Helen L. Bernie, DO
Urology
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Biography
Dr. Helen L. Bernie is a board certified, fellowship-trained urologist and the Director of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Indiana University. She is also an Assistant Professor of Urology at the IU School of Medicine where she teaches medical students.
Dr. Bernie is passionate about men’s health, cancer survivorship and fertility preservation. She treats all aspects of men’s health to include male sexual dysfunctions and infertility.
From a sexual health standpoint, she treats erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease, low testosterone (hypogonadism), anorgasmia and ejaculatory dysfunctions. From a fertility standpoint, she specializes in treating male infertility by performing vasectomy reversals, testis biopsies, varicocele surgery and performing vasectomies.
She also treats patients who need fertility preservation procedures prior to initiation of treatments that may render them infertile such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.
Education, Professional Accreditation and Certification
Dr. Bernie completed her residency in Urology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY, and went on to complete a two-year fellowship in Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
She has presented award-winning research in the field of sexual medicine, testosterone replacement and prostate cancer, and male fertility. She is an active member of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the International Society of Sexual Medicine where she holds local and international roles serving as chair of the social media committee, and member in the young clinicians, educational projects and abstract committees. Dr. Bernie is also a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine where she has won awards for best video on her surgical techniques for “No Scalpel Vasectomy” and teaches the Male Infertility and Sexual Health program.
When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three boys.
Dr. Bernie's practice includes the treatment of the following specialties and procedures:
- Men's health
- Erectile dysfunction
- Infertility
- Peyronie's disease
- Fertility preservation
- Hypogonadism/low testosterone
- Sexual dysfunction
- Cancer survivorship
- Microsurgical vasectomy reversal and varicocele repair
- Microsurgical testicular sperm extraction
- Penile duplex doppler ultrasounds
- Intralesional Verapamil and Xiaflex injections for Peyronie's disease
- Intracavernosal injection therapy
- Testosterone therapy
- Penile implant surgery
Insurance
Insurance plans accepted by this provider are below.
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
- Anthem HMO
- Anthem Managed Medicaid Healthy Indiana Plan
- Anthem Managed Medicaid Hoosier Care Connect
- Anthem Managed Medicaid Hoosier Healthwise
- Anthem Medicare Advantage HMO
- Anthem Medicare Advantage PPO
- Anthem PPO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Care Source Healthy Indiana Plan
- Care Source Hoosier Healthwise
- Care Source Marketplace
- Cigna HealthCare HMO
- Cigna HealthCare PPO
- Cofinity (Aetna) PPO
- Cofinity (Aetna) PPOM
Community Health Alliance
Deaconess OneCare
- Encore Combined
- Encore Health Network
First Health Network
- Health Alliance Medicare Advantage
- Humana ChoiceCare
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
Lutheran Preferred
Majestic Care Management I-SNP
- Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan
- Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect
- Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise
- Managed Health Services Marketplace
- Managed Health Services Medicare Advantage
- MDWise Excel Healthy Indiana Plan
- MDWise Excel Hoosier Healthwise
Medicaid (Traditional)
Medicare (Traditional)
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Parkview Signature Care EPO
- Parkview Signature Care PPO
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP)
Sagamore Health Network
SHO Direct
Southern Indiana Health Organization (SIHO) Inspire/PPO
- United HealthCare Managed Medicaid - Hoosier Care Connect
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage HMO
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage POS
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage PPO
VA Community Care Network
- Zing Health CSNP
- Zing Health DSNP
- Zing Health HMO
- Zing Health POS
- Zing Health PPO
Note: Although this listing was accurate at the time of posting, insurances change regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Please confirm with your insurance company that this provider is covered by your plan before your appointment.
Locations
Specialties & Details
Specialties:
Urology
Conditions & Treatments:
Mens Health, Testosterone & Hormonal Management, Male Infertility, General Urology, Erectile Dysfunction, Peyronie's Disease
Hospitals & Affiliations
Hospital Privileges:
IU Health West, IU Health North, IU Health Methodist/IU Health University
Physician Group:
Riley Physicians, IU Health Medical Group
Research
Research Publications
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