<strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-121" src="http://www.southcountyurological.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/salim_hawatmeh.jpg" alt="salim_hawatmeh" width="250" height="375" /></strong>Dr. Hawatmeh is a board-certified urologist and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons.

A graduate of Stanford University and Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Dr. Hawatmeh completed his training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (MN) where he became chief resident associate and a clinical instructor in urology. During this time, he also received the Praecis Pharmaceuticals /AUA Gerald P. Murphy Scholar Award, which is presented to urology residents for distinction in the study of prostate cancer.

Dr. Hawatmeh is experienced in robotic prostatectomy, microwave thermotherapy, laser surgery for an enlarged prostate, kidney-sparing surgery, laparoscopic surgery and the latest treatments for stone disease, urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction (ED).

He has participated in scientific presentations before the American Urological Association (AUA), the Society of UroRadiology, the Mayo Clinic, and at Saint Louis University. He has also co-authored articles for medical journals and conducted research on prostate and renal cancers.

Dr. Hawatmeh is a member of the American Urological Association, the American Medical Association and the Mayo Fellows Association.

He joined South County Urological in 2006 and is the son of Dr. Abe Hawatmeh.