MBUA opens new Santa Cruz Office

Monterey Bay Urology Associates moved into our new Santa Cruz office on November 5th, 2007. The office is located at 1575 Soquel Drive, right next to Dominican Hospital. Our phone number is unchanged, 831-476-2626. We have a new medical assistant, Maribel Deloera, who will be checking in patients and assisting the physicians. Dr. Benjamin and Dr. Rosen will be seeing patients in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, Dr. Knorr will be seeing patients in Watsonville only. We will be sharing the office with Robert Allen, M.D., a local general surgeon. You can call us 5 days a week, and the office staff will be happy to assist you and schedule your appointment.

PCA3 test can help to identify men with prostate cancer

The MBUA urologists are now offering men a new test for prostate cancer, called PCA3. This test is used for men who have an elevated PSA and a negative prostate biopsy. The test is done in the office on a urine specimen, and can help us decide which patients should have a repeat prostate biopsy and which can be safely followed. Feel free to discuss this with one of our urologists.