Thomas Gaither, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor
Urology
School of Medicine

Publications (94)

Top publication keywords:
Urinary RetentionUrinary Tract InfectionsHair RemovalTranssexualismSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual HealthHygieneSexual BehaviorTransurethral Resection of ProstateHomosexuality, MaleBicyclingVesico-Ureteral RefluxSensationUrethral StrictureTransgender Persons

• Complete canal loss after penile inversion vaginoplasty: a call for surgical rethink.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2026 Gaither TW, Shen J, Anderson M, Korn K, Del Rosario C, Ng GY
• Assessing Anorectal Sexual Function: Validity and Clinical Utility of a New Measure.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2025 Gaither TW, Anderson M, Balcazar JA, Russell MM, Litwin MS
• Erectile dysfunction during receptive anal intercourse: an overlooked entity?
  The journal of sexual medicine 2025 Gaither TW, Anderson M, Balcazar J, Russell M, Litwin M
• Understanding the Experience of Receptive Anal Intercourse in Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.
  Urology 2025 Balcazar JA, Gaither TW, Anderson M, Russell MM, Litwin MS
• Anal sex practices and rectal erogenous zone maps among men and women of diverse sexual orientations: an anatomic-map based questionnaire study.
  Sexual medicine 2025 Zaliznyak M, Walton AB, Stelmar J, Isaacson D, Gaither TW, Knudson G, Garcia MM

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• Teaching in the operating room: a qualitative mixed-methods review of effective methods.
  Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 2025 Kaba A, Ayub A, Kosber R, Lerman S, Huen K, Carter S, Gaither TW, Nitti V, Bergman J
• The Impact of Pleasure and Pain on Frequent Substance Use During Receptive Anal Intercourse.
  Journal of sex research 2024 Shahrvini T, Gaither TW, Vincent NW, Williams KC, Piqueiras E, Siapno AE, Russell MM, Litwin MS
• Receptive Anal Intercourse: Impact on Colorectal and Urologic Diagnoses.
  LGBT health 2024 Gaither TW, Shahrvini T, Vincent NW, Russell M, Litwin MS
• Obesity and sexual health trends among a large, national sample of men who have sex with men on Grindr in the USA.
  Sexual health 2024 Zaliznyak M, Gonzales M, Gaither TW
• Needs of transgender children and adolescents presenting to an urban gender health program.
  Journal of pediatric urology 2024 Gaither TW, Williams KC, Mann C, Weimer A, Ng G, Litwin MS
• Anorectal Sexual Function Index: Development and Validation of a Health-related Quality of Life Measure.
  Urology 2024 Gaither TW, Shahrvini T, Vincent NW, Russell MM, Litwin MS
• Relationship between pelvic sensations and lifetime exposure to receptive anal intercourse among people with prostates.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2023 Gaither TW, Siapno AED, Kianian R, Vincent N, Williams KC, Piquerias E, Russell MM, Litwin MS
• EDITORIAL COMMENT.
  Urology 2023 Gaither TW
• Anatomic maps of erogenous sensation and pleasure in the penis: are there difference between circumcised and uncircumcised men?
  The journal of sexual medicine 2023 Zaliznyak M, Isaacson D, Duralde E, Gaither TW, Naser-Tavakolian A, Bresee C, Stelmar J, Yuan N, Topp K, Garcia MM
• Atlas of the receptive anal sex experience among people with prostates.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2023 Gaither TW, Vincent NW, Piqueiras E, Barzallo D, Siapno A, Williams KC, Russell M, Litwin MS
• Multiple courses of intralesional collagenase injections for Peyronie disease: a retrospective analysis.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2023 Li MK, Sigalos JT, Yoffe DA, Modiri N, Hu MY, Gaither TW, Santamaria A, Walker DT, Regets KV, Mills JN, Eleswarapu SV
• Analyzing the growth in social media proliferation in academic urology.
  Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada 2023 Zaliznyak M, Tsai K, Gaither TW, Wong R, Duel B, Hamilton Z
• Impact of Comprehensive Health Insurance on Quality of Life in Low-Income Hispanic Men with Prostate Cancer.
  Urology 2022 Siapno AED, Gaither TW, Tandel MD, Kwan L, Meng YY, Connor SE, Maliski SL, Fink A, George S, Litwin MS
• Engagement With HIV and COVID-19 Prevention: Nationwide Cross-sectional Analysis of Users on a Geosocial Networking App.
  Journal of medical Internet research 2022 Gaither TW, Sigalos JT, Landovitz RJ, Mills JN, Litwin MS, Eleswarapu SV
• Intralesional collagenase Clostridium histolyticum for acute phase Peyronie's disease: a single-center, retrospective cohort study.
  Translational andrology and urology 2022 Hu MY, Sigalos JT, Walker DT, Li MK, Yoffe DA, Modiri N, Gaither TW, Santamaria AJ, Regets KV, Eleswarapu SV, Mills JN
• Predictive Value of Voiding Efficiency After Active Void Trial in Men Undergoing BPH Surgery.
  Urology 2022 Gaither TW, Patel P, Del Rosario C, Baxter ZC, Pannell S, Dunn M
• Acute Lower Back Pain after Intralesional Injection of Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum for Peyronie's Disease.
  The Journal of urology 2022 Sigalos JT, Li MK, Yoffe DA, Modiri N, Hu MY, Walker DT, Gaither TW, Santamaria A, Regets KV, Eleswarapu SV, Mills JN
• Quality of life in low-income men after surgical castration for metastatic prostate cancer.
  Urologic oncology 2022 Gaither TW, Kwan L, Villatoro J, Litwin MS
• EDITORIAL COMMENT.
  Urology 2022 Gaither TW, Litwin MS
• Initial Clinical Needs Among Transgender and Non-binary Individuals in a Large, Urban Gender Health Program.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2021 Gaither TW, Williams K, Mann C, Weimer A, Ng G, Litwin MS
• Lubrication Practices and Receptive Anal Sex: Implications for STI Transmission and Prevention.
  Sexual medicine 2021 Lee A, Gaither TW, Langston ME, Cohen SE, Breyer BN
• Pubic Hair Grooming and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Clinic-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2020 Gaither TW, Fergus K, Sutcliffe S, Cedars B, Enriquez A, Lee A, Mmonu N, Cohen S, Breyer B
• Synchronous genitourinary lichen sclerosus signals a distinct urinary microbiome profile in men with urethral stricture disease.
  World journal of urology 2020 Cohen AJ, Gaither TW, Srirangapatanam S, Castellanos ER, Enriquez A, Fergus KB, Fadrosh D, Lynch S, Mmonu NA, Breyer BN
• Unwanted Medication Disposal: Audit of California Pharmacy Advice.
  Annals of internal medicine 2019 Selekman RE, Gaither TW, Kornberg Z, Liaw A, Copp HL
• Social determinants of self-reported pre-exposure prophylaxis use among a national sample of US men who have sex with men.
  Sexually transmitted infections 2019 Chu BA, Castellanos ER, Gonzales MM, Gaither TW
• Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Ultrasound after a First, Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Children Age 2-24 Months.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2019 Gaither TW, Selekman R, Kazi DS, Copp HL
• Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2019 Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, Glidden DV, Cohen AJ, Breyer BN
• Antimicrobial prophylaxis for urinary tract infections: implications for adherence assessment.
  Journal of pediatric urology 2019 Gaither TW, Copp HL
• Urinary and Sexual Function after Perineal Urethrostomy for Urethral Stricture Disease: An Analysis from the TURNS.
  The Journal of urology 2019 Murphy GP, Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, Voelzke BB, Myers JB, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley JC, Breyer BN
• The Incidence and Durability of Compensatory Hypertrophy in Pediatric Patients with Solitary Kidneys.
  Urology 2019 Wang MK, Gaither T, Phelps A, Cohen R, Baskin L
• Clinical significance of cystoscopic urethral stricture recurrence after anterior urethroplasty: a multi-institution analysis from Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS).
  World journal of urology 2019 Baradaran N, Fergus KB, Moses RA, Patel DP, Gaither TW, Voelzke BB, Smith TG, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley J, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Breyer BN
• Minority Recruitment Trends in Phase III Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials (2003 to 2014): Progress and Critical Areas for Improvement.
  The Journal of urology 2019 Balakrishnan AS, Palmer NR, Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, Ndoye M, Breyer BN
• Predictors of becoming overweight among pediatric patients at risk for urinary tract infections.
  Journal of pediatric urology 2018 Gaither TW, Cooper CS, Kornberg Z, Baskin LS, Copp HL
• Racial distribution of urology workforce in United States in comparison to general population.
  Translational andrology and urology 2018 Washington SL, Baradaran N, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Murphy GP, Downs TM, Breyer BN
• Association of Patient Volume With Online Ratings of California Urologists.
  JAMA surgery 2018 Murphy GP, Awad MA, Tresh A, Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Baradaran N, Breyer BN
• Effect of Oscillation on Perineal Pressure in Cyclists: Implications for Micro-Trauma.
  Sexual medicine 2018 Sanford T, Gadzinski AJ, Gaither T, Osterberg EC, Murphy GP, Carroll PR, Breyer BN
• Gender and Racial Disparities in Early Urology Exposures during Medical School.
  Urology practice 2018 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Breyer BN, Greene KL
• The association of bicycle-related genital numbness and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score: results from a large, multinational, cross-sectional study.
  BJU international 2018 Baradaran N, Awad M, Gaither TW, Fergus KB, Ndoye M, Cedars BE, Balakrishnan AS, Eisenberg ML, Sanford T, Breyer BN
• Characteristics of Genital Dissatisfaction Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Women.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2018 Rowen TS, Gaither TW, Shindel AW, Breyer BN
• Do Women Work Less Than Men in Urology: Data From the American Urological Association Census.
  Urology 2018 Porten SP, Gaither TW, Greene KL, Baradaran N, Anger JT, Breyer BN
• Genital burns in the United States: Disproportionate prevalence in the pediatric population.
  Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries 2018 Tresh A, Baradaran N, Gaither TW, Fergus KB, Liaw A, Balakrishnan A, Hampson LA, Breyer BN
• Revisiting Prior Studies-Is There More There?
  The Journal of urology 2018 Gaither TW, Copp HL
• Renal function outcomes in pediatric patients with symptomatic reflux into the transplanted kidney treated with redo ureteroneocystostomy.
  Journal of pediatric urology 2018 Wang MK, Chuang KW, Li Y, Gaither T, Brakeman P, Gonzalez L, Brennan J, Baskin LS
• Cycling and Female Sexual and Urinary Function: Results From a Large, Multinational, Cross-Sectional Study.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2018 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Murphy GP, Metzler I, Sanford T, Eisenberg ML, Sutcliffe S, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN
• Renal Trauma Increases Risk of Future Hypertension.
  Urology 2018 Osterberg EC, Awad MA, Murphy GP, Gaither TW, Yoo J, McAninch JW, Chumnarnsongkhroh TH, Breyer BN
• Scar acceptance after pediatric urologic surgery.
  Journal of pediatric urology 2018 Wang MK, Li Y, Selekman RE, Gaither T, Arnhym A, Baskin LS
• Prostate cancer radiation and urethral strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases 2018 Awad MA, Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Murphy GP, Baradaran N, Breyer BN
• Risk Factors for the Development of Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction.
  Pediatrics 2018 Gaither TW, Cooper CS, Kornberg Z, Baskin LS, Copp HL
• Prevalence of Pubic Hair Grooming-Related Injuries and Identification of High-Risk Individuals in the United States.
  JAMA dermatology 2017 Truesdale MD, Osterberg EC, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Elmer-DeWitt MA, Sutcliffe S, Allen I, Breyer BN
• Cycling, and Male Sexual and Urinary Function: Results from a Large, Multinational, Cross-Sectional Study.
  The Journal of urology 2017 Awad MA, Gaither TW, Murphy GP, Chumnarnsongkhroh T, Metzler I, Sanford T, Sutcliffe S, Eisenberg ML, Carroll PR, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN
• Postoperative Complications following Primary Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty among 330 Male-to-Female Transgender Patients.
  The Journal of urology 2017 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Murphy GP, Romero A, Bowers ML, Breyer BN
• Gender differences in promotions and scholarly productivity in academic urology.
  The Canadian journal of urology 2017 Awad MA, Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Yang G, Greene KL, Weiss DA, Anger JT, Breyer BN
• Missed Opportunities to Decrease Radiation Exposure in Children with Renal Trauma.
  The Journal of urology 2017 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Leva NV, Murphy GP, Breyer BN, Copp HL
• The Natural History of Erectile Dysfunction After Prostatic Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2017 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Murphy GP, Allen IE, Chang A, Rosen RC, Breyer BN
• Web-Based Physician Ratings for California Physicians on Probation.
  Journal of medical Internet research 2017 Murphy GP, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Gaither TW, Chumnarnsongkhroh T, Washington SL, Breyer BN
• Understanding patients' preferences for surgical management of urethral stricture disease.
  World journal of urology 2017 Hampson LA, Lin TK, Wilson L, Allen IE, Gaither TW, Breyer BN
• Natural History of Contralateral Hypertrophy in Patients with Multicystic Dysplastic Kidneys.
  The Journal of urology 2017 Gaither TW, Patel A, Patel C, Chuang KW, Cohen RA, Baskin LS
• Estimated total costs from non-fatal and fatal bicycle crashes in the USA: 1997-2013.
  Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention 2017 Gaither TW, Sanford TA, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Murphy GP, Lawrence BA, Miller TR, Breyer BN
• Surgical excision of perineal nodular induration: A cyclist's third testicle.
  Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada 2017 Awad MA, Murphy GP, Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Sanford TA, Horvai AE, Breyer BN
• Guidelines of guidelines: a review of urethral stricture evaluation, management, and follow-up.
  Translational andrology and urology 2017 Bayne DB, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Murphy GP, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN
• Management of Pediatric Grade IV Renal Trauma.
  Current urology reports 2017 Murphy GP, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Baradaran N, Copp HL, Breyer BN
• Use of Conjoint Analysis to Determine Patient Preferences for Surgical Treatment of Urethral Stricture Disease.
  Journal of participatory medicine 2017 Wilson L, Lin TK, Hampson LA, Oh A, Ting J, Gaither T, Allen I, Breyer BN
• Impact of Sexual Orientation Identity on Medical Morbidities in Male-to-Female Transgender Patients.
  LGBT health 2016 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Romero A, Bowers ML, Breyer BN
• Radiation-induced complex anterior urinary fistulation for prostate cancer: a retrospective multicenter study from the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS).
  World journal of urology 2016 Osterberg EC, Vanni AJ, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Broghammer JA, Pate SC, Wyre H, Myers JB, Elliott SP, Krishna S, Zhao LC, McClung C, Erickson BA, Breyer BN
• Correlation between pubic hair grooming and STIs: results from a nationally representative probability sample.
  Sexually transmitted infections 2016 Osterberg EC, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Truesdale MD, Allen I, Sutcliffe S, Breyer BN
• Urinary Diversion for Severe Urinary Adverse Events of Prostate Radiation: Results from a Multi-Institutional Study.
  The Journal of urology 2016 Bassett MR, Santiago-Lastra Y, Stoffel JT, Goldfarb R, Elliott SP, Pate SC, Broghammer JA, Gaither T, Breyer BN, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Erickson BA, McClung CD, Presson AP, Tward JD, Myers JB, …
• Pubic Hair Grooming Prevalence and Motivation Among Women in the United States.
  JAMA dermatology 2016 Rowen TS, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Shindel AW, Breyer BN
• Urethral catheters and medical malpractice: a legal database review from 1965 to 2015.
  Translational andrology and urology 2016 Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Chang H, Gaither TW, Alwaal A, Fox R, Breyer BN
• Patient-centered Treatment Decisions for Urethral Stricture: Conjoint Analysis Improves Surgical Decision-making.
  Urology 2016 Hampson LA, Allen IE, Gaither TW, Lin T, Ting J, Osterberg EC, Wilson L, Breyer BN
• Characterization of Genital Dissatisfaction in a National Sample of U.S. Men.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2016 Gaither TW, Allen IE, Osterberg EC, Alwal A, Harris CR, Breyer BN
• Prevalence and Motivation: Pubic Hair Grooming Among Men in the United States.
  American journal of men's health 2016 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Rowen TS, Shindel AW, Breyer BN
• Vesicoureteral Reflux: How to Interpret Different Studies with Different Results.
  The Journal of urology 2016 Gaither TW, Copp HL
• Major genitourinary-related bicycle trauma: Results from 20 years at a level-1 trauma center.
  Injury 2016 Osterberg EC, Awad MA, Gaither TW, Sanford T, Alwaal A, Hampson LA, Yoo J, McAninch JW, Breyer BN
• The Near-future Impact of Retirement on the Urologic Workforce: Results From the American Urological Association Census.
  Urology 2016 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Fang R, Clemens JQ, Meeks W, Gulig S, Erickson BA, McKenna PH, Gonzalez CM, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN
• National Variation in Urethroplasty Cost and Predictors of Extreme Cost: A Cost Analysis With Policy Implications.
  Urology 2016 Harris CR, Osterberg EC, Sanford T, Alwaal A, Gaither TW, McAninch JW, McCulloch CE, Breyer BN
• State appellant cases for testicular torsion: Case review from 1985 to 2015.
  Journal of pediatric urology 2016 Gaither TW, Copp HL
• Transurethral Unroofing of a Symptomatic Imperforate Cowper's Syringocele in an Adult Male.
  Case reports in urology 2016 Awad MA, Alwaal A, Harris CR, Zaid UB, Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN
• Current Practice Patterns Among Members of the American Urological Association for Male Genitourinary Lichen Sclerosus.
  Urology 2016 Osterberg EC, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Alwaal A, Erickson BA, McAninch JW, Breyer BN
• The Action Research Program: Experiential Learning in Systems-Based Practice for First-Year Medical Students.
  Teaching and learning in medicine 2016 Ackerman SL, Boscardin C, Karliner L, Handley MA, Cheng S, Gaither TW, Hagey J, Hennein L, Malik F, Shaw B, Trinidad N, Zahner G, Gonzales R
• Surgical Intervention for Penile Methamphetamine Injections.
  Case reports in urology 2015 Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Awad MA, Breyer BN
• Lichen Sclerosus Comorbidities and Complications from a National Sample of Patients Treated with Urethroplasty.
  Urology practice 2015 Blaschko SD, Gaither TW, Alwaal A, Harris CR, McCulloch CE, McAninch JW, Breyer BN
• High-grade renal injuries are often isolated in sports-related trauma.
  Injury 2015 Patel DP, Redshaw JD, Breyer BN, Smith TG, Erickson BA, Majercik SD, Gaither TW, Craig JR, Gardner S, Presson AP, Zhang C, Hotaling JM, Brant WO, Myers JB
• The influence of sexual orientation and sexual role on male grooming-related injuries and infections.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2014 Gaither TW, Truesdale M, Harris CR, Alwaal A, Shindel AW, Allen IE, Breyer BN
• The incidence, causes, mechanism, risk factors, classification, and diagnosis of pelvic fracture urethral injury.
  Arab journal of urology 2014 Alwaal A, Zaid UB, Blaschko SD, Harris CR, Gaither TW, McAninch JW, Breyer BN
• Up-regulation of GLT1 reverses the deficit in cortically evoked striatal ascorbate efflux in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease.
  Journal of neurochemistry 2012 Miller BR, Dorner JL, Bunner KD, Gaither TW, Klein EL, Barton SJ, Rebec GV
• Force-plate quantification of progressive behavioral deficits in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease.
  Behavioural brain research 2009 Fowler SC, Miller BR, Gaither TW, Johnson MA, Rebec GV
• The myxomycete genus Schenella: morphological and DNA sequence evidence for synonymy with the gasteromycete genus Pyrenogaster.
  Mycologia 2005 Estrada-Torres A, Gaither TW, Miller DL, Lado C, Keller HW
• Tree canopy biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: ecological and developmental observations of a new myxomycete species of Diachea.
  Mycologia 2004 Keller HW, Skrabal M, Eliasson UH, Gaither TW
• NIH conference. Recent advances in chronic granulomatous disease.
  Annals of internal medicine 1983 Gallin JI, Buescher ES, Seligmann BE, Nath J, Gaither T, Katz P