Current Fellows

 

Wayne Brisbane, MD

Dr. Brisbane obtained his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California.  He completed a residency in Urology at the University of Washington.  At the University of Washington, and UCLA his research has focused on novel ablative therapy for kidney and prostate cancer. Starting in July of 2019 Dr. Brisbane started a two-year fellowship in Urologic Oncology at UCLA.  In addition to caring for patients he will be studying advanced prostate cancer imaging in order to better detect cancer within the prostate through a grant provided by the Phase One Foundation.  More >

 

Adam Kinnaird, MD, PhD

Dr. Kinnaird is currently completing a one-of-a-kind fellowship in Imaging, Targeted Biopsy, and Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer at UCLA with Dr. Leonard Marks. Dr. Kinnaird completed his MD, PhD, and residency in Canada, achieving prestigious awards during his training, including: The Governor General’s Gold Medal, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, and the President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction. He has published in high impact journals including Nature Reviews Cancer, Cell, Science Translational Medicine and European Urology. He is currently conducting several prostate cancer clinical and translational projects during his fellowship at UCLA. More >

 

Andrew T Lenis, MD, MS

Dr. Lenis’ clinical and research interests are in the treatment of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and upper urinary tracts. During medical school Dr. Lenis was funded by the American Urological Association's HerbertBrendler MD Medical Student Award and graduated with Honors Distinction in Research. As a resident at UCLA Dr. Lenis began to focus his clinical and research interests on the science and care given to patients with urologic malignancies. Under the mentorship of Dr. Karim Chamie, among others, Dr. Lenis worked on many projects in kidney, bladder, and prostate cancer. Their work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals, invited reviews and commentary, and book chapters. Their work in the laboratory evaluating novel therapies for patients with bladder cancer has been funded by the H&H Lee Foundation and the American Cancer Society. In July 2020 Dr. Lenis will start a two year Society of Urologic Oncology accredited fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. More >

 

Joseph Shirk, MD

Dr. Shirk received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his intern year in general surgery at Boston Medical Center, and his urology residency at UCLA. His interests are in technology innovation that improves care for patients with urologic malignancies. He is currently involved in research to provide surgeons and patients with advanced 3D imaging to assist in both the understanding of disease and the performance of operations. Ultimately, the goal is to change the landscape of imaging for surgical planning and improve patient outcomes. More >