Adventist Health Castle | Windward Health | Spring 2021

SPRING 2021 WINDWARD HEALTH is published quarterly as a community service. Information in WINDWARD HEALTH comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any con- cerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your healthcare provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2021 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. How to find us 263-5500 AdventistHealthCastle.org Visit AdventistHealthCastle.org , a nd click on “Contact Us.” We’d be happy to hear from you! If you no longer wish to receive Windward Health , please contact us. Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Honolulu, HI Permit No. 985 640 Ulukahiki St. Kailua, HI 96734 Located at Adventist Health Castle, urology specialists Kenneth Witmer, MD, and Robert Carlile, MD, enable the residents of Kailua and Windward O‘ahu to receive convenient access to complex urological medical and surgical care close to home. The most common reasons patients visit a urologist are bothersome urinary symptoms, enlarged prostate and kidney stones. Other reasons to visit a urologist include prostate cancer screening, blood in the urine and sexual dysfunction. “One of the most satisfying things I’ve done in my career as a urologist is improve a patient’s quality of life,” says Dr. Carlile. “Whether it is treating a patient’s painful and recurrent kidney stones, a new diagnosis of prostate cancer or an unending urge to urinate, knowing I can impact their life positively is very satisfying.” New to Castle Dr. Witmer recently joined Dr. Carlile in practice and is intent on helping people address these conditions that can easily be treated. “I certainly appreciate that discussing intimate health issues may be embarrassing and uncomfortable,” says Dr. Witmer. “I want patients to know I care about their concerns and am here to assist them in whatever way that I can. I encourage those with symptoms or concerns to be evaluated. Early intervention helps return many patients to health, and for others it may reveal a more serious underlying health condition requiring additional treatments.” The needs of every patient vary, and our specialists create individualized care plans, providing medical or surgical intervention as appropriate. Our urology experts are here for you Aloha, Dr. Cheung Mahalo to Alan Cheung, MD, for 12 years of service as Adventist Health Castle’s first Vice President of Medical Affairs. Dr. Cheung will remain on our medical staff as a general and transplant surgeon. Robert Carlile, MD Kenneth Witmer, MD Adventist Health Castle 640 Ulukahiki St., Kailua, HI 96734-4498 FIND RELIEF To request an appointment, visit AdventistHealth.org/ CastleUrology or call 466-1546 today.