UCSF Urology #1 in NIH Funding for 6th Consecutive Year

Rankings of National Institutes of Health (NIH) biomedical research funding put UCSF in first place for urology funding...

UCSF Cancer Biologist Awarded $1 Million Grant From Prostate Cancer Foundation

Hao Nguyen, MD, PhD, holds the Goldberg-Benioff Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology and is associate professor in UCSF’s Department of Urology, will use the funding over the course of the next...

Luke Gilbert, PhD, Wins Wachtel Cancer Research Award

The award honors early-career investigators who have performed outstanding work in the field of cancer research.

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News & Highlights

May 09, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

Genetic Test Helps Predict Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

Prostate cancer ranks as the most common internal malignancy diagnosed in men in the United States, but often does not require extensive treatment..

May 08, 2013

Patient Care
Education
Cancer

New UCSF Marketing Campaign Features Active Surveillance

Urology Department Chair Peter Carroll and prostate cancer survivor John Shoemaker are featured in Dr Peter Carroll and John Shoemaker

May 08, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

New Prostate Cancer Test Improves Risk Assessment

Tool tested by UCSF helps identify those best suited for Active Surveillance...

May 01, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Education
Urologic Subspecialties

Tom F. Lue, MD, FACS, Honored with Valentine Award for Contributions to Urology

UCSF urology professor Tom F. Lue, MD, FACS, received the 2013 Ferdinand C. Valentine Award during a reception at the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) on April 10, 2013.

Apr 17, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

UCSF Urology's CAPRA-S Score Validated

The University of California, San Francisco, Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment Postsurgical (CAPRA-S) score is a new tool updating the widely used CAPRA score with information gained from radical prostatectomy.

Apr 01, 2013

Patient Care

Nurse Helps Patients Navigate UCSF

Patients from around the country seek access to UCSF genitourinary oncology for the wealth of programs and treatment options we offer. Making sure that patients can access these services efficiently is a top priority.

Mar 19, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Children

Choosing Wisely® Campaign Selects Research by UCSF Urologist Hillary Copp, MD, MS

Eliminating unnecessary medical testing is a key ingredient in improving the quality and efficiency of health care.

Mar 05, 2013

Patient Care
Education
Cancer

New UCSF Marketing Campaign Features Active Surveillance

Urology Department Chair Peter Carroll, MD, MPH and prostate cancer survivor John Shoemaker are featured in UCSF Medical Center's latest multimedia advertising campaign …