April 10, 2023 | Kidney Health
April 10th is officially Austin’s Living Kidney Donor Day. On the first-ever Austin’s Living Kidney Donor Day, our own Austin urologist Dr. Koushik Shaw accepted the proclamation from Austin City Council Member Leslie Pool. The celebration was held at the Kidney Transplant Center at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. Kidney donors, recipients, and health […]
February 15, 2023 | Kidney Health
Urologist Dr. Koushik Shaw of Austin Urology Institute recently facilitated a life-saving kidney transplant between a Wimberley man and recipient he had never met in his life. Here’s the story from Fox 7: The transplant recipient had been on the waiting list for a kidney for several years and was in desperate need of a […]
September 16, 2022 | Kidney Health
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center and Donate Life America are piloting the first-ever living kidney donor program in Texas, and Dr. Koushik Shaw is honored to be part of it. Having performed kidney transplant surgery since 2004, this was a significant moment for Dr. Shaw and the greater transplant community at large. Images courtesy […]
February 10, 2021 | Austin Urology Bladder Kidney Health Kidney Stones Men's Health Women's Health
Kidney stones. The name alone is enough to leave some people shuttering. While some kidney stones are as small as a grain of sand and pass through the ureter without us even knowing, some can leave you with a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin, and chances are the task of […]
June 26, 2018 | Bladder Kidney Cancer Kidney Health Men's Health Prostate Cancer Robotic Surgery
We understand how shocking a diagnosis of a urologic cancer can be. In those difficult times you deserve the best treatment. You need an experienced medical team willing to discuss the full range of treatments available to you, including surgical options. Look for a surgeon who utilizes the latest technology and provides a friendly, comforting […]
March 9, 2017 | Kidney Health
March is National Kidney Month and March 10 is World Kidney Day. At Austin Urology Institute, we treat all manner of kidney conditions – from kidney stones to kidney cancer. However, we’d much rather you take care of your kidneys to prevent these issues before they happen. So today, review our kidney health infographic and make […]
November 15, 2016 | Kidney Health
Kidney cysts are fluid filled pouches that form on the kidney. It is not well known as to why these form. Most of the time they are found incidentally during an ultrasound or Cat Scan (CT). There is some evidence that suggests males tend to have renal cysts more than females. Statistics show that 50% of the population older than age […]
December 14, 2015 | Kidney Health
There’s a major dearth of kidney donors in the United States, which means that Americans suffering from kidney disease must undergo time-consuming dialysis treatments in order to lead a normal life. One Austin family is using the holidays as a way to get more exposure for the need for kidney donors, and hopefully find a […]
October 23, 2014 | Kidney Health TV Appearances
There’s a growing need for kidney donors in the United States. The number of people in need of a transplant has doubled in the past 12 years, and some of them have been waiting over five years for a new kidney. As the demand as increased, the number of living donors has actually fallen, […]
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