Ricardo R. Gonzalez, MD, presented “Optimizing In-Office Management for BPH, by the Numbers” at the 11th Urology Today conference on October 27, 2023.
How to cite: Gonzalez, Ricardo R. “Optimizing In-Office Management for BPH, by the Numbers.” October 2023. Accessed Nov 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/optimizing-in-office-management-for-bph-by-the-numbers/
Optimizing In-Office Management for BPH, by the Numbers – Summary
Ricardo R. Gonzalez, MD, outlines an algorithm to determine optimal in-office BPH treatment options for both patient and practice. Dr. Gonzalez begins by categorizing BPH treatment options by risk and benefit, ranging from non-invasive to open surgical options.
While categorizing BPH treatment options, Dr. Gonzales gives examples of optimal treatment options based on patient presentation and priorities. He walks through the algorithm based on different patient priorities, emphasizing that a systemic approach to BPH treatment is necessary to pair the correct treatment with individual patients.
About The 11th Urology Today Conference:
Presented by chair Ryan P. Terlecki, MD, FACS, the 11th Urology Today conference was designed to keep urologists, urologic oncologists, and other healthcare providers educated on the most pertinent issues in urology practices. Areas of focus included urologic oncology, men’s health and reconstruction, female urology, pediatric urology, kidney stones and related conditions, and methods of providing the best care amidst the required logistics of the business side of medicine.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ricardo R. Gonzalez, MD, in an Associate Professor of Clinical Urology and Program Director of the FPMRS Fellowship at the Houston Methodist Hospital Academic Institute in Houston, Texas. He is an internationally-recognized expert in minimally-invasive treatments for voiding dysfunction. For men, he is an expert in surgical therapies for BPH, including GreenLight laser vaporization of the prostate, enucleation (HoLEP and GreenLEP), Rezum, Urolift, Aquablation and others. He currently holds a Center of Excellence Certification for both GreenLight and Rezum. He has been invited to teach laser surgery throughout the U.S. and in 17 foreign countries. His research includes the development and evaluation of minimally invasive treatments that improve voiding function in men while preserving sexual function. His focus also encompasses the evaluation and management in urinary incontinence and pelvic floor reconstruction and functional restoration in women. His goal is to provide state-of-the-art urologic care to improve patients’ quality of life, especially with urinary and sexual quality of life.
Dr. Gonzalez was the former Medical Director for the Centers for Voiding Dysfunction and Clinical Research at Houston Metro Urology. He has joined the full-time academic faculty at Houston Methodist Hospital with faculty affiliations at Weil Cornell and Baylor College of Medicine. He is a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at Cornell in New York City. He currently practices urology with a focus on voiding dysfunction and pelvic restorative medicine reconstructive surgery in The Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology (ABU) and has earned board subspecialty certification in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS).
