Dr. Rosalia Misseri on using long-term data to enhance pediatric urologic care
August 19th 2024"We have incredible data based on long-term follow up that help us understand what the right therapy is for kids, primarily kids with neurologic diseases like spina bifida," says Rosalia Misseri, MD, FAAP.
Dr. Aaron Bernie discusses patient selection for Aquablation
August 16th 2024“I think particularly as we've had the technology for longer and we've used it more and become more comfortable with it, there's really nobody, necessarily, that can't be considered for it,” says Aaron M. Bernie, MD, MPH.
Dr. Nam on potential future research on vasectomy in the post-Dobbs era
August 15th 2024“The other thing that I think would be interesting is there's the thought of vasectomy regret where because of the permanent nature, what proportion of patients have regret surrounding their decision?” says Catherine S. Nam, MD.
Nicolette G. Payne, MD, on genetic testing in patients with nephrolithiasis
August 15th 2024"We sought to describe the genetic and clinical characteristics for patients undergoing genetic testing at our institution that were referred to genetics from our multidisciplinary stone clinic," says Nicolette G. Payne, MD.
Dr. Nam on the increased interest in vasectomy amidst urologist shortages
August 13th 2024“Within our department at University of Michigan, there has been increased numbers of vasectomy procedure days to be able to meet the demand so that there's not a very long prolonged delay for our patients,” says Catherine S. Nam, MD.
Dr. Catherine Nam on shifting attitudes toward family planning following Dobbs
August 10th 2024“It will be interesting to see how this plays out long-term in the changing political scheme, as well as the general trend of the current generation potentially having different thoughts in terms of wanting to have children or not in the future,” says Catherine S. Nam, MD.
John Michael DiBianco, MD, on impact of miniPCNL in pediatric patients
August 9th 2024"The cases that I've done have been here, at least, have been some of the most, I guess, impactful and really make me proud and happy to be a urologist and to do something [for which] the patients are incredibly grateful," says John Michael DiBianco, MD.
Dr. Rust recaps the SMSNA Men’s Health Fellowship Bootcamp
August 8th 2024“We get exposure and get an opportunity to work with experts in the field before we even start fellowship, so that we can develop a baseline of expertise in areas of Peyronie's disease, erectile dysfunction, infertility, and managing sexual medicine and fertility in men across the board,” says Jacob Rust, MD.
Dr. Cary details the history of IU’s testicular cancer program
August 7th 2024“Fortunately, the chemotherapy regimens that Dr. Einhorn put together in combination with the surgical approaches with Dr. Donohue really revolutionized the cure rates and the care for men with testicular cancer,” says Clint Cary, MD, MPH, MBA.