Curriculum Vitae Alex Gorbonos, M.D. - SIU School of Medicine

Professional Address:
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
301 N Eighth St - St John’s Pavilion
PO Box 19665
Springfield, IL 62794-9665
Phone: (217) 545-7390
Fax: (217) 545-7305
agorbonos@siumed.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Alex Gorbonos, M.D.
Professional Appointments:
08/10-Present
Assistant Professor, Division of Urology
Director, Robotic Surgery
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, IL
07/2009-06/2010 Instructor
City of Hope Cancer Center
Duarte, CA
Post-Graduate Training:
07/2009-06/2010 Fellow, Urologic Oncology/Robotics
City of Hope Cancer Center
Duarte, CA
07/2008-06/2009 Chief Resident, Urology
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
07/2004-06/2009 Resident, Urology
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
07/2003-06/2004 Intern, General Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL

Education:
08/1999-06/2003 Doctor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
08/1996-06/1999 Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
Honors and Awards:
2008 North Central Section of AUA Resident Bowl, First Place
2002 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1999 American Institute of Chemists Award
1998 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Professional Societies and Memberships:
2006-Present
2008-Present
2008-Present
2010-Present
American Association of Clinical Urologists
Endourological Society
American Urological Association
Illinois Urological Society
Teaching:
07/2007-06/2008 Facilitator, Patient-Centered Medicine
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
09/2000-05/2003 Academic Peer Tutor (Anatomy, Histology, Neuroscience, Immunology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
09/1997-05/1999 Academic Peer Tutor/Laboratory Assistant (Chemistry)
Millikin University, Decatur, IL

Publications:
Frye TP, Gorbonos A. Cystic Diseases of the Kidney. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated
December 15, 2010. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/453831-overview.
Polcari AJ, Gorbonos A, Milner JE and Flanigan RC. The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in
the era of molecular targeted therapy. International Journal of Urology 16: 227-33, 2009.
Gorbonos A and Cheng EY: Perinatal Testicular Torsion in Siblings. Journal of Pediatric
Urology 3: 514-515, 2007.
Eastham JA, Kuroiwa K, Ohori M, Serio AM, Gorbonos A, Maru N, Vickers AJ, Slawin KM,
Wheeler TM, Reuter VE and Scardino PT: Prognostic Significance of Location of Positive
Margins in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens. Urology 70: 965-969, 2007.
MacDonald RC, Gorbonos A, Momsen MM and Brockman HL: Surface Properties of Dioleoylsn-glycerol-3-ethylphosphocholine,
a Cationic Phosphatidylcholine Transfection Agent, Alone
and in Combination with Lipids or DNA. Langmuir 22: 2770-2779, 2006.
Abstracts/Presentations:
Gorbonos A, Whelan C, Yip W, Lau CS, Ruel N, Wilson TG and Josephson DJ. Roboticassisted
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Single Institution Experience. Presented at SLS
annual meeting in New York, September 2010.
Whelan C, Gorbonos A, Talug C, Oroton V, Wilson TG and Josephson DJ. Technique of
Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy. Video presented at SLS
meeting in New York, September 2010.
Kadow BT, Gorbonos A, Barkan GA, Wojcik EM and Quek ML. Ex-Vivo Fine Needle Aspiration
in the Diagnosis of Renal Masses: A Prospective Controlled Study. Presented at AUA annual
meeting in Chicago, April 2009.
Kadow B, Barkan GA, Gorbonos A, Quek ML, and Wojcik EM. Ex-Vivo Fine Needle Aspiration
in the Diagnosis of Renal Masses: A Prospective Controlled Study. Presented at USCAP
meeting in Boston, March 2009.
Gorbonos A, Sondej T, Knesek M, Barkan GA, Paner G, Woods M, Flanigan RC, and Quek ML.
Glucose-Regulated Protein-78 (GRP78) Expression in Bladder Cancer: A Potential Marker for
Chemotherapy Resistance. Presented at USCAP meeting in Boston, March 2009.
Lang C, Barkan GA, Gorbonos A, Magnuson D, Paner G, Miele L, Osipo C, and Quek ML.
Differential NOTCH-1 Expression in Urothelial Carcinoma. Poster presented at SUO meeting in
Washington, D.C., December 2008.
Gorbonos A, Barkan GA, Paner G, Knesek M, Woods M, Flanigan RC, and Quek ML. Glucose-
Regulated Protein-78 (GRP78) Expression in Bladder Cancer: A Potential Marker for
Chemotherapy Resistance. Poster presented at North Central Section of the AUA meeting in
Chicago, September 2008.

Gorbonos A. Perineal Schwannoma. Presentation at Chicago Urological Society, Annual
Shapiro X-Ray Conference, April 2008.
Gorbonos A, Wojcik EM, Jensen J, Flanigan RC, and Quek ML: Analysis of Cases with
Abnormal Urine Cytology and Normal Histologic Findings over a Five Year Period. (Abstract)
Journal of Urology 177: 360, 2007. Poster presented at AUA meeting in Anaheim, May 2007.
Gorbonos A. Endometriosis Mimicking a Bladder Tumor. Presentation at Chicago Urological
Society, Annual Shapiro X-Ray Conference, April 2007.
Gorbonos A, Ohori M, Maru N, Kattan MW, Wheeler TM, Slawin KM and Scardino PT:
Prognostic Significance of the Site of Positive Margin in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens.
(Abstract) Journal of Urology 169: 1713, 2003. Poster presented at AUA meeting in Chicago,
May 2003.