Dr. Eric M Wallen MD
Urologist
5915 Farrington Road Chapel Hill NC, 27517About
Dr. Eric Wallen is a urologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Wallen 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.
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 2002
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rationale for use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in prevention and treatment of bladder cancer.
- Impact of race, age, income, and residence on prostate cancer knowledge, screening behavior, and health maintenance in siblings of patients with prostate cancer.
- Cyclooxygenase-2: a therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
- Treatment for localized prostate cancer: surgical approaches.
- Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and other NSAIDs in urology: current peril or future promise?
- Robotic assisted laparoscopic radical cystoprostatectomy: operative and pathological outcomes.
- Conservative management of low risk superficial bladder tumors.
- Is robotic radical cystectomy an appropriate treatment for bladder cancer? Short-term oncologic and clinical follow-up in 50 consecutive patients.
- Robot-assisted laparoscopic anterior pelvic exenteration for bladder cancer in the female patient.
- Evaluating the learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy.
- The impact of obesity on the diagnosis of prostate cancer using a modern extended biopsy scheme.
- Impact of marital status in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.
- Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy for bladder cancer: a surgical atlas.
Awards
- 2005-2006, 2005 Attending of the Year, UNC Urology Residents
- 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005 Best Doctors
- 2012 AUA Teacher of the Year, American Urological Association Board
- 2010 America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly
- UNC Division of the Year 2009 Attending of the Year Faculty Teaching Award
- UNC Division of Urology 2004-2005, 2004 Attending of the Year Faculty Teaching Award
Professional Memberships
- Member Society of Urologic Oncologists
- Member American College of Surgeons
- Member American Urological Society
- Member Southeastern Section of the American Urological Society
Experience & Accolades
- Assistant Professor 2002Urology., Dartmouth Medical School
- Member2003 Faculty for Course on Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy., American Urological Association
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