Michael Albo, M.D. at UC San Diego Medical Center

Dr. Michael Albo is a urologist whose special interests are in voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, urodynamics, female urology, and pelvic floor reconstruction. Dr. Albo has extensive training and experience in performing pelvic floor reconstruction surgeries and surgeries for treating urinary incontinence as well as neurostimulation, botulinum toxin (Botox) injections, and collagen implantation for treatment of urinary incontinence. He is also trained in a wide variety of medical and surgical techniques to manage voiding disorders and prostate disorders in men, including laser and microwave therapies. He was named one of San Diego's Top Doctors in 2004, 2005 and 2006, as selected by the San Diego County Medical Society in partnership with San Diego Magazine. He was named on the Top Doctors list in 2005 and 2004 as well.

Dr. Albo is Co-Director and founder of the UCSD Women's Pelvic Medicine Center (WPMC). The WPMC is San Diego's only multi-specialty clinic dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of female pelvic floor disorders. The clinic is a cooperative effort between the Division of Urology and the Department of Reproductive Medicine, and is co-directed by obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Charles Nager. The WPMC brings together physicians and therapists from urology, gynecology, general surgery and physical therapy who work together to bring the latest diagnostic tools and treatments to women who have urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders. The WPMC is also committed to educating physicians of the future in this field and is involved in research on the national and regional levels.

In addition to his subspecialty, Dr. Albo treats the full range of urologic disorders.

For appointments, please call (858) 657-8737.

Board Certification:

Urology

Languages other
than English:

Spanish

Education:

University of Utah College of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
Doctor of Medicine

Training:

Internship & Assistant Residency in General Surgery
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, Virginia

Residency in Urology
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, Virginia

Fellowship in Female Urology and Urodynamics
University of California Health Sciences Center
Los Angeles, California

Clinical Interests:

Female urology, voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, urodynamics, and pelvic floor reconstruction, urology

Hospital Affiliations:

UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest

Office Addresses:

Perlman Medical Office
9350 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
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UCSD Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8897
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Women's Pelvic Medicine Center & Incontinence at UCSD Medical Center

Last Updated February 2, 2010

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