Urologist joins staff at Blue Ridge HealthCare

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Brian Bauer, MD, is Blue Ridge HealthCare’s new urologist. His office opened Monday beside Valdese Hospital in the Medical Office Building, Suite 100.

By: By Anna Wilson | awilson@blueridgehealth.org
Published: March 10, 2010

MORGANTON --

M. Brian Bauer, MD, FACS, has recently joined the Medical Staff of Blue Ridge HealthCare's Grace and Valdese Hospitals. His practice will be Blue Ridge Urology, located in the new Medical Office Building next to Valdese Hospital, 730 Malcolm Boulevard, Suite 100.
As a urologist, Dr. Bauer specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary system in men and women and disorders of the male reproductive system. Urologists can prescribe medications, perform surgery, and treat urination problems, such as difficulty holding urine (incontinence) and tumors or stones in the urinary system. They treat problems of the male reproductive system such as impotence (erectile dysfunction).
Dr. Bauer is an experienced urologist having practiced in Lenoir for many years. He is a member of the American Urological Association and Society of Government Service Urologists and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
A native of Kentucky, Dr. Bauer earned his medical degree cum laude from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., and his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in urology at Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va.
Urology is the field of medicine that focuses on issues affecting the urinary tracts of males and females and on the reproductive system of males. In both sexes, the urinary and reproductive tracts are close together, and disorders of one often affect the other. The organs covered by urology include the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs.
Urologists are also involved in the assessment and treatment of incontinence.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call 580-7962. Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
What is urology?
Issues and/or conditions that may require the services of a urologist include:
Adrenal Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Stones
Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
Incontinence
Overactive Bladder
Male Infertility
Testicular Cancer
Bedwetting
Vasectomy
Bladder Control Problems
BPH/Enlarged Prostate
Male Sexual Dysfunction
Urinary Tract Infection
Blood in Urine