Advanced Urology Associates

Urologist Treating Patients with UroLift System Becomes 1st Midwest physician to reach 200 Joliet urologist Gregory Andros, M.D., announced that his 200th patient has been treated with the UroLift System, a proven, minimally invasive technology to treat...

Dr. Gregory J. Andros Treats 200th Patient with the UroLift® System for Enlarged Prostate Urologist Dr. Gregory Andros of Advanced Urology Associates Has Performed the Most UroLift System Procedures in The Midwest. Gregory Andros, M.D., today announced...

Having a prostate exam probably isn’t how most men prefer to spend an afternoon, but what if that exam is the difference between life and death? Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the U.S.; this year, almost 162,000 men will be diagnosed with the disease, and almost 28,000 more will die from it. About one in every seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime.

Advanced Urology Associates offers popular no-scalpel vasectomies August 14, 2017 By Denise Freese One reason some men avoid a vasectomy is because they’re afraid of the procedure itself. Having someone use a scalpel on delicate areas of the body can be a...

Enlarged prostate affects as many at 70 percent of men by the time they are in their 60s. Advanced Urology Associates offers a state of the art minimally invasive procedure called UroLift. It has long term positive effects and enables men to keep their sexual function. Living Healthy Chicago’s Jane Monzures talks with Dr. Greg Andros about this procedure. Urolift moves the prostate to allow for proper functioning of the urethra without removing the prostate.

In 2014, Dr. Greg Andros of Advanced Urology Associates in Joliet, performed one of the first UroLift® System surgeries in Illinois, designed to relieve symptoms men experience due to an enlarged prostate or BPH-Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Fast forward to January 2017, 100 more patients of Andros have elected to undergo this minimally invasive surgery.

Faster Recovery with Robotic-assisted Prostatectomy at Silver Cross Hospital

Plainfield resident Bill Nehart competed in the Hot Chocolate 15K in Las Vegas just 90 days after undergoing robotic-assisted surgery with Dr. Thai Nguyen at Silver Cross Hospital to remove his prostate cancer. The Midwest Institute of Robotic Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital performs more procedures than any other hospital or surgery center in the entire Chicago area.

Advanced Urology Announces Winner of VasMadness Vasectomy Bracket Advanced Urology is proud to announce the winner of this year’s bracket.

Advanced Urology joins Physician-led bike tour through Illinois to raise awareness for cancer and urologic diseases September 11, 2015 WHAT: 2nd Annual Urologic Cancer Program Bike Tour WHO: 15 cyclists, including surgeons from the University of Chicago...

Advanced Urology Supports Hopstring Fest Advanced Urology is proud to support the annual festival in Downtown Joliet. Saturday, August 22, 2015 Hopstring Fest is a 12 1/2 hour celebration of craft beer and roots rock! Hopstring Fest is the brainchild of...

Advanced Urology Associates Launches New Website to Benefit Patients We are proud to announce the launch of our new website. Constructed in a state-of-the-art platform, the new website will provide an enhanced experience for our patients and site visitors....

Advanced Urology Associates opens new Cancer Center to offer state-of-the art prostate treatment Advanced Urology Associates has partnered with the pioneer in urology and radiation oncology practice integration, Urorad Healthcare to bring the first ever prostate...