15 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Dr. Osama Alharastani holds more than 10 years of experience in the field of urology. In the year 2002, he graduated (M.D) from the University of Damascus. After this, in the year 2007, he completed his M.Sc. in Urology from the Damascus University Hospitals. Dr. Osama Alharastani received a fellowship from the Arab Board of urology in the year 2008. Finally, he completed his Ph.D. in female urology from the University of Damascus in the year 2012.
Though Dr. Osama Alharastani’s main area of specialization lies in female urology he has a keen interest in ensuring male sexual health, performing penile surgeries and solving general urological issues. Dr. Osama Alharastani mainly treats female urological issues like stress incontinence and vaginal sling surgeries. At the same time, he also holds experience in treating minimally invasive surgeries for the management of urinary stones, endoscopic surgeries, and lithotripsy. At the same time, he also owns to his credit various memberships like the Syrian Medical Association, European Association of Urology (EAU), Syria Association of Urology, Arab Association of Urology, Emirates Urological Society and Societe international Urologie (SIU). At present, Dr. Osama Alharastani is working at the Canadian Specialist Hospital in Dubai, UAE.
We have outlined for you the conditions treated by Dr. Osama Alharastani:
In patients suffering from urological issues, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Urinary incontinence have a routine occurrence. A patient usually endures incontinence because of any of these reasons:
Pain and hindrance to urine flow is what the kidney and uretral stones do to the patient, the smaller stones are passed out on their own many times whereas for the large stones medical or surgical help is needed. An immediate intervention from the urologist is also required in the cases of erectile dysfunction (ED), prostate cancer and bladder cancer.
When their is a urological condition in the patient, the following signs and symptoms can be seen.:
Changed urination frequency and the need to urinate with empty bladder are signs that point towards a urological issue. When their is an issue with filtering and carrying urine then you can be rest assured that it is a urological condition which affects people of all ages and genders..
The operating hours of the doctor are from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday and 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Known as an exceptional medical professional, the doctor goes above and beyond to treat the patients.
The popular procedures being regularly performed by Dr. Osama Alharastani are listed here.:
The importance of sterilization or permanent contraception in men cannot be stressed enough and thus procedures like Vasectomy gain prominence and even so Vasectomy reversal. The surgery done by a Urologist can be to get rid of a tumor or even complete bladder, prostate when the patient has cancer. Urological procedures also include performing repairs post trauma, removing and breaking up kidney stones and to remove a kidney portion.
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A urologist is a specialist who treats issues in relation to the male reproductive system as well as of the urinary tract. When you are facing problems of urethra, ureters, bladder, kidneys, and adrenal glands, the doctor is bound to refer you to a urologist. Their primary role is in providing the best treatment for conditions of the male reproductive system which includes seminal vesicles, penis, epididymis, prostate, and testes in men. Also, they are responsible for treatment of cancers in bladder, kidneys, prostate gland, testicles as well as bladder prolapse and enlarged prostate.
We bring here to you the tests which usually Urologists recommend.:
The physical exam is where the testing process usually begins from. The doctor will ask you questions, check your medical history before examining the urinary tract system, doing a digital rectal exam and examining the penis or testicles, if required. In detecting cancers or conditions of various kinds of the urological system and knowing where exactly the problem lies, the blood and urine tests play a very important role. CT scan, Ultrasound, X-ray scans are a great tool to see what is not necessarily visible to the naked eye and fast forwarding the diagnoses of the health condition.
You would have to take the decision to see a urologist if urinary difficulties are troubling you such as:
Other important reasons that should prompt you to visit a urologist are:
Do make sure that you do not wait for the symptoms to get worse and consult with the urologist as quickly as possible to get a proper evaluation done. Whether your problem is acute or chronic, the assessment of its seriousness as well as the treatment path forward are to be decided in consultation with the urologist.