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Login to My HealthSia Daneshmand, MD
Title:
- Associate Professor of Urology (Clinical Scholar)
- Director of Urologic Oncology, USC Institute of Urology
Areas of Treatment:
- Bladder Cancer
- Testis Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Vena Caval Tumor Thrombus
- Prostate Cancer
- Urinary Tract Reconstruction (Neobladder and Continent Cutaneous Diversion)
- Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
- Radical Cystectomy
- Nerve Sparing Post Chemo Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (RPLND)
Specialties:
- Urology
Sub-specialties:
- Urologic Oncology
Background:
After completion of residency and fellowship at USC, Dr. Daneshmand was recruited to Oregon Health and Science University where he established the Section of Urologic Oncology as a center of excellence for treatment of bladder and testis cancers earning early promotion to associate professor.
Dr. Daneshmand serves as director of urologic oncology at the USC institute of Urology. His main clinical interests include bladder cancer and testicular cancer. He has extensive experience in urinary diversion and reconstruction following surgical removal of the bladder (radical cystectomy) as well as nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) following chemotherapy for advanced testis cancer. He is the highest volume surgeon for this disease on the west coast and amongst the top 5 in the country, attracting patients locally, nationally and internationally. He has been selected as one of “True Experts” in the Testicular Cancer Resource Center web site. He also has extensive experience in the management of advanced kidney cancers with vena caval tumor thrombus involvement, as well as prostate cancer, retroperitoneal sarcomas and surgeries requiring replacement of the great vessels.
Dr. Daneshmand has been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, and has been designated one of the “America’s Top Cancer Doctors” and “America’s Top Urologists”. He is an active member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, has presented over 70 abstracts at scientific meetings and has authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and chapters. He is a reviewer for numerous urology journals.
Education:
- Doctor of Medicine, University of California, Davis, 1996
Internships:
- LAC+USC Medical Center, Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Residencies:
- LAC+USC Medical Center, Urology, 1997 - 2002
Fellowships:
- USC Department of Urology, Urological Oncology, 2002 - 2004
Board Certification:
- American Board of Urology
Professional Society Memberships:
- American Urologic Association
- Western Section of the American Urologic Association (Board of Directors 2008 - 2010)
- Society of Urologic Oncology
- Southwest Oncology Group
- Northwest Urologic Society (Program Chair, NWUS Meeting 2008)
Awards:
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- America's Top Doctors, 2009
- America's Top Cancer Doctors, 2009
- America's Top Urologists, 2008 - 2009
- Portland's Monthly Top Doctors, 2007, 2010
- Testis Cancer Resource Center (web site) - True Experts List. Hadley Award, 2005 Western Section AUA Meeting. Intraoperative Caval Tumor Thrombus Embolization To The Right Atrium- Incidental Diagnosis By Transesophageal Echocardiography
- 1st Place- Best of Poster Session. 2004 Western Section AUA Meeting. Ethnic Differences in Neuroendocrine Cell Distribution in Normal Human Prostatic Tissue
- 2011 list of America's Top Doctors, compiled by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Languages:
- English
- Persian
- Spanish
