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 of Medicine and Urology, Helen Diller Family Chair in Palliative Care
Dr. Rabow sees patients at the Mount Zion and Mission Bay campuses of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as part of the Symptom Management Service which focuses on optimizing quality of live by anticipating, preventing, and alleviating suffering across the duration of a patient’s illness.
Professor
of Radiation Oncology and Urology
Dr. Roach sees patients at the Mission Bay Campus. He is a professor of radiation oncology with a joint appointment with urology and recognized as a major authority on the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
Professor of Urology
Dr. Sharlip sees patients at the Center for Reproductive health. He is a nationally and internationally recognized authority on urological aspects of male reproductive and sexual medicine.
Professor of Urology, Male Reproductive Health, Associate Program Director, UCSF Urology Undergraduate Medical Education
Dr. Shindel sees patients at the Parnassus campus with a focus on lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostate hyperplasia, sexual dysfunction, and chronic pelvic pain syndromes. His primary research interests include sexual dysfunction in men and women, biological mechanisms of lower urinary tract symptoms, and medical education.
Professor of Urology, Helen Diller Family Chair in Clinical Urology
Dr. Shinoara sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center with a primary focus on detection of and interventional therapy for prostate cancer. He is an expert in prostate imaging, employing the newest technologies for novel approaches.
Professor
of Pathology; Urology
Dr. Simko is a pathologist with a joint appointment in urology where he is internationally recognized for his ability to provide precise genitourinary pathology readings. He also oversees the Genitourinary (GU) Oncology Program's tissue core and chairs the GU Tissue Utilization Committee; the core provides high quality tissue specimens to researchers for study.
Professor of Medicine; Urology; and Chief, Department of Medicine/Division of Hematology/Oncology
Dr. Small sees patients at the Mission Bay Campus. His patient care and research is focused on prostate cancer, immunotherapy and the mechanisms of resistance to standard therapies, most recently focusing on the development of treatment associated small cell/neuroendocrine prostate cancer (t-SCNC).
Professor and Director, Male Reproductive Health
Dr Smith sees patients at the Parnassus campus, and Mission Bay campus for issues relating to male reproductive health. He directs a multidisciplinary team providing fertility preservation counseling and treatment; evaluates and treats men with male reproductive health problems, desire for vasectomy, low testosterone, and erectile dysfunction.
Professor and Vice Chair
of Urology
Dr. Stoller sees patients at the Parnassus campus, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center for issues relating to surgical management of urinary stone disease and minimally invasive endourology. His research has investigated modalities to improve the management of urinary stone disease.
Professor of Urology; Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Chief, Neurourology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Suskind sees patients at the Parnassus, Berkeley and Bayfront campus for issues related to urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, vaginal mesh complications, urinary fistulas, interstitial cystitis, bladder dysfunction related to neurologic disease and other forms of lower urinary tract dysfunction. Dr. Suskind’s research focuses on treatment outcomes in older adults undergoing urologic care, with a particular focus on frail older adults.
Assistant Professor of Urology, Associate Program Director, UCSF Urology Graduate Medical Education
Dr. Van Kuiken sees patients at the Parnassus, Berkeley and Bayfront campus. She specializes in all aspects of lower urinary tract dysfunction including overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, and recurrent urinary tract infection along with pelvic floor disorders including pelvic organ prolapse, vaginal mesh complications, fecal incontinence, and urinary and obstetric fistulae.
Assistant Professor of Urology, Goldberg-Benioff Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology
Dr. Washington sees patients at the Mission Bay Campus. His speciality is the diagnosis and management of genitourinary malignancies, using minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic approaches to surgery.
Researchers
Professor of Urology
Dr. Roan’s research laboratory is located at the Gladstone Institutes at Mission Bay. Her lab focuses on three main areas: determining how cell-extrinsic and cell-intrinsic factors can influence HIV transmission, pathogenesis, and persistence; understanding viral-specific immunity in the context of immune protection vs. immunopathology, including in the context of COVID-19; and understanding the roles of seminal plasma and endometrial cells in reproductive health.
Professor of
Urology
Dr. Ruggero is a scientist at the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Center at Mission Bay. His lab is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms by which impairments in accurate control of mRNA translation, cell growth, and overall cellular protein synthesis rates lead to cancer.
Associate Professor of
Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Urology
Dr. Van Blarigan is a researcher with Urology and the department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Her research is focused on the role of nutrition and physical activity in cancer survivorship.
Professor of Urology
Dr. Van Den Eeden is a collaborating researcher with the UCSF Department of Urology whose interest is in prostate cancer research and other non-cancer genitourinary conditions. He is a senior epidemiologist at the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Professor
Emeritus, Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Urology
Dr. Witte is an epidemiologist with a joint appointment in Urology. His research constitutes applied and methodologic genetic epidemiology, with the overall aim of deciphering the mechanisms underlying complex diseases and particularly prostate cancer.
