J. Edson Pontes, M.D.
Professor/Chairman, Department of Urology

Education:

Professional Experience

Honors and Societies:

• Michigan Branch of the American Urological Association, Inc. (Associate)
• North Central Section of American Urological Association, Inc.
• American Urological Association, Inc.
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Detroit Immunological society
• Southwest Oncology Group[
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• Society of Surgical Oncology
• American Association for Advancement of Science
• Society of University Urology
• Society of Urological Oncology
• Detroit Academy of Medicine

Publications (Books):

• J.E. Pontes, Ed.: Cancer De Prostate - Actualizaciones Urologicas - Pulso Ediciones. Barcelona, Spain, 1989
• Novick AC, Streem SB, and Pontes JE: Stewart's Operative Urology. Williams and Wilkins. Baltimore 1989.
• Montie JE, Pontes JE, and Bukowski R: Clinical Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma. year Book Med. Publishers Chicago 1990.
• Kirk D and Pontes JE: The Management of Prostatic Carcinoma. Chapman and Hall, 1990.
• Pontes J: Surgery of Genitourinary Pelvic Tumors: An Atlas. Wiley-Liss Publishers. 1983.

Publications Selected from 292 publications

• Younes E. Haas G, Visscher D, Pontes JE, Puri RK and Hillman GG: Intralesional treatment of established murine primary renal tumor with interleukin-4: Localized effect on primary tumor with no impact on metastases. J Urol 153:490-493, 1995
• Haas G, Pontes JE: Management of the Urologic Patient in the high risk patients: Management of the critically ill (ed) Edward Sivak, Thomas Higgins, Adam Seiver. Williams & Wilkins, 1995.
• Pontes JE: Advances in urology. Salvage prostatectomy in recurrent carcinoma after radio therapy. Mosby - Year Book, Inc. Vol. 8, 1995.
• Paulson D, Denis L, Orikasa S, Bartolucci A, Bouffioux C, Hirao Y, Jewett MA, Pagano F, Pontes JE: Optimal staging procedures, including imaging to define prognosis of bladder cancer. Int J. Urol 2(2):1-7, 1995.
• Gao X, Grignon DJ, Chbihi T, Zacharek A, Chen YQ, Sakr W, Porter AT, Crissman JD, Pontes JE, Powell IJ, Honn KV: Elevated12-lipoxygenase mRNA expression correlates with advanced stage and poor differentiation of human prostate cancer. Adult Urology 46(2):227, 1995.
• Younes E, Haas G, Visscher D, Pontes JE, Puri RK and Hillman GG: Intralesional treatment of established murine primary renal tumor with interleukin-4: Localized effect on primary tumor with no impact on metastases. J Urol 153:490-493, 1995.
• Paulson D, Denis L, Orikasa S, Bartolucci A, Bouffioux C, Hirao Y, Jewett MA, Pagano F, Pontes JE: Optimal staging procedures, including imaging, to define prognosis of bladder cancer. Int J Urol 2(2):1-7, 1995.
• Gao X, Grignon DJ, Chbihi T, Zacharek A, Chen YQ, Sakr W, Porter AT, Crissman JD, Pontes JE, Powell IJ, Honn KV: Elevated 12-lipoxygenase mRNA expression correlates with advanced stage and poor differentiation of human prostate cancer. Adult Urology 46(2):227, 1995.
• Younes E, Haas GP, Dezso B, Ali E, Maughan R, Montecillo E, Pontes JE and Hillman G: Radiation-induced effects on murine kidney tumor cells: Role in the interaction of local irradiation and immunotherapy. J Urol 153153:2029-2033, 1995.
• Lam JS, Hillman GG, Younes E, Ali E, Maughan RL, Montecillo EJ, Pontes JE, and Haas JP: Effect of local tumor irradiation and interleukin-2 therapy in different murine tumors. J Immunotherapy 18(1):28-34, 1995.
• Angulo JC, Montie JE, Bukowsky T, Chakrabarty A, Grignon DJ, Sakr W, Shamsa FH, Pontes JE: Interobserver consistency of digital rectal examination in clinical staging of localized prostatic carcinoma. Urol Oncl 1:199-205, 1995.
• Forman JD, Duclos M, Shamsa F and Pontes JE: Predicting the need for adjuvant systemic therapy in patients receiving postprostatectomy irradiation. Urology 47(3), 1996.
• Pontes JE: Issues on early diagnosis and treatment of localized prostate cancer. Urol Int 56:(1) 1-5, 1996.
• Angulo J, Sanchez-Chapado M, Domingquez P, Lopez JI, Flores N, Pontes JE, et al.: Predictive prognostic factors in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Arch Espan de Urol 49(4):374-384, 1996.

Clinical Office Address:
Detroit-Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center
4100 John R
Detroit, MI 48101
Phone: (800) KARMANO (527-6266)
Fax: 313-966-8207

Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center
31995 Northwestern Hwy
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone: (800) KARMANO (527-6266)
Fax: (248) 538-6545

Academic Address
Department of Urology
4201 St Antoine - 7C UHC
Detroit, MI 48201
Telephone:  (313) 577-5217
Fax:  (313) 745-0464