Shellee L.K. Ogawa, MD

For reconstructive urology, which is what I specialize in, I really believe that the patient interaction and the counseling aspect is one of the most important things about the field that I'm in and the surgeries that I do. So, oftentimes, the surgeries that I'm doing are dealing with improving somebody's quality of life, in addition to treating their disease process. I think the two go hand in hand. I think it's very important that patients are aware these are all the things that can go wrong. These are the things that you should expect afterwards. I think those are all key components to how to manage all these, at times, complex problems.