Physicians:
Shawn D. Blick, M.D. is board certified in urologic medicine.
He is an Adjunctive Faculty Member at Midwestern University (Osteopathic
College of Medicine) and has been given an award for his teaching skills.
He has delivered multiple lectures to patients and physicians on the topics
of erectile dysfunction, overactive bladders, stress urinary incontinence,
benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer. He has hosted his own
radio talk show ("Topics in Urology"), and he was featured on Fox 10 News
for his work with "Penile Prosthesis Insertion" and "Pubovaginal Slings
for Stress Urinary Incontinence".
Pankaj M. Jain, M.D. is board certified in urologic medicine.
His practice interests include Laparoscopy and Minimally invasive surgery,
Oncology, Stones, Erectile Dysfunction, Female Urology, and Benign Prostatic
Hypertrophy (BPH). Most exceptionally, Dr. Jain has a strong training
in Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomies.
Jonathan W. Agins, M.D. completed his training in Urology at
SUNY Brooklyn and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has acted
as a Federal Investigator with the National Institute of Health (NIH),
and he has led many seminars as the keynote speaker in Urology. His work
in Pediatric Urology has been featured in Parents Magazine, and ultimately,
his work in Prostate Cancer has been recognized on NBC News in New York
City. In addition to his outstanding achievements as a General Urologist,
Dr. Agins is a specialist in NeuroUrology, practicing a new technique
for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder and chronic pelvic
pain--Interstim. (A bladder pacemaker that is implanted over the sacral
spine).
Vi N. Hua, M.D. completed his Residency in Urology at The McGaw
Medical Center of Northwestern University, one of the nation's leading
tertiary academic centers. His interests include laparoscopy and minimally
invasive urology. In his training, he has acquired the distinguishing
skills for performing nephron-sparing laparoscopic partial nephrectomies
and laparoscopic robotic radical prostatectomies.
Rahul K. Thaly, M.D. has been involved in more than 400 robotic
and laparoscopic surgeries, and his experience in robotic surgery makes
him one of the foremost top urologists of 2007. Dr. Thaly's clinical interests
involve urologic cancer and laparoscopy, specializing in the care of patients
with prostate and kidney cancer. In addition to robotic surgery for prostate
cancer, he also specializes in the treatment of kidney cancer with minimally
invasive, kidney-sparing alternatives such as laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
and radiofrequency ablation. He has published numerous papers in the Journal
of Urology, British Journal of Urology, the Journal of Robotic Surgery,
Contemporary Urology and Issues in Urology.
Lynn W. Blunt, M.D. is board certified by the American Board of
Urology and has served as The Chairman for the Division of Urology at
Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago additionally Dr. Blunt also served as
the institution's Physician Liaison to The Commission on Cancer for The
American College of Surgeons, making Dr. Blunt a leading authority in
Urologic Oncology.
Elizabeth A. Kornfield, M.D. is a member of the American Urological
Association, Society of Women in Urology, American College of Women's
Health Physicians, Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology, and Maricopa
Medical Society. She is also well published in her field.