Denver, Colorado 80204
303-783-2773 http://www.tucc.com/ cpooler@tucc.com
The Urology Center of Colorado (TUCC) is the only comprehensive urology center in the Rocky Mountain region, providing treatment for all urologic conditions. TUCC services include ambulatory surgery, brachytherapy, female urology, lithotripsy, male fertility treatments, minimally invasive treatments for prostate disease, patient support groups, radiation oncology, treatment of urologic cancers, urodynamics, vasectomy and vasectomy reversals. In operation since December 2006, the TUCC physician team includes 17 board certified urologists and radiation oncologists. Our mission is excellence in urology.
Lawrence Karsh, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the primary investigator of research studies at TUCC. Dr. Karsh has been involved in research since 1993 and has served as a principal investigator for hundreds of research studies. He has also conducted workshops for clinical research and serves on advisory panels for investigational drugs.
Dr. Karsh received a B.A. degree in English and a B.S. in Chemistry, both from the University of Colorado before obtaining his medical doctorate from Chicago Medical School. He then completed a surgical internship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Karsh completed his residency training in urological surgery at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Karsh is Board Certified in Urology and Surgery. Dr. Karsh joined Western Urologic Associates in 1993. Western Urologic partnered with Colorado Urology Associates in 2006 to form the premier urologic center, TUCC.
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Lawrence Karsh, M.D., F.A.C.S. |
Dr. Karsh and his staff have more than 17 years of clinical research experience. |
Robin L. Dorsey BA, CCRC, Manager Clinical Research
Robin is a certified clinical research coordinator and has worked in the clinical research field for the past 17 years. She has conducted research in a wide variety of therapeutic areas including endocrinology, dermatology, rheumatology, respiratory, gastroenterology and neurology. She has been involved in urologic research for the past five years.
In addition TUCC employs 3 full time dedicated clinical research coordinators and a full time clinical research recruiter. The staff at TUCC is committed to providing patients with access to tomorrow's therapies today.
Sub Investigators:
At TUCC, Dr. Karsh serves as the director of our clinical research center. He specializes in prostate disease, brachytherapy, minimally invasive prostate surgery, genitourinary cancer, urinary incontinence, vasectomy and vasectomy reversals, bladder augmentation and continent urinary diversion. He is also fluent in Spanish.
Richard Augspurger, M.D., F.A.C.S.
TUCC medical director, Richard Augspurger, M.D., specializes in treating pediatric urology, specifically spina bifida, neurogenic bladder, urinary incontinence, genitourinary cancer, bladder augmentation and continent urinary diversion.
Jesse N. Mills, M.D.
Dr. Mills is an active member of the American Urological Association, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Rocky Mountain Urological Society and South Central Section of the AUA. He is fluent in French, Russian, and Spanish. Dr. Mills medical specialties include erectile dysfunction including prostheses, post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's Disease.
Reginald Westmacott, M.D.
As a double board certified physician in urology and radiation oncology, Reginald Westmacott, M.D., brings a unique medical perspective to TUCC. Following a stint of active duty in the United States Navy, Dr. Westmacott received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Westmacott specializes in radiation treatment of urologic cancers, external beam radiation therapy utilizing 3D conformal, IMRT and IGRT and prostate brachytherapy.
Because TUCC treats a full spectrum of urologic conditions, such as but not limited to, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia or over active bladder, our patients come from a wide variety of backgrounds. TUCC research studies target adult patients 18 years of age and older.
Nephrology/Urology
Oncology
Each TUCC clinical department provides patients with state of the art diagnostic and treatment therapies. Several have been awarded national accreditation designations indicating the quality of care delivered at the center.
TUCC is the only urology practice in Colorado to receive an ultrasound accreditation from the American College of Radiology and one of only two practices to receive an accreditation in computed tomography (CT). The TUCC laboratory was awarded a two-year accreditation from COLA in 2008, signifying our commitment to rigid standards of quality and accuracy in day-to-day operations. Also in 2008, the Urology Surgery Center of Colorado (USCC) received a three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC). USCC is the only urologic focused ambulatory surgery center in Colorado to be accredited by AAAHC.
TUCC utilizes on-site intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), 3-D conformal planning and prostate brachytherapy seed implantation treatment methods for patients diagnosed with urologic cancers. TUCC is one of the few urology practices in the country to have a physician who is board certified in urology and radiation oncology on staff.
TUCC physicians are highly skilled in performing da Vinci robotic surgical procedures to treat urologic conditions and cancers, having performed hundreds over the past 10 years. By utilizing robotic technology, a surgeon's hand movements are motion scaled and any hand tremor is filtered resulting in perfectly translated, precise movements of the instruments.
The nationally recognized TUCC Clinical Research Department provides patients with access to tomorrow's urologic therapies today. In 2008, the department was awarded acceptance into the Society of Urologic Oncology Clinical Trials Consortium. TUCC is one of only 11 large urology groups in the country with this designation.
Carolyn Pooler
Clinical Research Recruiter
The Urology Center of Colorado
2777 Mile High Stadium Circle
Denver, CO 80211
USA
303-783-2773
303-425-1318 (fax)
cpooler@tucc.com
www.tucc.com/
Updated: 11/21/2012
