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Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine (1993)

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

705 NEWMAN ROAD
New Bern, NC 28562

(252) 633-2712

Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD is an urologist in New Bern, NC specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine in 1993 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD is affiliated with CAROLINAEAST PHYSICIANS.

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705 NEWMAN ROAD
New Bern, NC 28562

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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.

ablation	10
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	34
blood draw	58
catheterization	61
chemotherapy	34
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1722
foreign body removal	13
hormone therapy	51
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
lab tests	1822
laser treatment	8
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	9
minimally invasive procedures	239
minor procedures	13
stent placement (stenting)	27
urologic procedures	663

**Gender**
Male	768
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	860
Black	164
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	375
85 and over	129
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

ablation	11
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	23
blood draw	43
catheterization	69
chemotherapy	23
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	1578
foreign body removal	10
hormone therapy	92
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
lab tests	1605
laser treatment	9
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	10
minimally invasive procedures	214
minor procedures	10
stent placement (stenting)	25
suprapubic catheter replacement	25
urologic procedures	614

**Gender**
Male	681
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	136
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

ablation	12
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	30
blood draw	60
catheterization	81
chemotherapy	30
doctor visit	1729
hormone therapy	78
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190
lab tests	1686
laser treatment	9
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	10
minimally invasive procedures	196
stent placement (stenting)	28
urologic procedures	623

**Gender**
Male	1562
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1798
Black	278
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	898
From 75 to 84	766
85 and over	316
Less than 65	150

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

ablation	28
blood draw	90
catheterization	63
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1769
hormone therapy	49
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lab tests	1673
laser treatment	22
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	11
minimally invasive procedures	235
minor procedures	19
stent placement (stenting)	24
urologic procedures	636

**Gender**
Male	759
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	378
85 and over	134
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

ablation	22
blood draw	119
catheterization	64
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	1865
hormone therapy	61
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
lab tests	1847
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	10
minimally invasive procedures	290
minor procedures	24
stent placement (stenting)	33
urologic procedures	656

**Gender**
Male	773
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	151
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	389
85 and over	150
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	22

ablation	28
blood draw	118
catheterization	53
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1695
foreign body removal	23
hormone therapy	52
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
lab tests	1703
laser treatment	23
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	303
minor procedures	13
stent placement (stenting)	32
urologic procedures	700

**Gender**
Male	807
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	898
Black	139
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	151
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

ablation	25
blood draw	190
catheterization	66
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	1660
hormone therapy	67
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
lab tests	1720
laser treatment	21
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	10
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	11
minimally invasive procedures	281
minor procedures	18
stent placement (stenting)	32
suprapubic catheter replacement	65
urologic procedures	673

**Gender**
Male	880
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	944
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	495
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	157
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

ablation	19
blood draw	122
catheterization	65
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1425
foreign body removal	10
hormone therapy	51
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
lab tests	1615
minimally invasive procedures	240
minor procedures	12
stent placement (stenting)	17
suprapubic catheter replacement	39
urologic procedures	673

**Gender**
Male	851
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	924
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	145
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

ablation	36
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	58
blood draw	391
catheterization	116
chemotherapy	58
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	2760
hormone therapy	98
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lab tests	3240
laser treatment	10
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	11
minimally invasive procedures	420
minor procedures	25
stent placement (stenting)	31
suprapubic catheter replacement	79
urologic procedures	1202

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD treated as an urologist in New Bern, NC were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

ablation	21
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	36
blood draw	132
catheterization	70
chemotherapy	36
cryotherapy	11
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1801
foreign body removal	14
hormone therapy	66
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
lab tests	1881
laser treatment	15
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	11
minimally invasive procedures	272
minor procedures	16
stent placement (stenting)	27
urologic procedures	719

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	708
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	127
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	794
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	345
85 and over	131
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	405

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	18
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine in 1993. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine (1993)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patrick James Walsh, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,987 Myrbetriq $650	XTANDI $389	Vesicare $248	Lexiscan $48	$652
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC	$351 PROVENGE $351
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$344 ZYTIGA $171	Erleada $156	$17
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$208 $208
Augmenix, Inc.	$199 SpaceOAR $199
Other	$2,567 Urolift $201	PROVENGE $173	XIAFLEX $138	FIRMAGON $107	ZYTIGA $100	Other $1,848

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,680
Education	$849
Travel and Lodging	$126

Biography

Dr. Patrick Walsh is a specialist in urology (urinary tract disease). He works in New Bern, NC. These areas are among his clinical interests: bladder cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), and kidney stones. Dr. Walsh graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in New Bern, NC.

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