Expertise
USNC’s board-certified urologists offer comprehensive urologic care as well as care in subspecialty areas of interest.
Locations
For patient convenience and access to high quality urological care USNC care centers are located throughout northern California.
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James S. Hwong, MD
Education
Undergraduate:
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Medical School:
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Internship:
General Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Residency:
Urology, Harvard Program in Urology, Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship:
Urological Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Certification
Board Eligible: Urology
Memberships
The American Urological Association
American Association of Clinical Urologists
Santa Clara Medical Society
Hospital Affiliations
El Camino Hospital Los Gatos
El Camino Hospital Mountain View
Regional Medical Center San Jose
O'Connor Hospital
Forest Surgery Center
Special Interests
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery
Value-based healthcare delivery
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Jonathan C. Hu, MD
Education
Undergraduate:
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Medical School:
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI
Residency:
Urology, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA
Certification
Board Eligible: Urology
Memberships
The American Urological Association
Hospital Affiliations
El Camino Hospital Los Gatos
El Camino Hospital Mountain View
Special Interests
Minimally invasive surgery
Men’s health
Office Locations
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Lawrence Y. Hwong, MD
Education
Undergraduate:
University of California, Berkeley, California
University of Chicago, Ph.D. program
Medical School:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Internship:
General Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Residency:
Urology, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Certification
Board Certified: Urology
Memberships
Diplomat of American Urological Association
Fellow of American College of Surgeons
American Urological Association Western Section
California Medical Association
Santa Clara County Medical Society
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Shahram S. Gholami, MD
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Education
Undergraduate:
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Medical School:
Boston University, School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Internship:
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
Residency:
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
Urology, University of California, San Francisco, California
Certification
Board Certified: Urology
Memberships
The American Urological Association - Candidate Member
Fellow of American College of Surgeons - Candidate Member
American Association of Clinical Urologist
Men’s Health Network Advisory Board
The Golden Glove Club - European School of Surgery
Endourological Society
The American Medical Association
The California Medical Association
The American College of Physicians
Santa Clara Medical Society
Hospital Affiliations
Good Samaritan Hospital- Robotics Director
El Camino Hospital - Los Gatos - Stone Center Shareholder
El Camino Hospital - Mountain View
National Surgery Center - Shareholder
Los Gatos Surgery Center
Forest Surgery Center - Shareholder
Los Altos Surgery Center
Special Interests
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery
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Edward Karpman, MD, FACS
Dr. Edward Karpman is a board certified urologist and one of the few urologists who is also fellowship trained in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Microsurgery and Male Sexual Dysfunction. He is the medical director of the Men’s Health Center at El Camino Hospital Los Gatos and the California Vasectomy and Reversal Center.
He grew up in Southern California and attended college at the University of California, Davis where he graduated with Honors in Biological Sciences. He went on to medical school at the University of Vermont where he was awarded the James Demeules surgical research award and scored in the top 5% of all medical school graduates in the nation on his medical board exams. He completed his urologic surgery training at the University of California, Davis Medical Center where he received several awards for his research and publication. Dr. Karpman was then awarded a prestigious fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. There he specialized in Male Infertility, Microsurgery and Male Sexual Dysfunction.
Dr Karpman has authored numerous articles on the subjects of urology, sexual dysfunction and male infertility. He has authored the chapter on sperm retrieval techniques in the definitive textbook on male infertility. He has been interviewed by NBC news, Fox radio, NPR, Parents magazine and Bay Area Parent magazine. He has presented research in the fields of male fertility, microsurgery and penile implants at national meetings. He serves as a proctor for laser surgery of the prostate, penile implants and male incontinence procedures, teaching other physicians to perform these operations. He is involved in the development of new technologies for the treatment of prostate enlargement. Dr. Karpman has been an invited lecturer on the subjects of testosterone replacement, male sexual dysfunction and male infertility.
Education
Undergraduate:
University of California, Davis
Medical School:
University of Vermont
Internship:
Urology, University of California, Davis Medical Center
Fellowship:
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Certification
Board Certified:
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Memberships
American Urological Association (AUA)
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Society for the Study Male Reproduction (SSMR)
Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU)
Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA)
International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
Western Section AUA (WSAUA)
American Society of Andrology (ASA)
Special Interests
Male reproductive medicine and surgery, microsurgery and male sexual dysfunction
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