Explore Dr. Tygenhof’s Commitment to Excellence in Urologic Care
Board Certified Urologist in Orange County, CA
Dr. Eric Tygenhof was born and raised in Orange County. He graduated from Stanford University in 2004 and from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 2009. There he was selected into the prestigious medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his residency at the University of Southern California Department of Urology, annually recognized as one of the nation’s top training programs.
Trained by one of the world’s most honored robotic surgeons, Dr. Tygenhof has a particular interest in robotic kidney-sparing surgery for kidney cancer, robotic prostate removal for cancer, and robotic techniques for benign urologic disease. In addition to minimally-invasive surgery, particularly da Vinci robotics, his training also emphasized urologic prosthetics and reconstruction, female urology, pediatric urology, urologic oncology, and stone disease.
Dr. Tygenhof is board-certified, and a member of the American Urologic Association, the Western Section American Urologic Association, the California Urological Association, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is the current Chairman of Surgery at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton and the Director of Urologic Surgery. He is also the Chairman of the Member Engagement and Education Committee at the Cooperative of American Physicians.
