Department of Urology - Stanford University School of Medicine

Nationally Recognized Research in Urology The Stanford Department of Urology is recognized nationally for pioneering research in prostate cancer diagnosis and pathogenesis, normal prostate anatomy and physiology, renovascular hypertension, urinary tract infections and obstruction, urinary incontinence, and genitourinary oncology. In addition to this strong research program, the department provides the highest quality urologic patient care. The department encompasses the urology sections at Stanford University Medical Center, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. In fact, Stanford was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having one of the top urology departments in the country.

In the News Chang wins top awards Steve Chang, a Stanford University Urology Fellow, won the top two awards at the 2009 Western Section Meeting of the American Urological Association: First Prize in the Joseph F McCarthy Physician/Olympus Gyrus ACMI Essay Contest for his paper entitled " The Impact of Common Medications on Serum Prostate Specific Antigen Levels: Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. James L Goebel Grand Prize for the poster entitled " Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Nephron-Sparing Options in the Management of Small Renal Masses" Paper featured in Journal Stanford Urology resident Geoff Sonn’s paper on confocal laser endomicroscopy is featured on the cover of the of the October issue of Journal of Urology. The paper entitled, “Optical Biopsy of Human Bladder Neoplasia With In Vivo Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy” Geoffrey A. Sonn, Sha-Nita E. Jones, Tatum V. Tarin, Christine B. Du, Kathleen E. Mach, Kristin C. Jensen and Joseph C. Liao, reports the first study of in vivo confocal laser endomicroscopy in the urinary tract. Hsi-Yang Wu wins prize Hsi-Yang Wu, MD won second prize in the basic science category at the 2009 American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Urology meeting for the paper, "Neonatal bladder reduction surgery alters brain regulation of voiding." The collaborative research effort with Dr. YK Ng and Prof. CK Yeung at Chinese University of Hong Kong investigated how early changes in bladder function led to immediate and long term changes in bladder storage and emptying. This paper will be published in the Journal of Urology in January 2010.		Education Links » Fellowships » Urology Courses and Clerkships » Information for Residents » Medical Students » Alumni » Conferences and Seminars