Frederick Klein, M.D., F.A.C.S
Practice Locations
1928 Alcoa Highway MOB B Suite 222 Knoxville, TN 37920
Hwy 411 North, Etowah, TN 37331
304 Wright Street Sweetwater, TN 37874
Dr. Klein was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He received an undergraduate degree in biology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1971 and a medical degree from the Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, in 1974. He completed his internship in general surgery and urologic training at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia followed by fellowship in urologic cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. After four years as a faculty member at MCV, he became Chief of the Division of Urology at UTMCK.
Dr. Klein has extensive experience in the treatment of
urologic malignancies and has presented and published over 100 articles on
urology and urologic cancers. Although his primary interest is urologic
oncology, he has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of
urinary incontinence and general urology. He is a full professor and
director of the urologic residency program at UTMCK, which started in 2002.
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Edward Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S
Practice Locations
1928 Alcoa Highway MOB B Suite 222 Knoxville, TN 37920
1108 Fox Meadow Blvd, Suite 2 Sevierville, TN 37862
109 Independence Lane LaFollette, TN 37766
Dr. Kim was born in Chicago and received both his
bachelor's degree in medicine and his M.D. degree from Northwestern
University. He completed a fellowship in male reproductive medicine and
surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He was also named a
research scholar by the American Foundation for Urologic Disease, also
at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Kim has an active interest in
infertility, male erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer. He is a
leader in the surgical technique of nerve grafting during radical
prostatectomy for preservation of potency.
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W. Bedford Waters, M.D. F.A.C.S
Practice Locations
1928 Alcoa Highway MOB B Suite 222 Knoxville, TN 37920
719 Cook Drive, Suite 105 Athens, TN 37303
11440 Parkside Drive S-202, Knoxville, TN 37934
18797 Alberta Street Oneida, TN 37841
Dr. W. Bedford Waters was born and raised in Knoxville,
TN. He is a professor in the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery
at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville and a partner
of University Urology, P.C. He received an undergraduate degree in
chemistry/pre-medicine from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee
in 1970 and a 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 1974-1976, followed by urologic
training at the Harvard Program in Urology (Longwood Area) in Boston,
Massachusetts 1976-1980. After residency, Dr. Waters became an assistant
professor of surgery (urology) at the University of Illinois in Chicago,
IL. One year later, he joined the faculty at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, where he remained for twenty years.
Dr. Waters returned to Knoxville in 2001.Dr. Waters has extensive
experience in the treatment of urologic cancers. He has served as a
leader of many regional and national organizations. He has served as a
member of the Examination Committee of the American Board of Urology,
Inc. (1995-1999). Dr. Waters is a current Trustee (2003-2009) and the
current President of the American Board of Urology, Inc. (2008-2009).
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Ragi Doggweiler, M.D., ABHM
Practice Locations
1928 Alcoa Highway MOB B Suite 222 Knoxville, TN 37920
11440 Parkside Drive S-202, Knoxville, TN 37934
Ragi Doggweiler was born and raised in Switzerland. After studying nursing, she attended medical school in Florence, Italy where she completed her residency in urology. She then moved to the United States and worked as a research fellow in neurourology at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver. There, she did research with Richard Schmidt, MD, a pioneer in the field of neurourology and sacral nerve stimulation. In October 1998 she moved to Memphis to be part of the Department of Urology at the University of Tennessee. She is also trained in myofascial pain and trigger point injections and hypnotherapy. Since 2001 she is board certified in Holistic Medicine. In February 2006 she transferred to Knoxville, TN and is part of the Division of Urology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Medical Center. Her special fields of interest are interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, neurogenic bladder and voiding dysfunction. She is part of the medical advisory board for the Interstitial Cystitis Association and involved with NIDDK in redefining the urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes.
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Leslie was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received both her bachelor of science in nursing and master of science in nursing from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She is certified as both a family and urology nurse practitioner. Her special interests include female urology, interstitial cystitis, and incontinence. She is an adjunct instructor at UTK College of Nursing, for nurse practitioner students, and has co-authored numerous articles in urologic journals. Leslie offers a unique and special perspective to the overall wellness care and education of University Urology patients.
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Dr. White
Practice Locations
1928 Alcoa Highway, B-222
Knoxville, TN 37920
1633 W. Morris Blvd
Suite B
Morristown, TN 37813
1610 Tazewell Rd, Suite 304 Tazewell, TN 37879
Dr. White is a native of Knoxville and attended the University of Tennessee.
After graduating from UT in 1999 in the College Scholars Program, he attended
medical school at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. He graduated from the
UT College of Medicine in 2003 with Highest Honors. He then completed his surgical
internship and urology residency training at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2003 – 2008).
He subsequently completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery at
the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio (2008-2009). Dr. White joined University Urology in 2009.
He currently serves as the Director of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery at The University of
Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
Dr. White’s primary interests include minimally invasive urologic oncology, in situ tumor ablation,
single port and natural orifice surgery, and urinary stone disease. He has authored over 50 original
research articles on these and other subjects, written numerous textbook chapters, and regularly presents
his research at national and international meetings. He is an active member of the American Urological Association,
the Endourological Society, and the Society of Urologic Oncology.
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