Mission
The mission of the Division of Urology at the American University of Beirut Medical Center is to deliver the highest quality patient care, postgraduate teaching and specialization, and research in the field of urologic surgery. In addition, the division thrives to stay at the cutting edge of changes in our specialty.
Structure
The division, is currently headed by Dr. Muhammad Bulbul and comprises 7 faculty members who have extensive expertise in the various urological subspecialties, such as general urology, urologic-oncology, pediatric urology, endo-urology, infertility, and prostate disorders. In addition, the division is a regional leader in the field of minimally invasive surgery and robotic urology through the use of the Da Vinci Robotics System that allows for higher resection precision and accuracy. The robotic urology program also puts the division at the forefront of technology in the region since its availability is very limited in Lebanon and the Middle East.
The division has a robust residency program that trains residents over a 6-year period and graduates two chief residents annually. The division's teaching activities include chapter reviews, teaching rounds, outpatient clinic shadowing, structured curriculum lectures, a multi-disciplinary MD Anderson urological oncology conference as well as laparoscopic simulation labs. Furthermore, the residents regularly participate in regional urology conferences, taking regular oral exams as well as the European Board of Urology in-service exam, which assesses the residents' level of knowledge in a wide range of urological topics. The residents are also provided with various clinical research opportunities collaborating with the faculty who are active in innovative research projects and regularly publish articles in renowned medical journals.
Services/Procedures
The Division of Urology at AUBMC is a division of the Department of Surgery. Our vision is to provide highest quality patient care, post graduate teaching, and research in the field of urologic surgery. The Division currently offers a full spectrum strategy for the evaluation and management of urologic problems in adults and children and offers expertise in general urology and subspecialties: urologic oncology, robotics, endourology, stones, infertility, pediatrics, reconstructive, laparoscopic surgery, female urology and kidney transplantation.
The Division has maintained its strong tertiary care patient-based programs serving Lebanon and the Middle East Region.
Laparoscopic Urology & Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic urologic oncology (Renal neoplasms & Aldosterone producing adenomas & Pheochromocytomas)
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic urologic surgery and robotic oncology. The AUBMC is among the first centers to adopt and pioneer robotic urologic surgery. The program was initiated in July 2013, and had several applications including robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy, robotic-assisted laparoscopic lymphadenectomy and robotic-assisted nephrectomy procedures.
- Lithotripsy
- Lithoclast
- Holmium: Yag laser
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- Percutaneous surgery for stone extraction
- Neurourology and Urodynamics
- Infertility & Sexual Dysfunction
- Pediatric Urology
- Prostate Center
- AUBMC has the largest prostate cancer center in the Middle East and the Arab World, with the highest referral for radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy.
- Renal Transplantation Unit
- The AUBMC launched the renal transplantation unit in 1998 and was the first to adopt laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in the Middle East in the year 2000.
- Urologic Oncology (Adrenal cancer, Kidney cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer)