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Department of Urology

James F. Smith, MD, MS

Biographical Sketch

BA, 1996, Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley

MS, 2000, Health & Medical Sciences, Joint Medical Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley and School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

MD, 2002, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Certificate, 2008, Advanced Training in Clinical Research, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco

 

 

2002-2003

Surgical Intern, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

2003-2006

Urology Resident, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

2006-2007

Chief Urology Resident, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

2007-2009

Andrology Fellow, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

2009-Present

Assistant Professor, Departments of Urology and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco

2009-Present

Director, Male Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco


James Smith, MD, MS received his undergraduate training from the University of California, Berkeley, where he obtained a degree in molecular biology with high honors. He then enrolled in The University of California's Joint Medical Program, a partnership between Berkeley's School of Public Health and San Francisco's School of Medicine. In the Joint Medical Program Smith earned a master's degree in health and medical science in 2000 and his medical degree in 2002. Smith completed his general surgery and urology training at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, returning to the University of California, San Francisco as an Andrology Fellow for advanced clinical and epidemiologic training in male reproductive health, erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease under the guidance of Tom Lue, MD and Ira Sharlip, MD.

Smith is part of the multidisciplinary team that evaluates and treats men with fertility problems, erectile dysfunction, and Peyronie’s disease. He specializes in the use of microsurgical vasovasostomy, vasoepididymostomy, sperm retrieval and varicocelectomy. He is very interested in the role lifestyle factors play in the risk and treatment of male infertility. Smith also provides consultations and complete diagnostic evaluations for men with erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease; he utilizes cutting edge medical and surgical treatments to treat these conditions and conducts research to explore new treatment options for men with Peyronies's disease. Smith is an active member of the American Urological Association, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.