October 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Austin Urology Institute enjoyed a day on the lake to catch up, catch our breath, and relax! We love being a team that works hard, and plays hard. That puts us at our best to provide the best urologic care to our patients!
October 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dr. Koushik Shaw was proud to be one a handful of surgeons from around the US to attend a surgical workshop at the University of California-San Diego, at the “Center for the Future of Surgery”. Here we discussed, and used the latest techniques to use hemostatic agents, which are used to decrease bleeding that occurs […]
October 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thanks to modern advances and continued research, there are more and more options available for treating patients with both early and late stage prostate cancer. Read the entire article here For more information on the Austin Urology Institute, Click Here Please call to schedule an appointment for preventative/follow-up care: 512-694-8888
September 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Austin Urology Institute is proud to offer the latest treatments in managing kidney stones. This is a growing epidemic throughout the country, and Austin is no exception. We specialize in shockwave lithotripsy, a non-invasive way to manage stones without cuts, in an outpatient manner, in less than 1 hour. For more complicated stones, lasers no […]
August 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
For even more information on Low Testosterone, please visit us! There has been a lot of discussion and research of menopause in women, however, not until recently has there been a spotlight on Low Testosterone (aka Low T) in men. Some have called this “Andropause”. In our practice, we have noticed a significant increase in men coming in […]
June 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many patients throughout Austin, Central Texas, and beyond choose Austin Urology Institute as their place for for the finest Urology care in the area. Why? For starters, we pride ourselves on the BEST staff around! Erika, Ruthie, and Sari are available to answer all your phone calls and questions…no computers or leaving messages. We have […]
May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lately there has been a lot of great discussion in regards to PSA, prostate cancer, and the USPSTF comments. The best part of this discussion, is that it has engaged physicians, patients, politicians, and other interested parties in a healthy debate over how we diagnose, manage, and treat prostate cancer. As a member of the […]
May 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the fastest growing parts of our practice has been the evaluation, treatment, and management of men with “Low T”, or low testosterone. Why? I believe that media reports, advertising, and the fact that more and more of us are wanting to stay alert, mentally engaged, energetic, sexually active, and in general “young” despite […]
May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thanks to advanced imaging technologies, we are identifying tumors of the kidney earlier and earlier all the time. Whereas many doctors remove the entire kidney for a small tumor, advanced robotic surgery now allows us to remove just the part of the kidney with a malignancy, leaving the rest of the normal kidney behind. It […]
May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
There has been a lot of controversy regarding PSA testing. I have been a long believer that there are two types of prostate cancer, one which is a indolent, or slow growing cancer that is more a “disease of natural aging”, and a second one, which is an aggressive cancer capable of causing an early […]
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