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James F. Smith, MD, MS

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Dr. James Smith

James F. Smith, MD, MS

Professor of Urology

Education

  • BA, 1996, Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley
  • MS, 2000, Health & Medical Sciences, Joint Medical Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
  • MD, 2002, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
  • Certificate, 2008, Advanced Training in Clinical Research, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
  • Surgical Intern, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2002-2003
  • Urology Resident, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2003-2006
  • Chief Urology Resident, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2006-2007
  • Andrology Fellow, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco 2007-2009

Biography

James Smith, MD, MS received his undergraduate training from the University of California, Berkeley, where he obtained a degree in molecular biology with high honors. He then enrolled in the University of California's Joint Medical Program, a partnership between Berkeley's School of Public Health and San Francisco's School of Medicine where he earned a master's degree in health and medical science in 2000 and a medical degree in 2002. Smith completed his general surgery and urology training at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, returning to the University of California, San Francisco as an Andrology Fellow in 2007 for advanced clinical and clinical research training in male reproductive and sexual health under the guidance of Tom Lue, MD and Ira Sharlip, MD.  In 2009, he was awarded a K12 MRHR (Male Reproductive Health Research) grant to continue his investigation into male reproductive health.

Clinical Interests

As Director of Male Reproductive Health at UCSF, Smith directs the multidisciplinary team providing male fertility preservation counseling and treatment; evaluates and treats men with male reproductive health problems, desire for vasectomy, low testosterone, and erectile dysfunction. He specializes in the use of minimally invasive vasectomy, microsurgical vasectomy reversal, advanced sperm retrieval techniques, microsurgical varicocele repair, and microsurgical spermatic cord denervation. Smith is an active member of the American Urological Association, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society of Reproductive Surgeons, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, American Society of Andrology, and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.

Research Interests

Smith’s NIH and Department of Urology funded research program centers on his desire to help men and boys with cancer become fathers after surviving cancer treatment. Smith’s research is highly collaborative and studies a range of problems focused on achieving this goal. His long-term objective is to develop a nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary cancer and reproduction program. This program is comprised of: A. clinical fertility preservation for adults and children; B. basic science investigation of sperm physiology, sperm stem cells, and semen physiology; C. translational research focused on fertility preservation and restoration; D. clinical research into the reproductive effects of cancer therapy; and E. health services research exploring costs of reproductive care, disparities in access to care, and ethical implications of fertility preservation therapy for children.

Publications

Zuntini AR, Carruthers T, Maurin O, Bailey PC, Leempoel K, Brewer GE, Epitawalage N, Françoso E, Gallego-Paramo B, McGinnie C, Negrão R, Roy SR, Simpson L, Toledo Romero E, Barber VMA, Botigué L, Clarkson JJ, Cowan RS, Dodsworth S, Johnson MG, Kim JT, Pokorny L, Wickett NJ, Antar GM, DeBolt L, Gutierrez K, Hendriks KP, Hoewener A, Hu AQ, Joyce EM, Kikuchi IABS, Larridon I, Larson DA, de Lírio EJ, Liu JX, Malakasi P, Przelomska NAS, Shah T, Viruel J, Allnutt TR, Ameka GK, Andrew RL, Appelhans MS, Arista M, Ariza MJ, Arroyo J, Arthan W, Bachelier JB, Bailey CD, Barnes HF, Barrett MD, Barrett RL, Bayer RJ, Bayly MJ, Biffin E, Biggs N, Birch JL, Bogarín D, Borosova R, Bowles AMC, Boyce PC, Bramley GLC, Briggs M, Broadhurst L, Brown GK, Bruhl JJ, Bruneau A, Buerki S, Burns E, Byrne M, Cable S, Calladine A, Callmander MW, Cano Á, Cantrill DJ, Cardinal-McTeague WM, Carlsen MM, Carruthers AJA, de Castro Mateo A, Chase MW, Chatrou LW, Cheek M, Chen S, Christenhusz MJM, Christin PA, Clements MA, Coffey SC, Conran JG, Cornejo X, Couvreur TLP, Cowie ID, Csiba L, Darbyshire I, Davidse G, Davies NMJ, Davis AP, van Dijk KJ, Downie SR, Duretto MF, Duvall MR, Edwards SL, Eggli U, Erkens RHJ, Escudero M, de la Estrella M, Fabriani F, Fay MF, Ferreira PL, Ficinski SZ, Fowler RM, Frisby S, Fu L, Fulcher T, Galbany-Casals M, Gardner EM, German DA, Giaretta A, Gibernau M, Gillespie LJ, González CC, Goyder DJ, Graham SW, Grall A, Green L, Gunn BF, Gutiérrez DG, Hackel J, Haevermans T, Haigh A, Hall JC, Hall T, Harrison MJ, Hatt SA, Hidalgo O, Hodkinson TR, Holmes GD, Hopkins HCF, Jackson CJ, James SA, Jobson RW, Kadereit G, Kahandawala IM, Kainulainen K, Kato M, Kellogg EA, King GJ, Klejevskaja B, Klitgaard BB, Klopper RR, Knapp S, Koch MA, Leebens-Mack JH, Lens F, Leon CJ, Léveillé-Bourret É, Lewis GP, Li DZ, Li L, Liede-Schumann S, Livshultz T, Lorence D, Lu M, Lu-Irving P, Luber J, Lucas EJ, Luján M, Lum M, Macfarlane TD, Magdalena C, Mansano VF, Masters LE, Mayo SJ, McColl K, McDonnell AJ, McDougall AE, McLay TGB, McPherson H, Meneses RI, Merckx VSFT, Michelangeli FA, Mitchell JD, Monro AK, Moore MJ, Mueller TL, Mummenhoff K, Munzinger J, Muriel P, Murphy DJ, Nargar K, Nauheimer L, Nge FJ, Nyffeler R, Orejuela A, Ortiz EM, Palazzesi L, Peixoto AL, Pell SK, Pellicer J, Penneys DS, Perez-Escobar OA, Persson C, Pignal M, Pillon Y, Pirani JR, Plunkett GM, Powell RF, Prance GT, Puglisi C, Qin M, Rabeler RK, Rees PEJ, Renner M, Roalson EH, Rodda M, Rogers ZS, Rokni S, Rutishauser R, de Salas MF, Schaefer H, Schley RJ, Schmidt-Lebuhn A, Shapcott A, Al-Shehbaz I, Shepherd KA, Simmons MP, Simões AO, Simões ARG, Siros M, Smidt EC, Smith JF, Snow N, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Soreng RJ, Sothers CA, Starr JR, Stevens PF, Straub SCK, Struwe L, Taylor JM, Telford IRH, Thornhill AH, Tooth I, Trias-Blasi A, Udovicic F, Utteridge TMA, Del Valle JC, Verboom GA, Vonow HP, Vorontsova MS, de Vos JM, Al-Wattar N, Waycott M, Welker CAD, White AJ, Wieringa JJ, Williamson LT, Wilson TC, Wong SY, Woods LA, Woods R, Worboys S, Xanthos M, Yang Y, Zhang YX, Zhou MY, Zmarzty S, Zuloaga FO, Antonelli A, Bellot S, Crayn DM, Grace OM, Kersey PJ, Leitch IJ, Sauquet H, Smith SA, Eiserhardt WL, Forest F, Baker WJ
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Patient Contact

For Urology patients contact:

Parnassus Physical Address:
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 610
San Francisco CA 94143

415.353.2200  (Phone)

415.353.2641 (Fax)

Fertility Preservation Contact Information

All cancer patients evaluated within 24 to 48 hours by calling the fertility preservation hotline at:  415.353.7475

Academic Contact

415.885.3694  (Phone)
415.885.7443  (Fax)

Department of Urology
San Francisco, CA 94143-1695

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