Specialty: Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Chair, Department of Urology. Professor of Urology, Health Policy & Management, and Nursing. He trained at Harvard and specializes in testicular, bladder, prostate and kidney cancer. Dr. Litwin’s research focuses on improving quality of care, quality of life, and equitable access to care in urologic oncology. He created and directs IMPACT, a state-funded program that provides free medical care statewide for low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer. He also leads several national and international research projects in prostate cancer, funded by the American Cancer Society, US Department of Defense, and Movember Foundation. He directs an NIH-funded fellowship training program in outcomes research in urologic oncology. Dr. Litwin is Founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Gender Health Program. For 14 years, he led Urologic Diseases in America, the NIH’s largest effort at documenting the burden of urologic diseases on the American people. More >
Specialty: Pelvic Medicine & Reconstruction
Practice Location: Center for Women's Pelvic Health, Urology, Westwood Adult
Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of Research, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Ackerman earned her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Immunology at Yale University. After realizing a desire to pursue translational medicine, she joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at Yale, receiving an M.D. degree. Dr. Ackerman completed her residency in Urology and fellowship in Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA. Her current research focuses on the role of host-microbe interactions in the etiology of benign lower urinary tract disorders. Dr. Ackerman specializes in the treatment of men and women with incontinence, voiding dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders, with a particular interest in geriatric urology.
Specialty: Prostate Cancer, General Adult Urology
Practice Locations: Olive View UCLA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Chief of Urology at Olive View UCLA Medical Center and Chief of Urologic Oncology, Veterans Administration West Los Angeles. His clinical specialties are Prostate Cancer and General Urology. His clinical and laboratory research focuses on treatment of advanced prostate cancer and diet and lifestyle factors for chemoprevention and treatment. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pelvic Medicine & Reconstruction
Practice Location: Center for Women's Pelvic Health, Urology, Santa Monica
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Baxter completed his M.D. at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, urology residency at Penn State University, and fellowship training in Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA. Previously the Director of Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System in New York, Dr. Baxter’s clinical interests are in male and female voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, general adult urology, and genitourinary and pelvic floor reconstruction. Dr. Baxter also holds a sub-specialty board certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology
Practice Location: West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Chief of Urology, West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center and Henry E. Singleton Chair in Urology at UCLA. Her research interests are focused on the treatment of neurogenic bladder disorder, sexual dysfunction, and infertility. Currently a board member of the American Foundation of Urologic Diseases, and the Pfizer/AUA Visiting Professorships in Urology. Dr. Bennett is also a Professor at David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
Practice Locations: Olive View UCLA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Urology and Family Medicine, Dr. Bergman attended Yale University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. He attended UCLA Medical School and graduated as an Alpha Omega Alpha member in 2005. He completed UCLA Urology residency in 2011 and completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholarship. His research goals include improving value in end of life care, integrating care for individuals with advanced cancer, residency and medical student education, and safety net delivery systems. More >
Specialty: Kidney Transplant Program
Practice Location: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Chief of Urology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Blumberg received his MD from The George Washington School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at the Kaiser Permanente program in Los Angeles, followed by a 2-year fellowship in Kidney Transplantation at UCLA. His clinical interests are in kidney transplantation, complex kidney surgery for both benign and oncologic causes, penile cancer, testis cancer, and trauma. Dr. Blumberg also has a particularly strong interest in resident education. He helped to bring robotic surgery to Harbor-UCLA--the first robotics program in a county-run facility--and currently serves as Chair of the Robotic Surgery Steering Committee. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology
Practice Location: West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Dr. Boxer sees patients at the Greater LA VA. He is an international leader in telemedicine and a national leader in health policy. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin undergraduate and medical schools and completed his training at UCLA in urology. Dr. Boxer also has a tele-urology clinic that consults with patients around California. He has been a health policy adviser to the White House, Senators and Governors. He was elected to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation Board and appointed to the Boards of the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes, Kidney, and Digestive Diseases. He represented the US at the World Health Organization. He was finalist for Surgeon General of the US in 1997 and 2001 under the Clinton and Bush Administrations.
Specialty: Bladder Cancer, Clinical Trials, Kidney Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Associate Professor-in-Residence of Urology and Society of Urologic Oncology Fellowship Director. He attended Medical School at USC and completed Urological training at UC Davis. Dr. Chamie then completed a SUO certified fellowship in Urologic Oncology at UCLA. His primary research interests are health services research and clinical trials in bladder cancer. His clinical interests include all areas of urologic oncology, with a particular emphasis on bladder cancer and robotic surgery. More >
Specialty: Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Associate Professor of Urology and Medical Director, Urology-Westwood. Dr. Chin completed his M.D., Ph.D. and Urology residency training at UCLA. His clinical expertise includes urologic oncology and renal transplantation. He performs open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgeries for patients with all urologic malignancies including bladder, kidney, and prostate cancer. Dr. Chin's laboratory at the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center studies the differentiation of bladder cancer and its interplay with the tumor microenvironment. The long-term goals are to develop novel therapeutic targets, immune-based platforms, and stem cell-directed therapies against cancer. Dr. Chin's research has led to an investigator-initiated clinical trial that he is leading for patients with advanced small cell-neuroendocrine bladder and prostate cancer. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Urologic Oncology, Prostate Cancer
Practice Location: Urology Center - Burbank, Urology Center - Santa Clarita
Staff Physician and Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. After graduating from Harvard University, he received his medical degree from Columbia University in New York City and completed his internship and residency at New York University. He then completed a 2-year Urologic Oncology Fellowship at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. His clinical and research interests include Urologic Oncology, minimally invasive robotic surgery for treatment of both benign and malignant urologic conditions, as well as general urology. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications and 2 book chapters. He is fluent in conversational Spanish, and sees patients in the UCLA Health offices in both Santa Clarita and Burbank.
Specialty: Clinical Trials, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Assistant Professor in Urology and Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Drakaki completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Tufts University, and her Hematology/Oncology fellowship in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in genitourinary malignancies, primarily bladder, testicular and prostate cancer. Dr. Drakaki's research focuses on identifying the therapeutic potential of novel genes named micro-RNAs that are involved in bladder carcinogenesis. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Kidney Stone Center
Practice Location: Urology, Santa Monica
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Dunn earned his medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC. He subsequently completed his Urology Residency at LAC + USC Medical Center and fellowship training in Endourology and Laparoscopic Surgery at Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital. He has an expertise in minimally invasive surgery, specifically endoscopic management of all types of urinary diversions and complex kidney stones as well as laser management of BPH. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor Emeritus of Urology. Dr. Ehrlich completed his medical degree from Cornell University. He has served as president of both the Society for Pediatric Urology and the American Academy of Pediatrics Urology Section as well as other leadership positions in the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. His clinical interests include general urology and pediatric urology. More >
Specialty: Male Urology
Practice Location: Urology Center - Burbank, Urology Center - Santa Clarita
Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Eleswarapuearned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicineand his PhD from Rice University. He subsequently completed his urology residency at Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospitaland andrology fellowship training at UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Eleswarapu is a physician-scientist with a special interest in urological quality of life in men. His clinical and surgical practice is focused on male infertility, low testosterone, erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease, and other male urologic conditions. He has advanced training in andrology, microsurgery, and penile implant surgery. His laboratory research focuses on urological biomaterials development and tissue engineering for Peyronie’s disease.
Specialty: Male Urology, General Adult Urology, Kidney Stone Center
Practice Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Associate Professor of UCLA Urology, Director of Urology and Chair of Perioperative Services Department at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH). Dr. Frencher received his MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and concurrently his MPH as a Macys Scholar from Columbia University's Mailman School for Public Health, his residency in General Surgery and Urology from Yale-New Haven Hospital and completed a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at the University of California Los Angeles. He will focus on men's health, outcomes and community-partnered research, as well as leading the urology effort at MLKCH.
Specialty: Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Locations: West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Associate Professor of Urology at UCLA and Director of Urologic Research, Attending Urologist, Greater Los Angeles-VA Medical Center. Dr. Garraway’s primary clinical and research focus is on prostate cancer. She is a member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and heads a laboratory investigating prostate development and carcinogenesis. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Male Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Santa Monica
Staff Physician and Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Gelbard earned his medical degree from University of California, Davis School of Medicine. His postgraduate residency training involved two years in general surgery, then four years in urology at the UCLA School of Medicine. His clinical and research interests are primary focused on the treatment of Peyronie’s disease, as well as other general urology and male urology conditions.
Specialty: Urologic Oncology, Kidney Stone Center
Practice Location: Harbor - UCLA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Gollapudi received his MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He subsequently completed his residency in Urology at UCLA and went on to complete a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His clinical interests include urologic oncology, kidney stones, and minimally invasive surgery for benign and malignant diseases. Dr. Gollapudi has a strong interest in medical student and resident education.
Specialty: Kidney Transplant Program
Practice Location: Connie Frank Kidney Transplant Center, Urology, Westwood Adult
Associate Professor of Urology. Dr. Gritsch trained at UCLA and Harvard and specializes in renal and pancreas transplantation. He is the Surgical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program which has maintained 3 year graft survival rates which are statistically better than the national average for over 15 years (Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients - SRTR). The program is also the largest living donor exchange program in the nation. He has expertise in the transplantation of adult and pediatric patients with complex urinary reconstruction. His research interest is in the development of new ways of monitoring the immune system after transplant to reduce the risk of rejection and the complications of the immune suppressing drugs. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Urology and Associate Director, UCLA Institute of Urologic Oncology. Dr. Holden is recognized as an expert in prostate cancer research throughout the medical community. His dedication to patient care led to him being named medical director of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Prior to joining UCLA, Holden was the director of the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the first holder of the Warschaw, Robertson, Law Families Chair in Prostate Cancer. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pelvic Medicine & Reconstruction
Practice Location: Center for Women's Pelvic Health, Urology, Westwood Adult
Associate Professor, Division of Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Urology. Dr. Kim completed her MD at Baylor College of Medicine, Urology residency training at Cleveland Clinic, and Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at UCLA. Her clinical areas of interest include voiding dysfunction, vaginal prolapse, and genitourinary reconstruction. She performs pelvic floor reconstruction, laparoscopic, and robotically-assisted surgery. More >
Specialty: Pediatric Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Pediatrics
Judith and Robert Winston Chair in Pediatric Urology, director of Clark Morrison Children's Urological Center at UCLA and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology. Dr. Lerman helped to advance the use of laparoscopic surgery in children with great success. He participates in clinical trials investigating new treatments for urological conditions in children. He has advanced the use of minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, a common reason for pediatric urologic referral. Dr. Lerman earned his medical degree from and completed his pediatric urology residency at UCLA School of Medicine, as well as completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego. More >
Specialty: Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Chair, Department of Urology. Professor of Urology, Health Policy & Management, and Nursing. He trained at Harvard and specializes in testicular, bladder, prostate and kidney cancer. Dr. Litwin’s research focuses on improving quality of care, quality of life, and equitable access to care in urologic oncology. He created and directs IMPACT, a state-funded program that provides free medical care statewide for low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer. He also leads several national and international research projects in prostate cancer, funded by the American Cancer Society, US Department of Defense, and Movember Foundation. He directs an NIH-funded fellowship training program in outcomes research in urologic oncology. Dr. Litwin is Founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Gender Health Program. For 14 years, he led Urologic Diseases in America, the NIH’s largest effort at documenting the burden of urologic diseases on the American people. More >
Specialty: Clinical Trials, General Adult Urology, Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor of Urology, completed training at UCLA in 1978. Received an American Foundation for Urologic Diseases scholarship award and a prostate cancer Foundation research award. His current research interests involve prostate markers, imaging, and minimally-invasive treatments. More >
Specialty: Male Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult, Urology, Santa Monica
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Mills received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He completed his urology residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a fellowship in microsurgery and male reproductive medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a national proctor for penile prosthetic surgery and a national expert in Peyronie’s Disease. He has authored multiple book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles on male infertility, impotence, and many other urologic disorders. Dr. Mills is internationally and nationally known for his high volume surgical and clinical practice in male reproductive medicine and sexual health. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Pelvic Medicine & Reconstruction
Practice Location: Urology Center - Burbank
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Ng earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College and her Masters in Public Health from Yale University. She subsequently completed her Urology Residency at UCLA and fellowship training in Genitourinary Reconstruction at Emory University. Her clinical and research interests include urologic reconstruction with a focus on both male and female pelvic conditions, as well as general urology. More >
Specialty: Pelvic Medicine & Reconstruction
Practice Location: Center for Women's Pelvic Health, Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) and Fellowship Director for that ACGME accredited program. Dr. Nitti also holds the Shlomo Raz Chair in Urology. He completed his medical degree at the University of Rochester and Rutgers New Jersey Medical, completed his urology residency at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY and then completed a fellowship in female urology, neurourology and reconstructive urology at UCLA. Prior to coming to UCLA, Dr. Nitti was Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chairman of Urology at New York University Langone Medical Center where he was also the FPMRS fellowship director. He is an authority in urodynamic techniques, medical and surgical therapies for urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, female pelvic reconstructive surgery and voiding dysfunction.
Specialty: General Adult Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Santa Monica
Staff Physician and Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Pannell earned her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and then completed her urology residency at UCLA. She also obtained a Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Her clinical interests include diseases of the prostate, bladder, and kidneys, and she specializes in open, endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries.
Specialty: Bladder Cancer, Clinical Trials, General Adult Urology, Kidney Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor of Urology and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for Urology. Dr. Pantuck specializes in urologic cancers and has a long standing interest in kidney, prostate, bladder cancers, developing new treatment strategies through basic and clinical research and in the study of nutritional approaches to their prevention and treatment. More >
Specialty: Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, General Adult Urology, Kidney Stone Center
Practice Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Clinical Instructor of Urology. Dr. Pooli earned his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). He subsequently completed his urology residency at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and urologic oncology fellowship training at UCLA’s Institute of Urologic Oncology (IUO), David Geffen School of Medicine. His primary research interests include working on gene expression protocols for high risk prostate and kidney cancers. His clinical work focuses on patient-centered management of urologic cancers as well as delivery of targeted therapies and tailored surgical procedures.
Specialty: Male Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor of Urology at UCLA and Chief of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Head of the male infertility and male sexual dysfunction clinic, Urology. Dr. Rajfer was one of the discoverers of the mechanism by which a man’s erection occurs which led to the discovery of drugs like Viagra. Dr. Rajfer also treats men with benign and malignant prostate disorders. More >
Specialty: Male Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult, Urology, Santa Monica
Keith Regets, PA-C completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Robert Morris University and his Master's in Physician Assistant Studies at Chatham University. He was previously a PA at Urology Associates of North Texas (UANT) in Arlington, Texas at the USMD Cancer Center, one of the largest prostate cancer centers in the country. He had extensive training in both general urology and urologic oncology, and developed a special interest in testosterone replacement therapy and men's health. Keith brings his knowledge of urology and expertise in men's health and fitness to The Men's Clinic at UCLA.
Specialty: Bladder Cancer, Clinical Trials, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor of Urology, Professor of Molecular Biology, Chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology, Director of the Prostate Cancer Program, Co-Director of the Genitourinary Oncology Program in UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. Dr. Reiter attended Stanford Medical School, completed urologic training at Stanford and Baylor College of Medicine, completed additional fellowship training in urological cancer at the National Cancer Institute. His clinical interests include all areas of urologic oncology, with an emphasis on prostate cancer. He specializes in robotically-assisted prostatectomy and cystectomy, as well as open surgery, with robotic experience dating back to 2004, for bladder, prostate, and renal malignancies. Dr. Reiter is involved in all aspects of urologic oncology, with an emphasis on prostate cancer, and brings extensive experience in robotic surgery and the applications of translational research and the latest in MRI and molecular imaging to the management of men with this disease. More >
Specialty: Clinical Trials, Prostate Cancer
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Matthew Rettig, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, and the Department of Urology, and is the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Program of the Institute of Urologic Oncology at UCLA. Dr. Rettig received his medical degree from Duke University and internal medicine residency at the University of Washington, before going on to a hematology-oncology fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Rettig’s focus is on management of genitourinary malignancies, with a clinical emphasis on advanced prostate cancer and research emphasis on identifying biochemical targets for therapeutic translation in castration-resistant prostate cancer and clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Dr. Rettig also serves as the director of the clinical trials program in prostate cancer at UCLA. More >
Specialty: Bladder Cancer, General Adult Urology, Kidney Cancer, Kidney Stone Center, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Locations: Urology, Westwood Adult
Professor and Vice Chair, Urology. Clinical practice, UCLA Westwood Campus. He is also on the staff of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Saigal has had a longstanding clinical interest in urologic cancers and the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. His research is focused on patient-centered decision support and quality of care for urologic conditions. More >
Specialty: Kidney Stone Center
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Scotland earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, completed her urology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and her endourology fellowship at the University of British Columbia. She also obtained her doctoral degree at the Tri-Institutional Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering MD-PhD Program. Her clinical interests include the treatment of kidney stones, benign prostatic hyperplasia and upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Her basic research at UCLA will investigate stone pathogenesis and infection as well as ureteral peristalsis.
Specialty: General Adult Urology
Practice Location: West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at UCLA, Dr. Shelton earned his Medical Doctorate from Cornell University, and his Master of Science in Health Services from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He completed his urology residency training and a fellowship in health services research at UCLA Dr. Shelton’s interest in patient-centered care led him to spearhead the implementation of the first general urology telehealth clinic in the VA, which has now served over 1,000 veterans. He also works on quality improvement projects in community urology practices in Los Angeles and across the country.
Specialty: Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: West Los Angeles, VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Shirk earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his intern year at Boston Medical Center and subsequently completed his urology residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and urologic oncology fellowship training at UCLA’s Institute of Urologic Oncology (IUO) and David Geffen School of Medicine. His primary research interests include the development and use of advanced, innovative imaging techniques to improve outcomes for robotic surgery. His clinical work focuses on the treatment of oncologic conditions within urology.
Specialty: Kidney Cancer, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Director of the Institute of Urologic Oncology Kidney Cancer Program, Associate Professor of Urology, Henry Alvin and Carrie L. Meinhardt Chair for Kidney Cancer Research. Dr. Shuch completed his urology training at UCLA followed by a Urologic Oncology Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. He is an accomplished surgeon (open/laparoscopic/robotic/and percutaneous) and clinical/translational researcher. He serves in leadership positions within various kidney cancer research organizations such as SWOG, the SUO CTC, and the KCA. He is recognized as an expert in the genetics of kidney cancer and runs an NIH-funded laboratory with 100 peer reviewed publications including primary research published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Clinical Cancer Research. More >
Specialty: Pediatric Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Santa Monica, Urology, Westwood Pediatrics
Clinical Professor of Urology and Peter Starrett Term Chair in Medical Education in Urology. Clinical interests include adult and pediatric renal transplantation and end-stage renal disease. Special interests and training in congenital urologic anomalies. Dr. Singer's research interests include the use of transplant immunosuppression and the molecular aspects of chronic allograft rejection. Dr. Singer has clinical interest in urinary tract dysfunction in pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease. Dr. Singer earned her medical degree from and completed her residency and fellowship in urology-renal transplantation at UCLA School of Medicine, as well as completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at Texas Children’s Hospital. More >
Specialty: Pediatric Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Santa Monica, Urology, Westwood Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Sturm’s practice as a pediatric urologist focuses on the care of children with congenital defects and illnesses that involve the kidneys, bladder and genitalia. As a surgeon, she has a particular interest in minimally invasive robotic-assisted and endoscopic surgery. Her work as a basic and translational scientist is motivated by the long-term needs of children in her care with a focus on improving monitoring and treatment options for children with neurogenic bladder and hypospadias. Dr. Sturm earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, completed her urology residency training at the University of California, Davis, and her fellowship in pediatric urology at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Northwestern University. More >
Specialty: Kidney Exchange Program, Kidney Transplant Program
Practice Location: Connie Frank Kidney Transplant Center, Urology, Westwood Adult
Associate Professor and Director of the UCLA Kidney Exchange Transplantation Program, Dr. Veale's National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research focuses on altruistic donors and bridge donors in an effort to ultimately expand the donor pool. The UCLA exchange program under Dr. Veale's direction has performed more chain transplants than any other single center in the world, and pioneered the first transcontinental chain transplant in the United States. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Kidney Stone Center, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Cancer
Practice Location: Urology Center - Burbank, Urology, Santa Monica
Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. Wallner graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and then completed her general surgery and Urology residency at Loma Linda. Her clinical interests include diseases of the prostate, urinary stone disease, erectile dysfunction, and general urology. She specializes in open, endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgeries. More >
Specialty: General Adult Urology, Male Urology
Practice Location: Urology, Santa Monica
Staff Physician and Voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology. Dr. David Fishbein Yao is an adult urologist trained to deal with many issues involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, penis, scrotum, and testicles. He specializes in vasectomy, male fertility, and male sexual health. He completed his general urology residency at Harvard and fellowship in Men's Health at UCLA. More >
Nazy Zomorodian, RNC, MSN, CUNP, CCRC
Specialty: Clinical Trials, Urologic Oncology
Practice Location: Urology, Westwood Adult
Ms. Zomorodian is the Director of the Genitourinary Clinical Trials and a Nurse Practitioner for the Department of Urology. She received her BS and Masters of Science in Nursing from the Hahnermann University in Philadelphia and is working on her PhD in Research Nursing at UCLA. Ms. Zomorodian is also certified by the Association of Clinical Research Professional as a Clinical Research Coordinator. She has extensive experience in managing and conducting cancer research and she also works closely with UCLA's urologic and medical oncology principal investigators in basic research. Ms. Zomorodian regularly instructs physicians, fellows, residents and nurses on all aspects of clinical trials for kidney, prostate and bladder cancers. More >
Founding director of Clark Morrison Children's Urological Center at UCLA. Previously, Chief of Urology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Churchill is the 25th Recipient of the Urology Medal granted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in recognition of outstanding career accomplishments.
Professor Emeritus of Urology. Residency, Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, fellowship, National Cancer Institute. Certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Urology. World leader in Urologic Oncology, co-authored the first textbook on the subject. Founder, Society of Urologic Oncology, member of the American Board of Urology, Chair, Department of Defense prostate cancer Research program. Kidney, bladder and prostate cancer are the areas in which he has made the most significant contributions.
Distinguished Emeritus Professor. Dr. Raz is a leader in developing new treatments for female urology conditions and has pioneered innovations that are standards of care worldwide for vaginal, uterine prolapse, urinary incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, voiding dysfunction, and surgical reconstruction after cancer.
Professor Emeritus of Urology. Dr. Smith earned his MD from the UCLA School of Medicine. He served in the Air Force and Lieutenant Colonel, Chief of Urology at Lackland Air Force Base. Dr. Smith's clinical interests included the treatment of urologic malignancies and in reconstructive urologic cases.
Professor of Urology; Founder, UCLA Kidney Cancer Program. Dr. Belldegrun also holds the Roy and Carol Doumani Chair in Urologic Oncology and serves as the Director of the Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program at UCLA. His surgical expertise encompasses all aspects of urologic oncology, including kidney cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer and testicular cancer. He has authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications, books, and book chapters in the area of localized and advanced kidney and prostate cancer. Dr. Belldegrun is a world-renown expert in complicated kidney cancer surgeries, and has unique expertise in a variety of surgical approaches to small kidney tumors including open, laparoscopic, and robotic partial nephrectomy and cryotherapy. Dr. Belldegrun's research lab at UCLA focuses on the development of personalized cancer immunotherapy and targeted cancer vaccines for the treatment of kidney cancer. More >
Professor of UCLA Urology, Director of Cancer Data Science for the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Associate Director of Cancer Informatics at the Institute for Precision Health, Professor of Human Genetics, and an integral member of the Institute of Urologic Oncology and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA. Boutros received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Waterloo, his doctorate in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto, and his Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Dr. Boutros, an internationally acclaimed cancer genomics researcher, will lead the cancer center’s efforts to use big data to optimize treatments for patients.
Assistant Professor of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology UCLA College, Life Sciences
Dr. Goldstein earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Dartmouth College and his PhD in Molecular Biology from UCLA in the laboratory of Dr. Owen Witte. He went on to become the inaugural Fellow of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center at UCLA focusing on epithelial stem cell and cancer biology as an Assistant Researcher in the Departments of Urology and Molecular & Medical Pharmacology. Dr. Goldstein’s research is focused on investigating the cell-types, signaling pathways and microenvironmental cues that influence epithelial progenitor cells and promote tumorigenesis and treatment-resistance. The long-term goals of his work are to investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to cancer initiation, progression and treatment-resistance, particularly in prostate cancer. In addition to joining the scientific team of the UCLA Institute of Urologic Oncology and UCLA Prostate Cancer Program, Dr. Goldstein joins the faculty in the UCLA Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology.
Adjunct Professor, Urology, Director, Urology Research Laboratory LABioMed-Harbor/UCLA, Professor, Endocrinology, Charles Drew University. Consecutive PhDs, Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires and London. Professor of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Central University of Venezuela, Visiting Professor/scholar, MIT, Caltech, City of Hope, UCLA. His current research interests focus on the modulation of stem cell differentiation by nitric oxide/cGMP, and myostatin, and its application to the therapy of erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy, urogenital disease associated with tissue fibrosis. Funded by NIH, Department of Defense, and other agencies.
Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology. Dr. Kishan graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Molecular and Cell Biology and Public Health. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, where he graduated magna cum laude from the joint Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. During medical school, he was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship to study tumor metabolism in the laboratory. He subsequently completed his internship training at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, where he was recognized as the H.H. Jones Intern of the Year. He then completed his residency training in radiation oncology at UCLA. He specializes in the utilization of radiation to treat genitourinary malignancies (particularly cancers of the prostate and bladder), as well as malignancies of the head and neck and central nervous system.
Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Liu completed her hematology/oncology fellowship at UCLA and Internal Medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. and her bachelors of science in biology at University of Southern California. Dr. Liu practices general hematology and oncology and specializes in genitourinary (GU) cancers. Dr. Liu is passionate about advancing the field of cancer treatment and is involved in clinical trials, with research interests in immunotherapy and drug development. Liu is on staff at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Hospital and Providence Tarzana Medical Center.
Assistant Professor-in-Residence in Radiation Oncology. Dr. Nickols received his M.D. from UCLA and Ph.D from the California Institute of Technology through the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program and completed his residency training in Radiation Oncology at UCLA. He specializes in radiotherapy for prostate cancer. He has conducted extensive basic science research on the optimization of small-molecule transcription modulators for prostate cancer. He conducts prospective clinical-translational trials for localized high-risk and metastatic prostate cancer patients. More >
Dr. Steven Raman is a Professor of Radiology and Urology and is an expert in Urological Radiology, having published over 75 papers, 100 abstracts and several book chapters in this field. He has been the founding member of the UCLA Prostate Imaging Group, whose members include physicians and scientists dedicated to advancing the field of prostate imaging. Dr. Raman believes that MR imaging the best non-invasive solution for finding the most aggressive prostate cancer. More >
Dr. Jonathan Said is Professor of Pathology and Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Chief of Anatmic and Surgical Pathology at UCLA Medical Center. He is an expert in the pathology diagnosis of urologic diseases, and has published extensively on neoplastic diseases of the kidney and prostate. More >
Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Department of Urology. As a urogynecologist, he focuses on the gynecological approach to urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapsed, and vaginal reparative surgery. Each year, Dr. Tarnay travels to Uganda, Africa to help lead a team of doctors and nurses, providing expertise and education to local physicians in an effort to reduce maternal deaths and treat one of the most debilitating consequences to childbirth, urinary fistulae. More >
Faculty member, Urology since 1998. Graduated, member of the inaugural class of Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D. program). Her education training ranges from clinical disciplines such as pediatrics and hematology/oncology to molecular and cellular fields such as adenovirus biology, transcription regulation, and gene therapy. Besides her research endeavors, a major part of her effort involves mentoring students at all levels, from undergraduates, graduate, postdoctoral fellows to clinical residents.
Associate Clinical Professor of Urology and Chief of Genitourinary Pathology. Dr. Ye received her medical degree from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China. She completed her residency in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology at New York University Medical Center. Before coming to UCLA, Dr. Ye practiced Anatomic Pathology and served as Director of Genitourinary Pathology in the Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ye's research focuses on the interplay of genetics and tumor microenvironment of genitourinary cancer including prostate cancer and renal cell carcinoma.
Associate Professor in Urologic Oncology and Member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. His current work is focused on cancer immunodiagnosis, immunotherapy, and prostate cancer stem cell biology.
