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James Porter Jr., MD, Urology, Seattle, WA

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Urology Seattle, WA

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stone Disease, Surgical Oncology

Director, Robotic Surgery, Providence St. Joseph Health and Swedish Medical Center

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  • Office

    1101 Madison St
    Ste 1400
    Seattle, WA 98104
    Phone+1 206-386-6266
    Fax+1 206-622-1052

Summary

  • Fellowship trained laparoscopic urologist with more than twenty years experience with robotic surgery. High volume robotic urologic oncology practice with focus in prostate, kidney and testis cancer. Performed over 5,000 procedures robotically. Pioneered techniques for robotic renal surgery and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer. Involved in teaching and training other surgeons locally and globally and have performed more than 50 live teaching cases. Currently training my 21st Fellow in Minimally Invasive urology. Maintain an active IRB approved database of my patients for outcomes research resulting in multiple book chapters and peer reviewed publications. Journal reviewer for 5 high impact Urology publications. Medical Director for Robotic Surgery for Providence St. Joseph’s Health which involves oversight and management of all aspects a of a multidisciplinary robotic surgery program for 50 daVinci robots.

Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Urology, 1990 - 1996
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1990
  • Ohio State Univ
    Ohio State UnivBs, Biochemistry, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2012 - Present
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2017 - 2021
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2013 - 2013
  • American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Menon Medal for Robotic Surgery NARUS, 2023
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011-2013
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Society of Robotic Surgery Review: Recommendations Regarding the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission During Minimally Invasive Surgery  
    James Porter, Elliot Blau et al., British Journal of Urology, 5/8/2020

Lectures

  • Hands-on Robotic Renal Surgery: Partial Nephrectomy & Pyeloplasty 
    American Urological Association, San Diego, California - 5/3/2013

Press Mentions

  • Robotic Prostatectomy Surgeon Treats ‘Medical Tourists’ in Vegas for Prostate Cancer
    Robotic Prostatectomy Surgeon Treats ‘Medical Tourists’ in Vegas for Prostate CancerSeptember 24th, 2019
  • Sky news interview on remote surgery
    Sky news interview on remote surgeryJune 20th, 2020

Professional Memberships