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Dr. Richard Thomas Chopp, MD

Urology
Accepting new patients
54 years of experience
Urology Austin PLLC - Westlake 5300 Bee Caves Rd Bldg 1 Ste 100, West Lake Hills, TX 78746
(512) 231-1444

Overview
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Brief Intro

Dr. Richard Chopp attended medical school at The University of Minnesota, served as an Assistant Professor of Urology at the USC Medical Center, and was a Special Fellow in Urologic Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Chopp is well-known in Central Texas for performing vasectomies, but is passionate about prostate cancer care. He has been instrumental in introducing state-of-the-art prostate biopsy technology to Austin that has helped change prostate cancer detection and treatment. While Dr. Chopp works with male patients in all aspects of General Urology, his areas of interest include prostate cancer, vasectomies, kidney stone disease, male endocrine urology disorders, and penile curvature. Dr. Chopp was the first urologist to bring intravesical BCG treatment for bladder cancer to Austin in 1983. He was also the first urologist to do laparoscopic surgery in Austin for pelvic lymph node dissections in 1990. He learned this procedure from Dr. Bill Schuesler in San Antonio. In 2014, he was the first urologist to bring the UroNav Fusion Biopsy System to Austin, and the first in Austin to perform prostate biopsies using the UroNav. He is a member of various professional societies, including the Society of University Urologists, the New York Section of the American Urological Society, and the American Urological Association. He has been extensively published in professional journals, and introduced laparoscopic urology surgery to Austin in 1991. Dr. Chopp is seeing patients at our Jollyville and Westlake locations. Contact Urology Austin to schedule an appointment with Dr. Chopp

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Minnesota Medical School - 1971

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Location & Hours

Urology Austin PLLC - Westlake
5300 Bee Caves Rd Bldg 1 Ste 100, West Lake Hills, TX 78746

Specialties Treated

Urology

Conditions Addressed

Kidney Cancer
Undescended and Retractile Testicle
Prostate Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Male Infertility
Urinary Incontinence
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
Calculus of the Urinary System

Procedures Performed

Vasectomy

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Medicare
UnitedHealthcare

Cancer 66
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 67
Orthopedics 124
Neurology & Neurosurgery 104
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
Children's Hospital 23
Urology 117
Psychiatry 96
Geriatrics 115
Rehabilitation 139
Obsterics & Gynecology 13
Ophthalmology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 50
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60