2018 Update on Peyronie’s Disease: What’s Around the Bend

Posted by Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH | Jul 2018

Mohit Khera, MD, presented “2018 Update on Peyronie’s Disease – What’s Around the Bend” during the Jackson Hole Seminars on February 7, 2018 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

How to cite: Khera, Mohit. “2018 Update on Peyronie’s Disease: What’s Around the Bend” February 7, 2018. Accessed [date today]. https://grandroundsinurology.com/2018-update-on-peyronies-disease-whats-around-the-bend/

2018 Update on Peyronie’s Disease: What’s Around the Bend – Summary

Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, a panel member for the 2015 American Urological Association (AUA) Peyronie’s disease (PD) guidelines, discusses the prevalence of PD and its correlation to low testosterone. Furthermore, he summarizes the AUA statements on intralesional injections, penile stretching devices, and surgical options. He explains future directions in this setting, as well, including data from animal models testing platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cells.

About The Author

Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH

Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH, is the Professor and F. Brantley Scott Chair in Urology, and Director of the Laboratory for Andrology Research at the McNair Medical Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of the Executive Health Program at Baylor. Dr. Khera earned his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University. He subsequently earned his Masters in Business Administration and his Masters in Public Health from Boston University. He received his MD from The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio and completed his residency training in the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine. He then went on to complete a one-year Fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery with Dr. Larry I. Lipshultz, also at Baylor. Dr. Khera specializes in male infertility, male and female sexual dysfunction, and declining testosterone levels in aging men. Dr. Khera’s research focuses on the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A in treating Peyronie’s disease, as well as genetic and epigenetic studies on post-finasteride syndrome patients and testosterone replacement therapy. Dr. Khera is a widely published writer. He has co-authored numerous book chapters, including those for the acclaimed Campbell-Walsh Urology textbook, for Clinical Gynecology, and for the fourth edition of Infertility in the Male. He also co-edited the third edition of the popular book Urology and the Primary Care Practitioner. In 2014, he published his second book Recoupling: A Couple’s 4 Step Guide to Greater Intimacy and Better Sex. Dr. Khera has published over 90 articles in scientific journals and has given numerous lectures throughout the world on testosterone replacement therapy and sexual dysfunction. He is a member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the American Urological Association, and the American Medical Association, among others.

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