News & Highlights

The UCSF Department of Urology condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the decision by the Supreme Court to allow states to restrict access to safe medical abortion services. Ours is a specialty very much concerned with women’s and reproductive health, and we see governmental intrusions into the physician-patient relationship as our – and everyone’s – issue.

The 46th Northern California Research Seminar was held virtually on Saturday, May 7, 2022. This event is held annually to showcase the research done by the medical teaching institutions in Northern

Dr. Alan Shindel, professor of clinical urology at UCSF, was announced as the Incoming Chair for the American Urological Association (AUA) Core Curriculum Committee. Dr. Shindel will assume these duties June 1, 2022. He will become Chair of the Committee as of June 1, 2023.

The inaugural, first ever “Pediatric Urology UC wide great case conference” convened April 20th, 2022. Thanks to our two presenters: A case of “bilateral high grade vesicoureteral reflux” by Tim

Learn more about the Nutritional Counceling Program from Joshua Martin at the UCSF Cancer Center by clicking here.

Dr. Vittorio Fasulo was honored by European Urology Oncology.

The UCSF Department of Urology is pleased to announce Sima P. Porten MD, MPH as the newly appointed Program Director for the Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program. She succeeds Maxwell V. Meng, MD who