John and Carol Walter Center for Urological Health

“To cure the patient, not just the disease; to restore the person, not just the patient; to preserve dignity and quality of life for patients and families; to join knowledge with understanding, expertise with empathy and recovery with compassion.”
Statement of Philosophy 

At the John and Carol Walter Center for Urological Health at NorthShore, our goal is to address the comprehensive needs of men and women suffering from urological diseases, offering a total patient care experience, including physical, emotional and psychological support for patients and their families.

The John and Carol Walter Center for Urological Health is comprised of a team of highly regarded, board-certified urologists and a clinical staff who offer advanced diagnosis and treatment of all urological diseases, affecting both men and women, including:

• Bladder Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Sexual Health
• Kidney Stones
• Urinary Incontinence

Our approach emphasizes open communication, collaborating with each other personally and through our award winning Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.

Patients thrive when they have access to team–based care and when they can understand their treatment options. At the John and Carol Walter Center for Urological Health each patient will receive personalized care and support services incorporating psychology, integrative medicine, genetics, nutrition and survivorship.

Our board-certified urologists work closely together and with other specialists at NorthShore so that our patients benefit from the collective knowledge and experience that our health system offers.

The John and Carol Walter Center for Urological Heath supports novel clinical trials to test new treatments that may ultimately improve patient care, as well as translational research projects that focus scientific enquiry on the direct improvement of clinical care and patient outcomes.

Clinical research is vital to testing new treatments that may ultimately improve patient care. NorthShore has great experience in clinical trials; hypothesis driven scientific research conducted in a laboratory setting is essential for discovery and subsequent clinical trials, which translates from the laboratory to benefit our patients.