Urology nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report

The Urology Department has been nationally ranked in the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals 2009-10. The department's ranking improved to 15, up from 25 in 2008. It is one of only four listed in Texas and the only Urology Department ranked in the North Texas/DFW area.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is an internationally recognized provider of specialized clinical care, medical education and research. The Department of Urology has a distinguished team of health-care providers devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the adrenal glands, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate and the male and female genital organs.

Our urologists are pioneers in their field, researching and developing new diagnostic tests and treatments that are used all over the world. UT Southwestern’s urologists draw referrals from across the nation and are notable for their many firsts:

• Introduced the use of radiofrequency ablation to treat kidney tumors to Texas
• Performed the first laparoscopic prostatectomy in North Texas
• Were the first to perform an innovative therapy for complex female genital reconstruction
• Developed the Snodgrass repair, a surgical procedure used around the world for hypospadias, in which the opening of the urethra develops abnormally
• Conducted the first large bladder cancer screening study in the U.S.
• Offered North Texas’ first botulinum toxin injection for neurogenic bladder dysfunction in men and women
• Were among the first in the world to offer continent urinary diversion for bladder cancer patients

Our physicians have the most experience in North Texas with laparoscopic surgery for kidney, prostate and testicular cancer, and offer robotic surgery for prostate cancer and other urological conditions.
UT Southwestern offers treatments for some of the most complex urologic conditions, including specialized care to men, women and children.