Dr. Joel Gelman, MD

My experience with Dr Gelman was fantastic. He and his entire team were professional and knowledgeable throughout my care. All issues have been resolved and the follow ups have been easy to book. Their team is also incredibly thorough and efficient - they would take care of everything in as few appointments as possible so I didn’t have to constantly go back to the office. I would recommend Dr Gelman and his team to anyone.

I am a physician and had a recurrent urethral stricture unable to be managed by repeat DVIU. I sought out a top urologist with an expertise in urethroplasty surgery. I was extremely impressed by Dr. Gelman right from the start. I was across the country at the time of having a suprapubic catheter, and I had multiple phone calls with him to discuss my case, imaging, and best timing for surgery. There was absolutely no delay in scheduling a consult and OR date on a Friday and Saturday to accommodate my coming in from out of state. At the time of meeting in person, I found Dr. Gelman's bedside manner to be outstanding and attention to detail to be similarly phenomenal. The surgery itself was ~5 hours and recovery with two catheters for 3 weeks went as expected. I was tube free with excellent function right on schedule, and had no evidence of recurrence at my 4 month follow up appointment. I am extremely satisfied with the outcome and hope anyone in my situation is similarly able to have… surgery with Dr. Gelman. Of note, his surgical coordinator, Denise, was similarly thorough, kind, and a pleasure to work with as well.

I had a urethral stricture since I was 14 as a result of an impact on the top-tube of a bicycle. For exactly 50-years I’d had a number of urethrotomy’s with both scalpel and lazar; I managed through self-dilation during those intervening (approximately 5-years) periods. Through a lark I decided to change doctors to get a urologist closer to home. The new doctor referred me to Dr. Gelman. As it turns out, Dr. Gelman’s office is very close to where I live and he’s been doing urethral reconstruction since 1998 – and that’s all he does. Dr. Gelman went out of his way to describe the two procedure options and the likely outcome for each. He also did a good job setting up expectations and time-tables. The procedure went very well – in fact I had my 64th birthday the day after the procedure – and I am now fully recovered. I can urinate without restriction and without any kind of urethral “management”. Dr. Gelman is out-of-network, but it was worth every penny! What can I say? Dr. Gelman… is thorough. And let me once again emphasize – urethral reconstruction is all he does! People come to see him from across the country – and from around the world.

Dr. Gelman is the very best at what he does. You are in good hands!

I would highly recommend Dr. Gelman for his expertise in urethral reconstruction. I waited over 20 years of my life dealing with this issue until I found the right doctor. - Robert

Dr. Gelman is one of the best doctors I have ever had! I had reconstructive surgery back in 90's and have had no problems since then! He has such an excellent way with patients and deserves every bit of praise he gets. I had countless dilations for my strIctures before having the surgery, as well as an appendix removed. And his staff is just as special as he is! In my opinion, there is no one better. S. LEARY

My experience with Dr. Gelman from start to finish has been nothing but incredible. He is kind, knowledgeable and very skillful. I am over the top thrilled with Dr. Gelman and his staff. Thank You

I had a prostatectomy at Johns Hopkins. After 6 weeks I had a bladder neck contracture and it recurred not less than 8 times. Doctors at Hopkins were no help in resolving. That is when I saw Dr. Gelman who was brilliant in his treatment and surgical procedure. It worked - no more stricture after more than two years of Hopkins docs trying to resolve! This literally changed the quality of my life Importantly, Dr Gelman was compassionate and understanding of what I had been through. I appreciated his bedside manner, his clarity in explaining what to expect and his diligence. His staff was very helpful, efficient and courteous to me.

Dr Gelman fixed my stricture after 45 years of brutal ER visits and one failed plastic surgery. Dr Gelman has a good bedside manner and instilled confidence in me regarding his ability to fix my issue. His technique to quilt a patch to enlarge the structure area is genius and worked well. It has been 10 months since surgery and I am glad to have this fixed. It was well worth having to travel from Wisconsin to California and pay out of pocket to have this fixed (as insurance didn’t cover everything) to employ his expertise. D who can P

Dr. Gelman did a re-do surgery on me for urethral reconstruction after the first surgery, done by a different doctor, was not successful. Dr. Gelman and his staff were amazing and I have nothing but good things to say about them!