Urology

When you turn to the urology team at The University of Kansas Health System, you are turning to one of the nation’s best and the only hospital in the region to offer specialists in every area of urology. Our leaders hold national committee roles and leadership positions in premier urologic professional associations. Our program is nationally recognized and ranked No. 39 among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2022-23. Not only do we offer access to specialists in every area of urology, but each specialty is championed by fellowship-trained physicians.

• Nationally recognized, fellowship-trained urologic cancer surgeons in Kansas City metro presently using robotics for prostate, bladder and kidney surgery.
• Fellowship-trained specialists in endoscopy for stones and minimally invasive surgery.
• Fellowship-trained subspecialist in urologic trauma and reconstruction in the Kansas City metro and the region.
• Nationally recognized, fellowship-trained subspecialist in male infertility, microsurgery and men’s sexual health in the Kansas City metro and region.
• 3 fellowship-trained specialists in female incontinence and female urologic issues in the Kansas City metro and region.
• Nationally recognized specialist in urologic diseases of the elderly.
• Multispecialty care teams that include subspecialized providers in imaging, pathology, medical oncology, radiation oncology and more.

• All options for prostate cancer management, including Retzius-sparing robotic prostatectomy.
• All options for management of renal masses, including interventional radiology.
• All options for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
• One of only 42 proton centers nationwide and the first and only provider of proton therapy within 250 miles.
• Most experienced care for genetic syndromes.
• Most comprehensive and experienced care in Kansas and the region for robotics, including having the most robots.
• Multispecialty approach – integrated care teams for oncology, female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, transgender surgery.
• Rapid access for the most common urgent urologic conditions including cancer care, telehealth cancer second opinion, kidney stones.

One of the nation’s best hospitals is The University of Kansas Hospital, which is consistently ranked the No. 1 hospital in Kansas and Kansas City by U.S. News & World Report. As part of an academic medical center, our patients have access to the latest and most comprehensive diagnostic and treatment options and a continuous network of care.

• The University of Kansas Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. We are 1 of 54 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers nationwide. Comprehensive designation is the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI.
• Telehealth cancer second opinions, which allow patients to meet with a team of multidisciplinary cancer specialists from the comfort of your home. During the visit, patients can confirm an initial diagnosis, ask questions and explore treatment options.
• We were first in the region to open a Proton Therapy Center. Proton therapy delivers a beam of proton particles that stops at the tumor, so damage to nearby healthy tissue is minimized. This allows us to target and focus the radiation much more precisely, concentrating radiation in the tumor, where it will benefit the patient, and minimizing radiation to the surrounding healthy tissue. As a result, proton therapy may offer patients the possibility of fewer side effects and improved quality of life, both during and after treatment.
• Clinical trials for urologic cancer across all specialties at every stage of disease. Because we are an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center we can offer patients clinical trials not available anywhere else in the region.
• Advanced robotic surgical procedures, such as the Retzius-sparing radical prostatectomy, offer a newer approach to an existing minimally invasive robotic surgery. During this advanced procedure, your surgeon approaches the prostate from below rather than above the bladder, making it possible to remove the prostate in a less invasive way. Patients regain normal function within days, rather than months.