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Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH

Biographical Sketch

BA, 1974, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Zoology

MD, 1979, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, Medicine
Residency, 1981, University of California, San Francisco, CA, Surgery

Residency, 1984, University of California, San Francisco, CA, Urology

MPH, 2008, University of California, Berkeley, CA

 

 

1984-1986

Fellow, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

1985-1986

Clinical Fellow, American Cancer Society, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

1986-1992

Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

1992-1996

Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

1993-1996

Interim Chief of Urology, Mt. Zion Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

1993-Present

Program Leader, Program in Urologic Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

1996-Present

Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2001-Present

Ken and Donna Derr-Chevron Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2003-2007

Surgeon-in-Chief, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2006-Present

Associate Dean, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2006-Present

Director of Clinical Services and Strategic Planning, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

 

Peter Carroll, MD, MPH received his undergraduate training at the University of California, Berkeley. He attended Georgetown University School of Medicine. He graduated with honors and received the Cahill Award for his performance in surgery and the Kober Award for the highest record of achievement in the graduating class. He received his general surgery training at UCSF, also completing his urology residency at that institution. He completed a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before returning to join the faculty in the Department of Urology at UCSF.

Carroll organized the multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology Service, which he currently directs with Eric Small, MD a medical oncologist. In 1996, Carroll assumed chairmanship of the UCSF Department of Urology, recently ranked as one of the very best urology departments in the country by US News and World Report. He has authored or coauthored over 325 publications and is principal or co-investigator of several research grants, including the UCSF Prostate Cancer SPORE funded by the National Institutes of Health. He is an active member of numerous professional medical societies, including the American Urological Association, the American College of Surgeons, the Western Urologic Forum, and the American Association for Cancer Research. His major professional interests are the study and management of urologic cancers, innovative methods of urinary tract reconstruction, and the impact of cancer detection and treatment on quality of life.