With a world-class team of urologists, oncologists, and physician-scientists, the Department of Urology at Northwestern Medicine has been at the forefront of clinical and research advancements in urology for more than a century. Northwestern Medicine Urology is committed to providing personalized, integrative, and innovative urologic care and conducting leading-edge research for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of urologic conditions. In light of this commitment, the Urology Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the highest-ranked program in Illinois and No.11 in the country by U.S. News & World Report, 2021 – 2022 and among the top three NIH-funded urology departments in the nation.
Destigmatizing Urology: Dr. Amarasekera discusses sexual minorities in urology
January 26th 2022“Gay people have had this history of feeling like the health care system and the structures that are supposed to protect them haven't protected them and kept them safe,” says Channa Amarasekera, MD.
Patient removal of ureteral stent with extraction string is safe and economical
January 5th 2022“Going into this study, we thought that potentially patients who had a stent placed with the string left in place were at higher risk of having a complication…But we found that they weren't at higher risk of a complication,” says Amy E. Krambeck, MD.