Urology Services
You can find the urology specialist you need from UM Hospital's staff of highly trained community and faculty physicians.
At the flagship hospital of UHealth - University of Miami Health System, UM Hospital Urology provides care from physicians from UHealth/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and leading community physicians as well, offering subspecialty expertise and access to groundbreaking clinical trials and translational research.
Our doctors treat a wide spectrum of urologic diseases and disorders, including:
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/enlarged prostate- Bladder stones
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Adrenal cancer
- Urethral cancer
- Urothelial cancer
- Transitional cell Cancer
- Renal cancer
- Erectile dysfunction/impotence"
- Female pelvic floor reconstruction
- Female sexual dysfunction
- Female urinary incontinence
- Hematuria
- Interstitial cystitis (IC)
- Male infertility, or voiding dysfunction
- Overactive bladder (OAB)
- Peyronie's disease
- Kidney stones
- Obstructive uropathy
- Upper tract tumors
- Ureteral stones
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary tract infections (UTI)
- Urolithiasis
Treatments
UM Hospital Urology is able to provide a number of different options for the treatment of urologic diseases and disorders, from non-surgical and minimally invasive techniques to complex surgical procedures, including:
- Erectile dysfunction/impotence
- Vasectomy
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA® Therapy)
- Male Fertility Programs
- Endourology
- Laparoscopy
- da Vinci Surgical System®
- Neurourology
- Penile prosthesis surgery
- Urodynamic Testing
- Female sexual dysfunction
- Urologic oncology
- Radiofrequency ablation of kidney tumors
- Robotic prostatectomy
- Robotic pyeloplasty
- Radical prostatectomy
- Radical nephrectomy
- Partial nephrectomy
- InterStim therapy
- Semen analysis/Male infertility testing
The UHealth Advantage
- University of Miami Health System-UHealth is a comprehensive network of three university-owned hospitals, more than two dozen outpatient facilities, 1,200 doctors and 8,000 associates.
- UHealth is the region's only university-based health system, delivering leading-edge patient care by top-ranked physicians.
- UHealth is powered by the groundbreaking research and medical education of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.
- UHealth provides life-saving care to patients from across South Florida and around the globe.
Robotic Surgery for Vaginal Prolapse
Dr. Rafael Antun, Urologist from the University of Miami Hospital performed for the first time in Florida a procedure called Robotic Vaginal Prolapsed Repair. Vaginal prolapse is a condition in which structures such as the uterus, rectum, bladder, urethra, small bowel, or the vagina itself may begin to fall from their natural positions. Without treatment women can suffer from embarrassing lack of bladder control, bladder outlet obstruction, damage to vaginal mucosa, and recurring urinary tract infections.
“Vaginal prolapse is a very common and prevalent condition affecting 30-40% of women usually following menopause, childbirth or a hysterectomy,” says Rafael Antun, M.D. “Researchers have found better outcomes for robotic sacrocolpopexy patients – including decreased hospital stay, fewer post operative complications and faster post operative recovery time.”
Prolapse regularly affects postmenopausal women who have had one or more vaginal deliveries. Injury sustained by supportive tissues during pregnancy and childbirth, in addition to the effects of gravity, estrogen loss and constant straining over the years, can weaken pelvic floor muscles and tissues and lead to uterine prolapse. "This new robotic surgery, generally has about a 50-60% success rate and offers more options for women who want to have their prolapse repaired and are looking for a less-invasive type of procedure." This procedure represents another milestone in the development of minimally invasive surgery at University of Miami Hospital.
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