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University of Washington | School of Medicine
Department of Urology

John L. Gore, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
School of Medicine
University of Washington

Dr. Gore is a clinician, surgeon, researcher and educator, who specializes in urologic oncology and general urology.

Education & Training

John L. Gore graduated summa cum laude in chemistry and biology from the University of Minnesota. He earned his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He completed his general and urologic surgery training at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Subsequently, Dr. Gore was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar during which time he earned his Masters of Science in Health Services (MSHS) from the UCLA School of Public Health.

Research Interests

Urologic Health Services Research

Dr. Gore is one of only a handful of physician-scientists in the United States who are clinically trained in urology and fellowship trained in Health Services Research.

Dr. Gore has focused his research on studying issues of access to care and quality of care for patients with prostate and bladder cancers.

Selected Publications

Gore J, Shariat S, Miles B, Kadmon D, Wheeler T, Slawin K. Optimal combinations of systematic sextant and laterally directed biopsies for the detection of prostate cancer. J Urol. May 2001; 165(5): 1554–9.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Gore J, Swerdloff R, Rajfer J. Androgen deficiency in the etiology and treatment of erectile dysfunction. Urol Clin North Am. November 2005; 32(4): 457–68.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Gore J, Saigal C, Hanley J, Schonlau M, Litwin M, the Urologic Diseases in America Project. Variations in reconstruction after radical cystectomy. Cancer. August 2006; 107(4): 729–37.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Saigal C, Gore J, Krupski T, Hanley J, Schonlau M, Litwin M, the Urologic Diseases in America Project. Androgen deprivation therapy increases cardiovascular morbidity in men with prostate cancer. Cancer. October 2007; 110(7): 1493–500.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Heslin K, Gore J, King W, Fox S. Sexual orientation and testing for prostate and colorectal cancers among men in California. Med Care. December 2008; 46(12): 1240–8.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Gore J, Litwin M. Quality of care in bladder cancer: trends in urinary diversion following radical cystectomy. World J Urol. February 2009; 27(1): 45–50.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Gore J, Lai J, Setodji C, Litwin M, Saigal C, the Urologic Diseases in America Project. Mortality increases when radical cystectomy is delayed more than 12 weeks: results from a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare analysis. Cancer. March 2009; 115(5): 988–96.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

Gore J, Kwan L, Lee S, Reiter R, Litwin M. Survivorship beyond convalescence: 48-month quality-of-life outcomes after treatment for localized prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. June 2009; 101(12): 888–92.
[The following link will open a new window.PubMed- Accessed August 24, 2009]

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