Bio
Geoffrey Sonn, MD is a board certified urologist who specializes in treating patients with prostate, kidney, and testicular cancer. He has a particular interest in cancer imaging, MRI-Ultrasound fusion targeted prostate biopsy, prostate cancer focal therapy, and robotic surgery for prostate and kidney cancer. He is the principal investigator of the first clinical trial in Northern California to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat prostate cancer. The goal of this trial is to treat prostate cancer with fewer side effects than surgery or radiation.
Dr. Sonn was born in Washington State and lived there until leaving for college at Georgetown in Washington DC. After graduating magna cum laude at Georgetown he returned to the West Coast for medical school at UCLA. Following medical school, Dr. Sonn completed a 6-year urology residency at Stanford where he developed particular interests in the clinical care of patients with urologic cancers and research in cancer imaging. He then spent two years at UCLA as a urologic oncology fellow where he devoted all his time to gaining additional skills and experience in clinical care and research in urologic malignancies. Since finishing his fellowship, Dr. Sonn has been at Stanford as an assistant professor in urology where he applies the skills he gained in residency and fellowship to provide high-quality clinical care to patients with urologic cancers. Dr. Sonn also continues to work to develop new methods to better diagnose and treat urologic cancers through research.
Clinical Focus
- Cancer > Urologic Oncology
- Prostate Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Ablation Techniques
- Biopsy
- Testicular Cancer
- Urology
- Robotics
Academic Appointments
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Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
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Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Radiology - Rad/Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Honors & Awards
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First Place in Prostate Cancer Detection & Screening Poster Session, American Urological Association (2013)
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Research Award for Fluorescent Imaged Guided Surgery in Prostate Cancer, Longmire Surgical Society at UCLA (2013)
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First Place in Localized Kidney Cancer Poster Session, American Urological Association (2010)
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Third Place Resident Essay Contest in Clinical Research, American Urological Association (2009)
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CaPSURE Scholars Program, UCSF Department of Urology (2008)
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First Place Resident essay contest, Western Section AUA (2008)
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Richard K. Lo Resident Publication Award, Stanford Urology (2010)
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Mahoney Medal (Outstanding pre med with a liberal arts major), Georgetown University (2001)
Professional Education
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Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2011) CA
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Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2007) CA
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Medical Education: UCLA David Geffen School Of Medicine Registrar (2005) CA
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Fellowship: UCLA David Geffen School Of Medicine Registrar (2013) CA
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Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology (2015)