If you’re thinking about getting your prostate checked or maybe even something more extreme like a kidney stone removed, it’s probably smart to find the best urology doctor you can, right? Well, guess what? That could be me! I’m Dr. Emley and I’ve been practicing medicine for over two decades now I still get excited about every new surgery I perform!
I got into medicine because…
I’m a urology doctor, but I didn’t always know this was what I wanted to do. Like many kids, I thought doctors helped people and fixed illnesses. My mother always said that medicine was a respectable profession, so this sounded like an honorable choice for me. When my high school guidance counselor asked me what I wanted to study in college and I blurted out medical school, she laughed at me and told me it would never happen with my grades.
I knew I wanted to be a doctor when…
I knew I wanted to be a doctor when I was eight years old. When my sister came down with what would turn out to be chicken pox, I wanted to make her feel better. My sister’s best friend’s older brother who happened to be a physician at the time came over and applied ointment and did all sorts of comforting things that made me think he was an amazing guy. He got my sister smiling again, which made me feel good too.
The hardest part of being a doctor is…
Being a doctor isn’t all about helping people. In fact, it’s often the most difficult and stressful part of the job. A lot of this has to do with misconceptions, too. For example, patients often show up at my office, expecting me to know everything there is to know about urology and cancer research. They’re sorely mistaken—even after medical school, residency, and years of experience in practice I am still constantly learning new things. Just last week I had a patient ask if she could use a home-cleaning service to clean her appliance because I would be touching it too much. This is one of the hardest parts of being a doctor: dealing with people who don’t seem to understand what we do.
My most interesting case was…
My most interesting case was when a couple called me in for a consultation. I had performed the surgery and recovery was difficult for both parties. When I showed up at their house, the wife of the patient berated me as if it were my fault that her husband couldn’t have sex with her. Now, this is hard to talk about, but at that point, she forcefully grabbed my crotch and threw me on top of a table! Needless to say, I’ve never been back to that house since! If you need a urology doctor you can trust to be candid about the possible long-term repercussions of surgeries call Emley’s Medical Care today!
One day I hope to…
One day I hope to develop a vaccine to combat prostate cancer. My first step will be going back to school and obtaining a degree in biochemistry, which is an important step in order to later perform the research necessary for this monumental task. But why do I care so much about this disease? My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was only 48 years old and fought valiantly until his death five years later, age 53. He not only helped me graduate from college and pay my bills when times were tough, but he also taught me what it means to live with integrity and courage.