Dr. Robert D. Blute Jr., MD

Expert Publications

• Adenocarcinoma in an indiana pouch after cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma.
• Chronic rejection of renal grafts: the role of acute rejection.
• Can diet in conjunction with stress reduction affect the rate of increase in prostate specific antigen after biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer?
• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: initial 70 cases at a U.S. university medical center.
• Monitoring the serological proteome: the latest modality in prostate cancer
• A novel diagnostic test for prostate cancer emerges from the determination of alpha-methylacyl-coenzyme a racemase in prostatic secretions.
• Management of intraoperative penile erections with diluted epinephrine solution.
• Novel application of da Vinci robotic system in patients of Zinners syndrome--case report and review of literature.
• Acute adrenal insufficiency as a complication of urological surgery.
• Immunologic indicators of prognosis in bladder cancer: the importance of cell surface antigens.
• Repeat bench surgery on a solitary kidney.
• Renal brush biopsy: survey of indications, techniques and results.
• The effect of altered renal perfusion pressure on clearance of digoxin.
• Radiocolloid scintigraphic mapping of the lymphatic drainage of the prostate.
• Isolated bladder neck obstruction of undetermined etiology (primary) in adult male: recognition and management.

Media Releases

Get to know Urologist Dr. Robert D. Blute Jr., who serves patients in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Recognized as an esteemed urologist, Dr. Blute Jr. sees patients at his private practice, Associates In Urology, PC, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is also affiliated with several hospitals and medical centers in his local area, including Saint Vincent Hospital and UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Alongside his clinical role, he serves as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Urology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It is part of the University of Massachusetts system

Academically, Dr. Blute Jr. earned his medical degree from the Tufts University School of Medicine in 1974. He then went on to complete his residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by his residency in urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts, the doctor is board-certified in urology by the American Board of Urology, whose mission is to act for the benefit of the public by establishing and maintaining standards of certification for urologists, and working with certified urologists to achieve lifelong learning to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, and ethical urologic care. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). 

Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs. Urologists specialize in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. Patients may be referred to a urologist if their physician suspects they may need treatment for a condition relating to the bladder, prostate, urethra, ureters, kidneys, and adrenal glands. 

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