438 top medical experts on Varicocele across 45 countries and 26 U.S. states, including 326 MDs (Physicians). This is based on an objective analysis of their Scientific Publications, Clinical Trials, Medicare, and NIH Grants.

  1. Varicocele: A condition characterized by the dilated tortuous veins of the spermatic cord with a marked left-sided predominance. Adverse effect on male fertility occurs when varicocele leads to an increased scrotal (and testicular) temperature and reduced testicular volume.
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  3. Broader Categories (#Experts): Male Genital Diseases (3,561), Vascular Diseases (4,192).
  4. Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov : at least 35 including 16 Completed, 1 Recruiting


  

        

                    


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  1. Coward, Robert Matthew   Urology  Google Publications
    Department of Urology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Review 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (COLOPLAST CORP) in 2021 for $122.68
    Subjects: Azoospermia; Infertility, Male; Oligospermia; Testosterone
    Categories: Blood; Therapy; Pathology; Surgery
    Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: Summary evidence and clinical practice recommendations. (2021)
    Undergoing varicocele repair before assisted reproduction improves pregnancy rate and live birth rate in azoospermic and oligospermic men with a varicocele: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2016)

  2. Lipshultz, Larry I   Urology  Google Publications
    Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Top Hospital
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published  Review 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 75.8/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 35 biomedical companies, totalling $13,580.27, including $12,647.15 from  Antares Pharma, Inc.
    Subjects: Azoospermia; Infertility, Male; Microsurgery; Fertility; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
    Categories: Surgery; Standards; Etiology; Methods; Anatomy & Histology; Blood
    Varicocele repair in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia: a meta-analysis. (2010)
    The Impact of Microsurgical Repair of Subclinical and Clinical Varicoceles on Total Motile Sperm Count: Is There a Difference? (2018)

  3. Ramasamy, Ranjith   Urology   Google Publications
    Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 66/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 59 biomedical companies, totalling $11,054.07, including $7,759.43 from  Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Testis; Azoospermia; Blood Flow Velocity; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Categories: Methods; Epidemiology; Physiopathology; Surgery; Complications; Diagnosis
    Varicoceles: prevalence and pathogenesis in adult men. (2017)
    Molecular mechanisms involved in varicocele-associated infertility. (2014)

  4. Kolon, Thomas F   Urology   Google Publications
    Division of Urology, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Physician  Highly Published  Review 
    Medical school: Georgetown University School of Medicine (MD, 1989)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Sperm Motility; Semen Analysis; Sperm Count; Testis; Urogenital Surgical Procedures
    Categories: Methods; Therapy; Diagnosis; Diagnostic Imaging; Growth & Development; Pathology
    The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study. (2017)
    Evaluation and Management of the Adolescent Varicocele. (2015)

  5. Brannigan, Robert E   Urology   Google Publications
    Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: . Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (Travere Therapeutics, Inc.) in 2021 for $26.47
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Microsurgery; Embolization, Therapeutic; Reproductive Health; Vascular Surgical Procedures
    Categories: Methods; Diagnosis; Surgery; Physiopathology; Prevention & Control; Therapy
    The varicocele. (2014)
    Introduction: Varicoceles: a contemporary perspective. (2017)

  6. Ohl, Dana A   Urology  Google Publications
    a Department of Urology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA.
    Physician  Highly Cited  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Evidence-Based Medicine; Fertility; Hypogonadism; Multicenter Studies as Topic
    Categories: Diagnosis; Surgery; Methods; Complications; Etiology; Pathology
    Varicocele and male infertility. (2017)
    The great debate: varicocele treatment and impact on fertility. (2011)

  7. Diamond, David A   Urology   Google Publications
    Department of Urology, Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Disclosed payments from biomedical company (PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.) in 2021 for $174.39
    Subjects: Testis; Semen Analysis; Adolescent Medicine; Paternity; Sperm Motility
    Categories: Diagnostic Imaging; Therapy; Pathology; Epidemiology; Growth & Development; Methods
    Semen parameters in adolescents with varicocele: association with testis volume differential and total testis volume. (2015)
    Current management principles for adolescent varicocele. (2011)

  8. Samplaski, Mary K   Urology   Google Publications
    Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: . Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 77/100
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Semen Analysis; Decision Support Techniques; Embolization, Therapeutic; Fertility
    Categories: Surgery; Diagnosis; Methods; Therapy
    Varicocelectomy to upgrade semen quality to allow couples to use less invasive forms of assisted reproductive technology. (2017)
    Nomograms for predicting changes in semen parameters in infertile men after varicocele repair. (2014)

  9. Canning, Douglas A   Urology  Google Publications
    Division of Urology, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Semen Analysis; Sperm Count; Sperm Motility; Urogenital Surgical Procedures; Watchful Waiting
    Categories: Methods; Therapy; Diagnosis; Anatomy & Histology; Complications; Diagnostic Imaging
    The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study. (2017)
    Active surveillance of the adolescent with varicocele: predicting semen outcomes from ultrasound. (2014)

  10. Kurtz, Michael P   Pediatric Urology   Google Publications
    Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Testis; Paternity; Semen Analysis; Sperm Motility
    Categories: Diagnostic Imaging; Pathology; Epidemiology; Growth & Development; Physiopathology; Surgery
    Semen parameters in adolescents with varicocele: association with testis volume differential and total testis volume. (2015)
    The Dilemma of Adolescent Varicoceles: Do They Really Have to Be Repaired? (2017)

  11. Fine, Ronnie G   Urology   Google Publications
    Cohen Childrens Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Lake Success, NY, USA. Electronic address: .
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 87.9/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 3 biomedical companies, totalling $63.05, including $36.28 from  PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
    Subjects: Fertility; Attitude of Health Personnel; Cryptorchidism; Infertility; Infertility, Male
    Categories: Surgery; Diagnosis; Methods; Physiology; Prevention & Control; Psychology
    Barriers to use of semen analysis in the adolescent with a varicocele: Survey of patient, parental, and practitioner attitudes. (2016)
    Varicocele: standard and alternative indications for repair. (2012)

  12. Ko, Edmund Yuey Kun   Urology  Google Publications
    Department of Urology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, United States.
    Physician 
    Subjects: DNA Repair; Proteome; Spermatozoa
    Categories: Metabolism; Diagnosis; Therapy
    Diagnosis of clinical and subclinical varicocele: how has it evolved? (2016)
    Controversies in varicocele repair--much ado about nothing? (2016)

  13. Punjani, Nahid   Urology   Google Publications
    Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Institution for Reproductive Medicine and Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA.
    Physician 
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Microsurgery; Scrotum; Spermatogenesis; Standing Position
    Categories: Blood Supply; Methods; Complications; Deficiency; Diagnosis; Diagnostic Imaging
    Effect of varicoceles on spermatogenesis. (2022)
    Impact of testicular delivery and vasal vein ligation on clinical outcomes in men undergoing microsurgical varicocelectomy. (2021)

  14. Christman, Gregory M   Reproductive Endocrinology  Google Publications
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Top Hospital
    Physician 
    Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 77/100
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 4 biomedical companies, totalling $4,179.71, including $2,779.71 from  Myovant Sciences Inc.
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Evidence-Based Medicine; Fertility; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Patient Selection
    Categories: Surgery; Methods; Complications; Etiology; Prevention & Control
    The great debate: varicocele treatment and impact on fertility. (2011)
    Recruitment challenges of a multicenter randomized controlled varicocelectomy trial. (2011)

  15. Poon, Stephen A   Urology  Google Publications
    Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA.
    Physician 
    Subjects: Testis
    Categories: Pathology; Surgery; Abnormalities; Complications; Growth & Development
    Testicular asymmetry and adolescent varicoceles managed expectantly. (2010)
    Adolescent varicocele: influence of Tanner stage at presentation on the presence, development, worsening and/or improvement of testicular hypotrophy without surgical intervention. (2010)

  16. Shukla, Aseem R   Pediatric Urology  Google Publications
    Division of Urology, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Physician 
    Medical school: University of South Florida College of Medicine (MD, 1995)
    Medicare Accepted
    Subjects: Sperm Count; Sperm Motility; Urogenital Surgical Procedures; Clinical Decision-Making; Semen Analysis
    Categories: Methods; Anatomy & Histology; Complications; Diagnosis; Physiology; Surgery
    The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study. (2017)
    Does varicocelectomy improve semen analysis outcomes in adolescents without testicular asymmetry? (2017)

  17. Dogra, Vikram   Diagnostic Radiology  Google Publications
    Department of Radiology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
    Physician  Guideline  Review 
    Medical school: Other (MD, 1977)
    Medicare Accepted; Medicare MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) rating: 86/100
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Scrotum; Ultrasonography
    Categories: Diagnostic Imaging
    Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: guidelines and recommendations of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group (ESUR-SPIWG) for detection, classification, and grading. (2020)
    Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: systematic literature review and rationale of the ESUR-SPIWG Guidelines and Recommendations. (2020)

  18. Ramchandani, Parvati   Diagnostic Radiology  Google Publications
    Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. Top Hospital
    Physician  Guideline  Review 
    Disclosed payments in 2021 from 103 biomedical companies, totalling $234,140, including $141,205 from  Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
    Subjects: Infertility, Male; Scrotum; Ultrasonography
    Categories: Diagnostic Imaging
    Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: guidelines and recommendations of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group (ESUR-SPIWG) for detection, classification, and grading. (2020)
    Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: systematic literature review and rationale of the ESUR-SPIWG Guidelines and Recommendations. (2020)

  19. Zderic, Stephen A   Urology  Google Publications
    Division of Urology, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Physician  Highly Published 
    Subjects: Sperm Motility; Semen Analysis; Sperm Count; Testis; Urogenital Surgical Procedures
    Categories: Methods; Diagnostic Imaging; Growth & Development; Pathology; Physiology; Therapy
    The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study. (2017)
    Active surveillance of the adolescent with varicocele: predicting semen outcomes from ultrasound. (2014)

  20. Srinivasan, Arun K   Pediatric Urology  Google Publications
    Division of Urology, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Physician 
    Subjects: Sperm Count; Sperm Motility; Urogenital Surgical Procedures; Clinical Decision-Making; Semen Analysis
    Categories: Methods; Anatomy & Histology; Complications; Diagnosis; Physiology; Surgery
    The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study. (2017)
    Does varicocelectomy improve semen analysis outcomes in adolescents without testicular asymmetry? (2017)

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