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Dr. Dhir is a board-certified urologic surgeon assisting his patients in the greater Houston area as well as Humble, TX. Dr. Dhir has a completely bilingual staff and treats patients at 4 convenient locations. Dr. Dhir is also available for telemedicine online consultations on healthtap.com!
Dr. Dhir earned his medical education from the prestigious Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he was awarded clinical honors in many areas including the surgical subspecialties. He then completed his surgical internship and urologic surgical residency at the University of Texas at Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was chief resident.
Hospital affiliations in the Houston area include Houston Northwest Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Northwest, Memorial Hermann Northeast, Kingwood Medical Center, and Methodist Willowbrook. He is a member of the American Urological Association, Texas Medical Association, and Harris County Medical Society.
Dr. Dhir has longterm experience treating patients experiencing kidney stones, enlarged prostates, erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, elevated PSAs, hematuria, and incontinence. He offers all standard procedures including vasectomy, TURP, circumcision, lithotripsy, and urethral slings.
Additionally, Dr. Dhir is up to date on the newest surgical techniques and offers treatment for prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancers. He is skilled in both open procedures as well as laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic modalities.
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
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
Urology 15 years experience
Gross hematuria: Blood in the urinary tract, or hematuria, is a condition that will need to be investigated with a CT scan and a cystoscopy (in-office camera into blad... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Possibly: It can, but more likely it is coming from your urethra or prostate. You may have a bacterial infection or STI. I would see a physician for more test... Read More
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A female asked:
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MD appointment: Many symptoms here that can be multiple issues. Back pain and frequent urinating could be a urinary tract infection, suggest MD evaluation with urina... Read More
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A male asked:
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Highly unlikely: I would highly doubt it. Make sure to always practice safe sex and use protection.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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I would wait: Your prescribing doctor needs to repeat testing to ensure the STD was fully treated. Sex should wait until this is confirmed, since you may be contin... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
Urology 15 years experience
Depends: There is no normal frequency for masturbation. It is up to each individual person to define.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Therapies availale: There are numbing creams (EMLA) as well as medication (paxil) that can help increase time to ejaculation. You should see a urologist to help you.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Stricture unlikely: Urethral strictures typically involve a slow stream with incomplete bladder emptying and urinary frequency. If your flow is good I would not worry.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Foreskin?: Are the tears in the foreskin? If so, you may want to avoid sex until they heal, and you also may need a circumcision.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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You have options: Try cutting your fluids 2 hours before bedtime and empty your bladder before bed. This may help you with your sleep pattern.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Be careful: I would not trust any over the counter remedies claiming to boost libido, erections, and/or testosterone. If you are worried about low testosterone p... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Be careful: High doses of vitamin C are lithogenic (increased risk of kidney stones). I would avoid and just take daily multivitamin. That's all you should real... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
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UTI?: I would make an appointment to see a physician. You will need a urinalysis run as symptoms you are describing is most likely a urinary tract infectio... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
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See a urologist: I would make an appointment to see a urologist for comprehensive physical exam. You may need additional workup like CT and/or cystoscopy (camera in t... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Kidney disease?: Proteinuria can be an early sign of medical kidney diseases. A nephrologist can help with some further testing.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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It can: Severe constipation can occasionally cause urinary retention.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
Urology 15 years experience
Many causes: Causes include urethritis, prostatitis, UTI, bladder cancer, bladder stone, et cetera. If you are experiencing this, go see a urologist.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Kidney stone?: Back and side pains, in the urology realm, could indicate passing stone. Pain is usually intense and can involve urinary frequency and urgency. "Ye... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
Urology 15 years experience
Unlikely: At this moment you do not have kidney disease.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Not necessarily: You are likely describing an inguinal hernia, with bowel and fat contents herniating through abdomen into inguinal canal and sometimes into the scrotu... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
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Urologic evaluation: You will need to see a urologist for recurrent UTI. Often times a source can be identified or a plan started to prevent additional infections.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
Urology 15 years experience
Yes: Your total Testosterone level is within normal limits. I usually get two readings between 8-10am to verify however.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
Urology 15 years experience
Repeat imaging: A repeat CT or PET/CT will be needed to assess how effective the EP chemo was in downstaging your tumor burden. Please followup with your oncologist ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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? kidney stone: Sharp pain from the left side radiating to penis could mean you are about to pass a kidney stone from your ureter into your bladder. Other possibiliti... Read More
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A 51-year-old member asked:
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Depends: Completely depends on the type of STI you have contracted. STIs such as gonorrhea or chlamydia are typically fully treated with antibiotics. Other S... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Rule out infection: A physical exam is needed to differentiate inflammatory pain versus an infection of the testicle or epididymis. If the pain is severe and acute in na... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Medical evaluation: A physical exam with urinalysis is in order. I would make an appointment with an internist to start.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
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No: Epididymitis is a clinical diagnosis with symptoms such as swelling of the testicle/epididymis, tenderness to the touch, fevers/chills, etc. A scrota... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Yes: It is definitely possible, although given your age it is unlikely. Renal cell carcinomas are typically diagnosed during CT workups of other medical p... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Cold shower?: Unfortunately you are the envy of most middle-aged men. Increasing masturbation will not help. If it is really bothersome you could always try an ic... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Common findings: Cysts on kidney tend to be incidental findings on imaging tests. If they are "simple cysts", then nothing needs to be done. If they show complexity ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rohit Dhiranswered
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PDE5: PDE5 inhibitors (Cialis/Viagra) are very helpful for ED. Avoid these if you take nitrates.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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No problem: Your residual urine is minute and I would not worry. Only when residuals are greater than 150cc is there any real clinical significance.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Dhir is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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no they are not. i have no foreskin. Please respond. Went to doc. Gave me mupirocin and antibiotic, despite no signs of infection? Safe to take and apply? Please respond. What is this?
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you so very much for your response to my kidney question. You explained it quite well. Appreciate it. Thanks again, Cathy
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This saved my life. Thank you. Thank you I'm very scared about this.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Georgetown University School of Medicine, DC
Graduated 2008MD
Residency
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Division of Urology
Completed 2013
Awards
Board Certified By The American Board of Urology
Affiliations
Harris County Medical Society
American Urological Association
Texas Medical Association
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