Posted on April 12, 2007 at 9:55 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) has established a urologic cancer clinic at the Kirklin Clinic at Acton Road. Christopher Amling, M.D., director of the UAB division of urology, has begun seeing patients with various urologic cancers, including prostate, kidney and bladder cancer.

Amling is a noted authority in urologic cancer and in advanced minimally invasive management of urologic diseases, including laparoscopic kidney surgery and the use of robotic surgery for prostate cancer. Recognized nationally as an expert in prostate cancer and in outcomes research, he is the author of many scholarly articles that have improved methods for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. He also is credited with developing innovative evaluation tools to enhance the education of surgical residents.

The Kirklin Clinic at Acton Road is located off of I-459 at the Acton Road exit. To schedule an appointment, call 205-996-8765

Amling received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and his M.D. degree from the Oregon Health Sciences University. He did his urology residency at Duke University Medical Center and completed a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the Mayo Clinic.