Meet Dr. Dean Knoll

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Dean Knoll, M.D., is the Director of the Men’s Health Clinic and Prosthetic Urology for Urology Associates in Nashville, TN.

Education and Training

Dr. Knoll received his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Published Works, Contributions, and Areas of Interest

A frequent contributor to the medical press, Dr. Knoll has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters. He has delivered numerous lectures and operated both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Knoll has been a principle investigator in over 110 basic science and clinical trials if new devices and pharmacotherapies for various urological diseases including new devices and pharmacotherapies for the diagnosis and treatment of male erectile dysfunction, male and female urinary incontinence, benign prostatic hypertrophy and Peyronie’s disease.

In 1998, Dr. Knoll was the first urologist in the world to place a collagen graft derived from a pig’s small intestine into a penis to correct penile curvature from Peyronie’s disease. He has subsequently performed over 2,000 penile straightening procedures with grafting to manage penile curvature created by moderate to severe Peyronie’s disease. Dr. Knoll has performed over 7,000 penile implants and artificial urinary sphincters in his career.

Certifications and Memberships

Dr. Knoll is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a diplomat of the American Board of Urology. He is also a member of numerous international and national medical organizations, including the American Urological Association, the International Society of Sexual Medicine and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.