Dr. Reiter is the Bing Professor of Urologic Oncology, Chief of the Department of Urology’s Division of Urologic Oncology, and Director of UCLA's prostate cancer program. He attended Stanford Medical School, completed his urologic training at Stanford and Baylor College of Medicine, and completed additional fellowship training in urological cancer at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Reiter was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Urologic Oncology branch of the National Cancer Institute.
His clinical and research interests include improving management of prostate cancer using functional MRI and molecular imaging of the disease, robotic prostatectomy, molecular biology of prostate cancer progression, and precision medicine and clinical trials for management of high-risk and metastatic 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.
He is Principal Investigator on UCLA's Prostate Cancer SPORE, a 12 million dollar federal grant that is focused on translational research in prostate cancer.
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Rob Reiter, MD - UCLA Prostate Cancer Program
Evelyn Kono
Staff Research Associate
Born and raised in Southern California, Evelyn Kono attended Cornell University and New York University. She has worked in the UCLA Department of Urology, in Dr. Reiter’s lab for more than 15 years as a staff research associate. On any given free day, you will likely find her at Disneyland with family.
Joyce Yamashiro
Staff Research Associate
After receiving a BS in Microbiology from UCLA, Joyce worked in two other cancer research labs on campus before landing in the Reiter Lab. She has been with the lab since its inception back in 1996. She has seen the highs and lows that comes with research, but continues to thoroughly enjoy her time in the lab. Her pride and joy and major source of entertainment have been her three children, having attended hundreds of basketball and soccer games.
