surgery and four years of urology residency at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver. He subsequently completed the high-volume clinical fellowship in laparoscopic and robotic surgery with Urology San Antonio in Texas. This extensive training and subsequent surgical experience combine to make Dr. Golden one of the most experienced surgeons in the Southwest U.S. in robotic prostatectomy and laparoscopic kidney and adrenal surgery. Become a Fan by clicking the Facebook link to the right:No-Needle No-Scalpel Vasectomy, the least invasive type of male sterilization, is another area of Dr.Golden's special expertise.
Dr. Golden has received consecutive "Patients' Choice Awards" in 2008 & 2009 . In recognition of "exceptionally high praise" from patients, this award is granted to the top 5% of all physicians. The Feedback Page has links to several sites to read or leave patient feedback.
Click Here to see Dr. Golden discuss and demonstrate the da Vinci S Surgical System installed in 2007 at St.Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus.
Dr. Golden joined the Urology Institute of Nevada in 2007. Services are provided at offices in Las Vegas, Henderson, and Pahrump, Nevada. Dr. Golden is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the American Urological Association (AUA), Western Section of the AUA, the Endourological Society, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU).
Dr. Golden sees patients at the following offices:
- St.Rose, San Martin Medical Office Building, easily accessible from I-215.
- Advanced Medical Center in Pahrump.
- Da Vinci robotic cases are performed at either St. Rose, Siena Campus or Summurlin Hospital. He has privileges at most of the area hospitals and accepts all major insurance plans (except HMOs).
- Certain special tests, such as urodynamics are performed at the Green Valley Office in Henderson.
Detailed Educational Background
| 9/06 - 8/07 | Clinical Fellow in minimally invasive urologic surgery (laparoscopy and daVinci robotics) Urology San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) |
| 7/00 - 6/06 | Urology Residency (2 yrs general surgery, 4 yrs urology) University of Colorado Health Science Center(Denver, CO) |
| February 2004 | Visiting Resident Scholar, Bin Dan Hospital (urology referral center, southern Vietnam). Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Funded by grants from International Volunteers in Urology & Yamanouchi |
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5/97 - 6/97 |
Intensive Spanish language program, Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (Monteverde & San Jose, Costa Rica) |
| 8/96 - 6/00 |
Medical School, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) (San Francisco, CA) |
| 1986 – 1991 |
BA in Political Science (magna cum laude), University of Washington (Seattle, WA) |
Credentials & Recent CME Courses
- Diplomate of the American Board of Urology (Board Certification)
- State Medical Licensure: Nevada, Texas, Kansas
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: Applications in Urology - Sponsored by Covidien and CiniMed (12/2009)
- Intuitive Surgical daVinci Console Training Course: “Robot University” Houston, TX (10/2006)
- Medtronic Interstim Physician Training Program
- American Urologic Association Abdominal Ultrasound Level 2 certification (5/08)
- Urologix Targis Cooled Thermotherapy TUMT Certification (2/2007)
- AUA Annual Board Review Course, Dallas, TX (7/20-23, 2006)
- Urological Prosthetic Surgery Course, Sponsored by American Medical Systems, San Francisco, CA
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