Innovation Stories

Data-Driven Preoperative Counseling for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence

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Aiming to standardize tubing path and to optimize tubing placement safety in the AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincte

Matteo Balzzaro, MD - Verona, Italy

Length and Girth Restoration

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Length and girth restoration using a penile prosthesis while maintaining patient happiness and satisfaction.

Paulo Egydio, MD - São Paulo - Brazil

Erectile Dysfunction is an Important Disease

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Penile prosthesis surgery is the standard treatment for refractory ED across the world.

Koichi Nagao, MD - Tokyo, Japan

Artificial urinary sphincter placement preserving the bulbospongiosus muscle

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Artificial urinary sphincter AMS-800® is an effective treatment for male stress urinary incontinence. Usually, the bulbospongiosus muscle is opened in the midline and the cuff is placed around the exposed bulbous urethra.

Argimiro Collado Serra, MD - Spain

Improving quality of life among men who have lost self confidence.

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For the last 15 years I have done about 3,000 inflatable penile prosthesis surgeries for treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Moo Yeon Lee, MD
Seoul, Korea

Pushing the envelope with new technologies

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We’re pushing the envelope with a lot of new technologies.

Paul Gittens, MD
Philadelphia / New York, USA

Understanding population management

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With innovation and the exciting things in the future that we are starting to see come to life, it has to do with the understanding of population management.

Richard Natale, MD
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Fluent in English and Spanish to reach underserved communities

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In our practice innovation is key. We’re fluent in both English and Spanish and we have a particular interest to target our Hispanic community because we know that is a community currently underserved.

Jonathan Clavell, MD
Houston, Texas, USA

Up to date with research

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The goal in our practice is to be able to give the best quality of care to our patients; we strive to provide novel therapies.

Jonathan Clavell, MD
Houston, Texas, USA

Traveling the world and learning from pioneers of urologic care

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It is so important for a surgeon to offer his patients the cutting edge in technology; the latest and greatest that’s available.

Jaspreet Singh, DO
Newburgh, New York, USA

The value of digital media marketing to reach men of all backgrounds

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I just started and I think it’s really important to do digital media marketing. One final thing I think is really important is reaching out to different communities, different minorities who may not be comfortable already coming to a doctor.

Casey McCraw, MD
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Physician assistants an integral part in delivering men’s health care

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Our practice is doing something innovative in that we are physician-led by one urologist and primarily all the work is done by PAs and nurse practitioners.

Ken Mitchell, PA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Thinking outside the box; connecting other areas of science with medicine

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You have to think outside the box. I like to read about the innovations of the industry, but it’s good to review materials that may be not just relatable to the medical field.

Bruno Machado, MD
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Innovating in education; reach, teach, learn

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Learning never ends. One of the things that’s really important to me is to try and educate urologists and surgeons around the world. I always end up learning something myself.

Brian Christine, MD
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Engaging patients through social media helps us convey the message that we can help

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Just like innovation is important to improving surgical technique, innovation is really important in how we reach patients and how we take care of patients.

Brian Christine, MD
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Building a team of talented providers to address every facet of men’s health

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Innovation to me means building a team of talented providers within my university to address every facet of men’s health.

Amy Pearlman, MD
Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Looking at different technologies to offer patients

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Our practice has been leading the area for over seven years and one of the things that we are doing is looking at different technologies that are coming available.

Ajay Kwatra, MD
The Woodlands, Texas – USA

Habla inglés y español con fluidez para llegar a las comunidades marginadas

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Jonathan Clavell, MD
Houston, Texas - USA

Challenging the Status Quo

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Innovation for me is about challenging the status quo. It’s about the opportunity to raise awareness about our solutions in ways that we never have. I’ve been very active in social media and radio advertising.

Shawn Blick, MD
Phoenix, Arizona - USA

Recovering TOGETHER: a case for couples-oriented SURVIVORSHIP

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As our practice strives to enhance our prostate cancer survivorship program, I am often impressed with the devotion and advocacy demonstrated by many spouses of prostate cancer patients.

Kadee Thompson, MD
Sacramento, CA

Data-Driven Preoperative Counseling for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence

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Multiple factors – including the degree of leakage – contribute to the severity of male stress urinary incontinence, as well as the likelihood of successful surgical treatment.

Nabeel Shakir
Dallas, Texas – USA

New ways to reach and treat more men who have ED

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The idea of innovation is important to me. The Doctor Radio Men’s Health show on Sirius XM Radio was a brand new opportunity for me to reach a large audience and not only talk about ED, but solutions like penile implants.

Jaspreet Singh, DO
Newburgh, New York
– USA

Celebrating my first 200 patients receiving the Artificial Urinary Sphincter

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To celebrate the first 200 patients receiving the Artificial Urinary Sphincter to treat incontinence, the Fundación IVO in Valencia, Spain hosted a reception for these patients and their families.

Argimiro Collado Serra, MD
Spain

Minimizing Bleeding Complications After Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Surgery

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While placing an inflatable penile prosthesis is a safe, reliable and effective surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction, rarely scrotal bleeding can result in hematomas and infections.

Nabeel Shakir
Dallas, Texas, USA