Urologic Surgery

"Our goal is that people would not be getting catheterized when they actually do not have sufficient urinary retention," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD.

"Pathogens can stay there for a long time, even if the contamination was really quick...It happens really fast," says Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles, PhD.

“While we do see a decrease in opioid use, we still want to make sure that the pain is addressed and that it's addressed correctly,” says Laura Gressler, MS, PhD.

“We need formal recommendations for nonopioid pain management strategies and medications,” says Laura Gressler, MS, PhD.

"What we think is really nice about it is it's not required to have it into an electronic medical record for this to work on the wards," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD.

“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.

“We believe this is going to be the next rendition of how we can train physicians, as well as make surgeons more effective at their job,” says Nitin K. Yerram, MD.

"My goal in the trip was not to see how many patients I could operate on, how many doctors I could train, [it was] to help 1 person train," says Joel Gelman, MD.

"A surprise finding was the increase in opioid fulfillment beyond the 7-day postoperative period, which was really unexpected," says Laura Gressler, MS, PhD.

"Unless there's an anatomic reason why you can't use a bladder scanner reliably, then, really you should be using a bladder scanner," says Jennifer Ann Meddings, MD, MSc.

“We go into medicine to take care of people and to help them, and when that doesn't transpire, it's a very tough reality,” says Aditya Bagrodia, MD, FACS.

"Anecdotally, I would say that many providers actually prefer the functionality of the single-use cystoscopes," says David Barquin, MD.

"We identified 12 discrete workflow steps for outpatient flexible cystoscopy, with 5 of those being able to be eliminated by the transition to the single-use scope," says David Barquin, MD.

"I think right now, a lot of the focus is on perioperative management, as well as some of the technical considerations of the surgery itself," says Jay Simhan, MD, FACS.

Results of an exclusive Urology Times survey reveal that more than 70% of respondents said they consider age a relevant factor in the performance of the specialist surgeon.

“It's a system that is still not being used to its maximum capability, which is exciting. That means we can continue evolving,” says Jaschar Shakuri-Rad, DO, FACOS.

"It is important as a field that we recognize the potential emotional impact of surgical adverse events," writes Amy N. Luckenbaugh, MD.

“The da Vinci 5, or DV5, system is the next evolution of robotic surgery,” says Jaschar Shakuri-Rad, DO, FACOS.

"We must do more to help surgeons prepare for the impact of adverse events before they happen," says Kevin Turner MA DM FRCS(Urol).

"I continue to be regularly surprised at just how much surgeons are affected when things go wrong, and how little surgeons engage with existing support mechanisms," says Kevin Turner MA DM FRCS(Urol).

"This a fantastic meeting that I really look forward to," says Nazih Paul Khater, MD, FACS.

"This study identifies a new target for VTE prevention," writes Kate Gessner, MD, PhD, and Philip Abbosh, MD, PhD.

"Most complications that happened, they happened within the first 48 hours postoperatively. Blood transfusions were by far the biggest contributor to this," says Matthew Epstein, MD.

"We need to have some safety data to see if this is actually the right thing to do, because there's been some pushback, at least in some publications of the fact that we're pushing the burden of recovery at home," says Andres F. Correa, MD.

“The better our health care work force represents the patients we're trying to take care of, the better care we'll deliver and the better outcomes our patients will have,” says Christopher J.D. Wallis, MD, PhD.

"Our study is the first report of bladder auto-transplantation in heart-beating, brain-dead human research donors as a necessary preparatory step toward clinical bladder transplantation in living patients," says Inderbir S. Gill, MD.

“The purpose of the course is really to bring together like-minded surgeons and physicians who are interested in robotic reconstructive surgery to really come together to not only build a network, but also discuss complex situations, discuss tips and tricks, and also to review the most salient literature in this space,” says Ziho Lee, MD.

"These results show urologists that in this setting, pregabalin shouldn’t be routinely used," says Geoffrey H. Rosen, MD.

Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, is a urologic surgeon who is internationally known for performing complex urethral and penile reconstruction for urethra stricture and cosmetic disfigurement, male incontinence, male fistula, and surgery for erectile dysfunction.

University Hospitals Urology Institute is excited to announce that this coming fall, the department is hosting 2 educational courses in cutting-edge urologic specialties: female sexual health and gender care.