Director of Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, UC Irvine

Urology

Edward M. Uchio practices Urology. He went to medical school at University of California Irvine School of Medicine. University of California Irvine School of Medicine is ranked 45/62 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 26 awards: "Top Urologist CA", "Top Urologist CT", "Fellow", "Best Urologists in America", "Whos Who in Medical Academia", "Dennis Jahnigen Career Development Award", "Surgical Research Award", "VA Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Award", "Scholar Award Recipient", "Research Award Recipient", "Grant Award Recipient", "Earl F. Nation Resident Scholarship Award Recipient", "Excellent Resident Paper Award", "The Warren H. Chapman Resident Research Award", "Highest Urology In-service Score Award", "California Graduate Fellowship (Promising career in academic medicine)", "Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society (Elected in 3rd year)", "Summer Research Fellowship Scholar", "Basic Science Certificate of Excellence (1st and 2nd years)", "The National Deans List", "Golden Key Honor Society Member", "Outstanding College Students of America Member", "Phi Beta Kappa Member (Elected in 3rd year)", "Regents Scholar", "Deans Honor List (Every quarter)" and "Fellow (FACS)". Edward Uchio is a published MD. He has 30 publications published. The most current publication "[Survival rate of patients with diabetic retinopathy after vitreous surgery]." He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• High Sensitivity of an Ha-RAS Transgenic Model of Superficial Bladder Cancer to Metformin Is Associated with ∼240-Fold Higher Drug Concentration in Urine than Serum.
• Velocity and doubling time of Prostate-specific antigen: mathematics can matter.
• Prostate Cancer on computed tomography: A direct comparison with multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging and tissue pathology.
• 'Race' and Prostate Cancer Mortality in Equal-access Healthcare Systems.
• Impact of biochemical recurrence in prostate Cancer among US veterans.
• Tissue microarray analysis of 560 patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma: high expression of HuR predicts poor survival.
• Downregulation of survivin is associated with reductions in TNF receptors' mRNA and protein and alterations in nuclear factor kappa B signaling in urothelial Cancer ce...
• Laparoscopic management of extra-adRenal pheochromocytoma.
• Prostate Cancer in Klinefelter syndrome during hormonal replacement therapy.
• Hereditary kidney Cancer.
• Surgical management of multi-organ visceral tumors in patients with von Hippel-Lindau Disease: a single stage approach.
• Diagnostic localization of malignant Bladder pheochromocytoma using 6-18F fluorodopamine positron emission tomography.
• A phase I study of intravesical suramin for the treatment of superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the Bladder.
• Robotic-assisted prostatectomy and open radical retropubic prostatectomy for locally-advanced prostate Cancer: multi-institution comparison of oncologic outcomes.
• Molecular markers and mortality in prostate Cancer.
• A novel device for minimally invasive harvest of the sural nerve.
• Molecular markers and death from prostate Cancer.
• Relevance of molecular markers in prostate Cancer.
• Prostate Cancer, comorbidity, and participation in randomized controlled trials of therapy.
• Changes in Gleason scores for prostate Cancer: what should we expect from a measurement?
• Mistaken identifiers: gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bioinformatics.
• Short interfering RNA-mediated gene silencing of vascular endothelial growth factor: effects on cellular proliferation in colon Cancer cells.
• [Survival rate of patients with diabetic retinopathy after vitreous surgery].
• Cortical evoked responses from the perineal nerve.
• Cortical evoked potentials of the dorsal nerve of the clitoris and female sexual Dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.
• Clinical and epidemiological features of acute follicular conjunctivitis with special reference to that caused by herpes simplex Virus type 1.
• Comparison of intraocular lenses from the standpoint of postoperative glare disability.
• A retrospective study of herpes simplex keratitis over the last 30 years.
• Iris neovascularization after vitrectomy combined with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Schools

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• University Of California Irvine College Of Medicine

• University Wa

• University Of Wa School Of Med

Procedures Preformed

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• Cystometry
• Cystourethroscopy and Transurethral Resection of Bladder Neck
• Kidney Stone Removal (Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy, PCNL)
• Partial Nephrectomy With Robotic Assistance
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Conditions Treated

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• Bladder Cancer
• Bladder Infection
• Bladder Stones
• Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Urology

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
• Pathway X Direct Access PPO
• Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) PPO
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Blue & Gold HMO
• Health Net PPO
• Individual and Family PPO
• Medicare Advantage PFFS
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• PacifiCare HMO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Top Urologist CA
• Top Urologist CT
• Fellow
• Best Urologists in America
• Who’s Who in Medical Academia
• Dennis Jahnigen Career Development Award
• Surgical Research Award
• VA Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Award
• Scholar Award Recipient
• Research Award Recipient
• Grant Award Recipient
• Earl F. Nation Resident Scholarship Award Recipient
• Excellent Resident Paper Award
• The Warren H. Chapman Resident Research Award
• Highest Urology In-service Score Award
• California Graduate Fellowship (Promising career in academic medicine)
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society (Elected in 3rd year)
• Summer Research Fellowship Scholar
• Basic Science Certificate of Excellence (1st and 2nd years)
• The National Dean’s List
• Golden Key Honor Society Member
• Outstanding College Students of America Member
• Phi Beta Kappa Member (Elected in 3rd year)
• Regents Scholar
• Deans Honor List (Every quarter)
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
• University of Washington
• University of California Irvine School of Medicine
• University of California, Irvine

Hospital

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• UC Irvine Medical Center
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1588648570
NPPES Provider LastName		UCHIO
NPPES Provider FirstName		EDWARD
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		928683201
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Urology
Total Claim Count		155.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		11.0
Percent Opioid Claims		7.1

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1588648570
Last Name Of The Provider	UCHIO
First Name Of The Provider	EDWARD
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