- Michelle Bartlome
Choose the health content that’s right for you, and get it delivered right in your inbox.

Urologist Dr. Ali Tourchi has joined AdventHealth Medical Group and will perform procedures at AdventHealth Palm Coast and AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway.
As an AdventHealth Medical Group team member, Tourchi joins more than 400 health care providers, including 250 primary care physicians and specialists in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties.
Tourchi specializes in performing minimally invasive surgery and treating kidney stones, enlarged prostates, sexual and erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, male infertility and vasectomies, and cancer of the kidney, ureter, bladder and prostate.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Tourchi,” said Ilene Gilbert-Droge, CEO of AdventHealth Medical Group operations in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties. “He is our first employed urologist in Flagler County and will help fill the gap for a specialty in great need in Palm Coast.”
Tourchi received a Doctor of Medicine from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, and completed a pediatric urology postgraduate research fellowship at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He also completed a urology residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Tourchi has published over 50 papers and has been cited over 500 times in scholarly works. He also serves on the editorial board of several medical journals and regularly peer-reviews articles for five journals.
“I am thrilled to join AdventHealth, which is experiencing significant growth and is committed to providing state-of-the-art urological care to the community,” Tourchi said. “I have a special interest in minimally invasive urological surgery and men’s health, and I am confident that I can make a significant contribution to the hospital’s mission. Joining AdventHealth was an easy decision for me, and I am thrilled to become part of this wonderful community.”
His practice accepts most insurance plans and new patients ages 18 years and older. His clinic is located inside the medical office building at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway, 3 AdventHealth Way, Suite 210, in Palm Coast and his office phone number is Call386-302-1360.
Recent News
Final steel beam marks key step in AdventHealth Daytona Beach expansion
Local leaders, officials, and construction workers gathered today to commemorate a major milestone in the expansion underway at AdventHealth Daytona Beach: placing the final steel beam.
AdventHealth is excited to introduce Eugenio L. Menendez, DO, FACP, to our community of care. He is joining the team at AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Hendersonville* following the...
AdventHealth Heart of Florida and AdventHealth Polk Foundation leaders are delighted to unveil a new courtesy visitor shuttle meant to enhance accessibility and comfort for patients.
Dr. Jeffrey Keen, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstruction, orthopedic surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, and sports medicine, has returned to AdventHealth Medical...
In recognition of National Donate Life Month, nearly 300 transplant patients and their families enjoyed AdventHealth’s 2025 transplant reunion.
By managing ASCs as distinct entities with tailored operations, financial structures, and physician partnerships, the East Florida Division is fostering collaboration, efficiency, and growth.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 101,000 people are currently on the organ transplant list in need of a new kidney. However, only about 17,000 transplants happen each year —...
Leaders and volunteers from AdventHealth, United Way of Central Florida, Hands for the Homeless and the community worked together to distribute more than 9400 pounds of food to people in need.
The AdventHealth Board of Directors has appointed David Banks as the organization’s new president/CEO, effective immediately.
AdventHealth is excited to welcome Shalom Littrell, LCSWA, to its team at AdventHealth Medical Group Psychiatry at Medical Office Building*. Littrell is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate and...
The AdventHealth Heathbrook ER will have 12 exam rooms, including a resuscitation room, a bariatric room, an isolation room, obstetrics-friendly room and pediatric-friendly rooms.
Ming Wu, MD -- a family medicine doctor with AdventHealth Littleton -- talks about the ways to lessen the impact of seasonal allergies this spring.