Our distinguished faculty, many of whom are internationally recognized for their work,
have expertise in a broad spectrum of urological subspecialties.
People
Clinician Faculty
Professor and Chair, UCSF Department of Urology
Dr. Pruthi sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center where he specializes in urologic oncology, including prostate and bladder cancer. He is committed to a multi-disciplinary, holistic, and patient-centric approach to care.
Professor
Emeritus, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Urology
Dr. Kurhanewicz is recognized internationally for his research in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) of patients with prostate cancer and was involved in the development and translation of this technology into the clinic.
Professor, Department of Medicine and Urology
Dr. Lin is a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers and sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has a special interest in enabling patients to have access to cutting edge clinical trials and outstanding research at UCSF.
Professor and Vice Chair
of Urology, Emil Tanagho Endowed Chair in Clinical Urology
Dr. Lue is internationally recognized for his research on and clinical treatment of male sexual function, Peyronie’s disease, priapism. He sees patients at the Parnassus Campus and is Director of the Knuppe Molecular Urology laboratory which focuses on penile physiology, cavernous nerve regeneration, various types of erectile dysfunction, stress incontinence, overactive bladder and endogenous stem cells.
Professor Emeritus of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital
Dr. McAninch sees patients at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He is recognized as a national and international leader in the field of genitourinary trauma and reconstructive surgery.
Professor
of Urology, Chief of Urologic Oncology
Dr. Meng sees patients at the Parnassus campus and the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center where he specializes in all urologic cancers and complex cases. His research focuses on bladder and renal cancers.
Associate Professor in Residence; Urologic Oncology, Richard and Leilani Grinold Endowed Professorship in Urology
Dr. Nguyen sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center specializing in early detection, diagnosis, and management of prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and other genitourinary malignancies. His primary research focus is in elucidating the adaptive response pathways that prostate cancer cells use to evade cell death.
Assistant Professor of Urology; Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Associate Chair for Research, Clinical Informatics Lead, Center for Digital Health Innovation
Dr. Odisho sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and SFVA specializing the diagnosis and management of genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Odisho’s research focus combines his technical and computational background with his interests in caring for patients with urologic cancers, especially kidney and prostate cancer.
Associate Professor in Residence
Dr. Porten sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center with a primary focus on treatment for bladder cancer. She is Principal Investigator for the bladder tissue biobank with the goal of discovering new tests and novel therapeutics to bring personalized medicine to patients with bladder cancer.
Researchers
Associate Professor of Urology, Helen Diller Family Chair in Population Science for Urologic Cancer
Dr. Kenfield is a researcher located in the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Center at the Mission Bay campus of UCSF. She is interested in nutritional and lifestyle risk factors for prostate cancer incidence and progression to identify opportunities for prevention and improved survival in the millions of men diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide.
Professor of Urology
Dr. Lin is a researcher in the lab Knuppe Molecuar Urology Lab under Tom Lue, MD on the Parnassus campus. The lab focuses on the molecular mechanism of impotence, female stress urinary incontinence, Peyronie’s Disease and discovery of new markers for prostate and bladder cancer.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Division of General Internal Medicine at SFGH), Urology and Radiation Oncology, Helen Diller Family Chair in Community Education and Outreach for Urologic Cancer
Dr. Palmer is a public health scientist, dedicated to unraveling the mechanisms of cancer disparities, with a depth of knowledge in cultural influence, patient-centered communication, and strategies that enhance delivery of high-quality prostate cancer care.
Professor
of Urology
Dr. Paris is a scientist where she studies translational cancer genomics research. The overarching goal of her laboratory is to identify drug targets with associated prognostic biomarkers.
Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Urology, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Dr. Quigley studies how genomic and epigenomic alterations affect tumor biology and patient outcomes, with a particular focus on understanding how urological tumors develop resistance to targeted therapy. His laboratory uses a wide variety of genome sequencing methods to study patient biopsy samples and preclinical models, including analysis of therapy resistance mechanisms in patients using liquid biopsy techniques and whole genome analysis of tumors.