Dr. Benjamin Lowentritt
Urologist
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Dr. Benjamin Lowentritt is a urologist and the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Care Program at Chesapeake Urology Associates in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Episode # 315 • 10 Jul 2026
Private Equity's Impact on Urology Practices
What opportunities and challenges does private equity bring to urology practices, and how can physicians engage in ways that strengthen their practice and preserve clinical priorities? On this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Ruchika Talwar interviews Dr. Benjamin Lowentritt of Chesapeake Urology and United Urology Group to unpack the realities of private equity involvement in medicine. They discuss the motivations behind consolidation, the role of management services organizations, and strategies for building mutually beneficial partnerships while upholding physician autonomy and patient care.
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Dr. Lowentritt has a general urology practice with a focus on minimally invasive techniques to treat urological conditions. His expertise includes robotic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic management of renal, bladder, and prostate cancer, as well as minimally invasive options for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney stones, pelvic organ prolapse, and ureteropelvic junction obstruction.
Dr. Lowentritt has been at the forefront of robotic urology procedures and was the first surgeon in Maryland to perform robot assisted surgery for bladder cancer.
He has authored numerous articles and chapters on subjects including robotic surgery, erectile dysfunction, pediatric urology, female urology and the urological management of patients after renal transplantation.
Dr. Lowentritt has been selected as a “Super Doctor” by his peers in The Washington Post magazine and as a “Top Doctor” in Baltimore magazine numerous times. Dr. Lowentritt serves on the Board of Directors for the Baltimore City Medical Society and is President of the AUA, Mid-Atlantic Region.
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