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Seattle, WA
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Insurances accepted
Aetna
Blue cross blue shield
Cigna
Humana
Uniform medical plan
United healthcare
About
Bio
Dr. Lilly is originally from Houston, Texas. He got his BA in Biology and Philosophy at Rice University. He went to Medical School at the University of North Carolina. He did his Surgery and Urology residency at the University of California at San Diego. He has been in Urology practice since 1990 with Seattle Urological Associates. He is a past Chief of Urology at Swedish Hospital and is the current Medical Director for Genitourinary Oncology at the Swedish Cancer Institute. He is also the past President of the Washington State Urology Society. He has a special interest in robotic surgery and has performed well over 300 cases as the primary surgeon. He has proctored other surgeons in robotic surgery in Washington, Idaho and California.
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
10 Answers
19 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Lillyanswered
Urology 37 years experience
Yes they do: If you are using Anabolic steroids like testosterone, it shuts off your body's signal to the testes to make testosterone themselves. If this continues long enough, the testes will actually shrink in size.
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Lillyanswered
Urology 37 years experience
Wear protection: It is definitely possible to severely injure the testes with a blunt injury. Most of the time there is not a significant injury and the pain resolves on its own. If you have swelling of the scrotum, you should be evaluated with an ultrasound to see if the testis has been ruptured and requires fixing surgically. Remember to wear proper protection for contact sports and baseball.
4 thanks
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Lillyanswered
Urology 37 years experience
No, but...: Prostate cancer is not the male ovarian cancer, but prostate, breast and ovarian cancers are all hormone-related cancers which have some similarities. In fact, some families which share one of the known breast cancer genes are also at higher risk of prostate cancer, so i always pay attention to the family history when determining risk.
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Thank you notes
Dr. Joseph Rank
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor.
Dr. Ronald Tickman
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor.
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor.
HealthTap member
Thank you but why is it happening now and why in my case. I have to wait about 2 minutes for the drops and if I ignore it then I feel I still need to urinate.
HealthTap member
Appreciate your response though my concern was more for the frequency of urination and the way it happens
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC
Graduated 1984MD
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