Dr. Michael Albo is a urologist whose special interests are in voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, urodynamics, female urology, and pelvic floor reconstruction. Dr. Albo has extensive training and experience in performing pelvic floor reconstruction surgeries and surgeries for treating urinary incontinence as well as neurostimulation, botulinum toxin (Botox®) injections, and collagen implantation for treatment of urinary incontinence. He is also trained in a wide variety of medical and surgical techniques to manage voiding disorders and prostate disorders in men, including laser and microwave therapies.
Dr. Albo was recently recognized as one of San Diego’s Top Doctors for 2009, as selected by the San Diego County Medical Society in partnership with San Diego Magazine. He was also named on the Top Doctors list in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
Dr. Albo is Co-Director and founder of the UCSD Healthcare Women’s Pelvic Medicine Center (WPMC). The WPMC is San Diego’s only multi-specialty clinic dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of female pelvic floor disorders. The clinic is a cooperative effort between the Division of Urology and the Department of Reproductive Medicine, and is co-directed by obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Charles Nager. The WPMC brings together physicians and therapists from urology, gynecology, general surgery and physical therapy who work together to bring the latest diagnostic tools and treatments to women who have urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders. The WPMC is also committed to educating physicians of the future in this field and is involved in research on the national and regional levels.
Dr. Albo received his M.D. degree from the University of Utah, performed his surgical and urologic residency training at the University of Virginia and his fellowship training at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been at UCSD since 1996. He is a member of many national and local medical societies. Dr. Albo is certified by the American Board of Urology.
In his research at UCSD, Dr. Albo focuses on medical and surgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women. He is co-principal investigator of the UCSD clinical center in the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network, a multicenter, nationwide National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical research program. UCSD’s is one of nine centers in the national program, whose purpose is to determine the most effective ways of evaluating and treating patients with urinary incontinence.
Dr. Albo speaks both English and Spanish. He is a volunteer physician on the UCSD Teen Mobile Health Clinic, operated by the UCSD Division of Adolescent Medicine, which delivers medical care to homeless young people.
In addition to his subspecialty, Dr. Albo treats the full range of urologic disorders.
For details of Dr. Albo’s experience, education and training, along with a list of his publications, please click on the Curriculum Vitae link under “Online Info” below.