Associated Urologists of Orange County

State of the Art and Minimally Invasive Urology

Garo M.Tertzakian, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Diplomate, American Board of Urology

Dr. Tertzakian is the Director of the Renal Transplant program at Western Medical Center, Santa Ana.

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Education:

Resident, Urology 1977-1980University of California, Irvine

Resident, General Surgery 1975 - 1977 Medical College of Ohio at Toledo

Doctor of Medicine 1975American University of Beirut

Bachelor of  Sciences 1971   American University of Beirut

Board Certification:

American Board of Urology 1982

Fellowship:

American College of Surgeons 1984

Academic Honors:

Honorary Doctorate of Medicine 2000  Yerevan State Medical University

                                                                        Republic of Armenia

Honorary Professor of Surgery 2002     National Institute of Health

                                                                       Republic of Armenia

Other Honors

Named TOP UROLOGIST in the 2003 Consumers' Guide to Top Doctors

AMS certified preceptor for Monarc(TM) subfascial hammock procedure

LASERSCOPE certified preceptor for Greenlight PVP laser prostatectomy

LUMENIS certified preceptor for Holmium laser prostatectomy (HoLAP)

Cryocare ICE Physician  (International Centers of Excellence)

Professional Memberships:

Academy of Surgical Sciences of Armenia (Founding member)

American College of Surgeons

American Urological Association

American Medical Association

       Armenian Association of Urology

California Medical Association

       European Association of Urology

Orange County Medical Association

       Societe Internationale d"Urologie

Hospital Staff Privileges:

Saint Joseph Hospital, Orange

Chapman Medical Center, Orange

Western Medical Center, Santa Ana

Irvine Regional Hospital

Placentia Linda Hospital

Childrens' Hospital of Orange County

U.C. Irvine Medical Center

Professional Activities:

Chief of Staff Chapman Medical Center 1997 - 2002

Director, Renal Transplantation ProgramWestern Medical Center, Santa Ana 1988 - present

Qualified Medical Examiner   Division of Industrial Relations, California 1982 - 2002

Chairman, Division of UrologyWestern Medical Center, Santa Ana 1998 - 2000

Chairman, Division of UrologyIrvine Medical Center 1998 - 2000

Vice Chief of Staff Chapman Medical Center 1991 - 1996

Chairman, Department of Surgery  Chapman Medical Center 1991 - 1993

President      Orange County Urological Society 1991 - 1992

Secretary-Treasurer      Orange County Urological Society 1989 - 1990

Chairman, Section of UrologySt. Joseph Hospital 1988 - 1990

Chairman, Department of Urology  Western Medical Center, Santa Ana 1986 - 1988

Visiting Professor of Urology Yerevan Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Armenia

    1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002

                                                                 2003

Languages:

English

French

Armenian

Arabic

Areas of expertise:

      Laparoscopic kidney surgery

      Female urology (including surgical repair

      of urinary incontinence with slings including the               new Monarc procedure )

Urologic cancer surgery

Cryoablation of the prostate (cryo, cryosurgery, cryotherapy)

Dr. Tertzakian has been honored as a Cryocare ICE Physician

Kidney transplantation

Greenlight PVP laser prostate surgery

Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy (TUMT)

No Needle No Scalpel vasectomy

Vasectomy Reversal

Dr. Garo M. Tertzakian MD

Dr. Matthew L. Greenberger MD

Dr. William F. Pearce MD

Associated Urologists of Orange County

Doctors with expertise in incontinence, bladder suspension ("bladder lift") and sling procedures, kidney stones, no needle no scalpel vasectomy, vasectomy reversal, laparoscopy and laparoscopic kidney and prostate surgery, prostate diseases including cancer and enlarged prostate

Adult and pediatric urology, urologic surgery, in Orange County California

Serving Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Santa Ana and Garden Grove