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Specialty:: Urology
Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
Department Affiliation:: Urology
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License:: A60258
Phone:: 310-794-7700
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me: Christopher Saigal MD, MPH is Professor and Vice Chair of Urology at the UCLA School of Medicine and a PI at RAND Corporation. Dr Saigal’s major research area is in shared decision making, where he has been funded by an R-01 from the National Cancer Institute to innovate new approaches to shared decision making in men with prostate cancer. As a former Gallagher Health Policy Scholar and American Urological Association Quality Improvement and Patient Safety committee member, he has provided leadership on behalf of the AUA in many arenas, including the Surgical Quality Alliance. He has chaired or served as a committee member for several National Quality Forum (NQF) surgical quality measurement efforts. He also co-chaired the NQF decision aids certification panel, and is a leader in the NQF Shared Decision Making action team. His surgical practice in urologic oncology is at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Westwood.
Links: urology.ucla.edu
uclahealth.org/robotic-surgery

Primary Office: Clark Urology Center - Westwood
Primary Address: 200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 140
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-794-7700

Interests

Research Interests

Research focusing on how to improve the healthcare system and how to deliver the best outcomes to patients with urologic conditions.

Publications

Link to my PubMed publications >

Webinar URL: Webinars
Vasectomy - Is It the Right Choice for You?
Prostate Cancer 101
Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
Technologies to Treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

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