Dr. Sethi

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dr_sethiDr. Parminder S. Sethi earned his bachelor of medicine and surgery (MBBS) and his master of surgery (MS) from Christian Medical College, Punjab University, Ludhiana, India. He then trained in the United Kingdom in general surgery and urology. He was named a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1990.

Dr. Sethi then completed a urology residency at the Division of Urology at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and fellowship training in neuro-urology and urodynamics at the department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City, Iowa. His main research focus was the prevention of urological complications in kidney-pancreas transplantations; he has published several articles on that topic.

A diplomate (board-certified) of the American Board of Urology since 2000, he is the recipient of several honors and awards, including the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award in 1996. He has been included in the guide to "America's Top Urologists" in 2007 and 2008. The physician-rating Web site vitals.com has awarded him the "Patient's Choice Award" for two consecutive years (see below).  His special interests are:
  1. Neurourology and bladder dysfunction
  2. Incontinence and bladder reconstructive surgery
  3. Interstim Neuromodulation.
  4. Minimally invasive, in-office BPH treatment including Prostiva and Prolieve
  5. Erectile dysfunction
  6. Minimally invasive stone surgery including endoscopic and percutaneous stone removal.

Dr. Sethi is one of the few urologists who specialize in Interstim Neuromodulation procedure for refractory bladder dysfunction. He performs all state-of-the-art urological procedures using cutting edge technology including laparoscopic, laser and minimally invasive surgeries for the prostate, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and kidney stones. He has been performing no-scalpel vasectomies and Prostiva/TUNA procedures since 1997 and Interstim procedures since 2003.

He is a member of the Alameda medical society, California Medical Association, Society of Urodynamics and Female urology and American Urological Association. He has been awarded fellowship to the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Dr. Sethi is available for consultation, for both adult and pediatric patients at the San Ramon, Livermore and Walnut Creek locations.


In his own words:
"I decided in high school I want to be a surgeon, after being inspired by my grandfather who was an old time surgeon"

"During the breadth of my education, I took an year off in medical school to volunteer my time to a charitable mission hospital in northern India. This experience instilled in me the importance of empathy and compassion towards fellow human beings"

"I am always available to my patients, by phone, by E-Mail and in person. I am a very compassionate listener. Best complement I heard from an 80 year old patient, who suffered from incontinence all her life. Her quality of life improved so much after InterStim implant that she said " Now I can trampoline with my grand kids".

"In my free time I like to travel, go hiking and spend time with my family."

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Dr. Sethi wins prestigious Patient's Choice Award


March 16, 2010 – For the second year in a row, Dr. Sethi has been given the Patient's Choice Award by vitals.com for both 2008 and 2009. More than 800,000 patient reviews and ratings have been gathered on vitals.com, and this top rating has only been awarded to a select few who have earned patient reviews of four stars or higher.
Established in 1995, when a group of six urologists in solo practice decided to form a group practice, Pacific Urology is the premier urology practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the years since its inception, Pacific Urology has acquired the latest technology available in ultrasound and microwave therapy. In fact, the physicians at Pacific Urology began performing robotic surgery utilizing the da Vinci robot in 2002, long before the universities in the Bay Area. Pacific Urology is the Bay Area’s most trusted medical practice for patients from Northern California, the Western United States, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Oakland, Sacramento, Concord, Antioch, Brentwood, and San Ramon. We are easily accessible for urology patients in Santa Clara County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Napa County, Sonoma County, Marin County, San Francisco County, and San Mateo County. Urology doctors Dr. Taylor, Dr. Brandeis, Dr. Hopkins, Dr. Lieb, Dr. Sethi, and Dr. Hay are specialists in the treatment of prostate cancer, infertility evaluation, testicular cancer treatment, vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, erectile dysfunction, enlarged prostate (BPH), female incontinence, prolapse treatment, overactive bladder, children’s urology, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, kidney stones, bladder control, minimally invasive surgery, and robotic surgery.

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