The Department of Urology participates in a variety of medical studies. An interdisciplinary team of physicians, PhD's, medical students, nurses, and other highly-qualified professionals collaborate on the following projects. In fact, we are an active member of the Southwest Oncology Group, and participate in a variety of local, national, and international research trials.

Our department has been fortunate to work with the following organizations:

• Alza Corporation
• Astra Zeneca
• Barr Laboratories
• Department of Defense
• Eli Lilly
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Merck
• Novartis
• Pfizer
• Sanofi - Synthelabo
• Schering Plough
• TAP

Examples of projects include various drug therapies and quality-of-life assessments. Current research involves the following diagnoses:

• bladder cancer
• benign prostatic hyperplasia
• prostate cancer
• overactive bladder
• erectile dysfunction
• acute urinary retention

If you would like more information on any of our clinical trials, please call our research coordinator at (843) 876-0630.  We are committed to discovering, understanding, and healing.