W. Bedford Waters, MD, Urologist with University Urology, PC
Get to know Urologist Dr. W. Bedford Waters, who serves patients in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dr. Waters is a board-certified urologist who is affiliated with University Urology, PC. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, University Urology, PC is a professional group of urologic surgeons and staff dedicated to the delivery of the highest quality of urologic medical and surgical care. The specialized practice offers the utmost compassion for patients suffering from problems with bladder control, erectile dysfunction, and other urological disorders.
Dr. Waters received an undergraduate degree in chemistry/pre-medical from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1970. Thereafter, he went on to receive his medical degree from that same institution in 1974. He completed his internship and one-year residency in general surgery at the University of California, San Diego in 1976, followed by his urology training at the Harvard Program in Urology (Longwood Area) in Boston, Massachusetts in 1980.
After residency, Dr. Waters became an Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urology) at the University of Illinois in Chicago. One year later, he joined the faculty at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, where he remained for twenty years. In 2001, he joined the staff at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where is currently a professor, Program Director and Chairman of the Department of Urology.
Dr. Waters is a Fellow of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS). The AAGUS is an association of leading academic urologists from the United States, Canada and around the world – all of whom are dedicated to the study of diseases of the genitourinary system.
Dr. Waters has trained 66 residents in his academic career. He has also authored over 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 18 book chapters. Furthermore, he has given over 180 presentations at local, national, and international meetings.
In June of 2016, Dr. Waters received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine. He is also the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Urological Association
Dr. Waters has served as a leader of many regional and national organizations, including the Society of Urologic Oncology, the National Medical Association (Urology Section), the Chicago Urological Society, the Illinois Urological Society, the Society of Academic Urologists, and the American College of Surgeons. He is involved in the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, where he serves on the Board of Directors of the Mid-South Division and the East Tennessee Division.
Dr. Waters is President of the Vanderbilt University Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs. Urologists, like Dr. Waters, specialize in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. Patients may be referred to a urologist if their physician suspects they may need treatment for a condition relating to bladder, urethra, ureters, kidneys, and adrenal glands. Dr. Waters has extensive experience in the treatment of urologic cancers, focusing on renal cancer, testis cancer, bladder cancer, and urinary diversion. He has been active in promoting early prostate cancer detection in the African-American community.
Learn More about Dr. W. Bedford Waters:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1524350-W-Bedford-Waters-Urologist, through University Urology, PC, https://urologypc.net/about-us/ or through the University of Tennessee Medical Center, https://www.utmedicalcenter.org/doctors/w-bedford-waters-md/
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