Richard Julius Szabo, MD
I speak: English
My gender: Male
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
Welcome to my Web page and the Urology Department at Kaiser Permanente in Orange County.
Biography
I grew up on Long Island but lived for 25 years in Palo Alto and San Francisco before moving to Orange County in 2001. In San Francisco, I worked with Kaiser Permanente as a staff urologist and chief of urology for 17 years. I chose the specialty of urology because I enjoy the variety it offers in the surgical and medical disciplines. I also noticed that urologists seemed to be among the happiest doctors (and often the funniest). My wife is a dermatologist in private practice, and we have three children.
About my practice
I practice general urology, which includes adult and pediatric urology, as well as oncology, endoscopic stone management, prosthesis implantation, and treatment of prostate obstruction. I am also an associate clinical professor of urology at UC Irvine School of Medicine. Like most of my colleagues, I am a member of the American Urological Association and its Western section. I also teach UC Irvine urology residents. Recently I published a large research study on a technique to prevent infections after prostate biopsies.
How I thrive
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, playing classical piano, and sailing. In fact, I sailed on San Francisco Bay for 10 years before we moved down to Orange County. To keep fit, I try to run or swim every day and sometimes mountain bike. I also enjoy opera, but I especially like watching movies at home on the rare evenings that we're not driving one of our children to voice or piano lessons.
My office
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Advice/appointments/cancellations/messages
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Services
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
- Information
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- Provider offers services at multiple medical facilities; schedule availability may vary by location.
Contact information
- Advice/appointments
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
- Provider offers services at multiple medical facilities; schedule availability may vary by location.
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
Stanford UniversityBoard certification
Urology
American Board of UrologyMedical training
Internship
General Surgery
New England Deaconess HospitalResidency
Urology
Stanford University Hospitals and ClinicsJoined Permanente Medical Group
2001Active license information
License number
G44793License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1386671923Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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