UCLA Urology

Innovating the field of urology with advanced research, education and bench-to-bedside discovery.

Dr. Mark Litwin

About UCLA Urology

Our mission is to improve urological health and health care, we seek to create world leaders in health and medicine, discover the basis for wellness and cures for urological disease, foster a culture of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, cultivate community partnerships, and heal humankind one patient at a time.

U.S. News & World Report ranks UCLA Urology among top in the Nation

Find Your Care

We deliver customized urology care based on your unique needs. To find out more about our urology services, call 310-794-7700.

Meet the Team

The UCLA Urology consists of a diverse team who deliver exceptional patient care and conduct a wide variety of internationally recognized research projects.
 

Our Locations

Our goal at UCLA Urology is to provide you with fast, easy access to the physicians and services at UCLA.

 

Giving to UCLA Urology

We count on your generous support to sustain our outstanding and innovative clinical, research and education programs.

 

Urology News

JEDI AWARD

JEDI Trailblazer Award

Dr. Mark S. Litwin, UCLA Urology professor and chair, received a 2023 UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine JEDI Trailblazer Award. This award recognizes years of commitment embodying leadership and excellence in advancing ideals of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Researchers

Researchers awarded $3 million to develop AI for prostate cancer

Drs. Leonard Marks and Paul Boutros are part of a team that received an NCI grant to identify novel cancer biomarkers and develop AI that can detect and predict aggressive prostate cancer to help avoid unnecessary treatments.

IMPACT

IMPACT receives Cultural North Star Award

The Improving Access Counseling and Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer (IMPACT) program has received the Cultural North Star Award, which recognizes the collaborative teamwork that serves as the cornerstone of the environment at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as well as the mission of the Cultural North Star initiative.

Members of Living Donor Adventures, with whom Dr. H. Albin Gritsch climbed on Mt. Kilimanjaro, celebrate reaching the summit.

Dr. Gritsch joined Living Donor Adventures to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

Dr. Albin Gritsch, kidney transplant specialist, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with a group of living organ donors to demonstrate that you can still be active and adventurous after donating an organ. 

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Research

Our faculty has been instrumental in making major breakthroughs, and some of our discoveries have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of urologic conditions, while others have improved upon breakthroughs made at other research facilities or academic medical centers.

Education

UCLA Urology has at the core of its mission to educate and train the next generation of leading physicians and scientists. We are committed to providing excellent training through a mixture of clinical experience, didactic material, research and investigative pursuits.

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Dr. Jennifer Singer in the OR

For Patients

For more than 50 years, UCLA Health urologists have been at the forefront of comprehensive care and effective treatments for all urological conditions. Our urology experts are skilled at treating even the most complex disorders of the urinary system. 

Telemedicine Second Opinions

The UCLA Urology Telemedicine Expert Second Opinion Program offers California residents access to our faculty, who are national leaders in all aspects of Urology. If you desire an expert second opinion consult, please complete this form.

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Get in Touch

To find out more about our urology services, call 310-794-7700