Dr. Prof. Stefan Schumacher

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schumacher is a German board-certified urologist who is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany. He was an examiner of Urology for the Department of Health Abu Dhabi for many years. He has a wide range of clinical interests including neuro-urology, female urology, and pediatric urology particularly focusing on urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract dysfunction as well as the key diagnostic tool of (video-) urodynamics.

Dr. Stefan has a wide variety of surgical know-how. During the last 17 years living abroad, he has had the chance to gain significant international experience in addition to furthering his established medical background. His experience is a combination of medical expertise, management, knowledge of different health care markets and media relations. His academic background offers expertise with teaching programs and scientific presentations as well as organization of scientific meetings. He has a wealth of knowledge of management and coordination of research teams, research studies and advanced clinical trials. His participation in guidelines committees along with his medical experience has established his scientific reputation in the field of urology.

Services Offered

• General Urology for men, women and children
• Men’s Health Clinic
  • Diagnostics and treatment of erection problems and loss of libido (sexual desire)
  • Fertility problems in men (reduced semen quality, etc.)
  • Hormonal problems
• Male Urology
  • Prostate problems (enlargement, inflammation, cancer, etc.)
  • Infectious diseases of the urinary tract (all kinds of urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, genital warts, etc.)
• Specialized Pediatric Urology (urinary incontinence, bedwetting, etc.)
  • Congenital disorders of kidney, ureter, bladder, testicle and penis
  • Reconstruction of the urinary tract
  • Circumcision
  • Orchiopexy
  • Congenital hernia
• Specialized Female Urology (urinary incontinence, urinary tract infections, etc.)
• Neuro-Urology (urology for neurological disorders affecting the bladder control)
• Urological Oncology (cancer care) including
  • Bladder cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Testis cancer
• Diagnostics:
  • Urine flow studies (including pelvic floor EMG for children and adults)
  • Urodynamic studies
  • Urological imaging

Procedures

• Targeted ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate
• Endourology for stone disease (kidney, ureter and bladder
• Laser treatment of stones
• Endoscopic diagnostics of prostate, bladder, ureter and kidney as well as urethral diseases with latest world-class technologies (small flexible instruments, etc.)
• Prostate surgery
• Surgery for urethral stricture
• Surgery of bladder tumor
• Varicocele surgery (standard technique or minimal invasive injection technique without the need of general anesthesia)
• Vasectomy
• Scrotal surgery (hyrocelectomy, spermatocele excision etc.)
• Pediatric urologic surgery (orchidopexy, congenital hernia, reconstructive urology)

Specialties:

Neuro-Urology, Female Urology and Pediatric Urology