why urology podcast

I am Dr. Todd Brandt. I am a urologist.

These are words I couldn't have imagined myself saying as I was growing up thinking about medicine as a career.

And I have been asked many, many times why I went into urology as a medical specialty. In this podcast I attempt to explain how I got here. Why did I choose urology as a specialty? Why do I like it? Why, if you are someone with a urinary tract, should you care? Get it? Why Urology.

This podcast is a personal experiment in medical audio content. I make the obvious disclaimer that this is not medical advice. You should be going to your own physician for that.

These episodes are meant to educate, entertain, inspire or inform you in some way with urology as the launching point for each episode. Each episode is varied in format and length as I have experimented with content.

Listen, follow, share, rate, review, repeat...you know what to do.

If you have kidney stones, or prostate cancer, or another urologic health concern this podcast may help you.

If you have a loved one with any urologic health concern this podcast may help you.

If you are someone who has asked, "How does my bladder do it's thing?", this podcast may help you.

If you make urine, or even if you don't, this podcast may help you.

Thank you for listening to this podcast. I do appreciated any feedback I get so please reach out to me at the link provided on this website.

Be well,

Dr. Todd Brandt

Cranberry Sauce: An Antibiotic Fitly Chosen ep 58

Dec 30, 2018

This is episode 58, a bit of a mash-up episode that I am titling “Cranberry Sauce” In today’s episode, I will be talking about urinary tract infections (aka UTIs) and how we treat them. And we will be look into the life of Marcus Libby Urann, lawyer and cranberry magnate, founder of Ocean Spray, who first...

Physician Burnout and Thanksgiving ep 57

Nov 25, 2018

Doctors are burned out.

William Osler warned us of this is his Speech Aequanimitas that I highlighted a couple of episodes back. In a speech given in 1889 to the graduation medical students at the University of Pennsylvania:

“…I would warn you against the trials of the day soon to come to some of you—the day of...

Movember 2018 and Abraham Lincoln ep 56

Nov 9, 2018

It is November. And this month each year the Movember Foundation encourages us to grow facial hair, specifically a mustache, to raise awareness and money for men’s health issues–prostate cancer, testicle cancer, and men’s health issues of depression and suicide prevention.

Three quarters of suicides are men....

Treating Symptoms of Overactive Bladder and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction with Dr. Steven Siegel 2 of 2. Neuromodulation and Botox ep 55

Oct 11, 2018

In this episode of the podcast I interview Dr. Steven Siegel. This is part 2 of 2 episodes that I made from this interview.

Dr. Siegel is the director of the Metro Urology Centers for Female Urology and Continence Care.

Dr. Siegel is internationally recognized for his work related to urinary incontinence and voiding...

Treating Symptoms of Overactive Bladder and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction with Dr. Steven Siegel 1 of 2. Physical Therapy and Biofeedback ep 54

Oct 7, 2018

This episode of the podcast I interview Dr. Steven Siegel about the treatment of Overactive Bladder (OAB).