Alexander W. Pastuszak, MD, PhD, is a fellowship-trained urologist and Assistant Professor within the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery at University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Pastuszak earned his undergraduate degree at Yale University, New Haven, CT, and completed his MD and PhD at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed both his urology residency and a fellowship in male reproductive medicine and surgery with Drs. Larry I. Lipshultz and Dolores J. Lamb at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Pastuszak specializes in the treatment of male infertility, as well as both male and female sexual dysfunction. His clinical and basic science research focuses on men’s health, with his laboratory currently investigating the genetic factors that cause male infertility and Peyronie’s disease. His other professional interests include adult circumcision, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis, epididymitis/orchitis, and general urology. Dr. Pastuszak is also a respected educator, and received the prestigious Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Enduring Educational Materials in 2018.
Languages Spoken: English, Polish, Spanish
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Dr Pastuszak specializes in Urology.
- Male Infertility
- Andrology
- Vasectomy Reversal
- Men’s Health
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Urology
- Peyronie’s disease
- Low Testosterone
- Vasectomy
Board Certification & Academic Information
Academic Departments
Surgery - Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions
Urology
Board Certification
American Board of Urology
Research Interests
- Peyronie's Disease
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Ledderhose Disease
- Fibrosis
- Inflammation
- Male Infertility
- Low Testosterone
- Ejaculatory Dysfunction
Academic Information
Education History
Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery
Fellow
Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery
Fellow
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine
Urology
Resident
Urology
Resident
Internship
Baylor College of Medicine
General Surgery
Intern
General Surgery
Intern
Professional Medical
University of California, San Francisco
Medicine
M.D.
Medicine
M.D.
Doctoral Training
University of California, San Francisco
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Undergraduate
Yale University
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
B.S.
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
B.S.
Publications
- Variation in collagenase Clostridium histolyticum practice patterns: a Survey of ISSM Members.
- Testosterone Imposters: An Analysis of Popular Online Testosterone Boosting Supplements.
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Honors & Awards
1998
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
1998 - 2000
Joseph R. Ensign Scholarship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1999 - 2000
National Dean’s List
2000
Magna cum laude, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2002
Letter of Commendation for Academic Excellence, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2003
Long Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA
2004 - 2006
GREAT Fellowship, Biotechnology Research and Education Program, University of California
2007
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership
2010
Urology Resident Research Travel Award, Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Coloplast Group, Miami Beach, FL
2011
Urology Resident Research Travel Award, Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Coloplast Group, Las Vegas, NV
2011
Russell Scott, Jr., MD, Resident Research Award, American Urological Association Foundation
2012
Traveling Fellowship, Sexual Medicine Society of North America/Society for the Study of Male Reproduction
2012
Cullen Award for Outstanding Research by a Resident, Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2012
Scientific Program Prize, American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2012
Urology Prize Paper Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Society of Male Reproductive Urology, San Diego, CA
2013
Best Reviewer Award, Annals of Internal Medicine
2013
Best Poster Award, Edmond T. Gonzales Research Day, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
2013
Jack Carter Technology Catalyst Fund Grant, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2013
OR Star, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
2013
Gold Humanism Honor Society Membership
2014
Best Abstract Award: Basic Science, Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
2015
Finalist – Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5), National Institutes of Health
2015
Arnold Belker Traveling Fellowship, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction
2016
Best Poster, American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2016
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Asian Journal of Andrology
2016
3rd Place, American Urological Association Research Forum, San Diego, CA
2017
Best Prize-Winning Abstract Award: Sperm Aneuploidy is Associated with Worse General Health in Infertile Men, American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Research Scholar Award, Urology Care Foundation
2017
Best Prize-Winning Abstract Award: Genetic Outcomes of Conception in Men with Elevated Sperm Aneuploidy, American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2018
Selected to the Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars 2018 List
2018
Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Sexual Medicine
Invited/Visiting Professor Presentations
Oral Presentations
Meeting Presentations (Not Published Abstracts and Not Unpublished Posters)
International
2018
Pastuszak AW. How I Handle T Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer. Panelist, Androgen Society Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
2018
Pastuszak AW. How Should We Treat a 52-Year-Old Obese Man with Absent Libido and Mildly Reduced Testosterone: Weight Loss Versus Testosterone Therapy? Androgen Society Annual Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
2018
Pastuszak AW. Fertility Preservation in Male Cancer Patients. International Society for Sexual Medicine World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
National
2015
Scovell J, Pastuszak AW, Badal J, Chandrashekar A, Hakky TS, Ramasamy R, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI. Impaired Sleep Quality Predicts More Significant Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Male Shift Workers. American Urological Association National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2015
Pastuszak AW, Bournat J, Lamb, DJ, Lipshultz LI. A Role for CTDSPL in Fibrosis and Plaque Calcification in Peyronie’s Disease. American Urological Association National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2015
Pastuszak AW, Wenker EP, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI. Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) Gene Sequencing Identifies Different Mutations When Compared with Routine Mutation Screening in Azoospermic Men. American Urological Association National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2016
Kohn TP, Louis MR, Pickett SM, Lindgren MC, Pastuszak AW, Lipshultz LI. Duration of Testosterone Therapy and Male Age Predict Time to Return of Normal Total Motile Sperm Count after Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Therapy. American Urological Association National Meeting, San Diego, CA
2016
Pastuszak AW, Bournat J, Cabeza-Arvelaiz Y, Lipshultz LI, Lamb DJ. NELL1 and CTDSPl – Novel Genetic Factors Predisposing to Fibrosis in Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Diseases. Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
2016
Stout TE, Ohlander SJ, Pastuszak AW, Lipshultz LI. Estradiol as a Metric of Male Sexual Health. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ
2016
Murri M, Pastuszak AW, Ohlander SJ, Scovell JM, Lipshultz LI. Feelings of Depression Are Associated With Sexual Dysfunction and Hypogonadal Symptoms. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ
2016
Lin JS, Pastuszak AW, Ohlander SJ, Hakky TS, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI. Cessation of Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor Use in Men with Erectile Dysfunction Following Testosterone Therapy. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ
2017
Kohn TP, Pastuszak AW, Cherches MF, Pickett SM, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI. Pregnancy Outcomes in Men Evaluated for Sperm Aneuploidy – A Graded Model of Risk. Abstract PD13-01. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Balasubramanian A, Yadav N, Kirby EW, Pastuszak AW, Lipshultz LI. Testicular Cancer Among Infertile Men: A Cost Based Rationale for Promoting Testicular Self Examinations. Abstract PD13-05. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Kohn TP, Pastuszak AW, Pickett SM, Kohn JR, Lipshultz LI. Shift Work is Associated with Altered Semen Parameters in Infertile Men. Abstract PD13-08. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Rodriguez KM, Kohn JR, Kohn RP, Lipshultz LI, Pastuszak AW. Factors Predicting Clinical Presentation in Men with Peyronie’s Disease. Abstract PD31-02. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Pastuszak AW, Cabeza-Arvelaiz Y, Maity S, Lipshultz LI, Lamb DJ, Coarfa C. Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Genes and Pathways with Potential Involvement in Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Diseases. Abstract PD31-12. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Hockenberry MS, Kirby EW, Pastuszak AW, Lipshultz LI. International Variability in Penile Duplex Ultrasound Practice Patterns, Technique and Interpretation. Abstract PD45-08. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Herati AS, Butler P, Pastuszak AW, Skutt D, Lipshultz LI. Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk in Men with Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is Facilitated Using Next Generation Immunodiagnostics. Abstract PD45-09. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association, Boston, MA
2017
Co-Moderator, Pastuszak AW. Podium Session PD45: Sexual Function/Dysfunction: Evaluation I. American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
2017
Faculty, Pastuszak AW. Clinical Controversies in Men’s Health Forum: Testosterone Therapy Can Be Safely Used in the Prostate Cancer Patient Following Brachytherapy and/or External Beam Radiation (Pro). American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
2017
Pastuszak AW, Solomon ZJ, Rodriguez KM, Kohn TP, Lipshultz LI, Eisenberg ML. Increased Risk of Incident Cancer in Men with Peyronie’s Disease: Analysis of United States Claims Data. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Moderator, Pastuszak AW. 3-Minute Thesis Competition for Trainees. SMSNA Basic Science Symposium: Inflammation in Injury and Repair. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Moderator, Pastuszak AW. Parallel – Androgens Session. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Kohn TP, Pastuszak AW, Cherches MF, Shah S, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI. Genetic Outcomes of Conception in Men with Elevated Sperm Aneuploidy. Abstract O-42. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Pastuszak AW, Solomon ZJ, Rodriguez KM, Kohn TP, Lipshultz LI, Eisenberg ML. Increased Risk of Cancer in Men with Peyronie’s Disease. Abstract O-92. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Pastuszak AW, Cabeza-Arvelaiz Y, Maity S, Coarfa C, Lipshultz LI, Lamb DJ. Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Genes and Pathways with Potential Involvement in Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Diseases. Abstract O-114. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Local/Regional
2004
Pastuszak AW. Genome-Wide Identification of Branch Point Sequences Using an SF1 Affinity Model. RNA Interference, Keystone Symposium on RNA Interference, Keystone, CO
2005
Pastuszak AW. MicroRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation: Mechanism and Applications. Keystone Symposium on Small Regulatory RNAs, Breckenridge, CO
2016
Pastuszak AW. Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction: The Webs We Don’t Know We Weave. Houston Methodist Below the Beltline Annual Conference, Houston, TX
2017
Pastuszak AW. BRCA Mutations: Implications for Men’s Health. Baylor College of Medicine Breast Center Patient Conference, Houston, TX
2017
Faculty, Pastuszak AW. Symposium: Male Infertility with Video Cases. University of Texas Medical School at Houston and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2017
Faculty, Pastuszak AW. Symposium: Infertility 1. 1st Chinese Andrology Training College Program, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2017
Faculty, Pastuszak AW. Treatment Options for the Infertile Man with Cancer: Sperm Banking, Sperm Procurement and IVF/ICSI. Cancer180 Young Adult Survivorship Conference, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Invited/Visiting Professor Presentations
International
2016
Pastuszak AW. Penile Rehabilitation – Fiction. Penile Rehab Following Prostatectomy: Fact or Fiction? Societe Internationale d’Urologie, Buenos Aires, Argentina
National
2015
Pastuszak AW. Age-Related Testosterone Decline: Is There a Disease In There? American Society of Andrology Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT
2015
Pastuszak AW. Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction: The Webs We Don’t Know We Weave. Sexual Medicine Society of North America, American Urological Association National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2015
Pastuszak AW. Adjunct Management of Hypogonadism: Aromatase Inhibitors. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
2015
Pastuszak AW. Take Home Messages: Basic Science. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
2016
Pastuszak AW. The Role of the Urologist in the Era of IVF/ICSI. American Society of Andrology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2016
Pastuszak AW. Characterization of Genes Predisposing to Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Diseases. American Urological Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2016
Invited Discussant, Pastuszak AW. Clinical Learning Environment 360 (CLE360): A Mobile, Digital Software Tool for Patient Care, Communication, and Medical Education. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Pursuing Excellence Initiative: Pursuing Excellence – Building a Community of Learning, Chicago, IL
2017
Pastuszak AW. Unwinding Fibrosis in Peyronie’s Disease. SMSNA Basic Science Symposium: Inflammation in Injury and Repair. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Pastuszak AW. Updates in Libido, Orgasm, Ejaculation, and Other Sexual Dysfunctions – Most Noteworthy Literature from 2016-2017. SMSNA Basic Science Symposium: Inflammation in Injury and Repair. Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2017
Pastuszak AW. Men’s Health – Impact of Shift Work on Men’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Management of Hormonal Dysfunction in the Infertile Male Patient. Sexual Medicine Society of North America/Society for the Study of Male Reproduction Symposium, Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
Local/Regional
2016
Pastuszak AW. Tackling Common Genitourinary Issues in Men. Pri-Med 2016, Houston, TX
2016
Pastuszak AW. CLE 360: A Mobile, Digital Platform for Patient Care, Communication, and Medical Education in the Clinical Learning Environment. Stanford Medicine X Meeting, Stanford, CA
2016
Pastuszak AW. Non-Testosterone Management of Hypogonadism. 20th Innovations in Urologic Practice, Santa Fe, NM
2018
Invited Discussant, Pastuszak AW. TMCx Clinical Workflow Panels. Texas Medical Center Innovation Center, Houston, TX
2018
Pastuszak AW. Optimizing the EHR Experience Using Mobile Software Tools for Enhanced Care Team Efficiency. Texas Regional HIMSS Conference, Dallas, TX
Grand Rounds Presentations
Mar 10, 2010
Pastuszak AW. Genomic Analysis of Bladder Cancer. Scott Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Jan 25, 2012
Pastuszak AW. Decoding the GU Genome: The Genomics of Heritable Genitourinary Conditions. Scott Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Apr 4, 2012
Pastuszak AW. The Need to Succeed: The Scott Department of Urology GU Ultrasound Course 2010-2011. Scott Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
May 4, 2018
Pastuszak AW. Woman’s Hospital Grand Rounds Lecture, Houston Fertility Specialists, Houston, TX
May 23, 2018
Pastuszak AW. Peyronie’s Disease: Up, Down, Left, Right, and Around. Scott Department of Urology Grand Rounds, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Funded Grants
Grants
2013
Dr Pastuszak received Jack Carter Technology Catalyst Fund Grant from the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
The other grants received by Dr Pastuszak include:
Active Grants
07/01/17 - 06/30/19
Characterization of the Role of NELL1 in the Predisposition to Fibrosis in Peyronie’s Disease
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $80,000 Total Costs: $80,000
Urology Care Foundation
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $80,000 Total Costs: $80,000
Urology Care Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
07/01/18 - 06/30/21
Determination of the Role of NELL1 in the Predisposition to Fibrosis in Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Diseases
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $125,000 Total Costs: $125,000
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $125,000 Total Costs: $125,000
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Role: Principal Investigator
Pending Grants
10/01/18 - 05/31/21
Characterization of the Role of NELL1 in the Predisposition to Fibrosis in Peyronie’s Disease
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $80,000 Total Costs: $80,000
Urology Care Foundation
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $80,000 Total Costs: $80,000
Urology Care Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
07/01/18 - 06/30/21
Determination of the Role of NELL1 in the Predisposition to Fibrosis in Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Diseases
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $125,000 Total Costs: $125,000
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $125,000 Total Costs: $125,000
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Role: Principal Investigator
Past Grants
07/01/11 - 06/30/12
Identification and Characterization of Male Fertility Genes Using Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $80,000 Total Costs: $80,000
Urology Care Foundation
Principal Investigator: Alexander W. Pastuszak
Direct Costs: $80,000 Total Costs: $80,000
Urology Care Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
07/01/15 - 06/30/17
Men’s Reproductive Health Research (MRHR) Career Development Program at Baylor
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Role: Research Fellow
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