Nicolas Ortiz:
My name is Nicolas Ortiz and I'm a Reconstructive Urologist. I treat patients who have sustained loss of urinary function, usually secondary to injury or inflammation, or sometimes after other procedures, usually for removal or treatment of cancer. Some of the more common procedures that I perform is urethral reconstruction, as well as penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction, and implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter. It's very important for me to know exactly what the patient is expecting, what they want to accomplish from our visit and our treatment.
And once we have all the information, we can generate a plan that is customized to the patient. I am passionate about improving patient outcomes, making surgery recovery faster, less painful. The greatest thing is seeing patients who come back and tell me that the procedure we've done have significantly improved their life. And they are usually very happy, which is extremely, extremely rewarding.