2020
Where will telemedicine go from here?
Rotker K, Velez D. Where will telemedicine go from here? Fertility And Sterility 2020, 114: 1135-1139. PMID: 33280718, PMCID: PMC9135996, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.10.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerson visitsCOVID-19 pandemicElectronic medical recordsAdoption of telemedicinePhysical examinationMedical recordsTelehealth appointmentsSurgical volumePhysical distancing guidelinesTelehealth platformPatient careSemen testingReproductive clinicSafe methodPatientsTelehealthVisitsClinical trainingTelemedicineMedical studentsSupport staffPandemicClinicGender Disparities in Industry Payments to Urologists
Velez D, Mehta A, Rotker K, Thavaseelan S. Gender Disparities in Industry Payments to Urologists. Urology 2020, 150: 59-64. PMID: 32569655, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.05.074.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Addressing patient gender bias toward trainees in the field of andrology
Rotker K, Thavaseelan S, Sigman M. Addressing patient gender bias toward trainees in the field of andrology. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 112: 640-641. PMID: 31561867, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
What's Gender Got to Do With It: Difference in the Proportion of Traditionally Female Cases Performed by General Urologists of Each Gender
Rotker K, Iosifescu S, Baird G, Thavaseelan S, Hwang K. What's Gender Got to Do With It: Difference in the Proportion of Traditionally Female Cases Performed by General Urologists of Each Gender. Urology 2018, 116: 35-40. PMID: 29550347, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.12.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCareer ChoiceCatchment Area, HealthCertificationFemaleGender IdentityGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansLogistic ModelsMalePatient PreferencePhysicians, WomenPopulation DensityPractice Patterns, Physicians'Referral and ConsultationUnited StatesUrologic Surgical ProceduresUrologistsUrologyConceptsGeneral urologistsTotal casesCPT codesCurrent Procedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysis modelProcedural Terminology codesCase log dataPatient populationUrogynecologic proceduresPractice patternsFemale casesTerminology codesUrologistsRegression analysis modelSignificant differencesGreater percentageAmerican BoardCertification periodUnproven hypothesisPercentageGenderMale counterpartsCases
2013
The Impact of Obesity on Benign and Malignant Urologic Conditions
Chu KF, Rotker K, Ellsworth P. The Impact of Obesity on Benign and Malignant Urologic Conditions. Postgraduate Medicine 2013, 125: 53-69. PMID: 23933894, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2013.07.2679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant urologic conditionsObesity/MetSUrologic conditionsLower urinary tract symptomsUnfavorable lipid levelsCardiac risk factorsUrinary tract symptomsEffect of obesityImpact of obesityPrevalence of obesityBody mass indexRenal cell cancerBenign prostatic hyperplasiaMale sexual functionUrologic disease processesAtherogenic dyslipidemiaLifestyle modificationTract symptomsVisceral obesityEndothelial dysfunctionMale hypogonadismObese patientsSystemic inflammationMetabolic syndromeCell cancer