellence — Boston Scientific Corporation, February 2024 (named in the program’s first month)
• Boston Scientific GreenLight Laser Therapy Center of Excellence — Boston Scientific Corporation, December 2020

Funded Research:

National Cancer Institute Grant: Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial. $1,000.00 per patient (total amount IBA). June 2000 Principal Investigator: Edward L. Gheiler, M.D.

Urological Research Network

Position: Officer

1. Coloplast: Principal Investigator. “Titan CL Reservoir for Erectile Dysfunction. Market Acceptance Test (MAT).” March, 2011.
2. Coloplast: Principal Investigator. “Altis Single Incision Sling System for Female Stress Incontinence Study Investigational #: CP006SU.” February, 2011.
3. Pfizer: Principal Investigator. “A 12-week, Phase 4, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, multicenter trial in Overactive Bladder subjects to confirm the efficacy of 8 mg Fesoterodine compared to 4mg Fesoterodine.” June, 2011.
4. Astellas - Vanguard: Sub-Investigator. “ A randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 4, multi-center study to assess efficacy and safety of VESIcare (Solifenacin Succinate) to improve urinary continence of subjects after Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy” February, 2011.
5. ENDO Pharmaceuticals: Sub-Investigator. “A Retrospective Analysis to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability of Intravesical Valrubicin for the Treatment of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Clinical Practice” May, 2011.
6. ENDO Pharmaceuticals: Sub-Investigator. “A Prospective Registry to Assess the Effectiveness, and Local Tolerability of Intravesical Valrubicin in Subjects with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Clinical Practice” March, 2011.
7. ENDO Pharmaceuticals: Sub-Investigator. “A Phase 3-B, Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center Study To Evaluate The Efficacy and Safety of Maintenance Therapy with Valrubicin Versus No Valrubicin Induction for Carcinoma In Situ (CIS) of the Bladder. July, 2011.
8. Astellas – SYNERGY: Principal Investigator. “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo- and Active-Controlled, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Combinations of Solifenacin Succinate and Mirabegron Compared to Solifenacin Succinate and Mirabegron Monotherapy in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder”. February, 2014.
9. Dendreon Corporation N10-1. Sub-Investigator “A Randomized, Phase 2, Open-Label Study Evaluating DN24-02 Adjuvant Therapy in Subjects with High Risk HER2+ Urothelial Carcinoma”. August, 2012
10. Aragon Pharmaceuticals ARN-509-003. Sub-Investigator “A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Study of ARN-509 In Men With Non-Metastatic (MO) Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer”. September, 2014.
11. Clinic Event Committee for Coloplast (Sep-2015). Review and adjudicate adverse events that occur for the post-market clinical study titled Restorelle Transvaginal Mesh versus Native Tissue Repair for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and the post-market clinical study titled Exair Prolapse Repair System versus Native Tissue Repair for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
12. Coloplast: Principal Investigator “Single Incision Sling System vs. Transobturator or Retropubic Mesh Sling in the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence, Altis 522 Study” April, 2015
13. The ProVee Study: Principal Investigator. “A Prospective, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study of the ProVee Urethral Expander System for the treatment of BPH-related urinary obstruction.” December, 2022.
14. Caldera: Principal Investigator. “Desara® One Single Incision Sling vs. Desara® Blue (Transobturator) Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence.” May, 2023.

Book Chapters

1. Tefilli MV, Pontes JE, Gheiler EL: Management of recurrent disease after definitive therapy: Book: Klein: Management of prostate cancer, Humana Press, Inc., 2000: 245-263. doi
2. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Pontes JE: Management of Prostate-Specific Antigen Failure after Definitive therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer. Book: Resnick and Thompson, Advanced Therapy of Prostate Disease, B.C. Decker, 2000.

Juried / Refereed Journal Articles:

1. Balakrishnan C, Gheiler EL: Computed tomography for diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in burn patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 91(6): 1174-5, May 1993. PMID 8479995 doi
2. Gheiler EL, Frontera JR: Immediate primary realignment of prostatomembranous urethral disruptions using endourologic techniques. Urology 49(4): 596-599, April 1997. PMID 9111631 doi
3. Gheiler EL, Barthold JS and Gonzalez R: Benefits of laparoscopy and the Jones technique for the nonpalpable testis. J. Urol. 158(5): 1948-1951, November 1997. PMID 9334646 doi
4. Gheiler EL, Wood DP Jr, Montie JE, Pontes JE: Orthotopic urinary diversion is a viable option in patients undergoing salvage cystoprostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer after definitive radiation therapy. Urology 50(4): 580-584, October 1997. PMID 9338735 doi
5. Suzer O, Ozcan H, Kupeli S, Gheiler EL: Color Doppler imaging in the diagnosis of the acute scrotum. European Urol. 32: 457-461, 1997. PMID 9412806
6. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Yousif R, Tefilli MV, Mills K, Grignon D, Pontes JE: Focal xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting as a renal tumor with vena caval thrombus. J. Urol. 160: 117-118, 1998. PMID 9628618
7. Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Tiguert R, Grignon D, Cher ML, Sakr W, Pontes JE, and Wood DP Jr: Predictors for maximal outcome in patients undergoing salvage surgery for radio-recurrent prostate cancer. Urology 51: 789-795, 1998. PMID 9610593 doi
8. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Banerjee M, Forman J, Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr: Salvage surgery or salvage radiotherapy for locally recurrent prostate cancer. Urology 52: 224-229, 1998. PMID 9697786 doi
9. Dubocq F, Tefilli M. Gheiler EL, Li H, Dhabuwala CB: Long term mechanical reliability of multicomponent inflatable penile prosthesis: Comparison of device survival. Urology 52: 277-281, 1998. PMID 9697794 doi
10. Tefilli M, Gheiler EL, Shekarriz B, Oliveira G, Tiguert R, Grignon D and Pontes JE: Primary adenocarcinoma of the urethra with metastasis to the glans penis: Successful treatment with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Urology 52(3): 517-519, 1998. PMID 9730476 doi
11. Tiguert R, Tefilli M., Gheiler EL, Shekarriz B, Upadhyay J, Dhabuwala CB: Inguinal hernia as a rare cause of penile prosthesis malfunction: A report of two cases. Urol. Int. 60: 262-263, 1998. PMID 9701745 doi
12. Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Tiguert R, Oliveira G, Pontes JE and Wood DP Jr: Management of primary urethral cancer. Urology 52(3): 487-493, 1998. PMID 9730466 doi
13. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Banerjee M, Sakr W, Grignon D, Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr: Prognostic indicators in patients with seminal vesicle involvement following radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer. J. Urol. 160: 802-806, 1998. PMID 9720552 doi
14. Barroso U, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Padoin A, Bartoc CB, Oliveira GD, Wood DP, Pontes JE: Cirurgia conservadora do rim (Nephron-sparing surgery). Aspectos atuais no tratamento dos tumores de rim: Experiência da Wayne State University. J. Bras Urol. 24 (2): 56-63, 1998.
15. Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Tiguert R, Friedland MS, Frontera RC, Pontes JE: Angiographic arterial occlusion and extra-anatomical vascular bypass for the management of a ureteral-iliac fistula: case report and review of the literature. Urol. Int. 61(1): 62-66, 1998. PMID 9792989 doi
16. Tefilli MV, Dubocq F, Rajpurkar A, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Barton C, Li H, Dhabuwala CB: Assessment of psychosexual adjustment after insertion of inflatable penile prosthesis. Urology 52 (6): 1106-1112, 1998. PMID 9836564 doi
17. Tiguert R, Hurley PM, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Gudziak M, Dhabuwala CB, Pontes JE, and Wood DP Jr: Treatment outcome after radical prostatectomy is not adversely affected by a pre-existing penile prosthesis. Urology 52 (6): 1030-1032, 1998. PMID 9836550 doi
18. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Barroso U Jr, Barton CD, Wood DP Jr, Pontes JE: Quality of life in patients undergoing salvage procedures for locally recurrent prostate cancer. J. Surgical Oncology 69: 156-161, 1998. PMID 9846502 doi
19. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Wood DP Jr, Pontes JE: Le traitement des fistules colo-vésicales en un seul temps opératoire. Progres en Urologie 8 (4): 507-510, 1998. PMID 9834512
20. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Banerjee M, Grignon D, Sakr W, Wood DP Jr, Powell IJ, Pontes JE: Racial differences and prognostic significance of tumor location in radical prostatectomy specimens. Prostate 37 (4): 230-235, 1998. PMID 9831219 doi
21. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Sakr W. Grignon DJ, Banerjee M., Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr: Should Gleason score 7 prostate cancer be considered a unique grade category? Urology 53 (2): 372-377, 1999. PMID 9933057 doi
22. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Oskanian P, Banerjee M, Grignon DJ, Sakr W, Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr: Lymph node size does not correlate with the presence of prostate cancer metastasis. Urology 53 (2): 367-371, 1999. PMID 9933056 doi
23. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Banerjee M, Sakr W, Grignon D, Wood DP Jr, Pontes, JE: Role of radical prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer of high Gleason score. The Prostate 39(1): 60–66, April 1999. PMID 10221268 doi
24. Gheiler EL, Lovisolo JA, Tiguert R, Tefilli MV, Grayson T, Oldford G, Powell IJ, Famiglietti G, Banerjee M, Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr: Results of a clinical care pathway for radical prostatectomy patients in an open hospital - Multiphysician system. European Urology, March 1999, 35(3): 210-216. PMID 10072622 doi
25. Tiguert R, Lewis RA, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, and Gudziak MR: Case report: acute urinary retention secondary to Isaacs' syndrome. Neurourol Urodyn, March 1999, 18(2):113-114. PMID 10081950 doi
26. Tefilli MV, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Grignon DJ, Forman JD, Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr: Urinary diversion-related outcome in patients with pelvic recurrence after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Urology, May 1999, 53(5); 999-1004. PMID 10223496 doi
27. Rakozy C, Grignon DJ, Li Y, Gheiler EL, Gururajanna B, Pontes JE, Sakr W, Wood DP Jr., Sarkar FH. p53 Gene Alterations in Prostate Cancer After Radiation Failure and Their Association with Clinical Outcome: A Molecular and Immunohistochemical Analysis. Pathol. Res. Pract. 195: 129-135, 1999. PMID 10220791 doi
28. Tiguert R, Ravery V, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Grignon DJ, Gudziak MR, Wood DP Jr, Pontes JE: Les cancers primitifs à petites cellules de la vessie. Progres en Urologie, May 1999, 9:256-260. PMID 10370949
29. Li H, Dubocq F, Jiang Y, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Dhabuwala CB: Effect of surgically induced varicocele on testicular blood flow and Sertoli cell function. Urology, 53:6, 1258-1262, 1999. PMID 10367865 doi
30. Rodrigues GP, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Da Silva EA, Tiguert R, Pontes JE: Urinary diversion following cystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis. Urologia Internationalis 1999; 62 (1): 55-6. PMID 10436435 doi
31. Tiguert R, Kabbani W, Sakr W, Gheiler EL, Pontes JE: The origin and racial distribution of glandular tissue in the anterior compartment of the prostate: An autopsy study. The Prostate, 1999 June 1; 39 (4): 310-5. PMID 10344222 doi
32. Narain V, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Dhabuwala CB: Cavernoscopy as an aid in the removal of a penile prosthesis. J. Urol, October 1999; 162 (4): 1381. PMID 10492206
33. Harb JF, Tiguert R, Hurley PM, Gheiler EL, and Smith C.: Ureterocele Arising From A Lower Pole Moiety. Urol. Int. 1999;63(4):245-6. PMID 10743703 doi
34. Gudziak MR, Tiguert R, Puri K, Gheiler EL, Triest JA.: Management of Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction with Incontinent Ileovesicostomy. Urology, December 1999; 54 (6): 1008-11. PMID 10604699 doi
35. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Gudziak MR.: Collagen injection in the management of post-radical prostatectomy intrinsic sphincteric deficiency. Neurourology & Urodynamics, 1999; 18 (6): 653-8. PMID 10529714 doi
36. Tiguert R, Harb JF, Hurley PM, Gomes De Oliveira J, Castillo-Frontera RJ, Triest JA, Gheiler EL: Management of Shotgun Injuries to the Pelvis and Lower Genitourinary System. Urology 55(2): 193–197, 2000 PMID 10688077 doi
37. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Grignon DJ, Littrup PJ, Sakr W, Pontes JE, Wood DP: Patients with abnormal ultrasound of the prostate but normal digital rectal examination should be classified as having clinical stage T2 tumors. J Urol; 163(5): 1486-90. May 2000 PMID 10751863
38. Shekarriz B, Tiguert R, Upadhyay J, Gheiler EL, Powell IJ, Pontes JE, Grignon DJ, Sakr W, Wood DP. Impact of location and multifocality of positive surgical margins on disease-free survival following radical prostatectomy: a comparison between African-American and white men. Urology 55(6): 899–903, June 2000. PMID 10840105 doi
39. Sakr WA, Tefilli MV, Grignon DJ, Banerjee M, Dey J, Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Powell IJ, Wood DP Gleason score 7 prostate cancer: a heterogeneous entity? correlation with pathologic parameters and disease-free survival. Urology 2000 Nov 1;56(5):730-4 PMID 11068289 doi
40. Gheiler EL, Tiguert R Current concepts in androgen deprivation therapy--is there a "best" endocrine treatment? World J Urol 2000 Jun;18(3):190-3 PMID 10926083 doi
41. Jimenez RE, Gheiler E, Oskanian P, Tiguert R, Sakr W, Wood DP Jr, Pontes JE, Grignon DJ Grading the invasive component of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and its relationship with progression-free survival. Am J Surg Pathol 2000 Jul;24(7):980-7 PMID 10895820 doi
42. Shekarriz B, Upadhyay J, Bianco FJ Jr, Tefilli MV, Tiguert R, Gheiler E, Grignon DJ, Pontes JE, Wood DP Jr. Impact of preoperative serum PSA level from 0 to 10 ng/ml on pathological findings and disease-free survival after radical prostatectomy. Prostate. 2001 Aug 1;48(3):136-43. PMID 11494329 doi
43. Alavi AS, Soloway MS, Vaidya A, Lynne CM, Gheiler EL. Local anesthesia for ultrasound guided prostate biopsy: a prospective randomized trial comparing 2 methods. J Urol. 2001 Oct;166(4):1343-5. PMID 11547070
44. Shekarriz B, Upadhyay J, Shekarriz H, Goes A, Bianco FJ, Tiguert R, Gheiler E, Wood DP Jr : Comparison of costs and complications of radical and partial nephrectomy for treatment of localized renal cell carcinoma. Urology. 2002 Feb;59(2):211-5. PMID 11834387 doi
45. Ervin Kocjancic, Le-Mai Tu, Ty Erickson, Edward Gheiler, Douglas Van Drie: The Safety and Efficacy of a New Adjustable Single Incision Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence The Journal of Urology, Vol. 192, Issue 5, p1477–1482. Jun 2014 PMID 24907444 doi
46. Ervin Kocjancic, Ty Erickson, Le-Mai Tu, Edward Gheiler, Douglas Van Drie: Two-year outcomes for the Altis® adjustable single incision sling system for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2017;36(6):1582–1587. doi: 10.1002/nau.23156. PMID 27794177 doi
47. Gross MS, Phillips EA, Carrasquillo RJ, Thornton A, Greenfield JM, Levine LA, Alukal JP, Conners WP 3rd, Glina S, Tanrikut C, Honig SC, Becher EF, Bennett NE, Wang R, Perito PE, Stahl PJ, Rosselló Gayá M, Rosselló Barbará M, Cedeno JD, Gheiler E.L, Kalejaiye O, Ralph DJ, Köhler TS, Stember DS, Carrion RE, Maria PP, Brant WO, Bickell MW, Garber BB, Pineda M, Burnett AL 2nd, Eid JF, Henry GD, Munarriz RM. (2017).” Multicenter Investigation of the Micro-Organisms Involved in Penile Prosthesis Infection: An Analysis of the Efficacy of the AUA and EAU Guidelines for Penile Prosthesis Prophylaxis”. J Sex Med. 14(3): 455-463. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.01.007. PMID 28189561 doi
48. Xie, D., Klopukh, B., Nehrenz, G. and Gheiler, E. (2017). Aspermia: A Review of Etiology and Treatment. International Archives of Urology and Complications 3:023. doi: 10.23937/2469-5742/1510023 doi
49. Xie, D., Gheiler, E. and He, X. (2017). Interventional and Surgical Treatments for Renal Artery Aneurysms. Journal of Clinical Nephrology and Renal Care, 3:019.
50. Xie, D., Klopukh, B., Nehrenz, G. and Gheiler, E. (2017). The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Andrology. International Archives of Urology and Complications, 3:022. doi: 10.23937/2469-5742/1510022 doi
51. Xie, D., Klopukh, B., Nehrenz, G. and Gheiler, E. (2017). Ureterocele: Review of Presentations, Types and Coexisting Diseases. International Archives of Urology and Complications, 3:024. doi: 10.23937/2469-5742/1510024 doi
52. Xie, D., Nehrenz, G., Bianco, F.J., Klopukh, B. and Gheiler, E. (2017). Magnetic Resonance Urography as an Imaging Modality for Urinary Stone Diseases. Journal of Clinical Nephrology and Renal Care, 3:022.
53. A prospective evaluation of penile measures and glans penis sensory changes after penile prosthetic surgery.
    Xie D, Nicholas M, Gheiler V, Perito D, Siano L, Kislinger I, Nehrenz GM, Klopukh B, Bianco FJ, Perito P, Gheiler E. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Jun;6(3):529-533. doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.05.34. doi
54. Experience With Prophylactic Gentamicin During Penile Prosthesis Surgery: A Retrospective Comparison of Two Different Doses.
    Xie D, Gheiler V, Lopez I, Nehrenz GM Sr, Klopukh B, Bianco F, Perito P, Gheiler E. J Sex Med. 2017 Sep;14(9):1160-1164. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.06.014. Epub 2017 Jul 27. doi
55. Effect of operative local anesthesia on postoperative pain outcomes of inflatable penile prosthesis: prospective comparison of two medications. Xie D, Nicholson M, Azaiza M, Gheiler V, Lopez I, Nehrenz GM, Klopukh B, Bianco FJ, Perito P, Gheiler E. Int J Impot Res. 2018 Jun;30(3):93-96. doi: 10.1038/s41443-018-0025-7. Epub 2018 May 25. doi
56. Gross, M.S., Vollstedt, A.J., Cleves, M.A., Glina, S., Honig, S.C., Perito, P., … Munarriz, R. (2020). Multicenter investigation on the influence of climate in penile prosthesis infection. International Journal of Impotence Research, 32(4): 387–392. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-019-0148-5 PMID 31043705 doi
57. Erickson T, Roovers JP, Gheiler E, Parekh M, Parva M, Hanson C, McCrery R, Tu LM. (2021). A Multicenter Prospective Study Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of a Single-incision Sling Procedure for Stress Urinary Incontinence. The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 28(1): 93–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2020.04.014 PMID 32320798
58. Luna, E., Lopez-Prieto, A., Gheiler, E., Kaufman, A., Shafizadeh, F., Zachareas, M., & Bianco, F. (2020). MRI/US Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy under Local Anesthesia: Transperineal approach. Urology Video Journal, 8, 100057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolvj.2020.100057‍
59. Penile Prosthesis Placement with Immediate Buried Penis Correction: A Retrospective Chart Review
    C. Salgado, G. Navas, M. Lalama, L. Tanner and E. Gheiler Surgical Case Reports (SCR). http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.scr.2021.02.11 doi
60. Evaluation of Quality of Life After Inflatable Penile Implantation and Analysis of Factors Influencing Postsurgery Patient Satisfaction
    E. Luna, D. Rodriguez, D. Barrios, H. Hernandez, F. Bianco & E. Gheiler (2022). Journal of Sexual Medicine 19(9): 1472–1478. Doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.06.018 PMID 35933304 doi
61. Luna E, Garden B, Rodriguez D, Perez LY, Barrios D, Bianco FJ, Gheiler E. (2022). Permanent Deactivation of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis via Puncture. Urology. 165:54–58. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.02.031 PMID 35469806
62. Luna E, Garden B, Rodriguez D, Perez L, Barrios D, Bianco FJ, Gheiler E. (2022). Author Reply. Urology. 165:57–58. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.02.038 PMID 35843697
63. Valenzuela R, Levine L, Tajkarimi K, Gheiler E, Blick S, Karpman E, Kansas B, Wilson SK. (2023). A response to recent penile enlargement industry media report. International Journal of Impotence Research. 35(6):509–511. doi: 10.1038/s41443-023-00745-x PMID 37495796
64. Valenzuela R, Levine L, Tajkarimi K, Gheiler E, Blick S, Karpman E, Kansas B, Wilson SK. (2024). Correction: A response to recent penile enlargement industry media report. International Journal of Impotence Research. 36(3):301. doi: 10.1038/s41443-024-00877-8 PMID 38565671
65. Tu LM, Gheiler E, Hanson C, Jalkut M, McCrery R, Parekh M, Parva M, Erickson T. (2023). Management of female stress urinary incontinence with single-incision mini-sling (Altis®): 36 month multicenter outcomes. Neurourology and Urodynamics 42(8): 1722–1732, 2023. doi: 10.1002/nau.25256 PMID 37555436 doi
66. Bianco FJ Jr., Luna E, Lopez-Prieto A, González P, Gheiler EL, Kaufman AM, Avila L, Maiolino G. (2024). Office-based transperineal laser ablation for benign prostatic hyperplasia under local anesthesia: 2-year results from a dose range confirmatory trial. JU Open Plus 2(2): e00007, February 2024. doi: 10.1097/JU9.0000000000000105 doi
67. Erickson T, Gheiler E, Hanson CE, McCrery R, Parekh M, Parva M, Tu LM. (2025). Patient satisfaction and QoL in SUI: Results with single-incision or full-length slings. Urogynecology 31(10): 942–951, October 2025. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001586 doi
68. Maiolino G, Lopez-Prieto A, Egui-Benatuil G, Kaufman AM, Gheiler EL, Bianco FJ. (2025). Transperineal MR Fusion Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer in Office Setting: 1 Year Efficacy and Safety Outcomes in Intermediate-Risk Patients. Journal of Endourology. 39(S2):S13–S20. doi: 10.1089/end.2024.0776 PMID 39853232
69. Bianco FJ, Martinez-Salamanca JI, Lopez Prieto A, Gheiler EL, Shafizadeh F, Zachareas MJ, Pike S, Kaufman AM, Kaufman D, Egui-Benatuil G, Kattan MW. (2025). Natural History of Patients Undergoing Transperineal Fusion Biopsies to Transperineal Fusion Cryoablation: 5-Year Outcomes. Journal of Endourology. 39(S2):S3–S12. doi: 10.1089/end.2024.0864 PMID 40111163
70. Kaplan SA, Parekattil SJ, Wu NZ, Mazzarella B, Trotter M, Freedman S, Lawindy S, Bukkapatnam R, Schwartz BF, Jones B, Sethi P, Jalkut M, Liu JS, Elterman D, Gheiler E, Gonzalez RR, Kaminetsky J, Motola JA, Te A, Chapple C, Lerner L, Lynch T. 12-Month Outcomes From a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial Evaluating a Novel Prostatic Urethral Stent for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. J Urol 215(4): 421–430, April 2026. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004896. PMID: 41396103 PMID 41396103 doi
71. Ivanenko O, Gheiler E, Sforza M. (2026). Superior penile girth retention with stromal vascular fraction-enriched autologous fat grafting: a retrospective 1-year comparative study. Translational Andrology and Urology. 15(7): 244, July 2026. doi: 10.21037/tau-2026-0415 PMID 42582889

Refereed Abstracts

1. Pontes JE, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Banerjee M, Sakr W, Grignon D, Wood DP: Differences in location of prostate cancer between African American and Caucasians in radical prostatectomy specimens. J. Urol. 159 (5): 61, 1998.
2. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Banerjee M, Pontes JE, Wood DP: The role of radical prostatectomy in patients with high grade prostate cancer. J. Urol 159 (5), 126, 1998.
3. Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Tiguert R, Toniazzo G, Pontes JE, Wood DP: Impact of the type of urinary diversion in patients with pelvic recurrence following radical cystectomies. J. Urol. 159 (5): 67, 1998.
4. Schneider C, Grignon D, Sarkar D, Gheiler EL, Li H, Sakr W, Pontes JE, Forman D: P53 gene alterations in prostate cancer after radiation failure and their association with clinical outcome: A molecular and Immunohistochemical analysis.
5. Oliveira JG, Gheiler EL, Barroso E, Tefilli MV, Pontes JE: Cirurgia radical versus radioterapia no tratamento da recorrência local do carcinoma da próstata: Análise comparativa e Qualidade de Vida. J Brasileiro de Urol (23): 67, 1997.
6. Frontera RC, Tefilli VM, Gheiler EL, Oliveira JE: Immediate endoscopic realignment of prostatomembranous urethral disruptions using endourological techniques. J. Brasileiro de Urol (23): 200, 1997.
7. Oliveira JG, Gheiler EL, Praun LH, Tefilli VM, Bianco F, Pontes JE: Estudo retrospectivo de 17 casos de carcinoma primário de uretra. J. Brasileiro de Urol (23): 16, 1997.
8. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Gudziak M: Le traitement de l'incontinence urinaire chez l'homme avec insuffisance sphinctérienne par injection trans-urétrale de collagène. Progres en Urologie 8 (sup 1): 38A, 1998, (0149).
9. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Wood DP, Pontes JE: Influence du grade principal du score 7 de Gleason de la pièce opératoire sur la survie sans progression des patients traités par prostatectomie radicale. Progres en Urologie 8 (sup): 52A, 1998. (P55).
10. Bentley G, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Mills K, Sakr W, Wood DP, Pontes JE, Crissman J, Grignon D: Papillary renal cell carcinoma: A clinicopathological analysis of 76 patients. Modern Pathology 12: 89A, 1999 (A514).
11. Jimenez RE, Gheiler EL, Oskanian P, Tiguert R, Sakr W, Wood DP, Pontes JE, Grignon D: Do histologic parameters predict progression-free survival in muscle-invading urothelial carcinoma of the bladder? Modern Pathology 12: 98A, (A568).
12. Mill K, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Sakr WA, Wood DP, Pontes JE, Grignon DJ: Distribution of renal tumors in partial nephrectomy. Modern Pathology 12: 101A, 1999, (A585).
13. Rakozy C, Gheiler EL, Sarkar F, Sakr W, Tiguert R, Tabasczka P, Pontes JE, Grignon D: Apoptosis-related markers in recurrent prostatic carcinoma after radiation failure and their significance for clinical outcome. Modern Pathology 12: 105A, 1999, (A607).
14. Triest JA, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Banerjee M, Pontes, JE, Wood DP: Outcome analysis in patients with a preoperative serum PSA of > 20 ng/ml following radical prostatectomy. Journal of Urology Supplement, Vol. 161, No. 4, April 1999.
15. Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Banerjee M, Sakr W, Grignon DJ, Pontes JE, Wood DP: Should a patient with a normal digital rectal examination and an abnormal trans-rectal ultrasound be staged as cT1C or cT2? Journal of Urology Supplement, Vol. 161, No. 4: 236, April 1999. doi
16. Sakr W, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Tefilli MV, Banerjee M, Grignon DJ, Pontes JE, Wood DP: Gleason 7 score prostate cancer: A heterogeneous entity? Correlation with pathologic parameters and disease free survival. Journal of Urology Supplement, Vol. 161, No. 4: 243, April 1999. doi
17. Gheiler EL, Tiguert R, Powell I, Banerjee M, Pontes JE, Wood DP: Impact of positive surgical margins on disease free survival between African American and Caucasian men following radical prostatectomy. Journal of Urology Supplement, Vol. 161, No. 4: 246, April 1999. doi
18. Bianco FJ, Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Grignon DJ, Sakr WA, Pontes JE, Wood DP: Discrepancy between biopsy and radical prostatectomy Gleason scores. Journal of Urology Supplement, Vol. 161, No. 4: 322, April 1999. doi
19. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Wood Jr. D, Pontes JE: Um paciente com toque retal normal, mas com ultra-sonografia transretal anormal deve ser estadiado como T1c ou T2 clínico? XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Urologia, November 1999. Rio de Janeiro.
20. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Wood Jr. D, Pontes JE: Análise dos pacientes com PSA pré-operatório >20 ng/ml tratados com prostatectomia radical. XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Urologia, November 1999. Rio de Janeiro.
21. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Wood Jr. D, Pontes JE: Importância da localização e multifocalidade das margens cirúrgicas positivas na sobrevida livre de doença após prostatectomia radical: uma comparação entre caucasianos e negros americanos. XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Urologia, November 1999, Rio de Janeiro.
22. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Wood Jr. D, Pontes JE: Nefrectomia radical versus nefrectomia parcial: comparação dos parâmetros operatórios e custos hospitalares. XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Urologia, November 1999. Rio de Janeiro.
23. Tiguert R, Gheiler EL, Duncan R, Soloway MS: Tumor recurrence and progression following conservative management for T1G3 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. J of Urol. Vol 163, No 4. April 2000.
24. Pontes JE, Yousif R, Tiguert R, Bianco Jr. FJ, Gheiler EL, Wood DP: Value of computed tomography in detecting recurrence following radical prostatectomy. J of Urol. Vol 163, No 4. April 2000.
25. Bird VG, Vaidya A, Tiguert R, Gheiler E, Soloway MS: The role of radical prostatectomy in patients with PSA of 20 or greater and/or a prostate biopsy with a total Gleason sum of 8 or greater. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2000 Dec;3(S1): S6 PMID 12497116 doi
26. Perito, P., Wilson, S and Gheiler, EL (2011). Alternative Reservoir Placement option is to under-fill new Titan® Cloverleaf reservoir allowing non palpable ectopic placement. J Sex Med, Vol 8, No 5, 406-469.
27. Perito, P. and Gheiler, EL. (2011). Repair of metal laceration during prosthesis implantation allows preservation of implant. J Sex Med, Vol 8, No 1, 4-48.
28. Köhler, TS., Carrion, R., Kramer, A., Bullock, A., Christine, B., Curban, D., Deneen, M.K., Dhabuwala, C., Gheiler, EL., Levine, L., Perito, P., Price, G., Valenzuela, R. (2012). Initial evaluations for enhanced COLOPLAST Titan inflatable penile prosthesis: Results of a multicenter questionnaire. J Sex Med, 9(suppl 4):183-298
29. 039 In-Vivo Width Assessment of Penile Implants
    M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., E. Gheiler The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S18–S20 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
30. 284 Early Experience with Optimized Tubing Length Penoscrotal Implants
    M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., P. Perito, E. Gheiler The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S135 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
31. 300 Pain Associated with Abdominal Wall Reservoir Placement during IPP Surgery
    A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., P. Perito, M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr., E. Gheiler The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S142 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
32. 254 A Prospective Evaluation of Diabetic Patients Receiving Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
    A. Suarez-Sarmiento, P. Perito, M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr., E. Gheiler The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S123 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
33. 038 Analgesic Implant Soaks with Ropivacaine are as Effective as  Perioperative Penile Blocks
    M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., P. Perito, E. Gheiler The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S18 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
34. 304 Narrow Cylinders: Establishing a Guideline for Use
    M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr., E. Gheiler, P. Perito The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S143 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
35. 301 Glans Hypermobility Associated with Placement of a Penile Prosthesis: Incidence and Treatment Options
    A. Suarez-Sarmiento, M. Brennan, P. Perito, E. Gheiler, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S142 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
36. 283 Midline Reservoir Placement Via the Infrapubic Approach: An Excellent Option In Patients with Previous Bilateral Inguinal Surgery
    M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr., E. Gheiler, P. Perito The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S134–S135 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
37. 282 Delayed Distal Urethral Perforation in Patients with Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Surgery: A Retrospective Study of Etiology and Management A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., P. Perito, M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr., E. Gheiler The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S134 Published in issue: April 2019 doi
38. 205 Replacement of Malleable and Two-Piece Implants with an Inflatable Penile Prosthesis is Associated with High Patient Satisfaction and Improved Quality of Life
    M. Brennan, A. Suarez-Sarmiento Jr., A. Suarez-Sarmiento Sr., E. Gheiler, P. Perito The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol. 16, Issue 4, S101 Published in issue: April 2019 doi

Letters to the Editor (accepted)

1. Gheiler EL. Re: Ileal neobladder and local recurrence of bladder cancer: patterns of failure and impact on function in men. J. Urol 164(1): 128. July 2000. PMID 10840466

• American Urological Association
• American Board of Urology
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Sexual Medicine Society of North America

Honors and Awards:

• Residents Day Competition, Michigan Urological Association, Honorable mention, 1998.
• Residents Day Competition, Michigan Urological Association, Honorable mention, 1996.

University and Hospital Committee and Administrative Responsibilities

a. University of Miami Institutional Review Board for Research: Member 1999-2001

b. University of Miami Department of Urology Disease Site Group: Co-leader 1999-2001

c. Detroit Medical Center, Harper Hospital Quality Assurance Committee: (1997-1999) Actively involved in developing critical care pathways: radical retropubic prostatectomy, radical nephrectomy, Ileovesicostomy, penile prosthesis and transurethral resection of the prostate. 1996-1998.

d. Palmetto General Hospital Chief of Urology 2008 – 2024

e. Palmetto General Hospital – Member at Large 2009- 2010

Community Activities

1. Lead Free Prostate Cancer Screening. University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center. February 2000
2. Lead Free Prostate Cancer Screening. Cedars Medical Center, February 2001. Leader in SELECT prostate cancer prevention trial recruitment
3. Radio Mambi, Viva Con Salud- 2002- 2017. Weekly radio show 710 AM Miami. Dealing in community education and outreach of urological issues.
4. America TV – “Arrebatados” Thursdays from 4 to 5 pm. Physician panelist. 2015 – March 2018

Trainer For:

• Boston Scientific Corp. - Penile implants, Artificial Urinary Sphincter and Advance XP sling.

Prior Industry Training (concluded):

• Medtronic, Inc. — InterStim sacral neuromodulation system

Prosthetic Surgery Fellowship Director:

• Dr. Donghua Xie, MD 08/2016 – 07/2017
• Dr. Matthew Brennan, DO 08/2018 – 07/2019
• Dr. Michael Kemper MD 08/2019 – 07/2020
• Dr. Bradley Garden MD 08/2020 - 07/2021
• Dr Andres Perez-Roman 08/2022 - 07/2023
• Dr. Alfonso J. Gudino Villarreal, MD 07/2027 – 06/2028 (incoming)

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Actualizado el 26/08/2026 (DD/MM/AAAA)