Peter Carroll MD, MPH

Dr. Peter Carroll is a professor at the UCSF Department of Urology and received his undergraduate training at the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating with honors from Georgetown University School of Medicine, he came to UCSF for his general surgery training and urology residency. He completed a fellowship in urologic oncology at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before joining the faculty of the UCSF Department of Urology in 1986. Dr. Carroll organized the Urologic Oncology Service, one of the most active multidisciplinary programs at UCSF. In 1996, he assumed the chair of the UCSF Department of Urology and held this position through 2019. During his tenure, the department grew in size serving an increasingly larger patient population, expanded its research programs and attracted future leaders in the field for training. Under his leadership, the department has been consistently ranked as one of the top urology departments in the country by U.S. News and World Report and has been #1 in research funding by the National Institute of Health for the last 5 years. He takes great pride in the diverse nature of the faculty, trainees, and staff.

Dr. Carroll has held many positions at UCSF and continues to participate in the campus at large at many levels. He holds the Ken and Donna Derr-Chevron and the Taube Family Distinguished Professorships. He is Past President of the American Board of Urology (2006-2008). Dr. Carroll has authored or co-authored over 650 publications. He is an active member of numerous professional medical societies. He is currently principal or co-investigator on numerous scientific studies. His current interests are the study and management of urologic cancers, innovative methods of urinary tract reconstruction, health services research, health policy, and the impact of cancer detection and treatment on quality of life. Dr. Carroll was awarded the 2010 Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award and the SUO Medal from the AUA and SUO, respectively. In 2014, he was also awarded the coveted Barringer Medal from the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons. In 2019, he received the Mostafa M. Elhilali Award from the Societe Internationale D'Urologie. And, in 2020, he received the Whitmore Award from the Society of Urologic Oncology.