Baltimore, MD 21207
1-888-4KERNAN (453-7626)
Programs and Services
Urology
About the Urology Program
What is Urology?
Videos:
Watch two videos featuring neurourologist Andrew Shapiro, M.D.
Call Us:
We offer outpatient services, inpatient consultation and surgical consultation to any patient with a urologic issue. You can call us for an appointment or ask your primary caregiver to request a consultation.
- Appointments: 410-448-6450 (after hours emergencies will be directed to the on-call physician)
Related Information:
Urologists evaluate and treat disorders of the kidneys, prostate, bladder, testicles and pelvic floor. We provide both medical and surgical options to patients with a variety of issues. Some of the more common issues we evaluate & treat include:
- Urinary incontinence (female & male)
- Voiding dysfunction (difficulty urinating, frequent urination, waking at night to urinate)
- Kidney & bladder stones
- Urinary tract infections
- Erectile dysfunction
- Bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer
- Male infertility
Conditions We Treat
In addition to general urologic care, Kernan’s urologists specialize in neurologic disorders of the bladder. We treat urologic conditions in patients with:
- Spinal cord injuries
- Multiple sclerosis
- Strokes (CVA)
- Traumatic brain injury
- Other neurologic conditions which affect the bladder (e.g. Parkinson's, Spina Bifida)
Services We Offer
We offer a full range of urologic services including:
- Oupatient urodynamics (specialized bladder study)
- Botox injections (bladder)
- Cystoscopy
- Suprapubic tube placement
- Reconstructive bladder surgery
- Slings (incontinence surgery)
- Laser ablation of stones
- Sacral nerve stimulation (Interstim)
- All types of peripheral nerve stimulation
We also offer general urologic procedures which include:
- TURP (prostate resection)
- Penile prosthesis
- Urologic cancer surgery (bladder, prostate, kidney, testicle)