January 28, 2021
A recent propensity-matched study comparing radical surgery versus focal therapy (mostly Sonacare's Sonablate HIFU treatment) shows the quality of life benefits of minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment!
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November 10, 2020
Dr. Rais-Bahrami made an appearance on the news network to discuss the importance of men getting screened for prostate cancer and the treatment options. This comes on the heels of the announcement from the Today Show weatherman Al Roker that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Watch the video here!
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November 9, 2020
Vituro Health Operations and Special Projects Manager, Blake Bonner, was featured in the latest issue of the Birmingham Business Journal! Find out more about the issue and read Blake's Q&A here!
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September 14, 2020
Vituro Health partner physician Dr. Soroush Rais-Bahrami joined AL.com's Ivana Hrynkiw for her Facebook Live segment called "Lunch Break with Ivana" to discuss National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
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June 3, 2020
SonaCare Medical announces new study results that shows focal ablative salvage therapy after radio-recurrent prostate cancer is safe and provides good cancer control over 6 years.
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May 27, 2020
Dr. Stephen Scionti, Medical Director for Vituro Health, spoke with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation for an in-depth Q&A!
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March 26, 2020
TULSA-PRO® prostate cancer treatment is now available for Jacksonville patients through Kasraeian Urology's partnership with Vituro Health.
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February 20, 2020
HIFU technology will soon be available for prostate cancer patients in the Chicago area through the AUS’s partnership with Vituro Health.
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February 4, 2020
Vituro Health is pleased to announce that it, in partnership with Choice Diagnostic Imaging, successfully completed the first three TULSA-PRO® treatments to ablate prostate tissue in patients recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.
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October 10, 2019
Vituro Health and Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, are teaming up to provide High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology for prostate cancer patients. Summerlin is the first hospital in the state of Nevada to provide this revolutionary treatment for those with prostate cancer.
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August 27, 2019
The partnership will allow Vituro Health physicians to offer the customizable, incision-free, radiation-free TULSA-PRO® to patients for prostate tissue ablation
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August 7, 2019
In conjunction with Vituro Health, the UAB Department of Urology is bringing High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology to the UAB Health System for prostate cancer patients.
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July 23, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is the first hospital in the state of Florida to partner with Vituro Health to offer FDA-approved technology for prostate cancer treatment. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive procedure that aims to eradicate prostate cancer with reduced side effects. Traditional treatment options like surgery or radiation often come with unwanted side effects, namely erectile dysfunction and incontinence.
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July 11, 2018
SonaCare Medical, the leading developer and manufacturer of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, is pleased to report 5-year outcomes from a multicenter study following focal therapy treatment with its Sonablate technology of 625 medium to high-risk clinically significant non-metastatic prostate cancer patient
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June 27, 2018
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. Although it is common, it is still one of the least well-known cancers and a diagnosis can cause confusion about treatment, symptoms, and potential side effects. (via Birmingham Medical News)
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June 20, 2018
Pack Health, a digital health coaching company, and Vituro Health, a healthcare provider that empowers men with comprehensive prostate care during all stages of their lives, today announced a new partnership to deliver personalized support for men with a prostate cancer diagnosis who have not yet gone through treatment.
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May 16, 2018
Vituro Health, the leading provider of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has partnered with 2 highly skilled urologists in Arizona. Dr. Jerry Greenberg and Dr. Joseph Worischeck are now offering HIFU for prostate cancer patients. With the recent launch of the Vituro Health Medicare Elite Access (MEA) program, the life changing treatment will be more accessible to Medicare patients in Arizona.
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May 10, 2018
The Zero Prostate Cancer Run/Walk- Birmingham, held on September 9th, 2017 raised over $54,000 in funds to be used for national prostate cancer research. More than $10,000 of the total raised came back to benefit the Urology Health Foundation of Alabama, a local area charity founded by Urology Centers of Alabama.
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April 19, 2018
Vituro Health has created the Medicare Elite Access (MEA) program to allow enhanced access for prostate cancer patients to the most experienced HIFU physicians in the United States. The MEA program is designed to connect a Medicare patient with a Vituro trained HIFU physician and assist the patient with all reimbursement opportunities.
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February 19, 2018
It’s not the most talked about subject around the water cooler … but it’s on more people’s minds than you would think. In fact, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men after skin cancer. The good news has always been that it can be treated successfully in most cases; but gather round for a new conversation, because now the news is even better (via Best Self Atlanta)
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December 20, 2017
Vituro Health Partner Dr. Kassabian was featured on The Weekly Check Up: Atlanta. He joined Dr. Bruce Feinberg to discuss all things prostate cancer and a new treatment option that minimizes side effects.
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September 5, 2017
EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq:EDAP), the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced that the company signed a partnership agreement with Vituro Health, an Alabama-based organization providing HIFU therapy nationwide to patients with prostate cancer.
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August 17, 2017
Vituro Health and Arkansas Urology, LUGPA member and the largest urology practice in the state, partnered to offer patients in Arkansas and surrounding states the latest, most innovative technologies in prostate cancer treatment and precision disease management. In conjunction with Vituro Health, Arkansas Urology will offer patients advanced diagnostics, navigation services, and HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) therapy.
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August 7, 2017
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), when performed by a properly trained and skilled Board Certified Urologist, continues to be a viable treatment for Prostate Cancer. HIFU allows men to maintain their quality of life and avoid the common side effects resulting from traditional treatments like robotic radical prostatectomy and radiation.
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June 21, 2017
An Alabama company has partnered with a Las Vegas medical practice to treat prostate cancer in a less invasive manner. Vituro Health, a comprehensive prostate cancer care company, has struck a deal with doctors at the Urology Center of Las Vegas to provide the equipment and training for a new medical procedure approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2015.
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May 11, 2017
Vituro Health, a comprehensive prostate care provider that empowers men during all stages of life, provides partner physicians with the most advanced High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) training program of any HIFU provider.
The rigorous training program that all partner physicians are required to go through allows Vituro Health to provide superior outcomes for prostate cancer patients. The course offering not only sets physicians on a pathway to success for each patient case, it also sets them apart from others performing HIFU treatments. Vituro Health is able to ensure quality because of the robust training protocols that are regulated by our medical board, at the direction of Dr. Stephen Scionti, the leading HIFU physician in the U.S.
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May 1, 2017
Dr. Brian Christine of Urology Centers of Alabama talks prostate health with Tony Kurre of The Web Radio show on 99.5 FM.
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February 27, 2017
Vituro Health is the first and only provider in Nevada to offer a minimally invasive treatment option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Urologists Mark Leo and Michael Verni have been relentless in finding a way to enhance the quality of life men diagnosed with prostate cancer. On Saturday, February 25, 2017, their mission to improve their patients lives will be possible due to the new highly effective outpatient procedure not offered anywhere else in the state.
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January 11, 2017
Vituro Health, a comprehensive prostate care provider that empowers men during all stages of life, celebrated 1 year of treating prostate cancer with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). On Dec. 4, 2015, 61-year old Daniel Hazell, a corrections officer from Graceville, Fla., became the first patient of Medical Director Stephen Scionti, M.D., to be treated using the minimally invasive HIFU therapy in the United States.
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October 19, 2016
Vituro Health has partnered with ten experienced physicians in the Las Vegas area to offer the latest in prostate cancer management services, including advanced diagnostics, navigation services, patient financing, concierge medicine offerings and the minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy. Vituro Health physicians have done more HIFU procedures than any other company or group in the US and provides the most comprehensive training program to ensure quality for each patient treated.
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October 11, 2016
When Clete Walker’s father developed prostate cancer 15 years ago, the treatment options were limited. Even worse, the available options resulted in side effects that impacted a patient’s life forever.
In the years since his father’s diagnosis, Walker has continued to seek better options for prostate cancer patients. In July 2015, he learned of a noninvasive procedure, known as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), which results in few or no side effects.
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September 16, 2016
Texas HIFU Partners began treating patients earlier this year with the new, minimally invasive treatment, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). Vituro Health has joined forces with Texas HIFU Partners to offer the latest in prostate management services, including advanced diagnostics, navigation services, patient financing, HIFU therapy and concierge medicine offerings.
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August 4, 2016
Men in the Northeast United States facing prostate cancer have a new provider offering complete prostate management services, including minimally-invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy. Vituro Health has partnered with Can-Am HIFU, a Canadian-based clinic, to expand Vituro Health into the Northeast.
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July 27, 2016
Vituro Health, a Birmingham, Ala.-based startup funded by a national network of physician partners and practices, has embraced the doctorpreneur concept and is looking to bring the latest in prostate cancer care to the 1 in 7 men in the U.S. who will face the disease. (via The Huffington Post)
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July 7, 2016
Vituro Health has partnered with five practices in the Washington metropolitan area to offer the latest in prostate management services, including minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy and advanced diagnostics.
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May 12, 2016
The largest urology practice in the Southeast is treating prostate cancer patients with minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy at its Sandy Springs, Ga., location. Georgia Urology, a Vituro Health partner practice, officially launched their HIFU program in early May 2016.
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May 9, 2016
Vituro Health, a comprehensive prostate care provider that empowers men during all stages of life, launched the first Elite Center for HIFU Training at its Sarasota, Fla., location on April 22-23, 2016, providing peer-to-peer education on minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for prostate cancer.
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May 5, 2016
As part of its effort to educate and empower men in the fight against prostate cancer, Vituro Health is proud to announce that it has entered into a partnership with ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer (ZERO), the leading national nonprofit organization with the mission to end prostate cancer, as a National Run/Walk sponsor.
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May 5, 2016
Men with prostate cancer in northeast Florida now have a new, minimally invasive option available for treatment. Vituro Health is pleased to announce its partnership with Kasraeian Urology, making high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy available to patients in Jacksonville, Fla.
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April 19, 2016
The PSA test has come under fire in recent years by some health officials. Vituro Health partner physician Tracy Gapin, M.D., founder of Sarasota Prostate Care, defended the controversial screening in a recent opinion editorial in the Orlando Sentinel.
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April 6, 2016
In an opinion editorial, Vituro Health partner physician Mark DeGeunther, M.D., president of Urology Centers of Alabama, outlines the importance of the PSA test for men.
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March 30, 2016
It is a growing healthcare trend in the U.S., concierge care, and recently, Vituro Health partner physician Dr. Vahan Kassabian explained exactly what it is. Now his expertise has been shared in the Concierge Medicine Today Spotlight.
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March 24, 2016
Several months after the FDA cleared HIFU for prostate tissue ablation, Health News Florida visited the offices of Dr. Stephen Scionti in Sarasota, Fla., to get his thoughts on the therapy.
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February 18, 2016
More options for prostate cancer patients — such as minimally-invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy and concierge medical care — will soon be available in Georgia as the largest urology practice in the Southeast joins the expanding Vituro Health network.
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February 8, 2016
Patients in Alabama seeking prostate care with minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy no longer have to travel out of state. Vituro Health is pleased to announce its partnership with Urology Centers of Alabama to provide a total prostate management program which includes the newly FDA-cleared procedure for qualifying patients.
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February 8, 2016
Vituro Health CEO Clete Walker and Mark DeGuenther, M.D., president of Urology Centers of Alabama, share news of their partnership and plans to bring HIFU to Alabama, with the Birmingham Business Journal on Feb. 8, 2016.
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December 20, 2015
On Dec. 20, 2015, Stephen Scionti, M.D., medical director of Vituro Health and founder of the Scionti Prostate Center in Sarasota, Fla., spoke with cancertherapyadvisor.com about the recently FDA-cleared HIFU technology and the importance of patients only receiving the treatment from physicians highly trained with HIFU.
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December 9, 2015
Daniel Hazell, a Florida resident with prostate cancer, shared his HIFU success story with Fox 13 in Tampa. Dr. Scionti discussed the treatment process and its benefits.
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December 8, 2015
On Dec. 8, 2015, Vituro Health Medical Director Stephen Scionti, M.D., caught up with ABC 7 in Sarasota, Fla., to discuss HIFU therapy.
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December 7, 2015
Patients with prostate cancer are now being treated with minimally invasive, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, following the October 2015 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authorization for prostate tissue ablation with the Sonablate HIFU device. The leading U.S. HIFU expert, Vituro Health Medical Director Stephen Scionti, M.D., has begun U.S.-based HIFU procedures.
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November 30, 2015
Vituro Health CEO Clete Walker shared his insights about the launch of the Birmingham-based company with the Birmingham Business Journal on Nov. 30, 2015.
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November 19, 2015
The presence of prostate cancer can be signaled by an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, a test result which can be alarming to any patient and confirmed by a prostate biopsy. Vituro Health, a comprehensive prostate care provider that empowers men during all stages of life, has launched operations to offer complete prostate management services, including minimally-invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy. Until now, HIFU has only been available to patients internationally.
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September 17, 2021