Dr. Clayton S Lau is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery, a Pauline & Martin Collins Family Chair in Urology, and a Chief, Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology at the City of Hope. He completed his B.A. studies in Biology at Whittier College in 1995 and his M.D. studies in Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed his Internship in General Surgery at Tufts-New England Medical Center in 2001, Residency in Urology at Tufts University Program in 2005, and Fellowship in Urologic Oncology at City of Hope in 2006. His research interests include improving laparoscopic and robotically-assisted procedures for genitourinary cancers, artificial intelligence in surgery, minimally invasive surgery for recurrent or locally advanced disease, and improving quality of life for urologic cancer patients.
Dr. Bertram E Yuh is a Professor at the Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope. He completed his B.S. studies in Natural Sciences, Summa Cum Laude at the University of Akron in 2000, M.S. studies in Healthcare Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University in 2002, and M.D. studies in Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in 2005. He completed his Resident in General Surgery at the State University of New York in 2006, Resident in Urology at the State University of New York in 2010, and Fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the City of Hope in 2011. His research interests include outcomes and epidemiology, robotic surgery, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and kidney cancer.
Dr. Alexander Chehrazi-Raffle is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope. He completed his BA studies at the University in 2007 and his MD studies in Medicine at Chicago Medical School in 2016. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 2019 and his Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at City of Hope/Harbor-Medical Center in 2022. He has published more than a dozen peer-reviewed case studies and research papers. His research interests include genitourinary cancers, medical oncology & therapeutics research, testicular cancer, and urologic cancers.
Dr. Abhishek Tripathi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, and an Oncologist at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. He completed his M.B.B.S. studies in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College in 2009. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and his Fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at the University of Massachusetts-Baystate Medical Center in 2020. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed research publications. His research interests include medical oncology & therapeutics research, prostate cancer, urologic cancers, and bladder cancer.
