Urology

The urology team at Waterbury HEALTH focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of problems involving the urinary tract and male reproductive organs. From kidney stones to bladder cancer, low testosterone to vasectomy, our urology specialists provide advanced, timely, and personalized care to patients throughout the community.

Waterbury HEALTH has an established partnership with the Urology Associates of Waterbury, a local practice that has been providing quality urologic services to New Haven County for more than 60 years. Drs. Sagar Phatak and Michael Flanagan are a team of board-certified urologists along with three nurse practitioners, one of whom also serves as a continence promotion specialist. Each patient receives a comprehensive physical examination and evaluation of medical history so that the team may develop an individualized treatment plan.

We treat a wide variety of urologic conditions, ranging from minor and routine to life-threatening and complex, which include the following:

• Bladder cancer 
• Bladder stones 
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate gland enlargement 
• Circumcision 
• Difficulty with urination 
• Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) 
• Epididymitis 
• Erectile dysfunction (ED) 
• General urology 
• Hematuria 
• Kidney cancer 
• Kidney stones 
• Low libido 
• Low testosterone 
• Male infertility 
• Neurogenic bladder 
• Nocturia 
• Overactive bladder 
• Pelvic organ prolapse 
• Peyronie’s disease 
• Prostate disorders 
• Prostate cancer 
• Prostatitis 
• Testicular cancer 
• Urethral strictures 
• Urinary incontinence 
• Urinary retention 
• Urinary tract infection (UTI) 
• Urologic cancer 
• Varicocele 

Our urology specialists are committed to compassionate and efficient care with access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology. Waterbury HEALTH offers a comprehensive set of treatment options and procedures, both standard and cutting-edge, including the following:  

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment 
• GreenLight™ Laser Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) 
• Rezum Water Vapor Therapy 
• UroLift® 
• Botox® bladder injections for urinary incontinence 
• Circumcision 
• Cystoscopy/Ureteroscopy 
• Laparoscopic surgery 
• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for kidney stones 
• Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for kidney stones 
• Mini PCNL 
• MRI fusion prostate biopsy 
• Nephrectomy/Partial nephrectomy 
• Penile implant 
• Robotic-assisted radical laparoscopic prostatectomy 
• Sling surgery for urinary incontinence 
• Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) 
• Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) 
• Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System for overactive bladder 
• Vasectomy 
• Vasectomy reversal 

For more information about urology at Waterbury HEALTH or to make an appointment, please call (203) 757-8361. 

Contact Information: 

Urology Associates of Waterbury 
1320 West Main St. 
Building 2 
Waterbury, CT 06708 
Phone: (203) 757-8361 
Fax: (203) 754-9126 

Our Leadership 

Sagar Phatak, MD 

Specialties: Urologic oncology, laparoscopic procedures, urologic stone disease, and male infertility 

Michael Flanagan, MD 

Specialties: Urologic oncology, urologic stone disease, and male infertility