Athens Medical Associates Urology is an affiliate of the O'Bleness Health System through Athens Medical Associates, a multi-specialty physician group.

Board-certified urologist Derrick L. Reedus Sr., MD, is a member of the O'Bleness medical staff. He received his medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, now known as Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. He completed his residency in urology at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio.

Dr. Reedus provides expert care for urological conditions including, but not limited to, kidney stones, urologic cancers, enlarged prostate, erectile dysfunction, as well as urinary incontinence and frequency. He performs surgical procedures at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital and the Athens Surgery Center, a multi-specialty outpatient center located in the Castrop Center in the O'Bleness Medical Park in Athens, Ohio. He also performs vasectomies, and specializes in the following conditions :

PROSTATE CANCER

• Screening and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
• Hormone Therapy, Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer
• Prostate Cancer Prevention and Surgery Access

KIDNEY, TESTICULAR AND BLADDER CANCER

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Cancer
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Bladder Cancer
• Risk Factors and Warning Signs of Bladder Cancer
• Evaluation of Testicular and Scrotal Masses and Their treatment

FEMALE URINARY INCONTIENCE/VOIDING DYSFUNCTION

• Interstitial Cystitis
• Neurogenic Bladder
• Nonsurgical and surgical options for Overactive Bladder (OAB) including InterStim
• Stress Urinary Incontinence Surgery and Treatments including minimally invasive mid-urethral slings, biofeedback, urodynamics, and pelvic floor exercises

OTHER MALE UROLOGIC ISSUES INCLUDING ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED), LOW TESTOSTERONE AND BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY (BPH) (Enlargement of Prostate)

• Peyronie'ss Disease (curvature of the penis)
• Premature Ejaculation
• Chronic Prostatitis
• Non-surgical, pharmacologic options
• GreenLight laser Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP), a minimally invasive surgical option for the treatment of an enlarged prostate
• Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

KIDNEY STONES, BLADDER STONES

• Kidney Stones Prevention Measures
• Kidney Stones Risk Factors, Symptoms and Evaluation, and Treatment
• ESWL (Shock Wave Lithotripsy) for Kidney Stones
• Ureteroscopic Holmium Laser Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones and Bladder Stones

STERIALIZATIONS

• Performs vasectomies in the office or in the surgery center