Tracy Downs, M.D. at UC San Diego Medical Center

Dr. Tracy M. Downs is a urologic surgeon and fellowship-trained specialist in urologic oncology. He cares for patients who have all types of cancers of the genitourinary tract, including tumors of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, testis, and penis.

As a urologic surgeon, Dr. Downs performs all standard urologic procedures as well as specialized surgeries for urologic cancers. These include reconstructive urinary diversions and neobladders following radical cystectomy, robotic prostatectomy, cryosurgery, partial nephrectomy and minimally invasive surgery for kidney tumors.

Dr. Downs has received over a dozen awards and honors, including the First Place award in the R. Frank Jones National Medical Association Resident/Fellow Urology Symposium in 2002. He has contributed chapters to numerous oncology textbooks and has been awarded a number of grants for his studies in urologic oncology.

To schedule an appointment to see Dr. Downs at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, please call the new patient office, (858) 822-6100, or Dr. Down's assistant, Claudia Elias, (858) 822-6187.
Appointments with Dr. Downs at the UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest are by specific referral only.

Experience:

Dr. Downs was Clinical Instructor in Urology at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine before he joined the UCSD Division of Urology in 2003.

Languages other
than English:

Spanish

Education:

University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Doctor of Medicine

Training:

Fellowship in Urologic Oncology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Residency in Urology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Downs' focus is on urology, urologic oncology, including surgery for tumors of the kidneys, ureters, bladder,prostate, testis, and penis. Additional clinical interests include reconstructive urinary diversions and neobladders following radical cystectomy, robotic prostatectomy, cryosurgery, partial nephrectomy and minimally invasive surgery for kidney tumors.

Hospital Affiliations:

UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest

Office Addresses:

UCSD Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8897
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Moores UCSD Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
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If you are new to this physician or would like assistance selecting a doctor, please call our Physician Referral Service at (800) 926-8273.

Urology at UCSD Medical Center

Last Updated August 18, 2009

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