Kidney Stones Webchat

What causes Kidney Stones and can they be prevented?
What should you do if you have Kidney Stones?

Join us Thursday, October 25, from 10 to 11 a.m. as experts from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center answer your questions during our live webchat!

Joseph Y. Clark, MD, FACS

Joseph Y. Clark, MD is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Urology at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, where he serves as the program director for the urology residency program.  His interests include surgery for kidney stones as well as evaluation and management of male infertility, ED, and urinary symptoms due to an enlarged prostate.
 
He attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, where he graduated in 1988 with AOA honors.   He was then commissioned as an Army officer and worked as a flight surgeon for two years and then completed a urology residency at the Joint Military Medical Command Urology Residency in San Antonio, Texas in 1996.  He completed a urologic oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.  He retired as a colonel from the US Army in 2009.

Megan Beyer

Megan Beyer is a clinical dietitian at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. She has previous work experience in the inpatient setting and has transitioned to outpatient care, including kidney stones, HIV, oncology, internal medicine and solid organ transplant.  She is currently pursing her master’s degree in nutrition at the University of Saint Joseph.