Wellstar Urology

  4.9 out of 5 (484 ratings)

Dr. Murphy Townsend received his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Also at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Townsend earned a medical degree with honors.

Dr. Townsend completed his general surgery internship at Shands Hospital, University of Florida in Gainesville. Before pursuing urology, he completed two years of radiology training at the University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals in Seattle, WA. He completed his urology residency at Emory University and Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Townsend is board-certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

  4.7 out of 5 (487 ratings)

Michael Bryant is a Georgia native having grown up in Gwinnett County and has lived in the Atlanta area most of his life. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Amherst College in Massachusetts. He received his medical degree from Emory University, where he also completed his internship in general surgery and his urology residency.

Dr. Bryant is Board Certified in Urology. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Association. He treats a wide variety of men’s and women’s urologic conditions and is committed to providing compassionate, effective care using the latest medical advances and technologies.

Dr. Bryant is married with two young children and a dog. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, running, movies, books, and is an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta United, and University of Kentucky basketball.

  4.7 out of 5 (481 ratings)

Dr. Chun graduated from Emory University in Atlanta and received his medical degree from the University of Miami. He completed his general surgery residency at the Hospital of St. Raphael and his urology residency at Brady Urological Institute and Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Chun is board certified in Urology. He joined Urology Associates in 2003 and is currently on staff at the Marietta and East Cobb Health Park offices. Dr. Chun is committed to minimally invasive surgery and performs cutting-edge surgery using the daVinci Surgical System. He is a prominent thought-leader for robotic prostate and kidney surgery. He currently serves as a proctor for robotic-assisted surgery and has given a series of lectures on the benefits of the daVinci Surgical System.

Dr. Chun provides Interstim therapy for urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, urinary retention and fecal incontinence. He has over 10 years of extensive experience in therapy and has been a proctor for Interstim procedure since 2006. He offers the therapy at both the Kennestone Urology Procedure Center and Wellstar Kennestone Hospital.

  4.8 out of 5 (567 ratings)

Dr. Reena Kabaria received her undergraduate degree in neuroscience & chemistry from Emory University. She earned her medical degree and completed residency in urology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA.

In her spare time, Dr. Kabaria enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and food.

  4.9 out of 5 (376 ratings)

Dr. Watson graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.Sc in chemistry with a biochemistry specialization and received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine.

He completed his internship in general surgery and residency in urology at Emory University. He then completed an Endourology Society approved Fellowship in Endourology (Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery) at Eastern Virginia Medical School and is one of few fellowship-trained laparoscopic and robotic surgeons in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Dr. Watson has also been an Instructor for the Department of Urology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and currently serves on several committees for Wellstar Health System at Kennestone hospital including:

• Co-chair of the Wellstar Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Subcommitee
• The surgeon representative for the Wellstar System Cancer Committee
• Urology representative for the Kennestone Medical Care Evaluation Committee

His clinical interests include:

• Urologic oncology
• Minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic cancer (oncologic) surgery
• prostate, kidney, bladder and adrenal cancer
• Kidney stone management and minimally invasive surgery/endoscopy
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) surgery and medical management
• No-scalpel vasectomy

He is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and also a member of:

• American Urological Association
• Endourological Society
• Medical Association of Georgia
• Society for Robotic Urological Surgery

He is a reviewer for the Journal of Endourology among others and has published his work in peer-reviewed journals (The Journal of Urology, Journal of Endourology, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Dr. Watson grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He enjoys spending time with his wife and children. In his spare time he enjoys the Georgia outdoors, playing and watching sports.

  4.6 out of 5 (395 ratings)

Dr. Theiss graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from James Madison University and completed a Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Program at University of Pennsylvania. She received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and completed her general surgery and urologic residency training at University of Miami.

Dr. Theiss is a board certified Urologist whose training covers the breadth of urology. She has particular interest in medical and surgical treatment of kidney stones, enlarged prostate disease – including minimally invasive procedures, female pelvic prolapse and stress urinary incontinence, and cancer of the prostate and bladder. She is a published author and has presented her research at national and international urology conferences. Her goal is to provide consistent and beneficial results for her patients. In addition, Dr. Theiss is fluent in Spanish and is a Clinical Urology Instructor for Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Her clinical interests include:

• Enlarged prostate disease including minimally invasive procedures and medical management
• Kidney stone management and minimally invasive surgery/endoscopy, and prevention
• Female pelvic prolapse and stress urinary incontinence in women
• Urologic cancer – Bladder, Prostate

She is a member of American Urologic Association, Cobb County Medical Society, Medical Association of Georgia and Christian Medical Dental Association. During her leisure time, Dr. Theiss enjoys running, adventure traveling, gardening and being with her kids and grandchildren. She enjoys participating in mission trips to the Middle East and Central America as well as leading neighborhood Bible studies with her husband.

  4.7 out of 5 (376 ratings)

Dr. Benjamin Harper served as an active duty Navy Hospital Corpsman where he completed a tour of duty in Iraq with 1st Battalion 24th Marine Corps infantry division. After leaving the military he obtained his Bachelors of Science with a major in Biology and minor in Chemistry at Valdosta State University, followed by medical school, general surgery internship, and urology residency at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Dr. Harper grew up in McDonough, GA. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, and playing piano.