Urology Care Podcast

Dr. Amanda North joins the Urology Care Podcast this week to discuss back to school advice for parents as summer vacation for kids comes to an end. Dr. North is a pediatric urologist who specializes in the care and treatment of children with complex voiding problems and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract at Montefiore Medical Center in New York.

This week’s episode of the Urology Care Podcast serves as an introduction to the basics of urology. Urology is a branch of medicine that deals with health issues of the male and female urinary tract, and the male reproductive system. A urologist is a doctor that focuses on these parts of the body.

Dr. Brian Stork joins the Urology Care Podcast with information about visiting a urologist during COVID-19. He also answers other miscellaneous questions a urology patient may have during COVID-19. Dr. Stork is a urologist in Muskegon, Michigan. He is also the Chair of the Urology Care Foundation's Patient Education Council.

Dr. J. Stuart Wolf joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss what kidney cancer patients need to know during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Wolf is Associate Chair for Clinical Operations, and Chief of the Division of Surgical Subspecialties at the University of Texas, Dell Medical School in Austin.

Anne E. Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP, RNFA, joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss what prostate cancer patients need to know during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Calvaresi is the chair of the Urology Care Foundation's Prostate Health Committee. She works in Philadelphia and specializes in urology and prostate health.

Dr. Brian Stork joins the Urology Care Podcast with some advice for our listeners about how to best prepare for a urology visit. Dr. Stork is a urologist in Muskegon, Michigan. He is also the Chair of the Urology Care Foundation's Patient Education Council.

Dr. Casey Kowalik joins the Urology Care Podcast today to share tips about healthy restroom habits, and general bladder health advice. Dr. Kowalik is an Assistant Professor in Urology with the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, MO.

When children urinate without control while they sleep, it is called nocturnal enuresis. It's also known as bedwetting. Learn more on today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast.

Dr. Melissa Mendez joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss penile implant surgery and why a man would consider a penile implant. Dr. Mendez is a urologist with Chesapeake Urology in Silver Spring, Md.

Today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast focuses on what patients need to know about managing erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment.

Stacy T. Tanaka, MD, MS, joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss hypospadias. Dr. Tanaka is a pediatric urologist with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville.

Dr. Kevin McVary joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss the benefits of telehealth. Dr. McVary is a urologist and the Director of Men's Health at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.

Dr. Courtenay Moore joins the Urology Car Podcast to discuss Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Dr. Moore is a urologist with the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. About 1 in 3 women suffer from SUI at some point in their lives. It is a very common bladder problem for women. It happens less often in men.

Today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast is an interview with Dr. Sumeet Bhanvadia about what patients need to know about bladder cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, and the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting healthcare around the globe. Dr. Bhanvadia is Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles.

A varicocele is when veins become enlarged inside your scrotum (the pouch of skin that holds your testicles). Dr. Sarah Vij joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss what to know about this condition. Dr. Vij is a urologist with the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast discusses talking about overactive bladder (OAB). For more information on OAB or to find a urologist near you, visit UrologyHealth.org.

Today's edition of the Urology Care Podcast is a chat about Urinary Incontinence with Dr. Gary Lemack. Dr. Lemack is professor of Urology and Neurology with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. We want to remind listeners to check out the PCORI Urinary Incontinence Evidence Updates as a resource to learn more. The PCORI Evidence Updates present research findings in a concise, accessible format and can help patients and their doctors have conversations about urinary incontinence. You can find them by visiting https://www.pcori.org/new-evidence-UI

Hematuria is the diagnosis of blood in urine. Sometimes it can simply be seen as pinkish urine, but other times it can only be seen with a microscope. With hematuria, you may not have other symptoms, or you may feel pain. But, it is not normal to find blood in your urine, so it’s important to find the cause. Learn more on today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast about hematuria.

Dr. Casey Kowalik joins the Urology Care Podcast today to share tips about bladder health exercises, and general bladder health advice. Dr. Kowalik is an Assistant Professor in Urology with the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, MO.

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. This is an important time of year to learn about this disease and its impact on patients. Learn about testicular cancer and fertility preservation options in this episode of the Urology Care Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Landon Trost. Dr. Trost is a urologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.