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June is Men’s Our urology Call us

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888.302.3897
We're diagnosing
men’s health
prostate cancer more
accurately through MRI Whether you want to see us in Akron,
Barberton, Green or Wadsworth, our team
Summa Health is using Multiparametric MRI is ready to help you.
(MP-MRI) to help distinguish between benign
(noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous) areas Our Urologists
in the prostate and nearby lymph nodes. This is
welcomed news for men with elevated prostate- Joseph Dankoff, M.D.
specific antigens (PSAs) who dread the alternative – Practice locations: Akron and Green
a procedure that involves up to 30 random needle
biopsies of the prostate through the rectum. Special interests: kidney stones and
prostate disease
With the new “fusion-guided” biopsy, your doctor
requests the MP-MRI scan to gain a better idea Lawrence Geller, M.D.
of where a tumor may be positioned within your Practice locations: Akron and Barberton
prostate. In most cases, the procedure lasts 45 to
60 minutes, during which several dozen three- Special interests: sexual dysfunction
dimensional images may be taken. and incontinence

To find out more about this innovative procedure, Joshua Nething, M.D., FACS
go to summahealth.org/fusion. Practice locations: Akron, Barberton
and Wadsworth

Special interests: urologic oncology,
minimally invasive and robotic surgery,
prostate disease and kidney stones

Kevin Spear, M.D.
Practice locations: Akron and Green

Special interests: male infertility,
vasectomy, and reproductive medicine

Our Advanced Practice Providers

Erica Robin
Gerstenmaier, Houk,
PA-C CNP

Grace Angela
Goske, Moss,
CNP PA-C

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