Dr. M. Azeem Bhatti, a board certified urologist, recently joined Memorial Hospital.  His practice, York Urology Specialists, is located at the Sixth Avenue Professional Center. 

He said he is looking forward to practicing in our community.  Dr. Bhatti has extensive experience in organ preservation and minimally invasive surgeries.  “I see this as an opportunity to bring my expertise to York County and meet an underserved need,” said Dr. Bhatti. 

Before coming to Memorial, Dr. Bhatti was the chief of Urology at Guthrie Healthcare System in Sayre, Pennsylvania. 

He said he always knew he wanted to be a physician and in medical school decided Urology was the specialty for him.  “Urology appealed to me because it was a combination of medical and surgical skills.  I also liked that my patient population could be everything from pediatrics to geriatrics,” said Dr. Bhatti.  “It is gratifying when I treat someone who comes to me with a disease and I am able to perform surgery and provide immediate good outcomes.”

Eighty percent of the surgeries Dr. Bhatti performs are minimally invasive.  For example, in the past a patient with kidney disease may have had a kidney removed, but Dr. Bhatti is able to remove the cancer and the kidney is still intact and able to function normally.  For bladder surgery, Dr. Bhatti is able to remove a bladder and recreate a new bladder with a piece of the patient’s intestines.  This means the patient does not need to have an ostomy bag.  When treating patients with prostate cancer, he is able to preserve the nerves, so the patient maintains erectile function and continence.

“What these minimally-invasive procedures mean to patients is less pain, less bleeding, less time in the hospital and a quicker recovery.  Patients are able to get back to their normal daily living a lot sooner,” added Dr. Bhatti. 

Dr. Bhatti’s move to Memorial was also a good decision for him personally.  He and his wife, Dr. Zehra Siddiqui, and five-year-old son, Yusuf, are closer to their family in New Jersey. 

Dr. Bhatti said everyone at Memorial has been very welcoming to him, and he is looking forward to working with the physicians and associates to provide innovative urological procedures to our community.