Ernest H. Agatstein, MD, FACS is a founding member of West Coast Urology. He is a Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UCLA, where he also received his medical degree and was admitted to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. He completed his surgical internship, general surgery training, and urologic residency at UCLA Medical Center.
Board-certified and board-recertified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Agatstein is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Urological Association. He served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine from 1987 to 2019, and as Chief of Urology at Centinela Hospital and PIH Downey.
- Undergraduate: UCLA — Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Medical School: UCLA — Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Surgical Internship: UCLA Medical Center
- Residency (General Surgery): UCLA Medical Center
- Residency (Urologic Surgery): UCLA Medical Center
- Board Certification: American Board of Urology (board-recertified)
- Fellow: American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Member: American Urological Association
CLINICAL INTERESTS
- Surgical management of urologic cancers
- Penile implants
- Female urology
- Urinary incontinence
- Neuro-urology
- Special interest: treatment of overactive bladder with InterStim neuromodulation
MEDICAL-LEGAL EVALUATIONS
- Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) for the State of California Workers' Compensation Program. Has evaluated hundreds of firefighters, police officers, and deputy sheriffs among other injured workers in complex medical-legal cases since 1987.
CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH
- Involved in clinical trials evaluating novel treatments for overactive and underactive conditions of the bladder.
- RECOGNITION
- Named by Castle Connolly as one of Southern California's Top Doctors.
- Founding member, West Coast Urology (Paletz Agatstein Urology Medical Group, Inc.)
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology, UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, 1987–2019
- Former Chief of Staff, Centinela Hospital Medical Center
- Former Chief of Urology, Centinela Hospital
- Former Chief of Urology, PIH Downey
- Urological Consultant, Medical Board of California
In his spare time, Dr. Agatstein enjoys teaching Talmud, snow skiing, golf, playing with his many grandchildren and traveling with his wife.
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