News & Highlights

The first ancillary study approved by the ambitious Health eHeart Study was born here at UCSF’s Department of Urology...

Urology’s Cindy Mak, RN, wins the prestigious Excellence in Ambulatory Nursing Award for 2014...

Drew Armstrong of Bloomerg covered results from recent study looking at men whose prostate cancer relapsed and delayed hormone theraphy treatment. The researchers used a 14,000-patient database from

UCSF researchers make an important scientific breakthrough that connects two fundamental cellular processes, protein synthesis and metabolism, important for fueling cancer cell growth. Remarkably, the targeted inhibition of this specific connection caused cancer cells but not normal cells to die, therefore identifying an attractive new approach to cancer therapy.

Study offers new data on hormone therapy timing strategies when prostate cancer relapse is detected by rising PSA levels alone.

Professor Jack McAninch has logged thousands of miles in the corridors of San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) since he became urology chief there in 1977. Although he officially retired after 36

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is categorized as a mental health problem, but it can also produce a range of physical symptoms. UCSF urologist Benjamin Breyer, MD, and his research team have

The American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons awarded its 2014 Barringer Medal to Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH, chair of the UCSF Department of Urology ...

Clay del Rosario, a nurse at the Urology Procedure Center, is a recipient of a Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses that recognizes his skillful and compassionate expertise. The award is a way for the

Dr. Maurice Garcia, MD, MAS, Assistant Professor of Urology, UCSF designed and developed an implantable fiducial marker for the bladder that allows Radiation Oncologists to visualize and target the tumor site with high-dosages of radiotherapy, and is spearheading ongoing research to develop their role in clinical treatment.