Patrick Devine, M.D., an internationally-known urologist and long-time EVMS professor, dies

April 17, 2007

Patrick Devine, M.D.

NORFOLK—Patrick Devine, M.D., an internationally known urologist and long-time EVMS professor, died April 12 after a long illness. He was 81.

Devine followed in the footsteps of his late father, Charles Devine, and his brother, Charles Devine, Jr., M.D., in specializing in urology. He loved to teach and in 1965, his devotion to sharing knowledge led Patrick to found a urology residency program based at Norfolk General Hospital and DePaul Medical Center. The program, Tidewater’s first urology residency, helped establish the foothold for medical education in Norfolk, and for the establishment of EVMS.

Following the death of Charles Devine, Jr. in 1999, EVMS created the Endowed Devine Family Chair in Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery at EVMS in memory of Charles and Charles Jr. and in honor of Patrick.

Patrick Devine graduated from Granby High School and Washington and Lee University and received his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He served as a paratrooper in World War II, attaining the rank of second lieutenant. Following his residency training, also at UVA, he returned to Norfolk and joined the practice founded by his father in 1919. Devine’s brother had also previously joined the practice.

Collaborating closely, the brothers achieved remarkable milestones in research, including revolutionary concepts in the field of reconstructive urology that made history.

Devine was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1963 and served as president of the Mid-Atlantic section of the American Urological Association in 1973-74. He was an active member of many national medical associations and held leadership positions at Medical Center Hospitals and DePaul Medical Center, including serving as president of the medical staff of what are now Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center. Devine authored many publications and was frequently invited to lecture about his work around the world.

In recognition of the need for change in health care delivery, Devine helped establish the first health maintenance organization in Hampton Roads. He worked with hospitals, physicians and insurers around Virginia to develop integrated systems for the efficient delivery of health care.

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