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William J. Ellis, MD
Professor
Department of Urology
School of Medicine
University of Washington
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Medical education, 1985 Northwestern Univ. Student Health Service Hosp., Internship Northwestern Univ. Student Health Service Hosp., Residency |
| Certification Board Name |
Specialty |
Year Certified |
| American Board of Urology |
Urology |
1993 |
Selected Publications
- Wright JL, Dalkin BL, True LD, Ellis WJ, Stanford JL, Lange PH, Lin DW "Positive surgical margins at radical prostatectomy predict prostate cancer specific mortality." The Journal of urology 2010 Jun; 183; 6; 2213-8
- True LD, Zhang H, Ye M, Huang CY, Nelson PS, von Haller PD, Tjoelker LW, Kim JS, Qian WJ, Smith RD, Ellis WJ, Liebeskind ES, Liu AY "CD90/THY1 is overexpressed in prostate cancer-associated fibroblasts and could serve as a cancer biomarker." Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc 2010 Oct; 23; 10; 1346-56
- Morgan TM, Lange PH, Porter MP, Lin DW, Ellis WJ, Gallaher IS, Vessella RL "Disseminated tumor cells in prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy and without evidence of disease predicts biochemical recurrence." Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 2009 Jan; 15; 2; 677-83
- Henrikson NB, Ellis WJ, Berry DL ""It's not like I can change my mind later": reversibility and decision timing in prostate cancer treatment decision-making." Patient education and counseling 2009 Nov; 77; 2; 302-7
- Sim HG, Telesca D, Culp SH, Ellis WJ, Lange PH, True LD, Lin DW "Tertiary Gleason pattern 5 in Gleason 7 prostate cancer predicts pathological stage and biochemical recurrence." The Journal of urology 2008 May; 179; 5; 1775-9
- Pfitzenmaier J, Ellis WJ, Hawley S, Arfman EW, Klein JR, Lange PH, Vessella RL "The detection and isolation of viable prostate-specific antigen positive epithelial cells by enrichment: a comparison to standard prostate-specific antigen reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and its clinical relevance in prostate cancer." Urologic oncology 2007 May-Jun ; 25; 3; 214-20
- Wright JL, Ellis WJ "Improved prostate cancer detection with anterior apical prostate biopsies." Urologic oncology 2006 Nov-Dec ; 24; 6; 492-5
- Berry DL, Wolpin SE, Lober WB, Ellis WJ, Russell KJ, Davison BJ "Actual use and perceived usefulness of a web-based, decision support program for men with prostate cancer." Studies in health technology and informatics 2006 ; 122; ; 781-2
- Berry DL, Ellis WJ, Russell KJ, Blasko JC, Bush N, Blumenstein B, Lange PH "Factors that predict treatment choice and satisfaction with the decision in men with localized prostate cancer." Clinical genitourinary cancer 2006 Dec; 5; 3; 219-26
- Sim HG, Kliot M, Lange PH, Ellis WJ, Takayama TK, Yang CC "Two-year outcome of unilateral sural nerve interposition graft after radical prostatectomy." Urology 2006 Dec; 68; 6; 1290-4
- Pfitzenmaier J, Ellis WJ, Arfman EW, Hawley S, McLaughlin PO, Lange PH, Vessella RL "Telomerase activity in disseminated prostate cancer cells." BJU international 2006 Jun; 97; 6; 1309-13
- Rae LJ, Lober WB, Wolpin SE, Dockrey MR, Ellis WJ, Berry DL "Acceptability of an Internet treatment decision support program for men with prostate cancer." AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium 2005 ; ; ; 1091
- Berry DL, Ellis WJ, Woods NF, Schwien C, Mullen KH, Yang C "Treatment decision-making by men with localized prostate cancer: the influence of personal factors." Urologic oncology 2003 Mar-Apr ; 21; 2; 93-100
- Ellis WJ, Pfitzenmaier J, Colli J, Arfman E, Lange PH, Vessella RL "Detection and isolation of prostate cancer cells from peripheral blood and bone marrow." Urology 2003 Feb; 61; 2; 277-81
- Ellis WJ "Prostate brachytherapy." Cancer metastasis reviews 2002 ; 21; 2; 125-9
- Ellis WJ, Etzioni R, Vessella RL, Hu C, Goodman GE "Serial prostate specific antigen, free-to-total prostate specific antigen ratio and complexed prostate specific antigen for the diagnosis of prostate cancer." The Journal of urology 2001 Jul; 166; 1; 93-8; discussion 98-9
- McNeel DG, Nguyen LD, Ellis WJ, Higano CS, Lange PH, Disis ML "Naturally occurring prostate cancer antigen-specific T cell responses of a Th1 phenotype can be detected in patients with prostate cancer." The Prostate 2001 May; 47; 3; 222-9
- Ellis WJ "Role of transrectal ultrasonography in prostate brachytherapy." Journal of endourology / Endourological Society 2000 May; 14; 4; 329-35
- Buhler KR, Santucci RA, Royai RA, Whitney SC, Vessella RL, Lange PH, Ellis WJ "Intermittent androgen suppression in the LuCaP 23.12 prostate cancer xenograft model." The Prostate 2000 Apr; 43; 1; 63-70
- Oxorn DC, Marsh CL, Ellis WJ "Inferior vena caval tumor with intracardiac extension." The Annals of thoracic surgery 2000 Apr; 69; 4; 1272
- Liu AY, True LD, LaTray L, Ellis WJ, Vessella RL, Lange PH, Higano CS, Hood L, van den Engh G "Analysis and sorting of prostate cancer cell types by flow cytometry." The Prostate 1999 Aug; 40; 3; 192-9
- Lin DW, Gold MH, Ransom S, Ellis WJ, Brawer MK "Transition zone prostate specific antigen density: lack of use in prediction of prostatic carcinoma." The Journal of urology 1998 Jul; 160; 1; 77-81; discussion 81-2
- Ellis WJ, Vessella RL, Corey E, Arfman EW, Oswin MM, Melchior S, Lange PH "The value of a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay in preoperative staging and followup of patients with prostate cancer." The Journal of urology 1998 Apr; 159; 4; 1134-8
- Lin DW, Noteboom JL, Blumenstein BA, Ellis WJ, Lange PH, Vessella RL "Serum percent free prostate-specific antigen in metastatic prostate cancer." Urology 1998 Sep; 52; 3; 366-71
- Ellis WJ, Vessella RL, Noteboom JL, Lange PH, Wolfert RL, Rittenhouse HG "Early detection of recurrent prostate cancer with an ultrasensitive chemiluminescent prostate-specific antigen assay." Urology 1997 Oct; 50; 4; 573-9
- Ellis WJ, Blumenstein BA, Ishak LM, Enfield DL "Clinical evaluation of the BTA TRAK assay and comparison to voided urine cytology and the Bard BTA test in patients with recurrent bladder tumors. The Multi Center Study Group." Urology 1997 Dec; 50; 6; 882-7
- Corey E, Arfman EW, Oswin MM, Melchior SW, Tindall DJ, Young CY, Ellis WJ, Vessella RL "Detection of circulating prostate cells by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction of human glandular kallikrein (hK2) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) messages." Urology 1997 Aug; 50; 2; 184-8
- Liu AY, True LD, LaTray L, Nelson PS, Ellis WJ, Vessella RL, Lange PH, Hood L, van den Engh G "Cell-cell interaction in prostate gene regulation and cytodifferentiation." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1997 Sep; 94; 20; 10705-10
- Bladou F, Vessella RL, Buhler KR, Ellis WJ, True LD, Lange PH "Cell proliferation and apoptosis during prostatic tumor xenograft involution and regrowth after castration." International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer 1996 Sep; 67; 6; 785-90
- Ellis WJ, Vessella RL, Buhler KR, Bladou F, True LD, Bigler SA, Curtis D, Lange PH "Characterization of a novel androgen-sensitive, prostate-specific antigen-producing prostatic carcinoma xenograft: LuCaP 23." Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 1996 Jun; 2; 6; 1039-48
- Ellis WJ, Brawer MK "Repeat prostate needle biopsy: who needs it?" The Journal of urology 1995 May; 153; 5; 1496-8
- Ellis WJ, Brawer MK "The significance of isoechoic prostatic carcinoma." The Journal of urology 1994 Dec; 152; 6 Pt 2; 2304-7
- Ellis WJ, Lange PH "Prostate cancer." Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America 1994 Dec; 23; 4; 809-24
- Ellis WJ, Chetner MP, Preston SD, Brawer MK "Diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma: the yield of serum prostate specific antigen, digital rectal examination and transrectal ultrasonography." The Journal of urology 1994 Nov; 152; 5 Pt 1; 1520-5
- Brawer MK, Aramburu EA, Chen GL, Preston SD, Ellis WJ "The inability of prostate specific antigen index to enhance the predictive the value of prostate specific antigen in the diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma." The Journal of urology 1993 Aug; 150; 2 Pt 1; 369-73
- Ellis WJ, Brawer MK "PSA in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia." The Urologic clinics of North America 1993 Nov; 20; 4; 621-5
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