Mandesia R. Hairston, FNP-BC

I am passionate about high-quality, evidence-based and personalized healthcare. I enjoy seeing patients of all ages and have experience in caring for both acute and chronic healthcare conditions. I also enjoy managing mental healthcare, gynecological conditions and contraceptive intrauterine devices (IUDs). My background as a nurse in a Women’s Center developed my special interest in women’s healthcare. I thoroughly enjoy developing a strong patient-provider relationship and working together to manage various healthcare conditions through lifestyle, non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment when needed. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, distance running, gardening, and spending time with family, friends and my golden retriever, Wallaby.

I’ve always wanted to help people, especially during their times of need when they feel most vulnerable or scared. I want to make a positive impact on this world through patient care by listening closely, providing guidance and re-assurance, and being able to offer diagnostic or screening procedures that get people one step closer to optimal health care outcomes and their health care goals. My job is to listen closely to everything the patient has to say and to work together as a team to achieve their optimal health goals. I see patients with all sorts of gastrointestinal disorders, including GERD/reflux, dysphagia/problems swallowing, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, and treatment for hemorrhoids. Outside of work, I like spending time with my kids, two boys, and I like reading mostly fiction/fantasy/sci-fi. I also enjoy working out at at Burn Boot Camp, and I love trying new restaurants and new foods.

As a urologist, I am dedicated to delivering patient-centered care with a transparent and team-based approach. Urology is a unique specialty that requires a high level of compassion, communication, and understanding between the clinician and the patient due to the sensitive nature of treating genitourinary disorders. I specialize in managing patients with a wide range of urologic conditions to include cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and kidney stones. Prior to joining UNC Health, I was a US Army physician and Chief of Urology stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. Outside of work, I enjoy exploring the Triangle’s many parks, trails, and coffee shops with my husband and kids.