Canfield Presents Webinar on Cardiotoxicity in Advanced Prostate Cancer Therapies
Join Steven Canfield, MD, for an insightful webinar on the cardiotoxicity of first-line therapies for advanced prostate cancer. This event will explore how common treatments, such as hormonal therapy and chemotherapy, may impact the cardiovascular system. Led by experts in…
Pew Pew! Laser Applications for Prostate Ablation
Steven Canfield, MD, Professor and Chair of the Division of Urology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, provides a comprehensive evaluation of laser ablation’s role in prostate cancer management. In this 12-minute presentation, Dr. Canfield highlights patient selection criteria…
CUReS 2024 Symposium
On August 7, Houston Methodist hosted the 2024 Collaborative Urology Research Symposium (CUReS), a gathering that brought together leaders, faculty, and trainees from various institutions to present their latest research in Urology. The symposium was marked by three eminent keynote…
Canfield receives Presidential Award from AUA
The American Urological Association honored Steven Canfield, MD, professor and CR Bard, Inc./Edward J. McGuire, MD, Distinguished Chair in the Department of Surgery and Cecil M. Crigler Distinguished Chair in Urology, as a recipient of its Presidential Citation Award. AUA Presidential Citations are…
Real-world Utilization of Active Surveillance After GPS Testing for Localized Prostate Cancer
Steven Canfield, MD, of UTHealth Houston shares the results of his recent study looking at the real-world utilization of active surveillance among men with localized prostate cancer who were tested with the genomic prostate score assay. Dr. Canfield presented his…
Canfield Earns AUA’s Presidential Citation for Urology Excellence
In a proud moment for our department, we are delighted to announce that Steven E. Canfield, MD, professor and chief of the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery, has been selected as one of the recipients of the…
At the Bedside: New focal therapies at UTHealth Houston make prostate cancer treatment easier on patients
One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime and 11 years ago, Morton McPhail, now 73, became one of them. Fortunately, time was on his side. The prostate gland, found only in men, produces seminal…
Memorial Hermann Hospitals Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Congratulations to our Urology team for being named one of the top six high-performing specialties at Memorial Hermann Hospital by U.S. News and World Report. Memorial Hermann Hospital is nationally ranked in two adult and four pediatric specialties and rated…
Canfield Performs First NanoKnife Prostate Ablation
Steven Canfield, MD, Division Director of Urology in the Department of Surgery, recently became the first surgeon in Houston to perform a NanoKnife prostate ablation. This minimally invasive procedure uses an electrical pulse process to destroy tumors without damaging any…
Wang Named President-Elect for the International Society for Sexual Medicine
Run Wang, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and the Cecil M. Crigler, MD Endowed Chair in Urology at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, and Clinical Professor of Urology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center was elected…