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Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -λογία-logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs.
Urogynecology is a sub-specialty of Gynecology, and in some countries is also known as Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. A urogynecologist manages clinical problems associated with dysfunction of the pelvic floor and bladder. Pelvic floor disorders affect the bladder, reproductive organs, and bowels.
Urologic diseases or conditions include urinary tract infections, kidney stones, bladder control problems, and prostate problems, among others. Some urologic conditions do not affect a person for that long and some are lifetime conditions.
The American Urological Association (AUA) is a professional association in the United States for urology professionals. It has its headquarters at the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History in Maryland.
The European Association of Urology (EAU) is a non-profit organisation committed to the representation of urology professionals worldwide. All active urology professionals, including urology nurses, are eligible for membership of the EAU.
Trends in Urology and Men's Health is a peer-reviewed academic journal of urology and men's health, aimed at urologists, HIV consultants, hospital doctors, selected GPs and specialist nurses, covering subjects that particularly affect men, including cardiovascular disease, urological, sexual and mental health issues.
The department of urology is one of 21 clinical departments at The University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. The department of urology operates from the University of Virginia Grounds, adjacent to the historic Academical Village, and from the UVA Medical Center Fontaine Research Park, 500 Ray C. Hunt Drive.
An urologist is a medical specialist in the field of urology, which studies the Surgical diseases of Urinary system in male and female and genital system only in male.
Ashutosh K. Tewari (born in Kanpur, India) is the chairman of urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. [1] He is a board certified American urologist, oncologist, and principal investigator.
The Urology Foundation (TUF) is a charity that works across the UK and Ireland with the aim of improving the knowledge and skills of surgeons who operate on diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs and funds research to improve outcomes of all urological conditions and urological cancers.