Dr. Paola graduated from SUNY/Stony Brook School of Medicine in 1986. He received his bachelor of science degree in biochemistry from Stoney Brook as well. He was trained in general surgery and urology at West Virginia University from 1987 to 1993. He practiced general surgery at the Bond Clinic in Winter Haven, Florida from June 1993 to September 1998, until he decided to move his family to Brandon in 1998.
Dr. Paola became board certified in urology in 1995 and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is on the clinical facility of West Virginia University, and is the author of “Under the Fig Leaf,” a comprehensive guide to the care and maintenance of the penis, prostate, and related organs.