The Department of Surgery

The University of Chicago

home

Search Results



Arieh Shalhav, M.D.

Physician Profile

Printable Version
Urology
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Urology and Director of Minimally Invasive Urology
MC 6038
5841 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests:
Arieh Shalhav, MD, is a pioneer in minimally invasive laparoscopic urologic surgery. He is also an expert in performing surgery with the Da Vinci Surgical System--an advanced robotic device used to perform minimally invasive surgeries.

Dr. Shalhav has received awards for his clinical work, research, and teaching from the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and the Endourological Society.

Clinical specialties:

Urology
Laparoscopic surgery
Minimally invasive cancer surgery
Adrenal tumors
Kidney tumors
Prostate cancer
Cystic kidney disease
Kidney obstruction
Endourology
Disease of the Kidney, Ureter and Adrenal, Kidney cancer, Prostate cancer.

Academic Interests:

Board Certifications: Israel Board of Urology

Medical School: Hebrew University Medical School, Israel

Residency: Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv

Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis, MO


Education:
B.S.: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
M.D.: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah School of Medicine , Jerusalem, Israel
Internship: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel Rotating Internship
Residency: Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine Sheba Medical Center , Tel Hashomer, Israel Surgery Residency Chair Gur Ben Ari MD
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine , New York, NY Surgery Scholarship
Residency: Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Sheba Medical Center , Tel Hashomer, Israel Urology
Fellowship: Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Laparoscopy/Endourology

Representative Publications:
Gofrit ON, Orvieto MA, Zorn KC, Steinberg GD, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL. Serum creatinine can be used as a surrogate for glomerular filtration rate in single renal unit models. Can J Urol 2009; 16(1):4452-7

Kim HL, Shah SK, Tan W, Shikanov SA, Zorn KC, Shalhav AL, Wilding GE. Estimation and Prediction of Renal Function in Patients With Renal Tumor. J Urol 2009; 181(6):2451-60

Acharya SS, Gundeti MS, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL, Zorn KC. Wolffian duct derivative anomalies: technical considerations when encountered during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Can J Urol 2009; 16(2):4601-6

Large MC, Al-Ahmadie H, Shalhav AL, Zorn KC. Mixed epithelial stromal renal tumor with dystrophic ossification: a case report and literature review. Can J Urol 2009; 16(3):4690-4693

Zorn KC, Katz MH, Shikanov SA, Brendler CB, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL. Pelvic Lymphadenectomy During Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Assessing Nodal Yield, Perioperative Outcomes, and Complications. Urology 2009

Shikanov S, Wille M, Large M, Lifshitz DA, Zorn KC, Shalhav AL, Eggener SE. Knotless Closure of the Collecting System and Renal Parenchyma with a Novel Barbed Suture During Laparoscopic Porcine Partial Nephrectomy. J Endourol 2009; 23(7):1157-60

Shikanov SA, Zorn KC, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL. Trifecta Outcomes After Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. Urology 2009

Lifshitz DA, Shikanov S, Jeldres C, Deklaj T, Karakiewicz PI, Zorn KC, Eggener SE, Shalhav AL. Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Predictors of Prolonged Warm Ischemia. J Urol 2009

Year Started in Practice:1998 

Practice Location(s):University of Chicago
Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637 
Memberships:American Medical Association
American Urological Association
Endourological Society
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 
Languages Spoken:English
Hebrew 


Published Works