Prof. Dr. med. André Reitz

Specialist in
Urology
specially: Neuro-urology
Qualification certificates
Medical practice laboratory (KHM)
Languages
German, English, French, Italian

Core competencies

  • Urinary incontinence in males, females and children
  • Lower urinary tract dysfunction in neurologic disease like multiple sclerosis, parkinsonism, demencias, stroke, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and diabetes
  • Lower urinary tract function after pelvic surgery, with overactive bladder, chronic urinary retention or pelvic pain
  • Minimal-invasive therapy of urinary incontinence
  • Surgical therapy of urinary incontinence
  • Procedures of neurostimulation and neuromodulation
  • Accessment and treatment of erectile dysfunction

Professional career

2010
Head, KontinenzZentrum Hirslanden, Zürich
2007 - 2009
Head, Dept. of Neurourology, Neurologische Rehabilitationsklinik Godeshöhe Bonn, Germany
Dec 2007
Fellow of the European Board of Urology
2006 - 2007
Head, Dept. of Neurourology, Spinal Cord Injury Center, Orthopedics University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

Schools, university & degrees and diplomas

Jan 2006
Postdoctural qualification in Neurourology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Jan 2006
Specialisation in Urology, Heidelberg, Germany
2001
Medical Doctor “cum laude” Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, Germany
1999 - 2006
Training in Urology in Heidelberg, Zurich and Paris
1998
Graduation in Medicine, University of Münster, Germany

Further information

Publications
  • National Library of Medicine - Pub Med
  • Dr. André Reitz, Vom Bauchnabel abwärts. Das Gesundheitsbuch für den Mann Hirzel-Verlag Stuttgart, 3. Auflage, 2008
  • Dr. André Reitz, Gesunde und starke Blase. Hirzel-Verlag Stuttgart, 2010
Scientific awards
  • 2001 Heidelberger Preis für Neurourologie
  • 2002 Annual Meeting, International Continence Society - Best Clinical Presentation
  • 2002 National Congress of the Italian Urodynamics Society
  • 2003 Congress of the European Association of Urology - Best Poster Neurourology
  • 2003 Eugen-Rehfisch-Preis des Forum Urodynamicum e.V.
  • 2004 Pfizer-Forschungspreis für klinische Forschung im Bereich Urologie und Nephrologie
Peer Reviewer
  • 2004 ......... Congress of the European Association of Urology - Best Poster Neurourology
  • 2004 - 2010 Journal of Urology
  • 2004 ......... International Journal of Impotence Research
  • 2005 ......... Neurourology and Urodynamics
  • 2005 ......... Nature Clinical Practice Urology
  • 2006 - 2010 European Urology
  • 2005 ......... American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • 2007 ......... International Journal of Andrology
  • 2006 ......... Clinical Autonomic Research
  • 2007 ......... Clinical Neurophysiology
  • 2007 - 2009 Jahreskongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie
  • 2008 - 2009 Member of the European Urology Editorial Board
  • 2010 ......... European Journal of Neurology

Memberships and partnerships

  • European Association of Urology
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie
  • Arbeitskreis “Urologische Funktionsdiagnostik und Urologie der Frau” der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie
  • Forum Urodynamicum e. V. (Vorstandsmitglied, Schatzmeister)
  • Deutscher Urologischer Arbeitskreis für Querschnittlähmung
  • Schweizer Gesellschaft für Urologie

Events & lectures