Beaufort Memorial Expands Urology Practice to Okatie

To increase access to much-needed urology care in the Lowcountry, board-certified physician assistants Matt Baker and Kristin Callaghan will begin seeing patients at Beaufort Memorial Urology Specialists in the Okatie Medical Pavilion on June 18, in addition to the practice’s Beaufort office.

The practice expansion comes amid a simultaneous nationwide increase in demand for urology care and decrease in supply of urology providers, according to the American Urological Association.

“Beaufort Memorial is making enormous progress in our goal of increasing access to quality medical care for our growing community,” said Beaufort Memorial President and CEO Russell Baxley. “As we examine the needs of our patients, it’s clear that urology is a high-demand specialty area. Expanding our excellent urology practice to Okatie is a significant step forward in ensuring we meet that demand.”

Baker, PA-C, PharmD, a self-described “Lowcountry boy,” is experienced both as a physician assistant and as a pharmacist. He works with the clinical team to assess and manage treatment for acute and chronic urological disorders that most frequently can be addressed with medication rather than surgery. He recently joined Urology Specialists after seven years at a urology practice in Bluffton, where he gained expertise in cystoscope procedures and active monitoring of patients with an elevated PSA level and those at the conclusion of their prostate cancer treatment.

Callaghan, PA-C, has a combined background in emergency medicine and urology. She worked in emergency medicine in Charleston and then for a urology practice in Savannah, Ga., before coming to work at BMH as an emergency medicine physician assistant. After seven years in the BMH emergency department, she joined Coastal Carolina Urology Specialist and then rejoined the BMH family when the practice was acquired by BMH in 2023. Her clinical interests include the treatment of kidney stones, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infection (UTI), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer.

Beaufort Memorial Urology Specialists offers expert diagnosis, treatment, and management of a wide range of urinary system diseases and conditions in men and women, including those affecting the kidneys, bladder, adrenal glands, ureters, urethra, and male reproductive organs. Our board-certified providers are highly experienced in the latest treatments and surgical techniques, including minimally invasive procedures and robotic surgeries.

The practice is located in Suite 300 of the Beaufort Memorial Okatie Medical Pavilion, 122 Okatie Center Blvd., Okatie. To make an appointment, call 843-524-7607.