Here’s a secret: urologists can tell when you’re holding back. You answer questions with the bare minimum and leave without asking what’s really on your mind. Maybe you’re embarrassed. Maybe you think your concern is too weird. Maybe you’re worried about what the answer might be. But Dr. Nathan Starke wants you to know the questions you’re afraid to ask are exactly the ones you should be asking. In his experience as a urologist, he’s found that the best conversations between

Dr. Nathan Starke has performed hundreds of surgeries in his career as a urologist. But one of his most memorable operations was an unexpected, high-risk procedure, not in a hospital, but at a local animal shelter. Once a week since 2024, Dr. Starke has dedicated his free time to volunteering at Special Pals, a Houston-area animal shelter. It’s a far cry from the sterile precision of his usual surgical environment, but for Starke, it’s become an essential part of his weekly r

Brain surgery probably doesn’t scream “summer fun” to most teenagers. But Dr. Nathan Starke, who’s now a urologist in Houston, recalls how a special opportunity to get into an operating room at 14 years old ignited a lifelong passion for medicine and surgery. "I spent the summer with a pediatric neurosurgeon and watched brain surgery all summer," Dr. Starke recalls. Thanks to his connection with a family friend, he gained access to the neurosurgery operating room younger than

This article originally appeared in Men's Health Magazine: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19546875/supplements-for-better-sex/ SUPPLEMENTS  ARE EVERYWHERE these days, and some promise to help boost your libido and enable you to get stronger erections that last longer. If you’re dealing with erectile dysfunction , it’s no surprise that you’d want to take them. But do they actually help? And, better yet, are they safe? Nathan Starke , M.D., a urologist and former director o

It’s a familiar scenario in households across America: a woman schedules her annual women’s checkup, takes her kids to their pediatrician appointments, and reminds her partner, for the third time, that he really should see a doctor about an ache or pain he’s been complaining about for months.  Why don’t men go to the doctor?  Dr. Nathan Starke , a Texas urologist and former Director of the Houston Methodist Men’s Health Center, has found some answers to that question througho

For medical students weighing their specialty options, the decision can feel overwhelming. Which field will keep you intellectually engaged? Where will your personality fit best? And, most importantly, which path will let you make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives while maintaining work-life balance? Dr. Nathan Starke , a fellowship-trained urologist in Houston, faced these same questions during his training. His journey from pediatric neurosurgery observer at age 14