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 U.S. State Representative - Pennsylvania - Larry R. Glazerman, MD

OBGYN.net U.S. State Representative - Pennsylvania

Larry R. Glazerman, MD

Larry R. Glazerman, MD, FACOG

Office address:

St. Luke's Center for Advanced Gynecologic Care
250 Cetronia Road
Suite 305
Allentown PA 18104
Telephone: 484-223-3279 / FAX: 484-223-2830

Current Position:

  • Private Practice, Ob-Gyn at Trexlertown, PC, 1999 - present
  • Medical Director, Innovations in Medical Education and Training (IMET), 2003 – present

Education and Postgraduate Training:

  • 1968 – 1972, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
    Bachelor of Science cum laude Natural Science
  • 1972 – 1976, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
    Medical Doctor
  • 1976 – 1980, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown PA
    Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Licensure:

  • Pennsylvania

Certifications:

  • Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, July 1977
  • Certified, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, December 1983, Voluntarily recertified August 1994, December, 1998, December 2000, December 2003
  • Certified in Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy, 1995

Academic Appointments:

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Clinical Professor, Physicians Assistant Program, DeSales University
  • Clinical Faculty, Lehigh Valley Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Teaching Faculty, Houston Laser Institute 1984-1988
  • Faculty, HCA Westside Hospital Laser Center, Nashville, TN 1984-1988
  • Faculty, SLT Laser Company 1989-1992

Awards:

  • CIBA Community Service Award for Tay-Sachs Prevention Program, 1974
  • AMA Certificate of Merit for Exhibit: Tay-Sachs Disease – A Model for Prevention of Genetic Disease
  • Council of Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education, May 2002
  • Educator of the Year, DeSales University Physician Assistant Program, June 2004

Other positions:

  • Medical Committee, Planned Parenthood of Northeastern Pennsylvania 1980-1999
  • Advisory Board, National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association 1974-1984
  • Lehigh Valley Ob-Gyn Society, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President, President
  • Muhlenberg College Alumni Executive Council 1995 – 1999
  • Board of Directors, Medical Associates of the Lehigh Valley 1996 – 1999
  • Medical Executive Committee, Lehigh Valley Hospital 1997 – 1999, 2003 - present
  • PA State Representative, ObGyn.net 1998-present
  • Medical Advisory Board, Mednetrix,com 1998-2000
  • Medical Director, Women’s Health, Health Center at Trexlertown 1999-2002
  • Ob-Gyn Content Reviewer, Medifor PatientEd, 2000-2003
  • Medical Advisory Board, The Medwell Group, 2002-present
  • Ad-hoc Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002-present
  • Advisory Board, Endometriosis Zone, 2001 – present
  • Director, Information Services and E-Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, 2002 - 2003

Professional Memberships:

  • Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Lehigh County Medical Society
  • Pennsylvania Medical Society
  • American Medical Association
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine (Formerly American Fertility Society) Active Member
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
  • Gynecologic Laser Society
  • American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
  • American College of Physician Executives
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
  • Society for the Internet in Medicine
  • Research Activities:

    A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of J867 in Patients with Endometriosis, Sponsored by TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of J867 in Patients with Uterine Leiomyomata, Sponsored by TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • A Clinical Trial of the Avesta™ Procedure Kit for Uterosacral Ligament Plication for Positioning and Fixation of the Vaginal Vault Post-hysterectomy, Sponsored by Inlet Medical, Inc.
  • A Clinical Trial of Elevest Procedure Kit for the Treatment of Uterine Prolapse, Sponsored by Inlet Medical, Inc.
  • Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of Quadrivalent HPV (Types 6,11,16,18) L1 Virus-Like Particle (VLP) Vaccine in Mid-Adult Women – The FUTURE III (Females United to Unilaterally Reduce Endo/Ecto Cervical Cancer) Study; Protocol 019-00/Study #019-0008/V501/IND #9030 Sponsored by Merck & Co, Inc.

Industry Relationships:

  • Aesculap, Inc, Consultant
  • Inlet Medical, Inc, Consultant, preceptor
  • Conceptus, Inc, Preceptor.
  • Gynecare, Division of Johnson and Johnson, Preceptor
  • Microsulils, Inc., Consultant, Preceptor
  • Wyeth Inc, Trainer for Norplant® insertion

Publications:

  1. Jackson, LG, P Nimoityn, HS Faust, and LR Glazerman, “Community Screening for Tay-Sachs Disease,” American Family Physician, 13 (111), 1976
  2. Donnenfeld, AE, LR Glazerman, DM Cutillo, RJ Librizzi, and S Wiener, “Fetal Exsanguination Following Intrauterine Angiographic Assessment and Selective Termination of a Hydrocephalic, Monozygotic Co-Twin,” Prenatal Diagnosis 9 (301), 1989
  3. Klasko, SK, RV Cummings, LR Glazerman, “Resident Data Collection – Do the Numbers Add Up?” American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 172(1312), 1995
  4. Klasko, SK, RV Cummings, LR Glazerman, “Ob-Gyn Residency Programs-How Will We Train Primary Care Physicians? How Will We Document?” Primary Care Update for Ob-Gyns, 2(111), 1995
  5. Unofficial Guide to Women’s Health, MacMillan and Company, 2000 (Panel of Experts)
  6. Glazerman, LR, DW Miller, “Internet-based Prenatal Records – Moving Ob into the 21st Century,” Technology and Health Care – International Journal of Health Care Engineering, 10 (498), 2002
  7. Computers for an office setting: management information systems and the Internet from a clinician's perspective, S.K. Klasko and L. Glazerman, MBA Handbook for Healthcare Professionals, by J. S. Sanfilippo (Editor), Thomas E. Nolan (Editor), Bates H. Whiteside (Editor), Parthenon Press, 2002

Presentations:

  1. “Preoperative GnRH Analog (Lupron®) Before Laser Endometrial Ablation,” Presented at the World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, September 1989
  2. “Laser Laparoscopic Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy,” Videotape Presentation at the World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, September 1989
  3. “Re_iden_ Da_a Collec_ion is not just S’s and T’s” presented at Medical Education in the 21st Century-A need for a new Paradigm, CREOG/APGO Annual Meeting, March 1994, Nashville, TN
  4. “Spontaneous Abortion, Recurrent Abortion, Ectopic Pregnancy” presented at the Philadelphia Area Review Course, 1996, 1997.
  5. “Successful Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain by Visceral Trigger Point Injection at Microlaparoscopy,” Presented at the International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, November 1998, Atlanta, GA
  6. “Real-Time Evaluation of Resident Performance Using a Hand Held Electronic Device.” Presented at CREOG-APGO Annual Meeting, February 1999, San Diego, CA
  7. “Hysterectomy vs. Endometrial Ablation for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding,” Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 1999, Philadelphia, PA
  8. “Abnormal Uterine Bleeding – Ablation vs. Hysterectomy,” Presented to the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Association of Operating Room Nurses, October 1999, Allentown, PA
  9. “Use of Palm-Style Computers in Medical Education,” Presented at Closing the Gaps: A Resolution for the New Millennium, 110th AAMC Annual Meeting, October 1999, Washington, DC
  10. “Evidence-Based Medicine,” Presented at Philadelphia Area Review Course, May 2001
  11. “Today, Tomorrow and Beyond – Computers and the Internet in Ob-Gyn,” Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2001, Chicago, Ill.
  12. “Is she a Customer or is she a patient.” Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2001, Chicago, Ill.
  13. Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Masses, Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Tissue Removal Techniques, Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Presented at Advanced Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Surgery, IMET Inc, Orlando FL, October 2001
  14. Computers and the Internet – Applying e-business principles to Ob-Gyn Practice, Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2002, Los Angeles, CA.
  15. Electronic Prenatal Records – Moving Ob into the 21st Century, Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2002, Los Angeles, CA.
  16. Thinking Out of the Box – Incremental Automation of the Medical Practice, Presented at TEPR 2002, May 2002, Seattle, WA
    Individualized Preceptorship for Gyn Surgeons, presented by IMET, Jefferson Medical College, June 2002.
  17. Program Director, Individualized Preceptorship for Gyn Surgeons in Advanced Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, presented by IMET, San Francisco, CA, November 2002
  18. Electronic Prenatal Records – Moving Ob into the 21st Century, Presented at MEDNET2002 -7th World Congress on the Internet in Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 2002.
  19. In Situ Morcellation of the Uterine Body and Fundus During Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy, Sobolewski, CJ, LR Glazerman, and VR Lucente, presented at “Beyond Hysterectomy: Contemporary Management of Uterine Fibroids – An International Congress, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2003
  20. Tissue Removal Techniques – Morcellation vs. Colpotomy, Luncheon Conference, presented at “Beyond Hysterectomy: Contemporary Management of Uterine Fibroids – An International Congress, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2003
  21. Computers and the Internet – Applying e-business principles to Ob-Gyn Practice, Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2003, New Orleans, LA.
  22. Electronic Prenatal Records – Moving Ob into the 21st Century, Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2003, New Orleans, LA.
  23. Thinking Out of the Box – Incremental Automation of the Medical Practice, Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 2003, New Orleans, LA.
  24. Healthcare as an e-business, Presented October 2003 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
  25. Course Director, Individualized Hands-On Gynecologic Surgery: Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy and Advanced Laparoscopy using Unembalmed Female Cadavers, Presented by IMET (Innovations in Medical Education and Training), November 2003, New Orleans, LA
  26. Course Director, Comprehensive Gynecologic Endoscopy – Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy, Laparoscopic Anatomy, and Diagnostic Cystoscopy, Presented by IMET (Innovations in Medical Education and Training), November 2003, Las Vegas, NV
  27. Laparoscopic Trachelectomy and Uterosacral Suspension, Videotape presentation at the Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 32nd Annual Meeting, November 2003, Las Vegas, NV
  28. State of the Art Gynecologic Surgery, Presented at EDEN (Education in Endoscopy), Sponsored by Aesculap, Inc., April 2004 and August 2004.
  29. Course Director, Modern Management of Abnormal Bleeding, including Hands-On Ablation Technology Comparison, Presented by IMET, September 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona
  30. ELEVEST – A New procedure for Uterine Prolapse. Presented at the Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 33rd Annual Meeting, November 2004, San Francisco, CA.
  31. ESSURE™ Hysteroscopic Sterilization in the Office, Presented at the Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 33rd Annual Meeting, November 2004, San Francisco, CA.
  32. Microwave Endometrial Ablation, Presented at the Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 33rd Annual Meeting, November 2004, San Francisco, CA.