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, Nominated TOP UROLOGIST in the 2003 Consumers' Guide to Top Doctors
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
Western Medical Center, Santa Ana
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, cryoablation (or cryotherapy) of prostate and kidney, robotic (da Vinci) prostate surgery

Adult and pediatric urology, urologic surgery, in Orange County California
Serving Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Santa Ana and Garden Grove
Associated Urologists of Orange County
Male and Female Urology
State of the Art and Minimally Invasive Urology