Top US urologists with an interest in neurogenic bladder?

[arndog]

Who are considered the cutting edge , top Urologists with an interest in SCI and neurogenic bladder management in the U.S. ?
Thanks !
Jon

[arndog]

Maybe Dr. Wise or the SCI - nurse could make a recommendation? Denver, Chicago, NY, Texas, California - where ever there is someone who really is respected in neurogenic bladder management.....
thanks ! !
jon

[SCI-Nurse]

I don't know that any such list exists. If the urologist is a member of the AUA (http://www.auanet.org/content/homepage/homepage.cfm), you can ask them if they are also a member of the Neurogenic bladder special interest group. Membership in ASIA or the APS would also be good indicators of a special interest and expertise in this area.

You can also ask them how much of their residency was completed in a SCI rehabilitation center (generally this would be a VA SCI Center or a Model Systems SCI Center), and if they specialize in neurologic urology, but there is not a separate board certification in this. A few urologist are sub-boarded in spinal cord medicine, so you can ask about that as well.

You best bet in finding a good urologist in your area is to ask 1) your physiatrist and 2) contact the local large SCI rehab program for a referral, or 3) ask about a specific city or area on this forum and see what others can share as far as contacts. A large university teaching hospital may also have specialists in neurologic urology on their teaching staff.

(KLD)

[arndog]

Thank you KLD.