Dr. Hellstrom is a board-certified urologist at Tulane University School of Medicine. He received his MD from McGill Medical School in Montreal, followed by a residency there in general surgery. He completed a residency in urology at the University of California in San Francisco and an AUA scholar-funded fellowship in andrology at the University of California at Davis.

Having instructed more than 30 fellows, visiting students, residents, and physicians, Dr. Hellstrom practices as a urologist at Tulane Medical Center, University Medical Center, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center (New Orleans), where he specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction, including Peyronie’s disease, surgical and vascular reconstruction, prosthetic surgery, male infertility (both surgical and medical therapies), BPH, and urethral stricture disease.

Areas of Specialty

• Diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction including Peyronie’s disease
• Prosthetic surgery
  Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)
• Male infertility (both surgical and medical therapies)
• BPH
• Urethral stricture disease
• Microsurgical reconstruction
• Advanced male infertility procedures (including vasovasostomy, vasoepididymostomy)
• Surgical and vascular reconstruction
• Latest therapeutic modalities for erectile dysfunction

Medical Degree

McGill University, 1981

Residency Training

• Surgery Internship – McGill University, 1982
• Urology Residency – University of California at San Francisco, 1983-1986

Fellowship Training

Board Certifications

American Board of Urology Certified – 1988

Research Focus

Andrology, Peyroine’s disease, and Sexual Health