Cancer center’s urologic oncology team expands

The team that treats cancers of the urinary tract has expanded at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center with the addition of two urologic oncologists.

Health Sciences Clinical Associate Professor Jared Whitson is a fellowship-trained urologic oncologist. His clinical interests include treatment of prostate, kidney, adrenal, bladder, testicular and penile cancer. Whitson specializes in active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer and small renal masses. He also offers advanced genomic testing of urologic cancers. Whitson performs robotic surgery and specializes in radical nephrectomy with vena cava thrombectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, and urinary diversion (ileal conduit and neobladder).

Whitson obtained his M.D. in 2003 at Columbia University in New York, and completed his internship, residency and fellowship at UCSF Health.

Assistant Clinical Professor Avery Elizabeth Braun is a fellowship-trained urologic oncologist. She treats tumors of the prostate, kidney, adrenal gland, bladder, testes and other genitourinary organs. Her expertise includes traditional open surgery as well as minimally invasive techniques including laparoscopy and robotics. She is committed to delivering high-quality, team-based and patient-centered care where she tailors personalized treatment plans for her patients using leading edge techniques and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

After obtaining her D.O. in medicine in 2017 from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, Braun completed her residency in urology in 2022 at Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That was followed by a fellowship in urologic oncology at UCSF Health.