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Gordon R. Gluckman MD FACS

Urologist

  • "Dr. Gluckman is wonderful. He is professional, competent and approachable. I feel lucky to have him as my
    Urologist" 

Gordon R. Gluckman MD FACS


Dr. Gluckman has been named a Chicago Top Doctor for the last ten years by U.S. News Media and Castle Connolly Medical. He received his undergraduate degree from Kenyon College where he was selected for membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Dr. Gluckman received his Medical Degree from Northwestern University and completed his residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) in urology.

Dr. Gluckman has a strong interest in Urologic oncology specializing in laparoscopic and robotic surgery but also enjoys all aspects of adult urology. He is a member of many urologic and surgical societies as he enjoys keeping pace with the ever-changing field of urology. He has published extensively and enjoys lecturing on a regular basis.

 

Awards and Credentials

  • America's Top Doctors (book series): 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 12th Edition, 13th Edition, 14th Edition, 15th Edition, 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 4th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition
  • Chicago Magazine's Top Doctors in Chicago: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer (book series): 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 4th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition
  • Newsweek: 2015
  • Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors for Cancer (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Chicago Magazine's Top Cancer Doctors in Chicago: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022

Hospital Affiliation
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Park Ridge, IL
AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates - Hoffman Estates, IL
Alexian Brothers Medical Center - Elk Grove Village, IL
AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village - Elk Grove Village, IL

Education and Training

1991 - 1995
University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California United States
Residency - Urology
1990 - 1991
University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California United States
Residency - Surgery
1989
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois United States
Doctor of Medicine

Certification
American Board of Urology
American College of Surgeons
Illinois State Medical License
California State Medical License

Societies
American Urological Association
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Chicago Urological Society
Chicago Medical Society
Illinois Medical Society
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Special Interests
Minimally Invasive Surgery with Laparoscopy, Robotics, and Lasers for Benign and Malignant Kidney, Bladder, and Prostate Disease
Noninvasive Shockwave Therapy for Kidney Stones
Erectile Dysfunction
Male and Female Incontinence

Changing the technique of background subtraction alters calculated renal function on pediatric mercaptoacetyltriglycine renography

Nguyen HT, Gluckman GR, Kogan BA. J Urol. 1997 Sep;158(3 Pt 2):1252-6. doi: 10.1097/00005392-199709000-00152. PMID: 9258187

Exogenous endothelin-1 causes renal vasodilation in the fetal lamb

Bogaert GA, Kogan BA, Mevorach RA, Wong J, Gluckman GR, Fineman JR, Heymann MA. J Urol. 1996 Aug;156(2 Pt 2):847-53. doi: 10.1097/00005392-199608001-00085. PMID: 8683799

Pelvic steal syndrome

Gluckman GR, Lue TF. Urology. 1996 Mar;47(3):426. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80466-X. PMID: 8633415 No abstract available.

Contradictory renal function measured with mercaptoacetyltriglycine diuretic renography in unilateral hydronephrosis

Gluckman GR, Baskin LS, Bogaert GA, Mevorach RA, Hattner RS, Kogan BA. J Urol. 1995 Oct;154(4):1486-9; discussion 1489-90. PMID: 7658573

Renal preservation despite 35 days of partial bladder obstruction in the fetal lamb

Bogaert GA, Gluckman GR, Mevorach RA, Kogan BA. J Urol. 1995 Aug;154(2 Pt 2):694-9. doi: 10.1097/00005392-199508000-00094. PMID: 7609157

Newborn penile glans amputation during circumcision and successful reattachment

Gluckman GR, Stoller ML, Jacobs MM, Kogan BA. J Urol. 1995 Mar;153(3 Pt 1):778-9. PMID: 7861536 Review.

Toxoplasmosis of the bladder: case report and review of the literature

Gluckman GR, Werboff LH. J Urol. 1994 Jun;151(6):1629-30. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35322-3. PMID: 8189581 Review.

Munchausen's syndrome: manifestation as renal colic

Gluckman GR, Stoller M. Urology. 1993 Sep;42(3):347-50. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(93)90631-j. PMID: 8379039

Laparoscopic pyelocaliceal diverticula ablation

Gluckman GR, Stoller M, Irby P. J Endourol. 1993 Aug;7(4):315-7. doi: 10.1089/end.1993.7.315. PMID: 8252026