Aaron E. Katz, M.D. Director of the Center for Holistic Urology
Dr. Aaron
E. Katz is the Director for the Center of Holistic Urology and an Associate
Professor of Clinical Urology at Columbia University where he has been
a faculty member since 1993. He His recent book, "Dr. Katz's Guide
to Prostate Health" was published in 2005 by Freedom Press
After graduating
from New York Medical College in 1986, Dr. Katz completed a 6-year training
program in Brooklyn at the Maimonides Medical Center. Following the
completion of his residency, Dr. Katz was awarded a Ferdinand Valentine
Fellowship from the New York Academy of Medicine to further his studies
in Urologic Oncology at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. During
his Fellowship, Dr. Katz developed a novel blood test, which could detect
small numbers of prostate cancer cells in the blood. The test, known
as RT-PCR (Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction), was the
first time urologic cancers were staged using a molecular assay.
Dr. Katz
is also recognized as an expert in the field of prostate cryosurgery.
In the early 1990's, he began using cryosurgery to cure prostate cancers.
His pioneer work in advancing the technology helped Medicare to approve
this therapy for treating radiation-recurrent tumors. Dr. Katz has trained
nearly 100 urologists in the United States and Europe to perform cryosurgery
in their hospitals. Dr. Katz has also applied cryosurgery to the treatment
of small kidney tumors.
To date,
Dr. Katz has published over 60 scientific articles in peer-reviewed
journals, and has written 4 chapters for Urologic textbooks. He has
been the host of a radio program called "Men's Health Talk"
in New York City for the past year. In addition, he has lectured throughout
the United States, Europe, and Japan.
