Resident physician Joanna A. Orzel, MD, is the fourth Iowa Urology resident since 2012 to receive the honor from the North Central Section of the AUA.

Members of the Department of Urology team will present research and participate in discussion panels during the 99th Annual Meeting of the NCS from October 15 to 18 in Chicago.

2025-26 “Best Children’s” Hospitals survey includes six UI Health Care specialties and once again ranks Stead Family Children's Hospital No. 1 in Iowa.

Dr. Hertz values the opportunity to connect with patients and help to improve their quality of life.

Dr. Marchetti considers herself lucky to be able to help people navigate complex health care decisions, while in her own work, she knows "A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."

As a med student, surgery was not a part of his plan — until the first day he stepped into a urology OR and felt an instant connection to the art of surgery and the field of urology.

Annual "Best Hospitals" survey ranks Iowa's program among the nation’s top 10%; UI Health Care Medical Center remains No. 1 hospital in Iowa.

"I have shed many tears with, and received many hugs from, elderly Iowa farmers after they told me that after their surgery, they’ve been able to help with the harvest for the first time in years," says Dr. Erickson, who recently received the Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.

The award supports development of a tool to help urologic oncologists create personalized treatment plans for patients being treated with one of an increasing number of chemotherapy regimens for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

After a national search, H. Henry Lai, MD — Gerald L. Andriole Professor of Urologic Surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — has been selected to serve as chair and department executive officer of the University of Iowa Department of Urology.