Stephen J. Summers
( out of 299 reviews )

Stephen J. Summers, MD

Languages spoken: English, German

Clinical Locations

Farmington Health Center

Farmington
801-213-3200

Urology Clinic at U of U Hospital

Urology, Area E
Salt Lake City
801-213-2700

  • As a general urologist, I, Dr. Stephen Summers specializes in both men and women with a variety of different urologic conditions. I care for patients with most urologic disorders and have a special interest in the management of benign prostate diseases, complicated kidney stones, and minimally invasive procedures. I perform multiple procedures to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) including Urolift, Rezum, TUIP, TURP, Greenlight PVP, and robotic simple prostatectomy. I am a national leader in having completed hundreds of robotic simple prostatectomies for prostates greater 100 grams. I regularly perform Urolift and Rezum procedures in the office and thereby improve patient access, reduce cost, and achieve excellent outcomes.

    I participate in clinical research specific to male voiding dysfunction and the use of remote patient data monitoring. I am the co-investigator on an NIH grant researching better ways to implement this technology as it relates to uroflowmetry. I am involved in resident education as well as the mentorship of medical students interested in urology. As the Co-Director for the new Genitourinary Medicine Fellowship, I am excited to help change the way office-based urology is practiced and improve patient access for urologic care.

    As the Adult Urology Clinic Medical Director, I collaborate with our specialists to provide excellent clinical care across our multiple clinical sites. Currently I see patients at the University of Utah main campus and Farmington Health Center. I also have an appointment at the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Center and perform surgeries there several days per month.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Urology

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 299 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

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    March 24, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Summers treats me fantastic and helps me so much

    March 11, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Dr Summers is a very nice person, professional, he explained everything so I could understand my problems

    March 09, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Veryful caring and helpful! Spent the time to figure out my problem and came up with a solution very quickly

    February 24, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Summers is consistently superb as a listener and problem solver. His approach is always thoughtful and thorough and empathetic. His diagnoses and treatment are well-explained and make sense. Kudos to all!

    February 24, 2025
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    I had a wonderful office visit with Doctor Summers. I had been dealing with an enlarged prostate for 25 years and was finally at the point where I knew I had to do something more than meds (which weren't helping). I am so glad I met this amazing surgeon! He pointed out several procedures that were available but the one he thought would do me the most good was the RASP. And he was right! The surgery went perfect and I am now six weeks later and am back to a normal life. What's different however is the way I can now void. I feel like I am a teenager :-) By the way I am in my 70's. Thank you Doctor Summers for everything you did for me. I will forever be thankful !

    February 17, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr. Summers spent considerable time explaining the procedure to be performed, expected outcome, limitations, anatomy and function, neurological considerations, and long-term treatment plan. This was a very welcome surprise. His support staff was also very friendly and professional. Overall, a very good experience.

    January 14, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    Dr Summers was very professional and made me feel confident in what he was doing and explained what he was doing and showed me on the screen what he was doing

    December 23, 2024
    FARMINGTON HEALTH CENTER

    Dr. Summers takes the time to listen to me, and explains things in great detail. He is not to busy to pay attention to detail.

    December 16, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Caring, Professional - easy to talk to.

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  • As a general urologist, I, Dr. Stephen Summers specializes in both men and women with a variety of different urologic conditions. I care for patients with most urologic disorders and have a special interest in the management of benign prostate diseases, complicated kidney stones, and minimally invasive procedures. I perform multiple procedures to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) including Urolift, Rezum, TUIP, TURP, Greenlight PVP, and robotic simple prostatectomy. I am a national leader in having completed hundreds of robotic simple prostatectomies for prostates greater 100 grams. I regularly perform Urolift and Rezum procedures in the office and thereby improve patient access, reduce cost, and achieve excellent outcomes.

    I participate in clinical research specific to male voiding dysfunction and the use of remote patient data monitoring. I am the co-investigator on an NIH grant researching better ways to implement this technology as it relates to uroflowmetry. I am involved in resident education as well as the mentorship of medical students interested in urology. As the Co-Director for the new Genitourinary Medicine Fellowship, I am excited to help change the way office-based urology is practiced and improve patient access for urologic care.

    As the Adult Urology Clinic Medical Director, I collaborate with our specialists to provide excellent clinical care across our multiple clinical sites. Currently I see patients at the University of Utah main campus and Farmington Health Center. I also have an appointment at the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Center and perform surgeries there several days per month.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Urology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Urology

    Education history

    Residency Urology - University of Utah Resident
    Internship General Surgery - University of Utah Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
    Undergraduate Idaho State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Summers SJ, Armstrong JM, Kaplan SA, Te AE, Le A, Heiner SM, Presson AP, Wei G, Hotaling JM (2020). Male Voiding Behavior: Insight from 19,824 At-Home Uroflow Profiles. J Urol, 205(4), 1126-1132. (Read full article)
    2. Summers SJ, Armstrong JM, Kaplan SA, Te AE, Le A, Heiner SM, Presson AP, Wei G, Hotaling JM (2021). Reply by Authors. J Urol, 205(4), 1132. (Read full article)
    3. Kirshenbaum EJ, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Baradaran N, Erickson BA, Buckley JC, Voelzke BB, Granieri MA, Summers SJ, Breyer BN, Dash A, Weinberg A, Alsikafi NF (2018). Patency and Incontinence Rates After Robotic Bladder Neck Reconstruction for Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis and Recalcitrant Bladder Neck Contractures: The Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons Experience. Urology, 118, 227-233. (Read full article)
    4. Summers SJ, Patel DP, Hamilton BD, Presson AP, Fisher MA, Lowrance WT, Southwick AW (2015). An antimicrobial prophylaxis protocol using rectal swab cultures for transrectal prostate biopsy. World J Urol, 33(12), 2001-7. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Sperry BW, Summers S, Patel D, Garcia M, Bandeko C (2021). A Practical Approach for Primary Care Practitioners to Evaluate and Manage Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. [Review]. Fed Pract, 38(12), 573-581. (Read full article)

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Summers, SJ, Anderson R (2018). Simple Prostatectomy for BPH: Surgeons demponstrate robotic approaches [Video]. Urology Times. Available: www.urologytimes.com.

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