Overview

Welcome to the website of the Division of Urologic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Our goal is to provide useful information on our clinical, research and teaching programs whether you are a patient, physician or prospective resident.

Our surgeons – all faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine – provide leading-edge urologic treatment at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and Progress West HealthCare Center in O'Fallon, MO. Most recently, the Urology Division – which provides all urologic care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital – placed 15th in its specialty in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 ranking of America’s Best Hospitals. Pediatric urologic surgeons offer specialized services for urinary, genital and kidney conditions at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which was ranked among the nation's top 10 pediatric hospitals by Child magazine.

As part of its continuum of care, the Division of Urologic Surgery is a leader in minimally invasive surgery for all urologic cancers and is also highly regarded for its surgeons’ work in reconstructive urology, such as bladder replacement. Among pediatric urology services, surgeons offer treatment for many conditions and abnormalities that are present at birth.

(L-R) Clinical Instructor Froylan Gonzalez, M.D., and Division Chief Gerald Andriole, Jr., M.D., perform a target scan for a prostate biopsy.

In its role as a teaching program, the Division of Urologic Surgery provides training to 12 residents and two clinical fellows annually. Faculty members – who represent the full spectrum of fellowship-trained urologic subspecialists – offer individual residents the greatest possible opportunity to receive subspecialty training in every area of urology.

Throughout its history, the division’s faculty has produced notable advancements in urology, including pioneering efforts in transurethral prostatic resection (removal of a portion of the prostate performed through the urethra) and cystometry (the study of bladder efficiency with a cystometer). More recently, in 1990, the division’s urological surgeons performed the first laparoscopic nephrectomy (removal of a kidney), a minimally invasive technique pioneered at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

The division is also active in clinical trials on the benefits of screening for prostate cancer, new treatments for benign prostatic enlargement and chemo-preventative agents for prostate cancer.

Please browse the web site to learn more about our clinical, research and teaching endeavors.