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Joshua Calvert, M.D.
Advisory Board Member
Urology
Education: University of Washington School of Medicine
Expertise: Urology
Originally from Seattle, Washington, Dr. Calvert earned his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Vanderbilt University where he received many distinguished awards and honors including the American Urological Association’s Men’s Health Travelling Fellowship through AUA. Finally, Dr. Calvert received his Fellowship in Men’s Health/Infertility from the University of Utah.Specific areas of interest for Dr. Calvert include vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, Peyronie’s disease, testosterone management, PSA management, genital pain disorders, varicocelectomy, and a special focus on male infertility.
He is as passionate about men’s sexual health as he is about making rum-based tiki cocktails, which is a lot.
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