James J. Elist

James J. Elist
Institutions	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Olympia Medical Center
Alma mater	Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Known for	Developed the world’s first and only subcutaneous penile implant for the treatment and cosmetic correction of soft tissue deformities.
Website www.drelist.com

James J. Elist is a board-certified urologist specializing in adult urology, sexual dysfunction and fertility. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology, and an attending staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He has been in private practice in Beverly Hills, California since 1982.^[1] Elist invented, patented and developed the world’s first and only subcutaneous penile implant for the treatment and cosmetic correction of soft tissue deformities.^[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Born and raised in the Persian Jewish community of Iran, in 1976, Elist came to the United States to attend The Washington Hospital Center (now known as George Washington University) for residency training in General Surgery and Urology.^[5] He was Chief Resident and Chief Administrative Resident at the Washington Hospital Center, in Washington D.C.

Career

Having prerequisite training in general surgery and having completed training in urology, Elist opened his private practice specializing in male sexual dysfunction in 1982. He began formulating his ideas regarding penile enhancement as a result of his patients' inquiries regarding the lack of effective penile enhancement techniques.^[6]

Elist developed his soft silicone subcutaneous penile implant and procedure after years of studying different possible methods to correct penile deformities.^[7]

He also authored a book Put Impotency in Your Past in 1991, which was translated into three languages.^[8]

International outreach

Dr. Elist performs surgery for the teaching and training of surgeons in the Middle East, Europe and South America. Nationally, Dr. Elist is the first surgeon in the Los Angeles area to perform new penile prosthesis devices from American Medical Systems.^[6][9]

Patents and inventions

Dr. Elist is the first physician to have published an article, which proved the effect of smoking on impotency, which resulted in a new treatment for impotency. This article was presented to Congressman Waxman and the Surgeon General in order to include this fact as a precautionary warning on cigarette packages. Dr. Elist has thirteen patents for treatment of impotency, congenital male sex organ deformities as well as other medical and surgical devices.^[10][11]

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