Bernard Goldfarb, BASc, MD, FRCSC

Urology Clinic of Dr. Bernard Goldfarb
Canada Place Building

107 Shirreff Avenue, Suite 206

North Bay, Ontario, Canada
P1B 7K8
705-482-1063

Speciality: Urology

Research Interests: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia / Bladder Outlet Obstruction, Bladder Cancer, Nocturia, Overactive Bladder, Prostate Cancer

Dr. Bernard Goldfarb is a Board Certified Urologist, who has been practicing in North Bay, Ontario since 1995. Dr. Goldfarb’s current positions include Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities, Assistant Head of the Department of Surgery at the North Bay General Hospital, and Staff Urologist at the West Nipissing Hospital. Dr. Goldfarb is a member of numerous associations, including the Board of the North Bay General Hospital Foundation, North Bay Medical Society, American Urological Association, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the Canadian Medical Association.

Dr. Goldfarb has been Principal Investigator for over 44 clinical trials in Urology since 1998. He has conducted Phase I-IV studies for indications including benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, bladder cancer, chronic prostatitis, overactive bladder, prostate cancer and nocturia.

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Hansen S, McAuliffe J, Goldfarb B, Carré JM. Testosterone influences volitional, but not reflexive orienting of attention in human males. Physiol Behav 2017 Jun 1; 175: 82-87. Epub 2017 Mar 24. PMID: 28343938 / doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.03.032

Nitti VW, Dmochowski R, Herschorn S, Sand P, Thompson C, Nardo C, Yan X, Haaq-Molkenteller C; EMBARK Study Group. OnabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of patients with overactive bladder and urinary incontinence: results of a phase 3, randomized, placebo controlled trial. J Urol 2017 Feb; 197(2S): S216-S223. Epub 2016 Dec 22. PMID # 28012773 / doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.10.109

Bird BM, Welling LL, Ortiz TL, Moreau BJ, Hansen S, Emond M, Goldfarb B, Bonin PL, Carré JM. Effects of exogenous testosterone and mating context on men's preferences for female facial femininity. Horm Behav 2016 Sep; 85: 76-85. Epub 2016 Aug 7. PMID: 27511452 / doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.08.003

Carré JM, Ortiz TL, Labine B, Moreau B JP, Viding E, Neumann CS, Goldfarb B. Digit ratio (2D:4D) and psychopathic traits moderate the effect of exogenous testosterone on socio-cognitive processes in men. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015 Dec; 62: 319-26. Epub 2015 Sep 7. PMID: 26356040 / doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.08.023

Nitti VW, Dmochowski R, Herschorn S, Sand P, Thompson C, Nardo C, Yan X, Haaq-Molkenteller C; EMBARK Study Group. OnabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of patients with overactive bladder and urinary incontinence: results of a phase 3, randomized, placebo controlled trial. J Urol 2013 Jun; 189(6):2186-93. Epub 2012 Dec 14. PMID # 23246476 / doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.12.022

Andriole GL, Bostwick DG, Brawley OW, Gomella LG, Marberger M, Montorsi F, Pettaway CA, Tammela TL, Teloken C, Tindall DJ, Somerville MC, Wilson TH, Fowler IL, Rittmaster RS, REDUCE Study Group. Effect of dutasteride on the risk of prostate cancer. N Engl J Med 2010 Apr; 362(13):1192-1202. PMID # 20357281

Nickel JC, Downey J, Clark J, Casey RW, Pommerville PJ, Barkin J, Steinhoff G, Brock G, Patrick AB, Flax S, Goldfarb B, Palmer BW, Zadra J. Levofloxacin for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men: a randomized placebo-controlled multicenter trial. Urology 2003 Oct; 62(4):614-617. PMID # 14550427

Bartkiw T, Goldfarb B, Trachtenberg J. Understanding microwave therapy as a treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urol Nurs 1997; 17(2):53-57. PMID # 9239138

Bartkiw TP, Goldfarb B, Trachtenberg J. Male genital trauma: diagnosis and management. Int J Trauma Nurs 1995; 1(4):99-107. PMID # 9079319 / doi:10.1016/S1075-4210(05)80003-3

Goldfarb B, Bartkiw T, Trachtenberg J. Microwave therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urol Clin North Am 1995; 22(2):431-439. PMID # 7539188

Goldfarb B, Khoury AE, Greenberg ML, Churchill BM, Smith CR, McLorie GA. The role of retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy in localized paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma. J Urol 1994; 152(2 Pt 2):785-787. PMID # 8022014