Urologic Oncology | UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Urologic Oncology

The urologic oncology team provides advanced care for cancers of the prostate, testicles, penis, kidney, and bladder.

Urologic Oncology
Our urologic oncology team

Our urologic oncology team, led by board-certified urologists, provides top-tier treatment and care for bladder, kidney, prostate, testicular and penile cancers. Collaborating closely with medical oncologists, radiation therapists and gynecologic surgeons, we offer comprehensive treatment.

Ensuring precise care for complex urologic conditions, our surgeons are avid users of the da Vinci® system. We also specialize in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery and the use of other leading-edge technology.

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Clinical Treatments and Services

We offer comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for urologic oncology conditions including:

  • Minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery
  • Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer
  • Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
  • Radical cystectomy and neobladder creation
  • Robotic and open partial nephrectomy
  • Resection of post-chemotherapy testicular cancers
  • Multi-parametric MRI/US fusion-targeted prostate biopsy
  • Blue Light Fluorescent cystoscopy for bladder cancer
  • Advanced genomics testing
  • Hormone therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation therapy

Advanced Research and Clinical Trials

Our team is at the forefront of basic scientific and translational research as well as being a primary site for clinical trials that offer new hope for patients.

Our largest research program is focused on prostate and bladder cancer. Our urological oncology clinical trials cover all aspects of urological cancer.

Benefits of Being Part of a Clinical Trial

Our Urologic Oncology Specialties

Alan Lombard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Urologic Surgery and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

Specialties
Prostate Cancer
Urologic Oncology
Therapeutic Response and Resistance
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-4417

Thenappan Chandrasekar, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Urology

Specialties
Urology
Urologic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Genitourinary Cancers
Urologic Surgery
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-2222
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Marc Dall'Era, M.D.

Vice Chair, Department of Urologic Surgery

Professor

Specialties
Cancer
Urologic Oncology
Urology
Robotic Surgery
Bladder
Kidney
Prostate
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-2222
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Chengfei Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Prostate Cancer
Urologic Oncology
Urology
Location(s)
Phone:
800-800--2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Alan Lombard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Urologic Surgery and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

Specialties
Prostate Cancer
Urologic Oncology
Therapeutic Response and Resistance
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-4417

Avery Braun, D.O.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Urologic Surgery

Specialties
Urologic Oncology
Genitourinary Cancers
Urology
Robotic Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2222
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695