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Dr. Aaron E. Katz is currently an Associate
Professor of Clinical Urology at Columbia University College
of Physicians & Surgeons where he has been a faculty member
since 1993. He is also the Director for the Center of Holistic
Urology
Dr. Aaron E. Katz also holds a title as the
Director of The Center for Holistic Urology, a center that
he established in 1998. The Center performs basic research
and conducts clinical trials that investigate the role of
natural therapies within Urology.
After graduating from New York Medical College
in 1986, Dr. Katz completed a 6-year training program in Brooklyn
at the Maimonides Medical Center. Following the completion
of his residency, Dr. Katz was awarded a Ferdinand Valentine
Fellowship from the New York Academy of Medicine to further
his studies in Urologic Oncology at the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center. During his Fellowship, Dr. Katz developed
a novel blood test, which could detect small numbers of prostate
cancer cells in the blood. The test, known as RT-PCR (Reverse
Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction), was the first time
urologic cancers were staged using a molecular assay.
Dr. Katz is also recognized as an expert in
the field of prostate cryosurgery. In the early 1990’s,
he began using cryosurgery to cure prostate cancers. His pioneer
work in advancing the technology helped Medicare to approve
this therapy for treating radiation-recurrent tumors.
Dr. Katz has trained nearly 100 urologists in
the United States and Europe to perform cryosurgery in their
hospitals. Dr. Katz has also applied cryosurgery to the treatment
of small kidney tumors.
To date, Dr. Katz has published over 50 scientific
articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has written 4 chapters
for Urologic textbooks. He has been the host of a radio program
called “Men’s Health Talk” in New York City
for the past year. In addition, he has lectured throughout
the United States, Europe, and Japan.
In 1998, Dr. Katz established the Center for
Holistic Urology. This Center is dedicated to the treatment
of patients with urinary tract disorders using complementary
therapies. In addition, the Center has a research laboratory
where the latest developments in the field are being investigated.
The Center has treated well over 1000 patients, and is recognized
as a leader in the field of alternative and complementary
medicine. Dr. Katz has an office at the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center, as well as a convenient East Side office in
Midtown Manhattan.
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