Dr. Catherine Nam
Urologist
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Dr. Catherine Nam is a urologist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan.
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Episode # 294 • 17 Mar 2026
Updated Vasectomy Guidelines & Patient Counseling Best Practices
What are the key practice changes introduced in the new American Urological Association (AUA) vasectomy guidelines? In this episode of BackTable Urology, Dr. Akanksha Mehta (Emory University), Vice Chair of the AUA Vasectomy Guidelines Committee, joins Dr. Catherine Nam (University of Michigan) to discuss the latest updates to vasectomy practice.
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Catherine S. Nam, M.D., assistant professor in Urology, received her undergraduate degree from Brown University in Providence, RI and graduated with magna cum laude. She received her medical degree from Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated with magna cum laude and as a junior member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. She completed her Urology residency at University of Michigan and a fellowship in Andrology (male infertility and sexual medicine) at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Nam specializes in advanced treatment and management of male infertility, erectile dysfunction (including penile implants), peyronie’s disease, low testosterone, and general urology including testicular and scrotal disorders.
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