Kidney Cancer Care

Our team has developed groundbreaking techniques to detect, diagnose and treat kidney cancer — and give you the best care possible.

Kidney Cancer Care

Our team has developed groundbreaking techniques to detect, diagnose and treat kidney cancer — and give you the best care possible.

Exceptional Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Cancer

Kidney cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and women. Our USC Kidney Cancer Program team uses advanced imaging and testing to diagnose kidney cancer and determine the best treatment. Our goal is to preserve your kidney function.

We offer the latest chemotherapies to target cancer cells. We also offer immunotherapy to activate your body’s own natural defenses.

To treat complicated tumors, our surgeons are constantly perfecting new techniques. We offer minimally invasive options, including:

  • Cryotherapy — to freeze small tumors
  • Partial nephrectomy — to remove only the tumor
  • Radical nephrectomy — to remove the whole kidney, if necessary

Why Choose Us for Kidney Cancer Care

Our cancer and urology programs are ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

Our world-renowned team specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of simple to complex kidney cancers.

We offer you access to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative therapies and surgeries.

Our researchers are working on new ways to regenerate tissue to repair kidneys.

Our experts work together as a multidisciplinary team to give you the best possible care and outcome.

Our Team

Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Urology

Monish Aron, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Kian Asanad, MD

Accepting new patients
Director, Center for Fertility & Men's Sexual Health at USC ...
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Prosthetic Urology  View more
Physician Assistant
Specialties
Urology

Virinder K. Bhardwaj, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Sia Daneshmand, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology

Sharon Nazanin Dann, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology

Andre Abreu, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Mihir M. Desai, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Elodi Dielubanza, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine  View more

Hooman Djaladat, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Leo R. Doumanian, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Andrology, Urologic Oncology  View more

Tanaz R. Ferzandi, MD

Accepting new patients
Director, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructiv ...
Specialties
Female Pelvic Medicine, Urogynecology, Urology  View more

Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Arshia Ghaffari, DO

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease

Inderbir S. Gill, MD

Accepting new patients
Chairman and Distinguished Professor, Catherine and Joseph A ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

David A. Ginsberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology

Mitchell Geoffrey Goldenberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology
Division Chief of Nephrology, Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease

Jullet Han, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Sij Hemal, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Eric L. Kau, MD

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology (Practitioner), Dire ...
Specialties
Urology, Endourology and Stone Disease

Amir H. Lebastchi, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Urologic Oncology

Jeffrey Loh-Doyle, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology, Prosthetic Urology, Reconstructive Urology
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Urology
Medical Director of Kidney Transplant
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Urology
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease

Jamal Nabhani, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine

Mike M. Nguyen, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Endourology and Stone Disease
Specialties
Urology

Daniel Park, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology/Director of Clinical ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Physician Assistant
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Urology

Shilo Rosenberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor Of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Mary K. Samplaski, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Andrology

Anne K. Schuckman, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology

Hiu Shan, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease

Rene Javier Sotelo, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Urology

Fadi Tohme, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Specialties
Urology

Santhi Voora, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology

Kevin Andrew Wayne, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology

Hooman Djaladat, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Leo R. Doumanian, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Andrology, Urologic Oncology  View more

Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Eric L. Kau, MD

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology (Practitioner), Dire ...
Specialties
Urology, Endourology and Stone Disease

Mike M. Nguyen, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Endourology and Stone Disease

Monish Aron, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Kian Asanad, MD

Accepting new patients
Director, Center for Fertility & Men's Sexual Health at USC ...
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Prosthetic Urology  View more

Andre Abreu, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Mihir M. Desai, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Hooman Djaladat, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Inderbir S. Gill, MD

Accepting new patients
Chairman and Distinguished Professor, Catherine and Joseph A ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Amir H. Lebastchi, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Urologic Oncology

Anne K. Schuckman, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Rene Javier Sotelo, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Arshia Ghaffari, DO

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Division Chief of Nephrology, Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Medical Director of Kidney Transplant
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology

Hiu Shan, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease

Fadi Tohme, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Internal Medicine

Santhi Voora, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology

Elodi Dielubanza, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine  View more

Tanaz R. Ferzandi, MD

Accepting new patients
Director, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructiv ...
Specialties
Female Pelvic Medicine, Urogynecology, Urology  View more

David A. Ginsberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology

Monish Aron, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Sia Daneshmand, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology

Andre Abreu, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Mihir M. Desai, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Hooman Djaladat, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Leo R. Doumanian, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Andrology, Urologic Oncology  View more

Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Inderbir S. Gill, MD

Accepting new patients
Chairman and Distinguished Professor, Catherine and Joseph A ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Amir H. Lebastchi, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Urologic Oncology

Anne K. Schuckman, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Rene Javier Sotelo, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Daniel Park, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology/Director of Clinical ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology

Monish Aron, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Kian Asanad, MD

Accepting new patients
Director, Center for Fertility & Men's Sexual Health at USC ...
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Prosthetic Urology  View more

Virinder K. Bhardwaj, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Sia Daneshmand, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology (Clinical Scholar)
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology

Andre Abreu, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Mihir M. Desai, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Elodi Dielubanza, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine  View more

Hooman Djaladat, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Leo R. Doumanian, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Andrology, Urologic Oncology  View more

Tanaz R. Ferzandi, MD

Accepting new patients
Director, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructiv ...
Specialties
Female Pelvic Medicine, Urogynecology, Urology  View more

Gerhard J. Fuchs, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Endourology and Stone Disease  View more

Inderbir S. Gill, MD

Accepting new patients
Chairman and Distinguished Professor, Catherine and Joseph A ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

David A. Ginsberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urogynecology

Mitchell Geoffrey Goldenberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Jullet Han, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Sij Hemal, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Eric L. Kau, MD

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology (Practitioner), Dire ...
Specialties
Urology, Endourology and Stone Disease

Amir H. Lebastchi, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Minimally Invasive Urology, Urologic Oncology

Jeffrey Loh-Doyle, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology, Prosthetic Urology, Reconstructive Urology

Jamal Nabhani, MD

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology

Mike M. Nguyen, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Endourology and Stone Disease

Shilo Rosenberg, MD

Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor Of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology

Mary K. Samplaski, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Andrology

Anne K. Schuckman, MD

Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology

Rene Javier Sotelo, MD

Accepting new patients
Professor of Clinical Urology
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology, Minimally Invasive Urology
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Urology
Physician Assistant
Specialties
Urology

Sharon Nazanin Dann, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Urology
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Urology
Specialties
Urology

Daniel Park, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology/Director of Clinical ...
Specialties
Urology, Urologic Oncology
Physician Assistant
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Urology
Specialties
Physician Assistant, Urology
Specialties
Urology

Kevin Andrew Wayne, PA-C

Accepting new patients
Specialties
Urology

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