Dr. Dean Elterman — Toronto is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Toronto and a urologic surgeon at University Health Network (UHN), specializing in functional urology. He holds the Lang Family Endowed Chair in Urologic Innovation.

Education and training

• MD: University of Toronto (2006)
• Urology residency: University of Toronto
• Fellowship: Voiding dysfunction, neuro-urology, female urology and pelvic reconstruction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
• MSc: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Weill Cornell/Cornell University
• FRCSC: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2011

Clinical interests

His practice and research focus on:

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and minimally invasive prostate treatments
• Voiding dysfunction and urinary retention
• Overactive bladder and sacral neuromodulation
• Male urinary incontinence
• Men’s health and sexual dysfunction

He has been involved in introducing or advancing technologies for BPH including UroLift, Rezūm, Aquablation, Optilume and iTIND, and is a lead author of the Canadian guidelines for male lower urinary tract symptoms/BPH. His university-affiliated clinical profile reports more than 240 peer-reviewed publications.

Current Toronto roles

Dr. Elterman is associated with Toronto Western Hospital/UHN, where he is also Fellowship Director for Functional Urology. He has served as Medical Director of a prostate-cancer rehabilitation/sexual-health program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centr