| November 13, 2008
The
Turnip Rose
300 S Flower St, Orange, CA 92868
TEL: 714-978-7021
WHO ATTENDED
6:30 pm: Welcome
Reception
7:30 pm: Dinner
& Speaker
| Speaker: |
Lee
Hammontree , MD, Urology
Centers of Alabama, PC |
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| Topics: |
"Renal/Prostate
Cryosurgery" |
At the conclusion of this activity,
the participant will be able to:
1) demonstrate
cryotherapy technology and biology.
2) review of patient selection
data and outcomes.
3) discuss procedure and follow up of cryo patients.
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Dr.
Hammontree is a graduate of Lipscomb University
and a Native of Nashville. He obtained his medical
degree in 1988 from The University of Tennessee
College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Hammontree
went on to complete an internship and residency
in urology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Dr.
Hammontree initially spent 8 years in private
practice. During this period he led in introducing
laparoscopic Urologic surgery to Alabama. He taught
courses for other urologists and gynecologists
in laparoscopic pelvic floor reconstruction. He
has proctored numerous others in laparoscopic
kidney surgery and has performed over 2000 complex
laparoscopic procedures.
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| Dr.
Hammontree became a member of the faculty of the
Division of Urology at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham in 2002. During this time he had
a busy University practice and served as Chief
of Urology at the Veterans Administration Hospital
while training urology residents and teaching
medical students. He participated in clinical
and NIH funded research and the fellowship program
for female urology and urogynecology. He is published
in several peer reviewed journals and is a reviewer
for the Journal of Urology and the Journal of
Surgery and Urology.
In
January of 2006, Dr. Hammontree returned to Urology
Centers of Alabama, PC where he continues to offer
excellence in minimally invasive (laparoscopic)
surgery. He also is the first urologist in the
region to offer cryosurgery for small kidney tumors
and cryosurgery of the prostate. He remains a
recognized expert in pelvic prolapse and other
female urologic problems.
Dr. Hammontree’s interests include laparoscopic
kidney surgery including nephrectomies, partial
nephrectomies, Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) repair,
and cryoablation of kidney tumors. He also offers
cryoablation of the prostate for prostate cancer,
reconstructive surgery, and female urology including
complex pelvic prolapse repair.
Dr. Hammontree is board certified.
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Meeting
Fees
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No
charge to:
Members (in good standing)
Residents |
$30
Fee to:
Senior Members
Health Professionals
Spouse/Guests
Out of Area Doctors |
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Orange
County Non-Members:
click for Membership Information
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