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Maxwell V. Meng, MD

Biographical Sketch

BA, 1991, Biochemical Sciences, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA

MD, 1995, Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

 

 

1995-1996

Surgical Intern, University of California, San Francisco

1996-1997

Surgical Resident, University of California, San Francisco

1997-2000

Urology Resident, University of California, San Francisco

2000-2001

Chief Resident, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

2001-2003

Clinical Instructor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

2001-2002

Postdoctoral Fellow in Endourology & Laparoscopy, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

2002-2003

Postdoctoral Fellow in Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

2003-2007

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

2007-Present

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

 

Maxwell Meng, MD received his undergraduate training from Harvard College, where he obtained his degree in biochemical sciences magna cum laude. He then attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. Meng obtained his general surgery and urology training at the University of California San Francisco. Subsequently, he combined his interest in urologic oncology and minimally invasive surgery, completing fellowships in both under the guidance of Peter Carroll, MD and Marshall Stoller, MD. Upon completion of his fellowships Meng has continued as UCSF faculty specializing in urologic cancers and laparoscopy. He is part of the multidisciplinary urologic oncology team located at the Mount Zion Cancer Center. He also operates at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and San Francisco General Hospital. Meng's clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of genitourinary malignancy, and minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant diseases. He has experience with robotic surgery and is actively involved in the development of new technologies. Meng is an active member of the American Urological Association (AUA), an active member of the Western Section of the AUA, and a candidate member of the American College of Surgeons. Meng teaches laparoscopic techniques at the UCSF Urologic Laparoscopy course, and he has moderated the laparoscopy session at the Western Section of the AUA. Meng has written over 50 peer-reviewed publications and 9 chapters covering many aspects of oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and renal trauma. Meng is currently co-editing a book on urinary stone disease with Marshall Stoller, MD, which will be published in 2003.