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Endourology, Robotic Surgery & Laparoscopy Fellowship

At UCSF, your dedicated team of Endourologists are actively engaged in clinical trials and research to advance understanding and develop novel treatment options to improve outcomes and quality of life for people with bladder stones, kidney stones, bph, cystinuria, and primary hyperoxaluria.

We specialize in cutting edge minimally invasive procedures that include treatment for complex kidney stones, ultrasound guided surgical techniques, advanced robotics and microbubble application to improve stone fragmentation.

The state-of-the-art facility is located at the Parnassus campus where these Urologists offer consultation, diagnostic imaging and lab testing. You can meet with your Urologist in person or through a telehealth visit. Click here to schedule an appointment.

Endourology and Laparoscopy Conditions

Stones (Kidney)

Kidney stones form when substances that are normally dissolved in the urine concentrate together and aggregate into stones. Kidney stones affect over 40 million Americans every year. They can cause severe pain and often require visits to the...

Ureteral Stricture (Obstruction)

The ureter is the tube that drains urine from the kidney down to the bladder. In some conditions, a portion of the ureter can be narrowed, which is called a stricture. This can be congenital, or the result of scarring from previous surgery, urinary...

Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (Adult)

Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a condition where the ureter, the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder, is blocked at the top portion where it leaves the kidney. This can be due to a number of conditions, including congenital...

Endourology and Laparoscopy Treatments

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Marshall Stoller Receives Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award

Jan 11, 2021
Innovative surgeon, educator, and scientist; inspiring, passionate and wonderful man, are words used by his colleagues to describe him. His effect on the people around him has been profound. Marshall L. Stoller, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair of Urology at UCSF, and head of the university’s urinary stone division, has been named the 22nd recipient of the Endourological Society’s Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, presented annually since 1999, honors an endourologist whose work and career have had a major impact on the field.

New surgical training and simulation center led by Dr. David Bayne

Nov 18, 2020
With the shift in learning to virtual platforms in the setting of the COViD pandemic, simulation education must follow suit. To respond to this need, Dr. Bayne and his team have created multiple individualized learning stations to allow residents to...

David B. Bayne, MD, MPH Joins UCSF Urology as Assistant Professor

Jul 25, 2020
As of July 2020, Dr. Bayne is newly recruited as Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, UCSF...

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Clinician Faculty

Dr. Justin Ahn

Justin S. Ahn, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Urology
Specialties: Endourology, Robotic Surgery and Laparoscopy, Urologic Subspecialties
Dr. David Bayne

David B. Bayne MD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor of Urology
  • Director of Global Education and Simulation
  • Chief of Urology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Specialties: Endourology, Robotic Surgery and Laparoscopy, Urologic Subspecialties
Dr. Max Bowman

Max Bowman, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Urology
Specialties: Endourology, Robotic Surgery and Laparoscopy, Urologic Subspecialties
Marshall L. Stoller, MD

Marshall L. Stoller, MD

  • Professor of Urology
  • Chief of Endourology
Specialties: Endourology, Robotic Surgery and Laparoscopy, Urologic Subspecialties