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H. Clark Kessel, Jr., MD, FACS Dr. Kessel received his undergraduate degree from West Virginia University and his medical degree from West Virginia School of Medicine. He interned at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and completed his residencies in general surgery and urology from Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia. He was an associate instructor at Norfolk General Hospital from 1978 to 1980. Dr. Kessel was a flight surgeon in the United States Navy from 1972 to 1976 and completed tours of duty in Puerto Rico and Norfolk aboard the United States Aircraft Carrier "Nimitz." He is a member of the American Urological Association, Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association and Orange County Medical Association. Dr. Kessel was certified by the American Board of Urology in 1982 and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Kessel is on staff at Orlando Regional Healthcare System, Arnold and Winnie Palmer Hospitals, Dr. Phillips Hospital and Lucerne Medical Center.
Dr. Welch received his undergraduate degree and completed medical school at the University of Florida. He went on to complete an internship with the Department of Family Medicine at East Carolina University School of Medicine. He returned to Gainsville where he then completed 2 years of residency in General Surgery, followed by residency training in the Division of Urology at the University of Florida College of Medicine (Shands Hospital). He was chief resident of Urology at the University of Florida from 1987 to 1988. He was named a Fellow of Clinical Urologic Oncology at the University of Florida from 1988 to 1989. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Urological Association, Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association, Florida Medical Association and Florida Urological Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and on staff at Orlando Regional Health System, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women, SandLake Hospital, Same Day Surgery Center and Urologic Oncology Consultant Staff at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Welch was certified by the American Board of Urology in 1991. He has served as President of the Orlando Metro Chapter of the American Cancer Society. He has served as coordinator of the ACS "Man to Man" Prostate cancer support group. Dr. Welch has published articles in various medical journals, including the Journal of Urology. He has given multiple educational presentations to various community organizations. He continues to serve as a speaker for continuing medical education programs for physicians and other health care providers. Dr. Welch provides the full spectrum of urologic care with a special emphasis on urologic cancer treatment, including the newer laparoscopic minimally invasive surgical techniques and robotic prostatectomy procedures. He also has extensive experience in female urology and the treatment of male and female urinary incontinence. Stan K. Sujka, MD is a graduate of St. George's University School of Medicine. He completed his Surgery/Urology training at Millard Fillmore Hospital and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. Dr. Sujka finished a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York where he served as an American Cancer Society Fellow. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a Fellow of The American College of Surgeons. Dr. Sujka's clinical interests are focused on the accurate diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of prostate and kidney cancer. An experienced urologic surgeon, Dr. Sujka is committed to providing personalized, tailored treatments of Urological cancers by balancing treatment with maintaining quality of life. Dr. Sujka has extensive expertise in brachytherapy ("seeds") which he has been performing since the early 1990s. He is trained in HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound), the new, minimally invasive exciting technology that may revolutionize the treatment of prostate cancer. (www.internationalhifu.com) With kidney cancer, Dr. Sujka favors kidney sparing procedure such as radio frequency ablation, cryosurgery, and high-intensity focus ultrasound, procedures that get you back to living life as soon as possible. He also performs open kidney surgery as well as hand assisted laparoscopic procedures. Since Dr. Sujka has been in private practice for a long time, he has extensive experience with the treatment of female incontinence (outpatient minimally invasive trans-vaginal sling), male urinary leaking after prostate surgery (www.AmericanMedicalSystems.com), and with office Thermo Therapy (TherMatrx) a drug-free for enlarged prostate relief. He was involved in clinical research with both Viagra and Cialis, and has treated impotence patients with injections, MUSE, Vacuum pump, as well as penile implants. Dr. Sujka is a Staff Physician at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando Regional Health System, and is on courtesy staff at Florida Hospital in Orlando Florida. He is in private practice and partner of the Orlando Urology Associates, PA. Dr. Sujka has numerous publications to his credit that have appeared in J. Trauma, Journal of the American Medical Association, Urology, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Journal of Urology. Dr. Sujka's non-academic writings have also appeared in the Florida Physician, Orlando Sentinel, Hospital Drive an on line Magazine, and books such as Chicken Soup for Teachers Soul and Wisdom of the Ages. On multiple occasions, he has been named "TOP DOC" in Urology by Orlando Magazine.
Dr. Melcer received his undergraduate degree in genetics from the University of Illinois and his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. He completed his internship in surgery and his residency in urology at State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Melcer completed his fellowship in urology/oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Urology Association, SESAUA, and the Florida Urologic Association. Dr. Melcer has done research in the following areas:
Over the past several years, Dr. Melcer has made several presentations. He is a frequent lecturer to primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants on urological issues. He was awarded first prize for the Buffalo Urological Association Essay Contest in 1993. Currently Dr. Melcer practices in all areas of urology both benign and malignant including Robotic Prostatectomy, minimally invasive therapy for BPH and complex stone disease.
Dr. Baker earned his undergraduate degree from Union College in Schenectady, New York and his medical degree from the University of Vermont, College of Medicine. He performed his urology residency at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia from 1997 to 2000. His additional expertise is in the area of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery including the DaVinci Robotic Prostatectomy for prostate cancer. These new minimally invasive approaches can be used to treat not only prostate cancer but other benign and malignant conditions of the kidney as well. The patient experiences quicker postoperative recovery while still maintaining excellent outcomes. Dr. Baker was the first physician to perform Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty procedures in Central Florida. He has now performed over 500 laparoscopic and robotic cases since coming to Orlando in 2000. Dr. Baker is certified by the American Board of Urology. He is a member of the American Urologic Association, Florida Urological Society, AUA Southeastern Section and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Baker is on staff at Orlando Regional Healthcare System including being a Urologic Oncology Consultant at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women, Sand Lake Hospital, Same Day Surgery Center and in Orlando, Florida. He has given presentations at meetings of the American Urologic Association and remains active in his field.
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