East Tennessee's Subspecialty Urology Leaders
Advanced Urologic Care.
Close to Home.
Fellowship-trained urologists covering the full spectrum of urology — from routine care to the region's most complex cancer and reconstructive cases.
Why Patients Choose Us
The Region's Most Subspecialized Urology Practice
University Urology is a physician-owned, independent practice built around subspecialty expertise. Our urologists train beyond residency in their focused fields — which means you see the right specialist, not a generalist, for your condition.
Highest-Volume Urologic Surgeons in East Tennessee
Surgical volume directly correlates with outcomes. Our urologists perform more complex procedures than any other group in the region, with specialized fellowship training in oncology, endourology, andrology, and reconstructive urology.
Independent, Physician-Owned Practice
No hospital system. No corporate ownership. Decisions about your care are made by your physician — not an administrator. Our doctors have the freedom to recommend what's right for you.
Seamless Specialist Coordination
Regional urologists, oncologists, and primary care physicians trust us with their most complex patients. We coordinate with medical oncology, radiation oncology, and other specialists to deliver comprehensive, guideline-based care.
Urologists
Across East TN
Fellowships
Newsweek 2024
Newsweek · 2024
"Two of America's Best Prostate Cancer Surgeons"
Newsweek and Statista's inaugural ranking of America's Best Prostate Cancer Oncologists & Surgeons recognized the top 150 specialists in the country. University Urology is proud to have two surgeons honored — the only practice in East Tennessee on the list.
Our Services
Comprehensive Care for Every Urologic Condition
From routine men's health and stone disease to the region's most advanced cancer surgery and reconstruction — all under one roof.
Prostate Cancer
Focal therapy (HIFU & NanoKnife), robotic prostatectomy, radiation coordination, advanced systemic therapy, and clinical trials.
Focal Therapy: HIFU & NanoKnife
East Tennessee's only HIFU and NanoKnife (IRE) program. Destroy the tumor, spare the tissue.
Bladder Cancer
TURBT, BCG therapy, radical and simple cystectomy, neobladder reconstruction, and surveillance programs.
Kidney Stones
Three fellowship-trained endourologists. Urgent same-week access, PCNL, mini-PCNL, ureteroscopy, and metabolic prevention programs.
Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
UroLift, Aquablation, HoLEP, Rezum, robotic simple prostatectomy — the full spectrum, matched to your anatomy.
Transperineal Prostate Biopsy
Safer, more accurate prostate tissue sampling with lower infection risk than the traditional transrectal approach.
Vasectomy Center
No-needle, no-scalpel vasectomy and vasectomy reversal by the region's only fellowship-trained andrologist.
Men's Health & ED
Low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, inflatable penile prosthesis, and sexual health optimization.
Incontinence & Reconstruction
Artificial urinary sphincter, male slings, urethroplasty, and post-prostatectomy incontinence by a fellowship-trained reconstructive surgeon.
Subspecialty Expertise
Advanced Care That Isn't Available Everywhere
Each of our urologists completed additional fellowship training beyond residency. These aren't areas we dabble in — they're the conditions we've built programs around.
Advanced Cancer Care
The only practice in East Tennessee with fellowship-trained urologic oncologists. We serve as principal investigators in multiple clinical trials, offering access to treatments not available elsewhere in the region. Local and regional urologists refer their most complex cancer patients to us.
Prostate Cancer Services →Complex Kidney Stone Disease
Three urologists with endourology fellowship training — the highest concentration in East Tennessee. We manage recurrent stone disease, struvite stones, large-volume stone burden, and patients who have failed treatment elsewhere. Regional urologists refer their most complex stone cases here.
Kidney Stone Treatment →Andrology & Male Infertility
Dr. Edward Kim is the region's only fellowship-trained andrologist. Vasectomy reversal, male infertility workup, varicocele repair, and gender-affirming procedures — coordinated closely with reproductive endocrinology for couples pursuing family building.
Vasectomy & Men's Health →Reconstructive Urology
Dr. John Lacy is the region's only fellowship-trained male reconstructive urologist. Urethral stricture, urethroplasty, artificial urinary sphincter, inflatable penile prosthesis, and post-prostatectomy incontinence solutions — managed by a true subspecialist.
Incontinence & Reconstruction →Our Training
Fellowship-Trained Across Every Major Urologic Subspecialty
Fellowship training means an additional 1–2 years of intensive subspecialty education after a 5-year urology residency. We have it covered across the board.
Urologic Oncology
Advanced cancer surgery, robotic technique, and systemic therapy management
Endourology
Complex kidney stone management, PCNL, advanced endoscopic procedures
Andrology & Male Infertility
Vasectomy reversal, infertility workup, and sexual health — the only fellowship-trained andrologist in the region
Reconstructive Urology
Urethral stricture, prosthetics, incontinence — the only fellowship-trained reconstructive urologist in the region
Our Team
Meet the Physicians & Providers Behind Your Care
Seven fellowship-trained urologists and a team of experienced advanced practice providers — covering 11 locations across East Tennessee, from Knoxville to Sweetwater, Morristown to Crossville. All backed by the academic resources of the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Combined experience of over 100 years of urologic practice. Hundreds of peer-reviewed publications. Principal investigators in national clinical trials.
Meet Our TeamAdvanced Technology
Procedures & Technology Not Available Everywhere
We invest in the tools that produce better outcomes — and in the training to use them effectively.
East Tennessee's only program for both technologies
Precision targeting of suspicious prostate lesions
Lower infection risk, better anterior sampling
Robotic, image-guided waterjet for BPH — Dr. Pickens
Rectal protection during prostate radiation
High-volume complex stone management
Prostatectomy, cystectomy, nephrectomy, and more
Staging and restaging of prostate cancer
Access to treatments not yet widely available
Ready to Schedule?
Message us through Klara, call the office, or ask your referring provider to send us a referral. Same-week appointments are often available.