RicardoRGonzalezMD

Female Urology/Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Associate Professor of Urology Houston Methodist Hospital Adjunct Associate Professor of Urology Texas A&M University College of Medicine Program Director, Urology Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

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Office
6560 Fannin St
Ste 2100
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-6455

Fax+1 713-790-4456

Summary

Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez is an Associate Professor of Urology at Houston Methodist Hospital. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in female urology/pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery and is experienced in urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive urologic surgery, female pelvic medicine and reconstruction, greenlight laser therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia, and erectile dysfunction.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Urology, 2001 - 2005
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1999 - 2001
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Occidental CollegeA.B., Psychobiology, Magna Cum Laude, 1994
University of North TexasNo Degree, 1990 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2006 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2001 - 2008
American Board of Urology Urology
American Board of Urology Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com, 2016-2018, 2020
Top Doctors Texas Monthly, 2013
Rising Star Award Texas Super Doctors, 2012
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Doctor's Choice Award, Top Physicians in Houston Health & Fitness Magazine, 2009
Patient's Choice Award 2009
America's Top Urologists List Consumers' Research Council of America, 2007
Research Fellowship Kidney and Urology Foundation of America, 2005
Gerald P. Murphy Scholar American Urological Association, 2005
Ferdinand Valentine Fellow for Research in Urology New York Academy of Medicine, 2005
Cornell Alumni Council Distinguished House Staff Award New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, 2004
Honorable Mention Jack Lapides Prize in Neurourology and Urodynamics, 2004
Laboratory Research Honorable Mention Ferdinand Valentine Essay Contest, New York Academy of Medicine, 2004
Basic Science Research Award Interstitial Cystitis Symposium of the NIDDK, 2003
Andlinger Fellow American-Austrian Foundation, 2003
Phi Beta Kappa 1994
Medical Scholar Stanford School of Medicine, 1994
M.B. Scott Scholar (Academic Merit) Occidental College, 1992
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Clinical Trials

Post Market Study Of Single Incision Sling Versus Transobturator Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Xenform Postmarket Surveillance Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 10
Completed
Not Applicable
GreenLight XPS Laser System Retrospective Chart Review Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
Minimally Invasive Prostatic Vapor Ablation for the Treatment of BPH in Large Prostates (Rezūm XL) Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 19
Terminated
Not Applicable
Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the iTind Device Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Safety and Effectiveness Study of the Zenflow Spring System Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 30
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Butterfly Pivotal Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 07
Recruiting
Not Applicable
The Expander-2 Trial: A Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Urocross(TM) Expander System and Retrieval Sheath Start of enrollment: 2022 Jul 05
Recruiting
Not Applicable
ProVee Urethral Expander System IDE Study (ProVIDE) Start of enrollment: 2022 Jun 09
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

35 citations
Urodynamic predictors of outcomes with photoselective laser vaporization prostatectomy in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and preoperative retention.
Mara A. Monoski, Ricardo R. Gonzalez, Jaspreet S. Sandhu, Balaji Reddy, Alexis E. Te
Urology. 2005-04-01
16 citations
Evaluation of Surgical Outcomes with Photoselective GreenLight XPS Laser Vaporization of the Prostate in High Medical Risk Men with Benign Prostatic Enlargement: A Mul...
Emad Rajih, Côme Tholomier, Pierre-Alain Hueber, Abdullah M. Alenizi, Roger Valdivieso
Journal of Endourology. 2017-07-01
1 citations
Characterization of a Novel Implant Intended to Expand and Reshape the Prostatic Urethra for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Pre-Clinical Feasibility ...
Bilal Chughtai, Ananth Punyala, Shoshana S. Lata, Donald H. Maul, Ahra Cho
Urology. 2021-10-30

Journal Articles

Evaluation and management of urgency and urge urinary incontinence in men
Hollander AB, Gonzalez RR, Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports, 1/1/2012
Photoselective laser vaporization prostatectomy versus transurethral resection of the prostate: A Cost Analysis
Goh A, Gonzalez RR, J Urol, 4/1/2010
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome and overactive bladder: the inflammatory link
Saini R, Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Urol Rep, 7/1/2008
Chronic Prostatitis/Pelvic Pain Syndrome: a bladder dysfunction?
Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Bladder Dysfunction Rep, 3/1/2007
Advances in Female Urology
Gonzalez RR, The Urology Report, 1/1/2007
Refractory overactive bladder in men: update on novel therapies
Ng, CK, Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Urol Rep, 11/1/2006
The evolution of photoselective vaporization prostatectomy (PVP): advancing the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Lee R, Gonzalez RR, Te AE, World J Urology, 9/1/2006
First line BPH treatment: is there a particular patient profile for a particular treatment?
Gonzalez RR, Kaplan SA, World J Urology, 9/1/2006
Tadalafil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Gonzalez RR, Kaplan SA, Expert Opin. Drug Metab. Toxicol, 8/1/2006
Arteriovenous malformation of the scrotum causing virtual azoospermia
Monoski M, Gonzalez RR, Thomas A, Goldstein M, Urology, 1/1/2006
High-power KTP photoselective laser vaporization prostatectomy (PVP): the Cornell experience
Gonzalez RR, Reddy BN, Sandhu JS, Kaplan SA, Te AE, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 1/1/2006
The role of urodynamics in chronic nonbacterial prostatitis
Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Prostate Rep, 1/1/2006
The implications of cytokines in chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Reddy BN, Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Prostate Rep, 11/1/2005
Modulating bladder neuroinflammation: RDP58, a novel anti-inflammatory peptide, reduces inflammation and nerve growth factor production in experimental cystitis
Gonzalez RR, Fong T, Belmar N, Saban M, Felsen D, Te AE, J Urol, 2/1/2005
Chronic Prostatitis and sensory urgency: whose pain is it?
Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Urol Rep, 12/1/2004
Photoselective vaporization Prostatectomy in anticoagulated men
Sandhu JS, Ng CK, Gonzalez RR, Kaplan SK, Te AE, J Endourol, 11/1/2004
High-power KTP photoselective laser vaporization prostatectomy in men with large prostates
Sandhu JS, Ng CK, Gonzalez RR, Kaplan SK, Te AE, J Endourol, 11/1/2004
Overactive bladder and men: Indications for anticholinergics
Gonzalez RR, Te AE, Curr Urol Rep, 12/1/2003
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Press Mentions

HPV Vaccine Drives Approach 100% Acceptance Rate in South San AntonioNovember 16th, 2019
Postmarket incorporation of Rezum for the treatment of BPHNovember 19th, 2022
Lowering fertility and sperm counts in menNovember 19th, 2022