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Setting the Standard
Our department works to relieve urologic disease and disability by delivering world-class treatment that integrates the latest innovations.
We have an expansive clinical presence, in both the University of Michigan Health and in clinics across the Midwest. Our clinical practices have been ranked as one of the best in the country, consistently praised by U.S. News and World Reports. Additionally, numerous Urology faculty members have received national recognitions for their contributions to the field.
We have been providing care for urologic conditions since 1920, and are the leading regional referral center for complex urologic surgery.
Department News
Dr. Ghani has been appointed as the new Director of Research for the Endourological Society.

Health Lab
Researchers at University of Michigan showed that the proportion of patients undergoing prostatectomy for the lowest risk type of cancer dropped over fivefold between 2010 to 2024.
Department News
Dr. Susanne Quallich of the U-M Medical School Department of Urology was selected as 2025 APP of the Year by the American Urological Association.

Health Lab
Concerns about telehealth’s potential to lead to more in-person care and higher costs are not panning out, which has implications for extending COVID-era flexibility.

Health Lab Podcast
For people with erectile dysfunction, penile prosthesis surgery provides a safer, and more successful treatment option, than you might think.

Health Lab
Researchers at have validated a previously developed urine test, which can potentially bypass invasive procedures for prostate cancer detection among men who are unlikely to benefit.