Department of Urology
Working to solve the most difficult urological problems and train the next generation of surgeons and scientists.
Education
UW Urology has two residency tracks, five fellowships, and multiple sub-internships.
Research
The Department of Urology has an outstanding research program that is at the core of its mission.
Patient Care
Our experts see patients with a range of urological conditions at the top hospitals in the region.
Department News
Dr. Paul Merguerian with the Indian team during this year’s Bladder Exstrophy Workshop at Civil Hospital Ahmedabad India
March 29, 2018
A Surgeon's Legacy Advances Surgical Care in India
March 21, 2018
Author: Anna Altavas March 16, 2018 | Patient Care, Pediatric SurgeryComments Print this Article A decade ago, the late Seattle Children’s surgeon, Dr. Richard Grady, began traveling to India for a special mission — to provide urgent surgical care to children born with a rare and complex disorder called bladder exstrophy (BE). Grady’s dedication to…
Tom Lendvay lectures on pediatric robotic surgery at historic lecture hall in Bologna
December 5, 2017
Thomas Lendvay, MD, and his Co-Director at Seattle Children's Robotic Surgery Center, were invited faculty at the international Symposium on Pediatric Robotic Surgery in historic Bologna, Italy.
Study examines how diet and exercise factor into management of low-grade prostate cancer
November 14, 2017
Urologic oncologist Dr. Jonathan Wright is leading the Prostate Cancer Active Lifestyle Study with colleagues from UW Medicine, Fred Hutch and VA Puget Sound to determine if an active surveillance approach to treating overweight men with low-grade, slow-growing prostate cancer is preferable to surgery or radiation treatment.
Resident Chinonyerem Okoro Elected to Board of UW Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows
October 20, 2017
Third-year resident Chinonyeram Okoro, MD, was elected to the leadership board of the University of Washington Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows (NURF) as social media chair for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Pediatric Urologists Paul Merguerian and Margarett Shnorhavorian Participate in Medical Mission to Armenia
October 11, 2017
Pediatric urologists Paul Merguerian, MD, and Margarett Shnorhavorian, MD, participated in a medical mission trip to Armenia this fall, providing urologic consultations and surgical services to dozens of children in Yerevan.
Visiting Professor Urs Studer, MD, educates and entertains on bladder reconstruction
October 3, 2017
The Department of Urology was honored to host Professor Urs E. Studer, MD, of the University of Bern, as our Autumn visiting professor to deliver the 7th annual Paul H. Lange Endowed lectureship.
