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JOHN JURIGE, MD

John Jurige, MD

Board Certified Urologist

Sonablate HIFU Proctor

Dr. John Jurige is one of the most experienced HIFU physicians in the United States. He has been practicing HIFU for over eight years and has treated or been involved with nearly 400 patients outside of the U.S. in Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas, serving as a proctor and medical director for International HIFU (a subsidiary of SonaCare Medical). In addition, Dr. Jurige and his team completed the very first Sonablate HIFU case in the U.S. after FDA approval of the Sonablate in October 2015.

 

Jurige has been a urologist for over 25 years and is a member of the American Board of Urology, American Urological Association and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the University of Louisville.  His areas of special interest include female urology, incontinence management, microsurgical vasectomy reversal, erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer treatment. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Louisville and completed his residency training there as well. He currently practices at First Urology in Louisville, Kentucky.

 

"Until now, early stages of prostate cancer have typically been managed with radical prostatectomy surgery or various forms of radiation therapy. Even in the most experienced surgical hands,  surgery can result in urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction in a significant percentage of patients.
 
Stage for stage, HIFU produces 10 year cure rates that are similar to surgery. The side effects [with HIFU] are low, with fewer than 2% of patients experiencing urinary incontinence and only 10% of patients experiencing erectile dysfunction.” 
-Dr. John Jurige
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