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Dr. Alan S. Helfman & Dr. Eric K. Seaman UROLOGY GROUP OF NEW JERSEY | 225 MILLBURN AVE. STE 304 | MILLBURN | (973) 218-9400 | WWW.UGNJ.COM THROUGH THE MERGER OF SEVEN PRACTICES, THE UROLOGY GROUP OF NEW JERSEY (UGNJ) brings together 22 urologists practicing in 10 locations in Essex, Hudson, Morris and Union counties. The group recently became one of the very first physician practices in the nation to receive full accreditation by the Joint Commission, typically awarded to hospitals. Each of the devoted physicians at UGNJ offers treatment in an area of specialty including prostate cancer, incontinence, BPH, erectile dysfunction, male infertility, urologic stone disease and all other facets of male and female urology. Two of the dedicated physicians in UGNJ’s Millburn office-Dr. Alan S. Helfman and Dr. Eric K. Seaman-share a common philosophy to provide the highest level of privacy, comfort and coordinated care in a personalized manner while they focus on different areas of the practice. Always confident in following a path to the world of medicine, Dr. Helfman traveled as far as Guadalajara to pursue his passion. He attended medical school at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and also received an MS degree in Natural Sciences at Roswell Park Memorial Cancer Institute. In 2008 he joined UGNJ where he specializes in urologic procedures including vasectomy, prostatectomy (prostate removal surgery), kidney stones, bladder cancer and endoscopy. Dr. Helfman has co-authored numerous journal articles on prostate cancer therapy and in 2001 he received the Gallo Award for cancer research. where I get the most gratification is from simply talking to my patients. In other words, in developing a relationship – I am best able to see that the treatment addresses a patient’s lifestyle and needs.” With his Executive MBA from Rutgers University, it was Dr. Seaman who saw the need for the practice to grow, developed the right business model and was the force behind the creation of UGNJ, a group of practitioners who have achieved the highest level of patient care. But it is his reputation in the practice of medicine, as a leader in the field of male fertility, which has garnered his place as a Top Doctor specializing in microsurgical vasectomy reversal, microsurgical sperm retrieval, varicocelectomy, medical treatment for infertility and vasectomy. “My initial interest was in pediatric urology. But I took a slight deviation realizing that through a specialty in male fertility, I could help in the process of bringing new lives into the world” declares Dr. Seaman. “What greater reward could there be.” Dr. Seaman’s strong credentials include Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Internship and Urology Residency and a Clinical Fellowship from Baylor College of Medicine in male reproductive medicine and surgery. Both Dr. Helfman and Dr. Seaman are members of the American Urological Association as well as other prominent associations and affiliated with area hospitals including Saint Barnabas Medical Center and Newark Be \ܘY[YYX