Patrick C. Walsh is an American urologist, researcher and writer, best known for developing "the anatomic approach to radical prostatectomy", involving nerve-sparing techniques which reduced the likelihood of impotence and urinary incontinence.
[1][2][3][4] Patrick Walsh grew up in Akron, Ohio, received his undergraduate and medical training at Case Western Reserve University.
He also completed a residency in urology as well as a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine.
He has co-authored more than 600 articles and three books, including The Prostate: A Guide for Men and the Women Who Love Them.
He was the editor-in-chief of Campbell's Textbook of Urology, and for his contributions the book was renamed in his honor.