Dr. Catherine DeVries

That was back sort of in the era where there were true general urologists. And at Kaiser at that time, we were. And so I would one day be doing a radical prostatectomy and the next day, posterior urethral valves. That was the way it was. And the other thing is we didn't have residents or trainees.

That was back sort of in the era where there were true general urologists. And at Kaiser at that time, we were. And so I would one day be doing a radical prostatectomy and the next day, posterior urethral valves. That was the way it was. And the other thing is we didn't have residents or trainees.

That was back sort of in the era where there were true general urologists. And at Kaiser at that time, we were. And so I would one day be doing a radical prostatectomy and the next day, posterior urethral valves. That was the way it was. And the other thing is we didn't have residents or trainees.

And so we mostly scrubbed with techs and sometimes with a partner if it was a really challenging case.

And so we mostly scrubbed with techs and sometimes with a partner if it was a really challenging case.

And so we mostly scrubbed with techs and sometimes with a partner if it was a really challenging case.

There was one other who was at a nearby Kaiser. Jackie Newman was also she had trained in Chicago. And she was up at another Kaiser north of me and we became friends. So it was very nice to have somebody else in the neighborhood.

There was one other who was at a nearby Kaiser. Jackie Newman was also she had trained in Chicago. And she was up at another Kaiser north of me and we became friends. So it was very nice to have somebody else in the neighborhood.

There was one other who was at a nearby Kaiser. Jackie Newman was also she had trained in Chicago. And she was up at another Kaiser north of me and we became friends. So it was very nice to have somebody else in the neighborhood.

I think what did it was that I had by that time started working internationally. When I had been at Stanford, one of my professors, Don Laub, who founded Interplast, currently it's called Research, had invited me to go do hypospadias surgery. And we started in Honduras and subsequently in Vietnam and Cuba. But even though I thought I was well-trained, I was a little insecure.

I think what did it was that I had by that time started working internationally. When I had been at Stanford, one of my professors, Don Laub, who founded Interplast, currently it's called Research, had invited me to go do hypospadias surgery. And we started in Honduras and subsequently in Vietnam and Cuba. But even though I thought I was well-trained, I was a little insecure.

I think what did it was that I had by that time started working internationally. When I had been at Stanford, one of my professors, Don Laub, who founded Interplast, currently it's called Research, had invited me to go do hypospadias surgery. And we started in Honduras and subsequently in Vietnam and Cuba. But even though I thought I was well-trained, I was a little insecure.

I wasn't sure I was doing the surgery as well as I possibly could be doing the surgery. And I didn't think you could do everything in urology equally well. In other words, I couldn't do stones and oncology and pediatric and everything else equally well.

I wasn't sure I was doing the surgery as well as I possibly could be doing the surgery. And I didn't think you could do everything in urology equally well. In other words, I couldn't do stones and oncology and pediatric and everything else equally well.

I wasn't sure I was doing the surgery as well as I possibly could be doing the surgery. And I didn't think you could do everything in urology equally well. In other words, I couldn't do stones and oncology and pediatric and everything else equally well.

And I felt sort of insecure about that, especially since I was going to teach some of these practices in places where admittedly my experience was greater than most of the people I was working with. And yet, I wanted to be an expert, and I wanted to feel secure in that. So I went to San Diego to do the fellowship.

And I felt sort of insecure about that, especially since I was going to teach some of these practices in places where admittedly my experience was greater than most of the people I was working with. And yet, I wanted to be an expert, and I wanted to feel secure in that. So I went to San Diego to do the fellowship.

And I felt sort of insecure about that, especially since I was going to teach some of these practices in places where admittedly my experience was greater than most of the people I was working with. And yet, I wanted to be an expert, and I wanted to feel secure in that. So I went to San Diego to do the fellowship.

I think it was the only one year fellowship at the time, but that was fine with me because I was already board certified. I had already been working on my own. In fact, back in that time, they could bill for me, you know, because I could run my own clinic and I was already licensed in the state of California. So as a fellow, In fact, I think I did get a faculty appointment.

I think it was the only one year fellowship at the time, but that was fine with me because I was already board certified. I had already been working on my own. In fact, back in that time, they could bill for me, you know, because I could run my own clinic and I was already licensed in the state of California. So as a fellow, In fact, I think I did get a faculty appointment.