Gana una beca de la AFUD (American Foundation Urological Diseases) para una subespecializacion en
medicina sexual (2.000 al 2.002) bajo la tutela de Irwin Goldstein y Abdul Traish (director del
laboratorio). Del año 2.000 al 2.002 ocupa el cargo de Instructor Clínico en Urología en el Centro Médico
de la Universidad de Boston.
Ha recibido numerosos reconocimientos como en el 2.000 2.002 gana la beca de la `AFUD AND
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION RESEARCH SCHOLAR AWARD' con el trabajo "Expression And Regulation
Of Matrix Metalloproteinases In Human Corpus Cavernosum Smooth Muscle: Role Of Corporal Connective
Tissue Metabolism In Penile Erectile Function" Boston University School of Medicine.
En el 2.001 2.002 el `BAYER UROLOGY FELLOWSHIP' con el trabajo "Role of Androgens in Erectile
Dysfunction"Boston University School of Medicine.
En el 2.002 el `THE PFIZER SCHOLARS IN UROLOGY AWARD' Boston University School of Medicine. El
ISSIR ‐ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM con el trabajo "Is PDE 5 expression, phosphorylation or activity regulated
by steroid hormones in penile corpus cavernosum smooth muscle".
El reconocimiento por trabajos de investigación fueron: "A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐
Controlled, 1‐Month Comparison Study to Investigate The Effect of Los Dose (25mg) Oral Viagra on Nocturnal Penile
tumescence In Males With Erectile Dysfunction. P.I. R. Munarriz. Applied for Pfizer Grant Application ‐ Viagra sildenafil
citrate research grants; "Bone Mineral Density, Total Body Calcium and Whole Body Fat in Women With Androgen
Insufficiency and Sexual Dysfunction who are on Chronic Androgen Replacement Therapy. P.I.: R. Munarriz.;
"Expandability As a Measure of Fibrosis Induced Impotence " Co‐Investigator, NIH Grant (7/1/03‐6‐30‐05)
COMITE EDITORIALES DE SOCIEDADES CIENTIFICAS Y REVISTAS CIENTIFICAS INTERNACIONALES A LAS QUE
PERTENECE
International Journal of Impotence research: Editorial Board 2002‐2003.
The Journal of Sexual Medicine: Editorial Board 2003‐present.
Sexual Medicine Society of North: Active member and Chair of the Young Investigators Committee.
International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research: Active Member and Member of the
Newsbulletin Committee.
American Urologic Association: Associate Member American Medical Association.
International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health: Active member and Scientific Committee
PUBLICACION Y REVISION DE ARTICULOS MEDICOS (PUBLISHED PEER‐REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES)
Carsson C, Giuliano F, Goldstein I, Hatzichristou D, Hellstrom, W, Lue, T, Montorsi, F, Munarriz, R, Nehra, A,
Porst, H, and Rosen, R. The "Effectiveness" Scale ‐ Therapeutic Outcome Of Pharmacologic Therapies For Ed: An
International Consensus Panel Report. In press, Int. J. Impot. Res.
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Abdulmaged M. Traish, Noel Kim, Ricardo Munarriz, Irwin Goldstein MD . Mechanisms of Female Sexual
Arousal Dysfunction. In press, Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms
Soo Woong Kim, Noel N. Kim, Seong‐Joo Jeong, Ricardo Munarriz, Irwin Goldstein and Abdulmaged M.
Traish. Modulation of Vaginal Blood Flow and Estrogen Receptor by Estradiol. Submitted to the Journal of Urology,
2004
C. Charles Wen, Ricardo Munarriz, Irwin Goldstein. Three chamber priapism in a patient with primary
epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the penis. Subm to Urol, Feb 2004
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Guay A, Munarriz R, Jacobson J, Talakoub L, Traish A, Quirk F , Goldstein I, Spark R Serum Androgen Levels
In Healthy Premenopausal Women With And Without Sexual Dysfunction: Part A. Androgen Levels In Women Aged 20
To 49 Years With No complaints Of Sexual Dysfunction. In press, Int. J. Impot. Res
Guay A, Jacobson J, Munarriz R, Talakoub L, Traish A, Quirk F, Goldstein I, Spark R. Androgens In Healthy
Premenopausal Women With And Without Sexual Dysfunction: Part B: Decreased Androgens In Premenopausal
Women With Complaints Of Sexual Dysfunction. Int. J. Impot. Res
Ricardo Munarriz, Rajesh Mittal, Charles Wen, Pedram Salimpour, Kweonsik Min, Kevin L. Billups, Fernando
D. Borges, Samuel Edward Dakil II, John Robert Delk II, C.B. Dhabuwala, William P. Fitch III, Matthew G. Fry, Lawrence
Scott Hakim, Han Hanafy, Warran T. Hitt, Joel M. Kaufman, Donald Thomas McKnight, JR. Randolph J. Ross, Bradley
Neal Secrest, Ridwan Shabsigh, David Collins Stout, Patrick E. Wherry, Steven K. Wilson, and Irwin Goldstein The
Mentor Alpha‐1 Penile Prosthesis With Lock‐Out Valve: A Solution to Autoinflation. Submitted to Urology.
Traish A, Kim NN, Munarriz R, and Goldstein I. Androgen Modulation of Vascular Erectile Physiology. In
press, Arab J Urol 11/03
Kim NN, Min K, Pessina MA, Munarriz R, Goldstein I, Traish AM. Effects of ovariectomy and steroid
hormones on vaginal smooth muscle contractility. Int J Impot Res. 2004 Jan;16(1):43‐50
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