Anobel Odisho, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Urology
School of Medicine

An award-winning speaker and researcher, Odisho studies how to incorporate novel technologies into established treatments to improve care for patients with kidney cancer. He also studies trends and patterns of delivering kidney cancer care. He has written extensively on his research findings.

Odisho earned his medical degree at UCSF, followed by a master of public health degree at the University of California, Berkeley. He then completed a residency in urologic surgery at UCSF and a fellowship in urologic oncology at the University of Washington. He is a member of the American Urological Association and Society of Urologic Oncology.

In his free time, Odisho is an avid photographer.

• Association of household net worth with healthcare costs after radical cystectomy using real-world data.
  Cancer medicine 2024 Washington SL, Lonergan PE, Odisho AY, Meng MV, Porten SP
• Patient Engagement With and Perspectives on a Mobile Health Home Spirometry Intervention: Mixed Methods Study.
  JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2024 Liu AW, Brown Iii W, Madu NE, Maiorano AR, Bigazzi O, Medina E, Sorric C, Hays SR, Odisho AY
• An Electronic Health Record-Based Automated Self-Rescheduling Tool to Improve Patient Access: Retrospective Cohort Study.
  Journal of medical Internet research 2024 Ganeshan S, Liu AW, Kroeger A, Anand P, Seefeldt R, Regner A, Vaughn D, Odisho AY, Mourad M
• A Digital Health Intervention to Improve the Clinical Care of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.
  Applied clinical informatics 2023 Chugh R, Liu AW, Idomsky Y, Bigazzi O, Maiorano A, Medina E, Pierce L, Odisho AY, Mahadevan U
• Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions.
  American journal of surgery 2023 Liu AW, Pierce L, Ganeshan S, Brown W, Judson T, Divakaran D, Bini S, Odisho AY, Mourad M
• The Impact of Patient Travel Distance on Outpatient Visit Satisfaction: Comparison of Telehealth and Traditional In-Person Visits.
  Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 2023 Shaw NM, Abbasi B, Odisho AY, Hills N, Holler J, Sliwka D, Breyer BN
• Digital Health at Enterprise Scale: Evaluation Framework for Selecting Patient-Facing Software in a Digital-First Health System.
  JMIR formative research 2023 Shapiro M, Renly S, Maiorano A, Young J, Medina E, Neinstein A, Odisho AY
• Harnessing Generative Artificial Intelligence to Improve Efficiency Among Urologists: Welcome ChatGPT.
  The Journal of urology 2023 Gabrielson AT, Odisho AY, Canes D
• Design and implementation of a digital health home spirometry intervention for remote monitoring of lung transplant function.
  The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2023 Odisho AY, Liu AW, Maiorano AR, Bigazzi MOA, Medina E, Leard LE, Shah R, Venado A, Perez A, Golden J, Kleinhenz ME, Kolaitis NA, Maheshwari J, Trinh BN, Kukreja J, Greenland J, Calabrese D, Neinstein …
• Impact of patient portal-based self-scheduling of diagnostic imaging studies on health disparities.
  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2022 Ganeshan S, Pierce L, Mourad M, Judson TJ, Kohli MD, Odisho AY, Brown W
• Utilization patterns and efficiency gains from use of a fully EHR-integrated COVID-19 self-triage and self-scheduling tool: a retrospective analysis.
  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2022 Judson TJ, Pierce L, Tutman A, Mourad M, Neinstein AB, Shuler G, Gonzales R, Odisho AY
• Patient Experience and Feedback After Using an Electronic Health Record-Integrated COVID-19 Symptom Checker: Survey Study.
  JMIR human factors 2022 Liu AW, Odisho AY, Brown Iii W, Gonzales R, Neinstein AB, Judson TJ
• Identifying Barriers to Successful Completion of Video Telemedicine Visits in Urology.
  Urology 2022 Shee K, Liu AW, Yarbrough C, Branagan L, Pierce L, Odisho AY
• Patient engagement in a mobile health intervention to improve preparedness for prostate biopsy.
  Urologic oncology 2022 Balakrishnan AS, Nguyen HG, Shinohara K, Carroll PR, Odisho AY
• About Time: Assessing Time Spent in Urology Ambulatory Visits and Patient Race.
  Urology 2022 Szymaniak JA, Odisho AY
• Improving natural language information extraction from cancer pathology reports using transfer learning and zero-shot string similarity.
  JAMIA open 2021 Park B, Altieri N, DeNero J, Odisho AY, Yu B
• Are We Reaching Everyone? A Cross-Sectional Study of Telehealth Inequity in the COVID-19 Pandemic in an Urban Academic Pediatric Primary Care Clinic.
  Clinical pediatrics 2021 Schenker RB, Laguna MC, Odisho AY, Okumura MJ, Burnett H
• Supervised line attention for tumor attribute classification from pathology reports: Higher performance with less data.
  Journal of biomedical informatics 2021 Altieri N, Park B, Olson M, DeNero J, Odisho AY, Yu B
• Interactive Data Visualization Tool for Patient-Centered Decision Making in Kidney Cancer.
  JCO clinical cancer informatics 2021 Shee K, Pal SK, Wells JC, Ruiz-Morales JM, Russell K, Dudani S, Choueiri TK, Heng DY, Gore JL, Odisho AY
• Disparities in Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Enrollment Among Oncology Patients.
  JAMA oncology 2021 Sinha S, Garriga M, Naik N, McSteen BW, Odisho AY, Lin A, Hong JC
• Residual Benign Prostate Glandular Tissue after Radical Prostatectomy is Not Associated with the Development of Detectable Postoperative Serum Prostate Specific Antigen.
  The Journal of urology 2021 Greenberg SA, Washington SL, Lonergan PE, Cowan JE, Baskin AS, Nguyen HG, Odisho AY, Simko JP, Carroll PR
• Evaluating the impact of surgical supply cost variation during partial nephrectomy on patient outcomes.
  Translational andrology and urology 2021 Balakrishnan AS, Hampson LA, Bell AM, Baghdanian AH, Baghdanian AA, Meng MV, Odisho AY
• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in bladder cancer: Clinical benefit observed in prospective trials computed with restricted mean survival times.
  Urologic oncology 2021 McCaw ZR, Odisho AY, Chaparala H, Yin M, Cloyd J, Svatek RS, Carson WE, Lee CT, Sundi D
• Integration of electronic pathology reporting with clinical trial matching for advanced prostate cancer.
  Urologic oncology 2021 Borno HT, Duffy C, Zhang S, Canchola AJ, Loya Z, Golden T, Oh DL, Odisho AY, Gomez S
• Interprofessional Consultations (eConsults) in Urology.
  Urology practice 2020 Patel M, Gadzinski AJ, Bell AM, Watts K, Steppe E, Odisho AY, Yang CC, Ellimoottil C
• Evaluating determinants of receipt of molecular imaging in biochemical recurrent prostate cancer.
  Cancer medicine 2020 Borno HT, Kuo Lin T, Odisho AY, Desai A, Koshkin V, Werner K, Legaspi N, Bucknor M, Bell A, Zhang S, Hope TA
• Disparities in precision medicine-Examining germline genetic counseling and testing patterns among men with prostate cancer.
  Urologic oncology 2020 Borno HT, Odisho AY, Gunn CM, Pankowska M, Rider JR
• Statewide Price Variation for Generic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medications.
  Urology 2020 Shah AA, Kumar P, Ogunmola AG, Ayyash O, Yabes JG, Sabik LM, Odisho AY, Bandari J, Macleod LC, Davies BJ, Jacobs BL
• The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Genitourinary Cancer Care: Re-envisioning the Future.
  European urology 2020 Wallis CJD, Catto JWF, Finelli A, Glaser AW, Gore JL, Loeb S, Morgan TM, Morgans AK, Mottet N, Neal R, O'Brien T, Odisho AY, Powles T, Skolarus TA, Smith AB, Szabados B, Klaassen Z, Spratt DE
• Telemedicine and eConsults for Hospitalized Patients During COVID-19.
  Urology 2020 Gadzinski AJ, Andino JJ, Odisho AY, Watts KL, Gore JL, Ellimoottil C
• Implementing Telemedicine in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  The Journal of urology 2020 Gadzinski AJ, Gore JL, Ellimoottil C, Odisho AY, Watts KL
• Reply by Authors.
  The Journal of urology 2019 Chappidi MR, Stimson CJ, Kates M, Odisho AY, Bivalacqua TJ
• A Nationally Representative Study of Nonindex Hospital Readmissions following Radical Prostatectomy: Implications for Bundled Payment Models.
  The Journal of urology 2019 Chappidi MR, Stimson CJ, Kates M, Odisho AY, Bivalacqua TJ
• A Mobile Health Intervention for Prostate Biopsy Patients Reduces Appointment Cancellations: Cohort Study.
  Journal of medical Internet research 2019 Balakrishnan AS, Nguyen HG, Shinohara K, Au Yeung R, Carroll PR, Odisho AY
• Extreme Price Variation for Generic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medications.
  Urology 2018 Theisen KM, Park SY, Jeong K, Macleod LC, Bandari J, Ayyash O, Odisho AY, Jacobs BL, Davies BJ
• Variation in Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Surgical Costs: Opportunities for High Value Care Delivery.
  Urology practice 2018 Hampson LA, Odisho AY, Meng MV
• Editorial Comment.
  The Journal of urology 2018 Odisho AY
• Beyond classic risk adjustment: Socioeconomic status and hospital performance in urologic oncology surgery.
  Cancer 2018 Odisho AY, Etzioni R, Gore JL
• Designing for impact: identifying stakeholder-driven interventions to support recovery after major cancer surgery.
  Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2018 McMullen C, Nielsen M, Firemark A, Price PM, Nakatani D, Tuthill J, McMyn R, Odisho A, Meyers M, Shibata D, Gilbert S
• Conservative Management of High-grade Renal Trauma Does Not Lead to Prolonged Hospital Stay.
  Urology 2018 Hampson LA, Radadia KD, Odisho AY, McAninch JW, Breyer BN
• Comparative Effectiveness of Initial Surgery vs Initial Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Kidney Cancer in the Targeted Therapy Era: Analysis of a Population-based Cohort.
  Urology 2017 Macleod LC, Odisho AY, Tykodi SS, Holt SK, Harper JD, Gore JL
• Patient-centered approaches to creating understandable health information.
  Urologic oncology 2017 Odisho AY, Gore JL
• Improving Quality in Renal Cell Carcinoma Care: Bridging the Gap Between Measurement and Meaning.
  European urology 2017 Odisho AY, Gore JL
• Variation and Predictors of Surgical Case Costs among Urologists.
  Urology practice 2016 Hampson LA, Odisho AY, Meng MV, Carroll PR
• Using an abdominal phantom to teach urology residentes ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle placement.
  International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology 2016 Filippou P, Odisho A, Ramaswamy K, Usawachintachit M, Hu W, Li J, Chi T
• Ability of Surgical Residents to Impact Patient Tobacco Use in the Perioperative Setting.
  Urology practice 2016 Brajtbord JS, Odisho AY, Meng MV, Hampson LA
• Development of CNS-type Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor in Metastatic Testicular Mixed Germ Cell Tumor.
  Urology case reports 2016 Odisho AY, Rabban JT, Meng MV
• Variation in prostate cancer treatment associated with population density of the county of residence.
  Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2016 Cary C, Odisho AY, Cooperberg MR
• Geographic analysis of urologist density and prostate cancer mortality in the United States.
  PloS one 2015 Yao N, Foltz SM, Odisho AY, Wheeler DC
• Nationally representative trends and geographic variation in treatment of localized prostate cancer: the Urologic Diseases in America project.
  Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2015 Cary KC, Punnen S, Odisho AY, Litwin MS, Saigal CS, Cooperberg MR, NIDDK Urologic Diseases in America Project
• Editorial comment.
  The Journal of urology 2015 Odisho AY
• Temporal and geospatial trends in male factor infertility with assisted reproductive technology in the United States from 1999-2010.
  Fertility and sterility 2014 Odisho AY, Nangia AK, Katz PP, Smith JF
• Updated trends in imaging use in men diagnosed with prostate cancer.
  Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2014 Porten SP, Smith A, Odisho AY, Litwin MS, Saigal CS, Carroll PR, Cooperberg MR, Urologic Disease of America Project
• Innovative surgical techniques for managing Peyronie's disease: a video presentation.
  Translational andrology and urology 2013 Odisho AY, Hampson LA, Lue TF
• Out-of-pocket fertility patient expense: data from a multicenter prospective infertility cohort.
  The Journal of urology 2013 Wu AK, Odisho AY, Washington SL, Katz PP, Smith JF
• Benign prostate glandular tissue at radical prostatectomy surgical margins.
  Urology 2013 Odisho AY, Washington SL, Meng MV, Cowan JE, Simko JP, Carroll PR
• Proximal bulbar periurethral abscess.
  International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology 2013 Blaschko SD, Weiss DA, Odisho AY, Greene KL, Cooperberg MR
• Reply to Jai Prakash, Apul Goel and Manish Garg's Letter to the Editor re: Anobel Y. Odisho, Anna B. Berry, Ardalan E. Ahmad, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Peter R. Carroll, Badrinath R. Konety. Reflex ImmunoCyt Testing for the Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer in Patients with Atypical Urine Cytology. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2012.04.019.
  European urology 2012 Odisho AY, Berry AB, Ahmad AE, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Konety BR
• Reflex ImmunoCyt testing for the diagnosis of bladder cancer in patients with atypical urine cytology.
  European urology 2012 Odisho AY, Berry AB, Ahmad AE, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Konety BR
• Proton beam therapy and treatment for localized prostate cancer: if you build it, they will come.
  Archives of internal medicine 2012 Aaronson DS, Odisho AY, Hills N, Cress R, Carroll PR, Dudley RA, Cooperberg MR
• Outcomes for radical prostatectomy: is it the singer, the song, or both?
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2012 Cooperberg MR, Odisho AY, Carroll PR
• Disproportionate presentation of high risk prostate cancer in a safety net health system.
  The Journal of urology 2010 Porten SP, Richardson DA, Odisho AY, McAninch JW, Carroll PR, Cooperberg MR
• Inguinal herniation of a transplant ureter.
  Kidney international 2010 Odisho AY, Freise CE, Tomlanovich SJ, Vagefi PA
• Urologist density and county-level urologic cancer mortality.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2010 Odisho AY, Cooperberg MR, Fradet V, Ahmad AE, Carroll PR
• Geographic distribution of urologists throughout the United States using a county level approach.
  The Journal of urology 2008 Odisho AY, Fradet V, Cooperberg MR, Ahmad AE, Carroll PR
• Clinical characteristics and survival of patients with surgically resected, incidentally detected lung cancer.
  Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2007 Raz DJ, Glidden DV, Odisho AY, Jablons DM
• Misclassification of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma with cytologic diagnosis of lung cancer.
  Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2006 Raz DJ, Zell JA, Karnezis AN, Odisho A, Ignatius Ou SH, Anton-Culver H, Jablons DM
• Tumor fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose avidity on positron emission tomographic scan predicts mortality in patients with early-stage pure and mixed bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.
  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2006 Raz DJ, Odisho AY, Franc BL, Jablons DM