Why Urology? AUA Video

Great AUA video on the field of Urology and why it continues to be sought after highly by today's medical students.

This Week's Faculty Profile - Mark Horowitz, MD, FACS, FAAP

This week's faculty profile is Dr. Mark Horowitz.  Dr. Horowitz graduated from New York Medical College and completed his residency in Urology at SUNY-Downstate before travelling to the Childrens' Hospital of Seattle for a Pediatric Urology Fellowship under the guidance of Dr. Mike Mitchell.  His practice is currently based at Univeristy Hospital-Brooklyn, Staten Island University Hospital, and New York Hospital Queens.  Dr. Horowitz's clinical interests include common pediatric urogenital anomalies such as undescended testicles, vesicoureteral reflux, hydronephrosis, posterior urethral valves, and hypospadias.

Recent Publications:

Glassberg KI, Combs AJ, Horowitz M. Nonneurogenic voiding disorders in children and adolescents: clinical and videourodynamic findings in 4 specific conditions. Journal of Urology. 2010;184(5):2123.

Van Batavia, JP, Combs, AJ, Horowitz, M, Glassberg, KI: Primary Bladder Neck Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents III: Results of Long Term Alpha Blocker Therapy. Journal of Urology, 183:724, 2010.

Combs, AJ, Horowitz, M, Glassberg KI: Assessment of Detrusor Leak Point Pressure in Patients with Spina Bifida Using the Reinsertion Modification: A Technique Worthy of Inclusion in Standard Urodynamic Evaluations. First World Congress on Spina Bifida Reasearch and Care, Orlando, 2009.

Horowitz, M, Harel, M, Combs AJ, Glassberg KI: Surveillance Cystoscopy in the Management of Posterior Urethral Valves. American Urological Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2009.

To make an appointment with Dr. Horowitz at University Hospital-Brooklyn, call the Department of Urology at (718) 270-2554

Dr. Jeffrey Weiss: Exploring Nocturia

Follow the Facebook link below to learn more about Nocturia and Dr. Weiss' upcoming book on the subject, a condition that literally affects millions.
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