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About
When the barrier to pregnancy is anatomic — a prior vasectomy, a blocked duct, or no sperm in the ejaculate from a production problem — Tom Walsh fixes it surgically or retrieves sperm for ICSI. He is a urologist, and he is chief of men’s reproductive health and sexual medicine at the University of Washington as well as an associate professor of urology there, a department leadership role that puts him in charge of the region’s academic men’s-health service as well as this clinic’s cases.
His route is the surgical one: a medical degree at Northwestern University, urology residency at the University of Washington where he also earned a master’s in epidemiology, and a male infertility and sexual medicine fellowship at UCSF. The epidemiology degree is not decoration — it shows in how he reads the evidence behind reversal and retrieval techniques rather than defaulting to whichever method a center is comfortable with. He holds an NIH National Research Service Award and was named a Seattle Top Doctor in 2011.
Inside Pinnacle Fertility he complements the endocrinologist on the male team: Dr. Choy manages hormonal causes, while Walsh handles obstruction, surgical sperm retrieval, erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease. He holds an MD with surgical training; the sources record his residency and fellowship rather than a specific board-certification date.
Clinical Expertise
- Microsurgical vasectomy reversal: vasovasostomy and vasoepididymostomy to restore natural fertility
- Surgical sperm retrieval: TESE, micro-TESE, PESA and TESA for azoospermia, paired with IVF/ICSI
- Erectile and sexual dysfunction: medical and surgical management
- Peyronie’s disease: reconstructive and non-reconstructive treatment
- Varicocele repair and hormonal evaluation of the male partner
Why Choose Dr. Walsh
He operates. Vasectomy reversal and micro-TESE are microsurgical procedures with outcomes tied to a surgeon’s volume; Walsh leads an academic men’s-reproductive service where he does them routinely.
Academic leadership plus evidence training. Chief of men’s reproductive health at the University of Washington, an associate professorship, an NIH research award, and a master’s in epidemiology behind his clinical judgment.
Full male scope in one physician. Obstruction, retrieval, sexual dysfunction and Peyronie’s — coordinated with the clinic’s IVF and endocrinology teams so a couple’s plan fits together.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the American Urological Association, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction. Chief of Men’s Reproductive Health and Sexual Medicine and associate professor of urology, University of Washington. UCSF-trained in male infertility and sexual medicine; NIH National Research Service Award recipient.
Suitable For
- Men seeking vasectomy reversal
- Non-obstructive or obstructive azoospermia needing sperm retrieval for IVF/ICSI
- Erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease
- Couples with a male-factor diagnosis requiring surgical management