HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or
revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Interests:
Conservative therapies and prevention for superficial bladder cancers , Bladder-sparing treatment/surgery for invasive bladder cancer , Urinary reconstruction after cystectomy including continent urethral diversion (neobladders), continent stomal diversions, and ileal conduits , Multimodality treatment for patients with advanced urethral or bladder cancers , Nerve-sparing techniques for both invasive bladder cancer and prostate cancer , Surgical techniques to decrease blood loss with radical prostate surgery , Kidney-sparing surgery for renal cell cancers
Patient / Medical Philosophy
I am a Urologic surgeon with expertise in the treatment of cancers involving the urinary tract, including those of the bladder, urethra, kidney, and prostate. My primary areas of clinical interest are:
*Conservative therapies and prevention for superficial bladder cancers
*Bladder-sparing treatment/surgery for invasive bladder cancer
*Urinary reconstruction after cystectomy including continent urethral diversion (neobladders), continent stomal diversions, and ileal conduits
*Multimodality treatment for patients with advanced urethral or bladder cancers
*Nerve-sparing techniques for both invasive bladder cancer and prostate cancer
*Surgical techniques to decrease blood loss with radical prostate surgery
*Kidney-sparing surgery for renal cell cancers
I am currently heading the following clinical trials:
*A Pilot Study: Genetic Susceptibility to Tumor Recurrence and Progression in Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
*A Randomized Study of the Efficacy of Low Venous Pressure General Anesthesia Versus Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia in Decreasing Blood Loss During Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
Experience / Training
Specialty:
Urology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. S. M. Donat, MD is board certified by the American Board of Urology)
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Oklahoma City, OK 1987
Residency:
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Oklahoma City, OK
Fellowship:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
Disciplinary Actions
HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. S. M. Donat, MD
as of 12/01/2009. Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
Malpractice History
HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for
Dr. S. M.
Donat, MD
in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.
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