Dr. Andrew Charles Peterson MD
Urologist
Madigan Army Medical Center Mchj-Su Tacoma WA, 98431About
Dr. Andrew Peterson is a urologist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Peterson specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth 1995
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Incontinence, Urethra Problems, Urethral Stricture And More
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)
- Urinary Incontinence
- Enlarged Prostate
- Stress Incontinence
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Surgeons
- Member Northwest Urological Society
- Member SUCPD - Society for Urology Program Chair and Program Directors
- Member Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons
- Member Western Section, AUA
- Member Society of Government Service Urologists
- Member American Urological Association
Fellowships
- Duke University Medical Center, Reconstructive Urology, NC, USA 2003
- Reconstructive Urology, Female Urology, and Urodynamics, Duke University Medical Center 2003
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