Dr. Parviz Kavoussi of Austin Fertility and Reproductive Medicine was recently featured in the Member Spotlight of the Travis County Medical Society (TCMS). The esteemed Dr. Kavoussi is a leading authority in the field of male fertility and sexual medicine in Texas.
Board Certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Kavoussi is also active in a number of professional organizations which include the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, the American Urological Association, the Society of Male Reproduction in Urology and the American Society of Andrology.
Dr. Kavoussi compiled and was the editor-in-chief of the urology textbook entitled, Clinical Urologic Endocrinology: Principles for Men’s Health. Additionally, the distinguished Dr. Kavoussi has been a peer reviewer of numerous articles for the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the Journal of Urology, the Journal of Endourology and U.S. Pharmacist.
A native Texan, Dr. Kavoussi attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston before completing his residency at Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. Dr. Kavoussi also completed a two year specialty fellowship in male infertility, sexual medicine and microsurgery at University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Psychology, Division of Neuroendocrinology and Motivation.
After completing his training, Dr. Kavoussi returned to his hometown of Austin to join with his father and brother in practice at Austin Fertility and Reproductive Medicine. While his father and brother specialize in female infertility, Dr. Kavoussi specializes in patients dealing with male infertility, vasectomy reversals, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease and low testosterone. He also performs in office no-scalpel vasectomies.
Dr. Kavoussi is committed to serving his community locally and worldwide. Locally he has offered his time to provide cancer screenings and education regarding prostate and testicular cancers. He previously spent three months serving people with limited access to appropriate medical care in a rural village in Nicaragua. He is looking forward to serving with other members of the American Urological Association next year working to reduce HIV transmission in South Africa.
“It was truly an honor to be featured by the Travis County Medical Society as a spotlighted member. There is nothing more flattering than being honored by peers,” said Dr. Parviz Kavoussi upon learning of the honor.
The Travis County Medical Society, part of the Texas Medical Association, is the medical society for Travis County and seeks to maintain high standards of medical practice, professionalism, and ethical conduct. TCMS works to build a healthier community by providing support and advocacy for patients and physicians at all levels of government and medicine. It sponsors various programs addressing local needs and contributing to a healthier community.