Gladys Y. Ng, MD, MPH
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Gladys Y. Ng, MD, MPH

  • Trauma and Reconstructive Urology|
  • Urology
Average rating: 4.9
| 104 ratings
 
Burbank Urology | 2625 West Alameda Avenue, Suite 310, Burbank, CA 91505

About

Associate Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Ng is a board-certified Urologist with a special focus on genitourinary reconstruction. She graduated from medical school at Albany Medical College in 2008 and completed Urologic residency at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2014. Dr. Ng then went on to complete Fellowship training at Emory University in Reconstructive Urology before returning to UCLA and joining the Department of Urology in 2015 as an Assistant Professor. In 2018 and while on sabbatical leave, she traveled to Serbia and the United Kingdom to learn surgical techniques of genital gender-affirming surgery. Beyond work, her interests involve various outdoor activities, reading, traveling, and cooking including making sourdough bread.

Clicical expertise:

  • genitourinary reconstruction including male urethral stricture disease
  • genital gender affirming surgery
  • male and female urinary incontinence
  • upper urinary tract reconstruction including uretero-pelvic junction reconstruction
  • male genital anomalies.

Memberships:

  • American Urological Association (AUA)
  • Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons Society (GURS)
  • World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
  • International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM)

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Urology, American Board of Urology, 2018

Fellowship

Genito-Urinary Reconstruction, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015

Residency

Urology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2014

Internship

General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2009

Degree

MD, Albany Medical College, 2008

Recognitions

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Videos

Male Urinary Incontinence
Male Urethral Stricture Disease: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment
Phalloplasty and Associated Procedures
Genital Gender Affirming Surgery: Masculinizing Surgery with Metoidioplasty
Gender Affirming Surgery: Considerations for Vaginoplasty | Gladys Ng, MD | UCLAMDChat

Research

Interests

  • Transgender genital gender affirming surgery
  • Shared decision making
  • Surgical outcomes

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2024