Urology
and the
Urologic Surgeon
Urology is the medical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases of the urinary tract in males and females. It is also concerned with the reproductive organs and genitals in males and the surgical management of adrenal gland disorders.
A urologist is a “physician and surgeon” who specializes in this branch of surgery and is knowledgeable in the anatomy, physiology and disorders of the adrenal glands, kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder in men and women, as well as the male reproductive and genital tract.
The practice of urology includes general and pediatric urology, urologic oncology, renal transplantation, female urology, neuro-urology, andrology including male infertility and sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, endourology, laparoscopic urology, urinary tract stones and urinary tract infections.
