Faculty Appointments
Professor of Urology
Professor of MedicineWilliam L. Bray Chair in Urology, #2
Education
M.P.H., Public Health , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TennesseeM.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandB.S.E., Management, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaB.A., Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Office Address
A-1302 Medical Center North
Nashville 37203-1738
Nashville 37203-1738
Publications
Morgan TM, Tang D, Stratton KL, Barocas DA, Anderson CB, Gregg JR, Chang SS, Cookson MS, Herrell SD, Smith JA, Clark PE. Preoperative nutritional status is an important predictor of survival in patients undergoing surgery for renal cell carcinoma. Eur. Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Jun; 59(6): 923-8. PMID: 21295907, PMCID: PMC3085569, PII: S0302-2838(11)00055-8, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.01.034, ISSN: 1873-7560.
Fowke JH, Motley SS, Barocas DA, Cookson MS, Concepcion R, Byerly S, Smith JA. The associations between statin use and prostate cancer screening, prostate size, high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), and prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control [print-electronic]. 2011 Mar; 22(3): 417-26. PMID: 21170754, PMCID: PMC3042514, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9713-4, ISSN: 1573-7225.
Thompson IM, Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Herrell SD, Kordan Y, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Cookson MS, Barocas DA. Tumor volume as a predictor of adverse pathologic features and biochemical recurrence (BCR) in radical prostatectomy specimens: a tale of two methods. World J Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Feb; 29(1): 15-20. PMID: 21079968, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0611-x, ISSN: 1433-8726.
Salem S, Mitchell RE, El-Alim El-Dorey A, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Successful control of schistosomiasis and the changing epidemiology of bladder cancer in Egypt. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 107(2): 206-11. PMID: 21208365, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09622.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Gregg JR, Cookson MS, Phillips S, Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Stimson CJ, Aghazadeh M, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Effect of preoperative nutritional deficiency on mortality after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 185(1): 90-6. PMID: 21074802, PMCID: PMC3049248, PII: S0022-5347(10)04557-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.09.021, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Aghazadeh MA, Barocas DA, Salem S, Clark PE, Cookson MS, Davis R, Gregg J, Stimson CJ, Smith JA, Chang SS. Determining factors for hospital discharge status after radical cystectomy in a large contemporary cohort. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 185(1): 85-9. PMID: 21074199, PII: S0022-5347(10)04269-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.08.016, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Stimson CJ, Chang SS, Barocas DA, Humphrey JE, Patel SG, Clark PE, Smith JA, Cookson MS. Early and late perioperative outcomes following radical cystectomy: 90-day readmissions, morbidity and mortality in a contemporary series. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Oct; 184(4): 1296-300. PMID: 20723939, PII: S0022-5347(10)03779-1, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.007, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Herrell SD, Kordan Y, Wills ML, Shappell SB, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Cookson MS, Barocas DA. Comparative analysis of whole mount processing and systematic sampling of radical prostatectomy specimens: pathological outcomes and risk of biochemical recurrence. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Oct; 184(4): 1334-40. PMID: 20723932, PII: S0022-5347(10)03815-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.041, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Kordan Y, Barocas DA, Altamar HO, Clark PE, Chang SS, Davis R, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Mishra V, Chan RC, Smith JA, Cookson MS. Comparison of transfusion requirements between open and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2010 Oct; 106(7): 1036-40. PMID: 20151960, PII: BJU9233, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09233.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Newton MR, Phillips S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Cookson MS, Davis R, Fowke JH, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Chan R, Mishra V, Blume JD, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Smaller prostate size predicts high grade prostate cancer at final pathology. J. Urol. 2010 Sep; 184(3): 930-7. PMID: 20643423, PII: S0022-5347(10)03517-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.04.082, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Barocas DA, Chang SS. Penile cancer: clinical presentation, diagnosis, and staging. Urol. Clin. North Am. 2010 Aug; 37(3): 343-52. PMID: 20674691, PII: S0094-0143(10)00023-6, DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2010.04.002, ISSN: 1558-318X.
Barocas DA, Penson DF. Racial variation in the pattern and quality of care for prostate cancer in the USA: mind the gap. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2010 Aug; 106(3): 322-8. PMID: 20553251, PMCID: PMC2910169, PII: BJU9467, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09467.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Stimson CJ, Cookson MS, Barocas DA, Clark PE, Humphrey JE, Patel SG, Smith JA, Chang SS. Preoperative hydronephrosis predicts extravesical and node positive disease in patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 May; 183(5): 1732-7. PMID: 20299043, PII: S0022-5347(10)00029-7, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.028, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Barocas DA, Mitchell R, Chang SS, Cookson MS. Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on outcomes of radical prostatectomy. Urol. Oncol [print-electronic]. 2010 May; 28(3): 243-50. PMID: 19395287, PII: S1078-1439(09)00074-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.03.001, ISSN: 1873-2496.
Barocas DA, Salem S, Kordan Y, Herrell SD, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Cookson MS, Smith JA. Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy versus radical retropubic prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer: comparison of short-term biochemical recurrence-free survival. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Mar; 183(3): 990-6. PMID: 20083261, PII: S0022-5347(09)02906-1, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.11.017, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Barocas DA. Editorial comment [editorial]. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Jan; 183(1): 143-4. PMID: 19913807, PII: S0022-5347(09)02635-4, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.206, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Kordan Y, Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Cookson MS, Davis R, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Impact of positive apical surgical margins on likelihood of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. J. Urol. 2009 Dec; 182(6): 2695-701. PMID: 19836759, PII: S0022-5347(09)02076-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.054, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Kordan Y, Chang SS, Salem S, Cookson MS, Clark PE, Davis R, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Pathological stage T2 subgroups to predict biochemical recurrence after prostatectomy. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2009 Nov; 182(5): 2291-5. PMID: 19758638, PII: S0022-5347(09)01744-3, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.020, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Mitchell RE, Lee BT, Cookson MS, Barocas DA, Herrell SD, Clark PE, Smith JA, Chang SS. Immediate surgical outcomes for radical prostatectomy in the University HealthSystem Consortium Clinical Data Base: the impact of hospital case volume, hospital size and geographical region on 48,000 patients. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2009 Nov; 104(10): 1442-5. PMID: 19681895, PII: BJU8794, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08794.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Fowke JH, Motley SS, Barocas DA, Cookson MS, Concepcion R, Byerly S, Smith JA. The associations between statin use and prostate cancer screening, prostate size, high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), and prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control [print-electronic]. 2011 Mar; 22(3): 417-26. PMID: 21170754, PMCID: PMC3042514, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9713-4, ISSN: 1573-7225.
Thompson IM, Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Herrell SD, Kordan Y, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Cookson MS, Barocas DA. Tumor volume as a predictor of adverse pathologic features and biochemical recurrence (BCR) in radical prostatectomy specimens: a tale of two methods. World J Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Feb; 29(1): 15-20. PMID: 21079968, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0611-x, ISSN: 1433-8726.
Salem S, Mitchell RE, El-Alim El-Dorey A, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Successful control of schistosomiasis and the changing epidemiology of bladder cancer in Egypt. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 107(2): 206-11. PMID: 21208365, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09622.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Gregg JR, Cookson MS, Phillips S, Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Stimson CJ, Aghazadeh M, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Effect of preoperative nutritional deficiency on mortality after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 185(1): 90-6. PMID: 21074802, PMCID: PMC3049248, PII: S0022-5347(10)04557-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.09.021, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Aghazadeh MA, Barocas DA, Salem S, Clark PE, Cookson MS, Davis R, Gregg J, Stimson CJ, Smith JA, Chang SS. Determining factors for hospital discharge status after radical cystectomy in a large contemporary cohort. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 185(1): 85-9. PMID: 21074199, PII: S0022-5347(10)04269-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.08.016, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Stimson CJ, Chang SS, Barocas DA, Humphrey JE, Patel SG, Clark PE, Smith JA, Cookson MS. Early and late perioperative outcomes following radical cystectomy: 90-day readmissions, morbidity and mortality in a contemporary series. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Oct; 184(4): 1296-300. PMID: 20723939, PII: S0022-5347(10)03779-1, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.007, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Herrell SD, Kordan Y, Wills ML, Shappell SB, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Cookson MS, Barocas DA. Comparative analysis of whole mount processing and systematic sampling of radical prostatectomy specimens: pathological outcomes and risk of biochemical recurrence. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Oct; 184(4): 1334-40. PMID: 20723932, PII: S0022-5347(10)03815-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.041, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Kordan Y, Barocas DA, Altamar HO, Clark PE, Chang SS, Davis R, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Mishra V, Chan RC, Smith JA, Cookson MS. Comparison of transfusion requirements between open and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2010 Oct; 106(7): 1036-40. PMID: 20151960, PII: BJU9233, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09233.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Newton MR, Phillips S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Cookson MS, Davis R, Fowke JH, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Chan R, Mishra V, Blume JD, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Smaller prostate size predicts high grade prostate cancer at final pathology. J. Urol. 2010 Sep; 184(3): 930-7. PMID: 20643423, PII: S0022-5347(10)03517-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.04.082, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Barocas DA, Chang SS. Penile cancer: clinical presentation, diagnosis, and staging. Urol. Clin. North Am. 2010 Aug; 37(3): 343-52. PMID: 20674691, PII: S0094-0143(10)00023-6, DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2010.04.002, ISSN: 1558-318X.
Barocas DA, Penson DF. Racial variation in the pattern and quality of care for prostate cancer in the USA: mind the gap. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2010 Aug; 106(3): 322-8. PMID: 20553251, PMCID: PMC2910169, PII: BJU9467, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09467.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.
Stimson CJ, Cookson MS, Barocas DA, Clark PE, Humphrey JE, Patel SG, Smith JA, Chang SS. Preoperative hydronephrosis predicts extravesical and node positive disease in patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 May; 183(5): 1732-7. PMID: 20299043, PII: S0022-5347(10)00029-7, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.028, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Barocas DA, Mitchell R, Chang SS, Cookson MS. Impact of surgeon and hospital volume on outcomes of radical prostatectomy. Urol. Oncol [print-electronic]. 2010 May; 28(3): 243-50. PMID: 19395287, PII: S1078-1439(09)00074-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.03.001, ISSN: 1873-2496.
Barocas DA, Salem S, Kordan Y, Herrell SD, Chang SS, Clark PE, Davis R, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Cookson MS, Smith JA. Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy versus radical retropubic prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer: comparison of short-term biochemical recurrence-free survival. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Mar; 183(3): 990-6. PMID: 20083261, PII: S0022-5347(09)02906-1, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.11.017, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Barocas DA. Editorial comment [editorial]. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2010 Jan; 183(1): 143-4. PMID: 19913807, PII: S0022-5347(09)02635-4, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.206, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Kordan Y, Salem S, Chang SS, Clark PE, Cookson MS, Davis R, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Impact of positive apical surgical margins on likelihood of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. J. Urol. 2009 Dec; 182(6): 2695-701. PMID: 19836759, PII: S0022-5347(09)02076-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.054, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Kordan Y, Chang SS, Salem S, Cookson MS, Clark PE, Davis R, Herrell SD, Baumgartner R, Phillips S, Smith JA, Barocas DA. Pathological stage T2 subgroups to predict biochemical recurrence after prostatectomy. J. Urol [print-electronic]. 2009 Nov; 182(5): 2291-5. PMID: 19758638, PII: S0022-5347(09)01744-3, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.020, ISSN: 1527-3792.
Mitchell RE, Lee BT, Cookson MS, Barocas DA, Herrell SD, Clark PE, Smith JA, Chang SS. Immediate surgical outcomes for radical prostatectomy in the University HealthSystem Consortium Clinical Data Base: the impact of hospital case volume, hospital size and geographical region on 48,000 patients. BJU Int [print-electronic]. 2009 Nov; 104(10): 1442-5. PMID: 19681895, PII: BJU8794, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08794.x, ISSN: 1464-410X.