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PHYSICIANS
 Pierce B. Irby III, MD, FACS
Education / Board Certification
After earning undergraduate degrees from Davidson College and NC State University, Dr. Pierce Irby III earned his medical degree in 1983 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Following his urology residency at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco, Dr. Irby served there as Chief Resident in Urology from 1989-1990. In 1992, he completed his endourology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
Prior to joining McKay Urology, Dr. Irby served for over 26 years on active duty with the Army. Among his many accomplishments during this time, Dr. Irby served as Chief of Urology Service at the 8th Evacuation Hospital in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. He also served as Director of the Urology Stone Center and Endourology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC from 1992-1999.
Today, Dr. Irby serves as the Director of the Carolinas Kidney Stone Center at McKay Urology. The Stone Center is a dedicated subspecialty clinic for the preventive, medical, and surgical treatment of urologic stone disease. Dr. Irby has special interest and training in medical management of stone disease and advanced, minimally invasive surgical techniques using endourology and laparoscopy.
Endourology
Dr. Irby subspecializes in endourology, which refers to minimally-invasive treatment of all disorders of the upper urinary tract, including:
- Renal Stone Disease
- Ureteral Stricture
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
The most common of these disorders is urolithiasis, also known as kidney stones. In addition, Dr. Irby treats patients for ureteral stricture, which involves management of obstructions in the ureter. Working with the Carolinas Laparoscopic & Advanced Surgery Program, Dr. Irby also treats patients with transitional cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer found in the collecting system of the kidney (urine space).
 Michael J. Kennelly, MD, FACS
Education / Board Certification
After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Michael Kennelly earned his medical degree in 1989 from the University of Cincinnati. From 1989 - 1994, Dr. Kennelly completed his surgical internship and urology residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He then completed his neurourology fellowship in 1995 at the University of Texas at Houston. Dr. Kennelly was board certified by the American Board of Urology in 1997. He is a member of the Society of Basic Urological Research, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and is a member of numerous other professional societies.
Female Urology / Neurourology / Incontinence
Dr. Kennelly sub-specializes in female urology, neurourology, and incontinence. In fact, Dr. Kennelly was one of the first physicians in North Carolina to subspecialize in female urology and neurourology, and he is currently one of only three doctors in the state who concentrates in these highly specialized fields. In pursuit of these special interests, Dr. Kennelly serves in four inter-related roles:
- Head, Section of Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology - McKay Urology
- Director, McKay Urology - Carolinas Rehabilitation
- Director, Charlotte Continence Center - Carolinas Rehabilitation
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In addition, Dr. Kennelly is also actively involved in numerous clinical trials, testing innovative therapies for the treatment of urinary incontinence, pelvic prolapse, bladder reconstruction, and pelvic pain.
 Chris Teigland, MD, FACS
Education / Board Certification
After earning his undergraduate degree from Duke University, Dr. Chris Teigland earned his medical degree in 1980 from Duke University as well. Dr. Teigland completed his surgical residency in 1982 at the University of Utah. He then completed his urologic residency in 1987 at University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (Parkland Hospital). Dr. Teigland was board certified by the American Board of Urology in 1989 and recertified in 1997. He is a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and is a member of numerous other professional societies.
Urologic Oncology
Dr. Teigland's clinical interest is focused on urologic oncology. His subspecialties include:
Accordingly, Dr. Teigland is also actively involved in numerous urologic oncology clinical trials, testing new therapies for prostate and kidney cancer.
Academic Responsibilities
Dr. Teigland is a clinical professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and he serves as chairman of McKay Urology at Carolinas Medical Center. His academic responsibilities include:
- Administration of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Urology PGY-4 Resident Rotation at CMC.
- Administration and direct clinical instruction of General Surgery, Family Practice, Internal Medicine residents on their Urology rotation at CMC.
- Regular lectures to the Internal Medicine and Family Practice residency programs.
- Administration of an active clinical research practice that involves three full-time clinical research coordinators and a basic science prostate cancer lab run by Laura Glasscock, PhD.
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