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Benjamin I. Chung
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Urology Clinic 875 Blake Wilbur Dr MC 5826 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-5546 Fax (650) 723-4200Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Diane Ginney Administrative Assistant Tel Work 650-725-5546Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Cancer> Urologic Oncology
- Prostate Cancer - Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
- Kidney Cancer - Urologic Oncology
- Prostate Cancer
- Single Port Laparoscopy
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery (2009 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Recognition, Who's Who in America (2007, 2008, 2009)
- Third Place, Max K. Willscher Prize, New England Section, American Urological Association (2002)
- Outstanding Achievement in Urology, Lahey Clinic (2002)
- First Place, Basic Science Research, Philadelphia Urologic Society (2002)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Massachusetts General Hospital, MA (2001) |
| Internship: | Massachusetts General Hospital, MA (2000) |
| Board Certification: | Urology, American Board of Urology (2008) |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic, OH (2006) |
| Residency: | Lahey Clinic Hospital, MA (2005) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Web Site Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr Chung is interested in developing new technologies in the treatment of both prostate and kidney cancer. He is studying the efficacy of minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques for kidney tumors, including cryotherapy, and in developing robotic and laparoscopic novel therapies in the treatment of prostate cancer. Dr Chung is also interested in the novel imaging modalities to improve the detection rate of kidney cancer.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- Perioperative efficacy of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for tumors larger than 4 cm. Eur Urol. 2009; (1): 199-207
- Reply to Dr Baumert's Letter to the Editor re: Matthew N. Simmons, Benjamin I. Chung, Inderbir S. Gill. Perioperative Efficacy of Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Tumors Larger than 4cm. Eur Urol 2009;55:199-208. Eur Urol. 2009
- Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy after shrinkage of a caval tumor thrombus with sunitinib. Nat Rev Urol. 2009; (6): 338-43
- Laparoscopic splenorenal venous bypass for nutcracker syndrome. J Vasc Surg. 2009; (5): 1319-23
- Comparison of prostate cancer tumor volume and percent cancer in prediction of biochemical recurrence and cancer specific survival. Urol Oncol. 2009
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