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Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Professional interests include: benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), urinary incontinence, urinary tract infection (UTI), and more.

1010 Three Springs Boulevard Suite 270
Durango, CO 81301

(970) 764-3845

Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS is an urologist in Durango, CO specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS is affiliated with CommonSpirit Health, CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO and SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS OF BLANCHARD VALLEY LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1010 Three Springs Boulevard Suite 270
Durango, CO 81301

Some issues Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS can help you with:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Enlarged Prostate)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged. BPH affects about half of men between the ages of 50 and 60, and approximately 80% of men over 80. As the prostate grows in size, it can press down on the tube where urine flows out of the body (the urethra) and cause urinary problems.

Medication can relieve mild to moderate symptoms of BPH, such as frequent urination, incomplete bladder emptying, a weak urine stream, and straining while urinating. However, other forms of treatment may be more appropriate if an individual has pain with urination, frequent urinary tract infections, or is unable to urinate. The size of the prostate and the severity of their symptoms will determine the type of treatment they need. If the prostate is not very large, doctors will likely recommend a transurethral procedure. This minimally invasive technique involves the insertion of a scope into the urethra. The most common transurethral procedures for BPH are:

Transurethral incision of the prostate or TUIP, where the surgeon uses the scope to make small cuts in the area of the prostate that meets the bladder. These cuts will open up the pathway for urine and allow it to flow with more ease.
Transurethral needle ablation or TUNA, where needles are inserted through the scope and into the prostate. The needles use radiofrequency waves to destroy excess prostate tissue.
Laser prostate ablation, where lasers pass through the scope to melt away the part of the prostate causing urine blockage.
Transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP, where the inside of the prostate is trimmed and removed one tiny piece at a time using the scope.

If the prostate is too big for a transurethral procedure, an individual may need a simple prostatectomy, which can be done in one of three ways: laparoscopic, robotic, or open. During a laparoscopic simple prostatectomy, a surgeon makes several small incisions on the belly. Then they insert a long tube with a camera into one of the cuts and surgical instruments into the others. Using the camera to see inside the belly, they carefully removes the enlarged part of the prostate. Robotic simple prostatectomy uses the same techniques as the laparoscopic method, but the surgery is done with the help of a robot. For men with very large prostates, open simple prostatectomy may be the best treatment option. This surgery differs from the other approaches in that it requires a much larger incision.

Most transurethral treatments for BPH, like TUIP, TUNA, and laser prostate ablation, are done in the doctor's office or outpatient surgery center. TURP and simple prostatectomy, however, need to be performed in the hospital and require an average stay of one to three days. Patients should wait a week before doing any strenuous activities after a TUIP, TUNA, or laser prostate ablation, and about four to six weeks after a TURP or simple prostatectomy. Although these treatments improve BPH symptoms for most patients, it is important to be aware of the risks involved, such as urine control issues, tightening of the urethra, and erectile dysfunction.

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

A urinary tract infection, or UTI, happens when bacteria enter the body through the opening where urine is normally released. The bacteria infect the lining of the urethra and bladder, turning them red and inflamed. This causes pain in the abdomen or pelvic area, a burning sensation during urination, a sense of urgency about going to the bathroom, frequent urination, and urine that smells bad and looks cloudy, or even contains traces of blood. If the urinary tract infection is severe, it may travel all the way to the kidneys, a more serious kind of UTI called pyelonephritis. Patients with this kidney infection might have blood in their urine, feel back pain, and develop a fever.

Urinary tract infections are extremely common: 12% of all men and 40-50% of all women will have a urinary tract infection during their lifetime. They are more common in women because women have shorter urethras, so bacteria have a shorter distance to travel from the outside of the body to the bladder and cause an infection. Some people also have urethras that are an unusual shape or have an obstruction in the urethra that makes getting a UTI more likely. Also, certain chronic illnesses like diabetes weaken the immune system, so any bacteria in the body are more likely to cause an infection.

A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed very quickly by a doctor. A sample of urine can be examined under a microscope for the presence of bacteria or white blood cells. There are also diagnostic strips that can be used to test a urine sample without the need for a microscope. Once a diagnosis is made, treatment is a course of oral antibiotics, and most patients feel better within just a few days. There are some things that patients can do themselves to help reduce the risk of getting a urinary tract infection in the future. Stay well hydrated, wipe from front to back after going to the bathroom, wear breathable cotton undergarments, and don't hold it in when patients feel the urge to go.

abdominal imaging	193
ablation	21
anorectal procedures	21
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	13
catheterization	60
chemotherapy	13
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	2719
foreign body removal	15
hormone therapy	72
lab tests	532
laser treatment	10
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	309
minor procedures	17
stent placement (stenting)	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	192
urologic procedures	952

**Gender**
Male	941
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1220
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	217
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	161
ablation	37
anorectal procedures	20
catheterization	69
cryotherapy	26
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	2326
foreign body removal	16
hormone therapy	87
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lab tests	383
laser treatment	25
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	19
minimally invasive procedures	279
minor procedures	23
stent placement (stenting)	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	160
urologic procedures	888

**Gender**
Male	894
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1146
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	433
85 and over	200
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	106
ablation	13
anorectal procedures	17
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	17
blood draw	178
catheterization	32
chemotherapy	17
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1538
hormone therapy	60
lab tests	199
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
minimally invasive procedures	183
stent placement (stenting)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	105
urologic procedures	576

**Gender**
Male	1476
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1826
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	756
From 75 to 84	684
85 and over	338
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	27

abdominal imaging	181
blood draw	303
doctor visit	1105
foreign body removal	22
hormone therapy	19
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lab tests	73
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
minimally invasive procedures	202
stent placement (stenting)	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	180
urologic procedures	346

**Gender**
Male	614
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	743
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	111
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	219
ablation	11
anorectal procedures	24
blood draw	260
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	903
foreign body removal	19
hormone therapy	14
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lab tests	57
laser treatment	11
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	235
minor procedures	17
stent placement (stenting)	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	229
urologic procedures	497

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	105
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	325
ablation	12
anorectal procedures	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	55
blood draw	226
chemotherapy	55
cryotherapy	13
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	812
foreign body removal	25
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
lab tests	49
laser treatment	38
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	38
minimally invasive procedures	273
minor procedures	21
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	347
urologic procedures	475
vascular procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	108
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	238
ablation	23
anorectal procedures	22
blood draw	209
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	704
foreign body removal	30
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
lab tests	65
laser treatment	32
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	19
minimally invasive procedures	276
minor procedures	19
stent placement (stenting)	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	237
urologic procedures	470

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	73
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	114
ablation	10
anorectal procedures	15
blood draw	181
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	645
foreign body removal	36
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
lab tests	46
laser treatment	33
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	33
minimally invasive procedures	237
minor procedures	20
stent placement (stenting)	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
urologic procedures	394

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	64
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	126
blood draw	99
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	926
foreign body removal	16
hormone therapy	18
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
lab tests	159
laser treatment	35
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	35
minimally invasive procedures	207
minor procedures	12
stent placement (stenting)	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	125
urologic procedures	443

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS treated as an urologist in Durango, CO were urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	186
ablation	18
anorectal procedures	18
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	28
blood draw	208
catheterization	53
chemotherapy	28
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	1300
foreign body removal	22
hormone therapy	45
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lab tests	174
laser treatment	25
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	22
minimally invasive procedures	248
minor procedures	18
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	190
urologic procedures	566
vascular procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	586
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	727
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	281
85 and over	121
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	310

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	19
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Cincinnati Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Urology (ABU) Urology and has a state license in Ohio.

Residency: University of Cincinnati Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Urology (ABU) Urology

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CommonSpirit Health

CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO

SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS OF BLANCHARD VALLEY LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Andre Gilbert, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
American Medical Systems Inc.	$4,857 GreenLight Laser Therapy $4,857
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,215 General - BPH $903	GENERAL BPH $823	Greenlight $202	GENERAL - KIDNEY STONE DISEASE $183	SPACEOAR VUE $73	Other $30
Coloplast Corp	$1,292 PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $1,206	$86
Teleflex LLC	$1,284 Urolift System $1,265	Urolift $19
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$771 Myrbetriq $255	Vesicare $142	XTANDI $124	$250
Other	$2,433 NPD Clinical Study $400	TOVIAZ $152	Urolift $125	RAPAFLO $112	XARELTO $110	Other $1,534

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,311
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,950
Food and Beverage	$3,823
Consulting Fee	$400
Education	$367

Biography

Dr. Andre Gilbert specializes in urology (urinary tract disease) and practices in Durango, CO. Clinical interests for Dr. Gilbert include bladder cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), and kidney stones. He has an open panel in Durango, CO according to Doctor.com.

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