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urologist  

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  • A urologist is a medical doctor who works in the field of diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders that affect the urinary tract of both males and females, which include the kidneys, the bladder, the ureters, and the urethra, and also the male reproductive organs. As such, their work combines the management of nonsurgical problems which include urinary infections, and also surgical issues which range from the correction of congenital abnormalities to the surgical management of cancer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Urologist]

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