Professor of Urology UAB-Heersink SoM | HoLEP Fanatic | URPS | Husband | Father | Angler | Likely Not A Good Person | Views/Language are mine

Joined November 2013
We did a thing recently. All shared with patient permission. 979cc prostate with recurrent gross hematuria requiring transfusion and obstructive uropathy. <2 hours enucleation time. Home <48 hours later. @UABUrology is making waves! Enucleation is the answer! #allsizesfitone
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🔥 260+ cc prostate. HoLEP. Just 8 days later. Check out the ultrasound transformation from POD 2 to POD 8! 🔥 ✅ No bleeding ✅ Back behind the wheel ✅ Back to the office Few techniques can match this recovery and these results. HoLEP: The Gold Standard for a reason! 🏆😎 #HoLEP #BPH #Urology
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The @UABHeersink Department of Urology is proud to recognize five faculty members awarded with Promotion and Tenure for 2026! Your dedication to excellence in patient care, research, education, and service continues to make a lasting impact.
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Leaders from AUA and SMU meet in Peru to nurture friendships, finalize programming for SMU 2026, and plan for 2027. See you in Merida in November for SMU 2026. #Urology #AUA
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Honored to present this study at ICS in Maastricht. PFS, PAS, and PSSD are devastating and reported worldwide. Ongoing sexual dysfunction, anhedonia, brain fog, muscle wasting, genital numbness, depression and suicide after stopping the drug demands research and patient support
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Tremendous thank you for having me today at @WVU_Urology. what an incredible department and fantastic group of residents!
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Please read this. The internal battle to provide a solution, as opposed to doing “nothing”, to solve every problem, is indoctrinated into us early on in training. I propose that being present. Listening, really listening, to our patients. IS doing something. Even if it doesn’t mean a booked case…..
An essay worth reading, for every clinician and patient (with a PrCa paragraph) The Quiet Half of Good Medicine jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Just a couple glimpses into our @UABUrology experience. I love this place and the wonderful energy everyone brings to the operating room. @uabmedicine
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Congratulations to the @UABHeersink Department of Urology researchers recognized at ISU! 🥇 Feres Camargo Maluf, M.D. earned 1st Place 🥉 Halle Bright earned 3rd Place #UABUrology #ISU #KidneyStones
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Take a look inside the @UABHeersink Dept. of Urology Residency Program! Our new video highlights training, mentorship, and hands-on experience across urologic subspecialties. Watch and learn more: buff.ly/hls0xqA
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The Stream Team is having the best day with Dr. Stacy Tanaka of @UABUrology! Residents, faculty, and pediatric urology team members had the chance to learn about neurogenic bladder and to hear career wisdom. Thank you for joining us in Charlottesville, Dr. Tanaka!
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So well deserved. Congrats Ben.
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Kazumi Taguchi, M.D., Ph.D., represented the @UABHeersink Dept. of Urology at @UAA2026 in Manila, sharing his expertise through lectures, panel discussions, and a live surgery session! @Kazumi_Taguchi | #UAA2026
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Congratulations to Drs. @jfunkmd, Spencer Hiller, and @AustenSlade for being designated a MOSES™ HoLEP Center(s) of Excellence! Thank you for your commitment to educating patients and the community about BPH and available treatment options.
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Kyle Wood, M.D., MBA, associate professor in the @UABHeersink Department of Urology, is pioneering a new handheld robotic ultrasound-guidance device that changes how physicians access the kidney during stone surgery. Learn more: buff.ly/JOnSoOU
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Thank you to the amazing faculty at this year’s @therapy_focal meeting! Thank you to our sponsors for facilitating a great #HOLEP hands on course! #FOCAL26 #FOCAL2026
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Joel Funk MD FACS retweeted
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men, and screening has changed considerably in recent years.
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