About Luis Herrera, M.D.
Luis Herrera, M.D., earned his medical degree from Autonomo University in Guadalajara and currently practices in Tijuana, Mexico. He then completed a five-year residency in surgery and urology at the Hospital Calixto Garcia, Havana, Cuba. He is board certified by Consejo Nacional Mexicano de Urologia A.C.
Specialities
Dr. Luis Herrera specializes in female urology, men’s health, urological malignancies, and minimally invasive urologic techniques. He went on to additional fellowship training in Endourology at University Carabobo Valencia Venezuela Instituto Docente Urologico, Laparoscopy at Hospital in Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina “Hospital Evita Pueblo” and Clinica Santa Maria in Santiago, Chile.
He is fully trained in open and minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of kidney stone disease, urologic cancer (laparoscopic kidney surgery and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy), prostate enlargement with noninvasive prostate procedures (Laser Vaporization, Bipolar Transurethral Resection of the Prostate TURP and Urolift System),urinary incontinence/female urology in non- invasive female urological procedures (vaginal sling), neurogenic bladder, male infertility and Linear Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.
Achievements & Affiliations
Dr Herrera is Chief of Surgery Public Medical Center in Tijuana BC. He is a member of the Sociedad Mexicana de Urologia, Consejo Nacional Mexicano de Urologia, European Association of Urology EUA, American Endourological Society and AUA. He has numerous publications and regularly speaks at various meeting.
About My Practice
I see females, males, adults and children, for urological conditions ranging from the common to the complex. I have training in female urology (non-invasive vaginal sling, cystocele, and rectocele procedures) Non-invasive Prostata Procedures for benign (laser vaporization, bipolar Turp and Urolift) and malignant diseases ((laparoscopic Prostate and Kidney Surgery), endourology for non-invasive stone (flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy PNL), linear shock wave therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, a new non-invasive therapy that uses shock waves of low intensity to induce controlled angiogenesis locally, and significantly improves the hemodynamic function of the male sexual organ), stem cell therapy for erectile dysfunction and male infertility (vasectomy reversal reconnects the pathway for the sperm to get into the semen).
About Me
Welcome to the Urology Unit of Tijuana Baja California. Thank you for taking your time, visiting my website and my biography page. I am Dr. Luis Herrera , a board certified urologist. I was born and raised in Tijuana Baja California. All my family are Doctors; my father is a urologist, my mother is a general surgeon, and my wife is a medical doctor with specialty in clinical nutrition.
In my free time, I enjoy cycling, trying new restaurants and spending time with my family.
My Education and Postdoctoral Training
- UAG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- UROLOGY RESIDENCY HOSPITAL UNIVERSIDAD LA HAVANA
- ENDO-Urology Fellowship * Instituto Docente De Urologia Valencia , Venezuela*
- Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship *Hospital Evita Pueblo Buenos Aires Argentina and Clinica Santa Maria Santiago, Chile
Positions
- 2007 - Surgery Department Chair, Community Hospital, Tijuana BC
Memberships
- Sociedad Mexicana de Urologia
- European Association of Urology
- American Endo-urological Society
- American Urological Association
