Trident Health welcomes new Physician to Palmetto Adult and Children’s Urology

CHARLESTON, SC  – Samuel Walker Nickles, M.D., has joined the team of physicians at Palmetto Adult and Children’s Urology in Summerville. In addition to his role at the practice, Dr. Nickles will treat patients admitted to Trident and Summerville Medical Centers.

“We have a broad scope of practice including everything from pediatric patients to adults, from plastic surgery to large cancer cases,” said Dr. Nickles. His special interests include reconstructive urology, women’s urologic concerns and urologic oncology.

A native of Columbia, S.C., he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. He completed his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he also earned his Doctorate of Medicine degree.  A member of the American Urological Association, Southeast Section of American Urological Association and the American College of Physicians, he resides with his wife, Jona, in downtown Charleston.

AboutTrident Health

Trident Health is a 407-bed HCA hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals – Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center – as well as two free standing emergency departments- Centre Pointe Emergency and Moncks Corner Medical Center. The Joint Commission recently named Trident Health as one of the nation’s top hospitals for quality and safety for the fourth year in a row. Other noteworthy services include a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, an award-winning Heart Center, the Trident Breast Care Center, and the South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery. Accredited by The Joint Commission, Trident Health is committed to providing quality health services along with wellness information and opportunities to the communities it serves. For more information about Trident Health, visitwww.tridenthealthsystem.com or call 843.797.7000.