The field of urologic surgery is rapidly growing at Renown Health.
“Our department now has decades of expertise, with several surgeons who have joined us after significant experience in academic institutions,” says Eric Kim, MD, division chief of Urology at Renown Health. “We now have urology specialists in oncology, minimally invasive surgery, male reconstructive urology, pediatric urologic care and urogynecology, offering nearly the full spectrum of urologic care at a subspecialty level.”
Renown Health is also committed to advanced technology, with fellowship-trained surgeons performing robotic prostatectomy for prostate cancer and robotic partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer. In 2025, the hospital will install a single-port robot, so patients will only need one incision instead of five, allowing some patients to potentially go home the same day.
“We are also hoping to start clinical trials for prostate cancer treatment with histotripsy, which Renown Health has just begun using to treat liver cancer,” says Christopher Evans, MD, vice chair of the Department of Surgery at Renown Health. “This groundbreaking noninvasive treatment will also hopefully soon be FDA-approved to treat kidney and pancreas tumors.”
Multimodal Cancer Care
After a cancer diagnosis, the urology teams work with providers at the William N. Pennington Cancer Institute to provide a multimodal approach that coordinates care between urologic surgery, radiation oncology and medical oncology.
“Our tumor board adds pathologists and radiologists to this team to ensure a comprehensive review of cases,” Dr. Evans says. “This coordinated approach makes it easier for patients to receive care all in one place and for us to adapt our care plan to adjust to the patient’s response.”
📞 Call Renown Urology Care at 775-982-5770 for referrals or appointments.
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On the Horizon. As the first academic and clinical research enterprise in Nevada, Renown Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine partner to provide access to the region’s most advanced clinical trials. Our Office of Clinical Research supports numerous research efforts in various specialties and actively seeks new collaborations. Dozens of open clinical trials, including these, are currently underway at Renown Health.
