Department of Urology - Stanford University School of Medicine

Dr. Eila Skinner has been appointed by Dean Pizzo to assume the position of Department Chair and will be starting May 1st, 2012. Dr. Skinner obtained her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and her medical training from USC School of Medicine. She completed residency in Urology at LAC+USC Medical Center, and then did a fellowship in Urologic Oncology under Dr. Donald Skinner at the Norris Cancer Center/Keck USC School of Medicine. She joined the faculty in the Department of Urology at the Keck School in 1990, and has built a career there focused primarily on the treatment of bladder cancer.

Dr. Skinner is recognized as a surgical expert in the treatment of invasive bladder cancer and urinary tract reconstruction. Her research interests are focused on cancer prevention, new treatments for non-invasive and invasive bladder cancer, and advances in neobladder reconstruction. In addition to her clinical and research activities, Dr. Skinner has served as the program director of the urology residency and urologic oncology fellowship at USC for over 10 years, and has received many awards for excellence in education.

2010-2011 Stanford Department of Urology Faculty Not pictured: Drs. Jennifer Abidari, Benjamin Chung, Michael Eisenberg, William Kennedy, Robert Kessler, Donna Peehl, Jeffrey Reese, Zijie Sun, and Hsi-Yang Wu Urology at Stanford University Welcome to the Department of Urology at Stanford University. The Department of Urology has a rich tradition of clinical excellence and pioneering research. The department encompasses urologic sections at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. The faculty offers the latest in specialized care for a wide range of urologic problems and strives to provide all patients with individualized, and compassionate care. Stanford Urology offers medical students, residents, fellows and faculty unparalled prospects for research and clinical training in an exciting academic environment committed to excellence, innovation and diversity. Stanford Hospitals and Clinics is proud to once again be recognized with a place on the U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" honor roll as one of the top hospitals in the nation, and ranked 16th in the treatment of Urologic Conditions.

In the News New Department Chair to Start May 1, 2012 Dr.Eila Skinner has been appointed by Dean Pizzo to assume the position of Department Chair and will be starting May 1st, 2012. Dr. Skinner obtained her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and her medical training from USC School of Medicine. She completed residency in Urology at LAC+USC Medical Center, and then did a fellowship in Urologic Oncology under Dr. Donald Skinner at the Norris Cancer Center/Keck USC School of Medicine. She joined the faculty in the Department of Urology at the Keck School in 1990, and has built a career there focused primarily on the treatment of bladder cancer. Dr. Skinner is recognized as a surgical expert in the treatment of invasive bladder cancer and urinary tract reconstruction. Her research interests are focused on cancer prevention, new treatments for non-invasive and invasive bladder cancer, and advances in neobladder reconstruction. In addition to her clinical and research activities, Dr. Skinner has served as the program director of the urology residency and urologic oncology fellowship at USC for over 10 years, and has received many awards for excellence in education. Eisenberg-led Study Finds Childless Men Have Higher Risk of Death from Cardiovascular Disease Michael L. Eisenberg's new study, published online Sept 26 in Human Reproduction, was the largest-ever study in the US to examine the relationship between fatherhood and cardiovascular disease. Some 135,000 male members of the American Association Retried Persons were tracked over a 10-year period. Study findings show an association between parental status and cardiovascular risk and should not be intrepreted as proof of cause and effect. Read more Welcome, Michael L. Eisenberg, MD We welcome Dr. Eisenberg as a new member of our department. Dr. Eisenberg completed his pre-urology general surgery internship and residency, Advanced Training in Clinical Research certification, and his urology residency at the University of California San Francisco. He then went on to a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He has a strong interest in male infertility, hypogonadism, and sexual dysfunction. Dr. Eisenberg is also a promising scientist, and has interests in continuing his research here at Stanford on the health and reproductive implications of male infertility and hypogonadism. Fenmore Visiting Professor Announced Patrick C. Walsh, M.D., University Distinguished Service Professor of Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions will be the Dorothy Fenmore Visiting Professor, November 3-4, 2011. We're in the New England Journal of Medicine The votes are in for Linda Dairiki Shortliffe's article in the July 21, 2011 New England Journal of Medicine. Hers was a "clinical decisions" piece where she offered an opinion about treatment options. The audience then could vote for their preferred treatment for a 6-year-old girl with vesicoureteral reflux. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMclde1108637?query=TOC LPCH's robot and how it relates to pediatric urology was featured on KTVU Sunday June 26, 2011. Stanford Urology, Best of Posters, 2011 AUA Annual Meeting. Stanford Urology received the Best of Poster award at the American Urological Association 2011 Annual meeting. Liam MacLeod, medical student (pictured), Raymond Balise and Linda Shortliffe, professor of urology, recieved the Best of Poster award for the moderated poster, "Ultrasonography Renal Parenchymal Area Predicts Vesicoureteral Reflux After Urinary Tract Infection" presented by Dr. Shortliffe.		In tHE SPOTLIGHT