Professor and Chief: Judd W. Moul, M.D., FACS

 

Special services within the Division of Urology include a male sexual health program for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction; a urinary tract stone management program using shock wave lithotripsy, laser stone fragmentation, percutaneous ultrasonic stone fragmentation, and metabolic evaluation to reduce stone recurrence; a reconstructive urology program to restore functional integrity of the urinary tract; a program for restoration of urinary control particularly directed to females with incontinence; a pediatric urology program to manage congenital anomalies and genitourinary tract disorders in children, and a urologic oncology program that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of prostate and bladder cancer with preservation of normal function.

 

The Division has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic surgery for the management of kidney cancer and renal tumors in addition to robotics and cryotherapy for prostate cancer.  Treatment of prostatic outflow obstruction is offered through transurethral microwave hyperthermia, laser ablation, and pharmaceutical management of prostatic enlargement.

 

With the recruitment of Division Chief, Judd W. Moul, M.D., former Director of the Department of Defense Center for Prostate Disease Research in 2004, the Division has developed a focused Duke Prostate Center in collaboration with the Duke Cancer Center, the Radiation Oncology Department and Medical Oncology.  Initiatives include multidisciplinary care for newly diagnosed prostate cancer, the high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) program for prostate cancer and expanding care at Durham Regional Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital.