Christopher Bednarz, MD, is a urologic surgeon who provides medical and surgical management for a variety of urologic conditions. He treats patients with kidney stones, overactive bladders, and large prostates causing urinary obstruction. He also cares for patients with erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and urologic cancers.
Dr. Bednarz became a urologist because he saw it as “a great opportunity to provide long-term outcomes for patients—to really fix their problems.”
“The first thing I do when I meet patients is to try to understand where they're coming from,” he says. “In many cases, a new patient will want to discuss something that has been bothering them for a long time. It may be something that has been brushed off in the past. So, understanding their problem and how it has affected their life is important.”
Then, it’s important to do all appropriate tests to determine whether lifestyle changes will have a significant impact on their condition or if surgery will be necessary, he says. If it’s the latter, minimally invasive—and sometimes robotic—techniques have made surgery a much more tolerable option than it used to be, he adds.
“By using minimally invasive surgical approaches, we're able to achieve the excellent outcomes that patients are looking for,” Dr. Bednarz says. “We're able to reduce recovery time and get patients feeling better more quickly.”
