A surgeon specialized in disorders of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system.
What urologists do
Urologists evaluate and treat kidney stones, urinary tract infections, prostate disease, bladder cancer, incontinence, and male infertility. They perform open, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic procedures, and manage many conditions in the office with cystoscopy.
Training path
US urology requires medical school and a five-year urology residency, including one year of general surgery. Fellowships in urologic oncology, pediatric urology, reconstructive urology, endourology, and male infertility add one to two years.
Subspecialties
Subspecialties include urologic oncology, pediatric urology, endourology and stone disease, female pelvic medicine, reconstructive urology, and andrology focused on male sexual and reproductive health.
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