Dr. Pierce B Irby MD
Urologist
1023 Edgehill Rd S Charlotte NC, 28207Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Pierce Irby is a urologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Irby specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine MD
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine 1983
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Thulium fiber laser lithotripsy using tapered fibers.
- Holmium:YAG (lambda = 2,120 nm) versus thulium fiber (lambda = 1,908 nm) laser lithotripsy.
- Comparison of holmium:YAG and thulium fiber laser lithotripsy: ablation thresholds, ablation rates, and retropulsion effects.
- Enhanced thulium fiber laser lithotripsy using micro-pulse train modulation.
- Fiber-optic manipulation of urinary stone phantoms using holmium:YAG and thulium fiber lasers.
- Detachable fiber optic tips for use in thulium fiber laser lithotripsy.
- Hollow steel tips for reducing distal fiber burn-back during thulium fiber laser lithotripsy.
- Thulium fiber laser lithotripsy in an in vitro ureter model.
- Collateral damage to the ureter and Nitinol stone baskets during thulium fiber laser lithotripsy.
- A Miniaturized, 1.9F Integrated Optical Fiber and Stone Basket for Use in Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy.
- Miniature ball-tip optical fibers for use in thulium fiber laser ablation of kidney stones.
- Analysis of thulium fiber laser induced bubble dynamics for ablation of kidney stones.
- Fiber optic muzzle brake tip for reducing fiber burnback and stone retropulsion during thulium fiber laser lithotripsy.
Treatments
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)
- Kidney Stones
- Enlarged Prostate
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