J. Kellogg Parsons, MD, MHS, FACS

San Diego, California

UC San Diego Health System

J. Kellogg Parsons, MD, MHS, is a board-certified urologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. He is a Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego. He also directs clinical trials for the Department of Urology at UC San Diego Health’s Moores Cancer Center. Dr. Parsons is an expert in nerve-sparing robotic surgery, cryosurgery, and MRI of the prostate, and is internationally recognized for his work in prostate disease. He has repeatedly been named a top doctor in San Diego Magazine’s “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey, performed in collaboration with the San Diego County Medical Society. He has also been recognized as one of America’s Best Doctors®. He has published over 130 scientific research articles, edited four medical textbooks, received multiple research grants, and serves as an editor on three scientific journals. He has won numerous awards for his scientific research, lectures extensively across the US and in Europe and Asia, and serves on several national committees. Dr. Parsons completed his residency and fellowship training at John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and holds a Master of Health Science in Clinical Investigation degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Parsons is also the award-winning author of the novels Doing Harm and Under the Knife. He is currently at work on his third book.

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