Los Angeles – November 10, 2026 -- Men in Southern California looking for a urologist have a new peer-vetted name to consider: Dr. Justin Houman, MD, FACS, of Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai, has been selected for the 2027 Southern California Super Doctors Rising Stars list in urology. The list will be published in Super Doctors Magazine with the Los Angeles Times in January.
Only about 2.5 percent of regional physicians made the cut
Super Doctors selects physicians through a multi-step process. It combines peer nominations, independent research into each nominee's credentials and achievements, and a review by a Blue-Ribbon Panel of top-scoring physicians in each specialty. The Rising Stars list is reserved for doctors who have been in practice for roughly 10 years or less. About 2.5 percent of Southern California physicians were chosen for the 2027 list.
Houman covers the full range of men's urologic and reproductive health
His clinical focus includes male fertility and microsurgical varicocelectomy, vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, testosterone optimization, erectile dysfunction, penile implant surgery and Peyronie's disease. He also treats kidney stones, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bladder health and urinary symptoms in men.
Houman completed a fellowship in male reproductive medicine and microsurgery at UCLA, subspecialty training held by a small fraction of practicing U.S. urologists. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
His practice is a Center of Excellence for testicular pain
Houman is widely recognized for his work on chronic testicular pain, and his practice has been designated a Center of Excellence for Testicular Pain and Orchialgia. He has performed more than 1,000 microsurgical spermatic cord denervations. He regularly sees men whose pain has gone unexplained or unresolved, including pain after vasectomy, pain after hernia repair and nerve-related pain that may not show up on standard imaging.
Patients travel to his Los Angeles practice from across Southern California and around the country. He accepts referrals from urologists, reproductive endocrinologists, obstetrician-gynecologists and primary care physicians.
"Recognition from fellow physicians means a great deal," Houman said, thanking his patients, the colleagues who nominated him and his team at Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai.
Training and research run through UCLA, Rochester and Cedars-Sinai
Houman earned his bachelor's degree at UCLA and his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his general surgery internship and urology residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His research has appeared in the Journal of Sexual Medicine and Translational Andrology and Urology, and he has presented at national meetings of the American Urological Association and the American Society of Andrology.