Barker, James, Albert, PA

I started my medical career at the age of 16 as an EMT. I continued to work as an EMT throughout undergrad at Chowan University. After graduating from Lincoln Memorial University in 2013, I began my physician assistant career that year. I found my love for Urology in 2016 after a local urologist asked me to join their group. I have been working in Urology since. I started with NC Urology in 2024 with a passion to help build a patient centered urology practice. I enjoy working in all aspects of urology, especially complex patients. I pride myself with working closely with the patient and physician to have a great team approach. Outside of work, you can find me with family trying out all the local restaurants and traveling. Some of my favorite places I have visited are Australia and Guam amongst many others. I look forward in taking care of you.

I began my career in women’s health over ten years ago where I fell in love with labor and delivery while working at The Duke Birthing Center in Durham, NC. The Duke Birthing Center is a high-risk tertiary labor and delivery unit which afforded me the opportunity to connect and learn from many of the greatest physicians and midwives in the world of obstetrics. I also served as a clinical instructor for the Duke University School of Nursing. It was during this time that I saw the value of collaborative care between physicians and midwives, as well as student learners. The unique insights of midwives as experts in normal labor and birth was key to a balanced approach to obstetric care in an academic setting. These experiences were instrumental in molding delivery of care to ensure ALL women, no matter their health status, received focused-centered care that normalized their hospital stay. I knew becoming a certified nurse midwife would enable me to reach even more women. When I am not at work, I enjoy spending time with my family and my fur baby, a Labradoodle named Gunner.