Phillip P. Porch, III, M.D.
A practicing urologist since 1986
Southern Hills office
A native of Nashville, Dr. Porch earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. Additionally, he earned a M.E. in Radiation Physics at the University of Virginia. Dr. Porch graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine in Memphis, TN.
Dr. Porch is a pioneer in robotic surgery for radical prostatectomy. Along with Dr. Dasari, he performed one of the first robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomies at Centennial Hospital in August of 2003. Since then, he has either assisted, performed or taught over 400 of the Da Vinci prostatectomies. His proctoring (teaching) has been world wide with his last international teaching experience in Melbourne Australia where he proctored 6 physicians in a brand new hospital. He is considered a leader in ground breaking technology, and performed the first hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy, as well as the first TVT obturator procedure in private practice in Nashville.
Married to Linda for over 30 years, Dr. Porch and his wife raised two daughters, Meg and Ellie, and have two Piebald Dachshunds, Rhett and Scarlett. He is now a proud grandfather with the recent addition of his grandson Ryder. Dr. Porch enjoys geocaching, scuba diving (he is a dive master), beer brewing, and hosts his own website www.theporch.com. Dr. Porch has been active on the internet since early 1994 with theporch.com domain. He has been involved as a beta tester for PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), BIND (the internet naming daemon) and Sendmail.
Specialties:
Da Vinci Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Kidney stone disease
Getting to know Dr. Porch:
Favorite book: “Cryptonomicon” by Neal Stephenson
Favorite movie: “Brazil”
Quick quote from Dr. Porch:
“I strongly believe in taking time to talk with patients, especially when
it comes to cancer. This sometimes puts me behind in my office
appointments, which really stresses me out because I hate making people
wait!”
Other involvements:
- Nashville Surgical Society
- Owner, ThePorchDotCom (www.theporch.com)
- American Board of Urology, Member
- Tennessee Urology Association, Member
- Tennessee Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Member
