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Dr. Robert Pugach is the medical director of Western States HIFU. He has one of the largest prostate cancer practices in California and routinely treats patients from all areas of the United States. He also has a large international patient base, treating patients from many countries including France, Italy, Brazil, Australia, and Africa. Dr. Robert Pugach’s Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer has been the medical leader in non-invasive and minimally invasive, innovative prostate cancer treatments. He has performed more than 3000 procedures. Dr. Pugach is one of the world’s most experienced HIFU practitioners and is in a select group of urologists trained to teach other doctors how to perform the HIFU procedure. He is also one of the most experienced practitioners of cryoablation – prostate freezing – for cancer. As an early adopter of HIFU technology, Dr. Pugach has been performing and educating urologists about HIFU for more than 15 years. Read the latest news! “While I have performed thousands of surgical procedures for prostate disease, I am excited to offer HIFU to patients in the U.S. now that we have been approved by our FDA. I am honored to be one of the most experienced HIFU practitioners in the world. I am also the most experienced practitioner for cryoablation (prostate freezing) in the western United States HIFU opens a new chapter for prostate cancer treatment in the U.S. Now, we join dozens of other countries throughout the world to offer a treatment that can cure cancer while minimizing or eliminating common side effects of surgery such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction. ” Robert Pugach, MD, Western States HIFU