Sam Kuykendall, MD, Gary Leach, MD, Los Angeles, CA OBJECTIVES: After the recent FDA statements, mesh alternatives for pelvic organ prolapse repair are at the forefront. Since our initial description of rectocele repair using nonfrozen cadaveric fascia lata interposition (CaRS) in 2005, we have continued to perform rectocele repair utilizing the same technique. Our objective [...]
Doctor Norman J. Nemoy, M.D., F.A.C.S.Tower UrologyCedars Sinai Medical Office Towers8635 West Third StreetLos Angeles, CA 90048 28 November 2012 Dear Doctor Nemoy, Thank you for your thoughtful and successful treatment of mydisease. Not only for your medical skills but also your kind andpatient manner. It appears your efforts are a success. I look forward [...]
David Y. Josephson, M.D.,F.A.C.S.Tower UrologyCedars Sinai Medical Office Towers8635 West Third StreetLos Angeles, CA 90048 2 December 2012 Dear Doctor Josephson, Thank you for your treatment of my disease. My congratulationsto you and your side-kick, DaVinci, and to all the non-electronicsurgical team. Each one I met, while conscious, was very pleasantand reassuring. Especially the young [...]
On July 31, 2012, I had a robotic radical prostatectomy at your hospital performed by Stuart Holden, M.D., and David Josephson, M.D., who have been exceptional both professionally and personally to my wife and me. Dr. Holden has been my treating urologist for several years and I have always been impressed with the care I [...]
This calendar is for upcoming events at our location and those recommended by Tower Urology physicians.
With the current controversy on prostate cancer screening and PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing, a trend appears to be developing away from aggressive surgical treatment for early-stage localized prostate cancer. Today, most urologists and radiation oncologists regard watchful waiting or active surveillance as an effective strategy for managing low-risk prostate cancer. Oddly though, only a minority [...]
THE MO, THE BETTER As a urologic oncologist, I stand on the receiving end of a remarkable phenomenon. Movember, a brilliant idea hatched in Australia in 2003, encourages men worldwide to “grow a Mo” (a moustache) during the month of November as a vehicle to raise money for research and patient support in the treatment [...]
