Michael William Witthaus, MD

Dr. Michael Witthaus is a fellowship-trained urologist who specializes in reconstructive and robotic surgery, penile prosthetic surgery, and cancer survivorship, with a particular focus on men’s urologic care and male sexual health. Dr. Witthaus emphasizes improving men’s health and quality of life following cancer survivorship including penile function and continence recovery following prostate cancer treatment, as well as restoring the urinary tract via reconstructive techniques to eliminate alternative drainage requirements. He believes that survivors of cancer should receive thorough education on prosthetic options (penile implants) for meeting recovery goals, which include sexual health and continence. His team approach to urologic care is paramount to his commitment to improving quality of life for each patient.

Dr. Witthaus serves as the Medical Director of Genitourinary Reconstruction and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, where his clinical practice focuses on urologic reconstruction with emphases in robotic reconstruction, urethroplasty and prosthetic surgery. 

After graduating from Minnesota State University – Mankato, Dr. Witthaus completed a post-baccalaureate fellowship at the National Institutes of Health prior to attaining his MD at Boston University School of Medicine. He completed a urology residency at the University of Rochester before accepting a Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS) fellowship at the University of California – San Diego. He completed his Fellowship with a focus on robotic reconstruction, urethroplasty and prosthetics under the mentorship of Dr. Jill C. Buckley.

Dr. Witthaus has received numerous honors and awards in the areas of research and surgical education including Best Poster, Best Video, Resident Bowl Champion, and Best Manuscript Awards from the AUA conferences in Washington, DC and Chicago (2019, 2020), as well as the Sexual Medicine Society of North America’s (SMSNA) Best Abstract and Best Poster Awards (2019). He is a member of the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS), the Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons (SUPS), and the American Urological Association (AUA).