RenalTransplant near Waco, TX

Biography: Juan Ortiz, MD is a board-certified transplant surgeon. Dr. Ortiz's clinical interests include liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, as well as hepatobiliary surgery. He is interested in health outcomes research, particularly in health care disparities. Dr. Ortiz is also interested in surgical resident and medical student education, and he was awarded the Resident as Teacher Award as a transplant surgery fellow at Northwestern. Dr. Ortiz received his Medical Degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine. Afterwards he joined the University of Arizona where he served as the Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in addition to his role as the Director of Hispanic Transplant Program. He has presented a wide range of research at various academic medicine gatherings, and he participated in Harvard Medical School's Visiting Research and Internship Program.Before joining North Texas Surgical and Transplant, Dr. Ortiz completed a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Washington. Dr. Ortiz speaks fluent English and Spanish. He believes that every patient should be treated as a whole unique individual with the utmost care and compassion. Outside of medicine, Dr. Ortiz enjoys playing soccer, reading and hiking.

Biography: Dr. Steven Fass, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Austin, TX. He is 57 years old. Dr. Steven Fass, MD is affiliated with St. David's South Austin Medical Center and St. David's Medical Center.

Biography: Along with his busy urology practice at our Round Rock #1 location, Grady Bruce serves as the Medical Director for the Round Rock Center for Continence. He is also a clinical assistant professor at the UT Dell School or Medicine, and served as preceptor for Ob-Gyn residency Urogynecology rotation from 2007 – 2017. Dr. Bruce serves as a member of the Executive Board of Directors for Urology Austin, and is an active participant in many local, regional, and national physician societies. These societies include: the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), Society for Urodynamics and Female Urogenital reconstruction (SUFU), and Health Talents International – a Urogynecology/Pelvic Surgery mission team to Guatemala. Dr. Bruce has a special interest in female urology and incontinence, and has the distinction of being Board Certified in both Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS), as well as General Urology. During his medical training, Grady Bruce was awarded the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award while in residency at the University of Kentucky, and won numerous other awards for abstract presentations. Dr. Bruce then completed fellowship training in FPMRS, Voiding Dysfunction, and Incontinence at Emory University School of Medicine and the Emory Continence Center. Dr. Bruce has been recognized as a ``Top Doctor`` under the category of Urology in the January 2019 edition of Austin Monthly Magazine. He also received this designation in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. In addition, he has been named a 'Super Doctor' by Texas Monthly Magazine 13 times – from 2005 to 2018. Presently, the focus of Dr. Bruce's practice is voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, female urology, pelvic organ prolapse, male voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, complex male neurogenic voiding dysfunction, and reconstructive surgery. Grady Bruce is seeing patients at our Round Rock #1 location. Contact Urology Austin to schedule an appointment with Dr. Bruce.

Care Philosophy: I like to establish a relationship with my patients and treat every patient as an individual.

Care Philosophy: My goal is to provide individualized, compassionate care for every patient.