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I have trained and maintained a practice in Memphis, TN for more than 20 years. I have extensive experience in Robotic Assisted surgery. I also provide all major services in Urology, such as male infertility and hypogonadism (low T), urinary stones, incontinence and oncology treatments.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Urology
Licenses
United States: Mississippi, Tennessee
Doctor Q&A
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
You have ED: This is the classic presentation of erectile dysfunction. What you describe, early loss of erection with difficulty or inability to penetrate and mai... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Simple Prostatectomy: Given your psa, a biopsy should be considered, though not imperative. Your only choices are to continue with a catheter indefinitely to see if medica... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Two Main Effects: Radiation treatments help to kill prostate cancer through two pathways: immediate dna damage and longer-term blood vessel blockage. Cancer cells repro... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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ED Causes: Erectile dysfunction(ed) effects men at varying times, degrees and ages.Many diseases can result in ed(diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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No Matter How You...: Post void dribbling(pvd) results from incomplete contraction of the muscles around the urethra(urine channel). This results in urine that, with movem... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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After Prostatectomy: During surgery to remove the prostate, the bladder neck and urethra above the sphincter are sewn together. Reduction in penile length post-op comes pa... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Non-Genital STDs: Your main risks for std transmission from kissing and "necking" would mainly be herpes type i, mono or cytomegalovirus. CMV is not a concern for heal... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Prostate Source: Testicle discomfort usually comes from inflammation, not infection. Antibiotics are useful, but alone don't always help.
I suspect you have prostatit... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Timing is everything: Uti dipstick tests are helpful but have serious limitations. Reading the stick at the correct time helps to improve the accuracy of the test, as you h... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Nerve Pain Controler: Many patients with ic respond to medications that can interrupt nerve signals from the bladder, resulting in some relief. Tricyclic antidepressants (... Read More
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Radioactive "dye": A bone scan is usually used to assess the whole skeleton for cancer spread, to look at specific bone sites for fracture or for bone infections. The p... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Relative to Men, Yes: Urinary leakage in women results from weakened pelvic muscles, poor urethra closure or overactive bladder. The first two are stress type leakage (str... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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No Definitive Answer: While diet may play a role in the development of prostate cancer (cap), there haven't been any studies that support a particular "post-diagnosis" diet... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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BM pushes Prostate: Often, but not always, a white or clear discharge with a firm bm can be a sign of prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate). If you are not having b... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Three Main Kinds: The size of the stone, whether it is symptomatic, infected or located in the ureter help determine if treatment is needed, as well as what approach. ... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Could be a stone: From your description, your pain may be from a stone passing down from your kidney toward your bladder. As it does so, your pain will tend to migrate... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Three General Rules: Stones form for two reasons: too much of something in the urine that promotes stone formation, or not enough of something that prevents them. 1. Hydra... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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RICE: Rice can help it all; rest, ice, compress, elevate; easy does it after.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Hormones = Awesome: Once you've passed through puberty, your genital tract is primed to be stimulated by testosterone, the male hormone.
The seminal vesicles, once sensi... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Look Elsewhere: The bladder is an internal organ. Infections of the bladder would not cause enlarged inguinal lymph nodes.
However, if you are having pain in your l... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Limited Protein: The urine should not contain much if any protein. The kidney's job is to filter out those toxins that need excretion while keeping the important prot... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Condom vs no Condom: A condom is the most reliable way to prevent most stds. Contact of genital skin to genital skin is the most common pathway for stds to be transmitted... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Prostatitis likely: Your symptoms fit the profile of prostatitis. When the prostate swells, which being seated for long time can cause, it triggers irritation to bladder... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Dead or Discolored?: If in fact you have dead skin, then given the location you should have it removed via circumcision and looked at by a pathologist.
Bxo (look up) can ... Read More
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Urology 27 years experience
Unknown Cause: When calcification of the scrotal wall occurs, there is still uncertainty as to the cause. Some believe it is from the breakdown of the muscle in the... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Confidentiality: There is no reason to expect anything except complete confidentiality regarding your visit and your results from an std clinic.
Be aware, however, ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Normal Prolactin?: Elevated prolactin inhibits t production. It also negatively impacts fertility and erections. The pituitary needs imaging.
The prolactin value you l... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Herpes Transmission: Herpes simplex virus (hsv) has two types: type i generally infects the mouth and produces "fever blisters". Type ii more commonly is genital. Howeve... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Ammoniacal Urine: There are some bacteria that can infect the urine that create a higher ph level. This occurs when urea is turned into ammonia by an enzyme called ure... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Ureteral Colic: If you only had a retrograde without a stent, your pain can be related to some swelling where the ureter enters the bladder. This can cause delayed p... Read More
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A 51-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
No Change....needed?: In fbhh, the problem lies in the parathyroid perception of ca concentration. The ca sensing receptor (casr) doesn't sense the ca level correctly, r... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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More Importantly...: While there are many groups that consider such activity to be forbidden or regarded as "degenerate", most surveys suggest that the practice is quite c... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Sounds Normal: An erect penis early in life can be quite rigid and difficult to "press down". I know that in iran there is a practice called "taghaandan" (or taqaan... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
UTI in a Child: An infection of the kidney (pyelonephritis) results in severe back pain, high fever and nausea/vomiting. Unlike an infection only involving the bladd... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Three Main Causes: 1. Overactive bladder, from several secondary causes (nerve problems, prostate problems, infection, bladder irritants) or just plain oab.
2. Overall ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Post Void Dribbling: Post void dribbling(pvd) results from incomplete contraction of the muscles around the urethra(urine channel). This results in urine that, with movem... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
ED Treatments in DM: Patients with diabetes (dm) and erectile dysfunction (ed) are more difficult to treat. Because of the effects on blood vessels and nerves, diabetics ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Advanced Cancer: Once prostate cancer has spread to the bones, the prognosis becomes poorer. Treatment revolves around suppressing growth by decreasing testosterone. ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Testicle Pain: Testicle discomfort usually comes from inflammation, not infection. Antibiotics are useful, but alone don't always help.
I suspect you have prostatit... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
PE is Very Common: Premature ejaculation (pe) may effect more men than even erectile dysfunction. The normal time from penetration to ejaculation is around 2 minutes. ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Progressive Disease: True erectile dysfunction (ed) caused by disease (not psychological) reflects damage over time. Several illnesses (diabetes, high cholesterol, high b... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
A Wide Range: A morning testosterone level for men less than 60 ranges from 350-1200 ng/dl. On average men between 50-59 are around 550.
Low t results in many iss... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
PE is "Natural": Premature ejaculation (pe) may effect more men than even erectile dysfunction. The normal time from penetration to ejaculation is around 2 minutes. ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
True True Unrelated: Kidney stones are not causative of enlarged spleen. It would be best if you had blood work to look for the common causes for such a problem, especial... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Normal Appearance: Normal seminal fluid appears whitish to pearly opalescent. The amount that is produced with ejaculation may vary from day to day, though its consiste... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Blood in Semen: Blood in the semen(hematospermia) most likely occurs from prostate swelling, not cancer. With the force of ejaculation, small blood vessels can ruptur... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Urology 27 years experience
Analysis, Not Odds: A semen analysis evaluates several important aspects of ejaculate. The most important are volume of ejaculate, concentration of sperm, % moving, % mov... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Quality First: A semen analysis evaluates several important aspects of the sperm seen in the ejaculation. The most important are volume of ejaculate, concentration ... Read More
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Urology 27 years experience
Cloudy Urine: Most often cloudy urine accompanies infection. If you are having irritation to your bladder with more frequent and urgent trips to the bathroom, cons... Read More
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Aug 30, 2013
Highly knowledgeable. Well respected.
Aug 4, 2013
Great responses. Recommend highly.
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Jan 17, 2018
I have problem in my sperm.
Round cells 1-2 /hpf
Inflammatory cells WBC(numerous)
Total abnormal sperma 30.0%
With no forward progression 25.0%
Non motile 40.0%
Excellent forward 05.0%
Good 35.0%
HealthTap member
Thanks Robert. I have tried antibiotics and saw palmetto back two years ago without results. But really haven't tried Alpha Blockers. Will definetely add it to my bucket list for the next consultation...Read More
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! thank you. i am awaiting an appointment for abdominal scan and a camera down my urethra will these help to diagnose prostatitis?
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank u but the ice was in a bag wrappe in towel everything hurts it even water I keep it wrapped in gauze so nothing rubs against it
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, VA
Graduated 1996MD
Residency
University of TN Health Science Center
Residency
University of TN Health Science Center
Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Memphis, TN - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Third Place, Memphis, TN - Winter
2013
Top Urologist , First Place, Tennessee - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons - Member
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