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John Ward III, MD, Urology, Houston, TX

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Urology Houston, TX

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology

Professor of Surgery, Urologic Oncology

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  • Office

    1515 Holcombe Blvd
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-792-3250

Summary

  • Dr. Ward is a clinical scientist with exclusive focus on the management of prostate and testicular cancers. He is recognized as one of the early thought leaders in the prostate cancer imaging and focal therapy. His contributions laid the ground work that has helped this approach gain recognition as an acceptable therapeutic strategy for select patients with prostate cancer. He helped develop ablative techniques using variety of energy and imaging techniques including the early studies of interstitial laser ablation, focal cryotherapy and high-intensity focused ultrasound; the later work leading to the FDA US approval. He is equally involved in development of urine and blood bio-markers of prostate cancer and now image guided targeted prostate biopsy. As a busy clinician, Dr. Ward not only pioneered the MD Anderson Cancer Center Prostate cancer imaging and focal therapy program while performing 200+ robotic assisted prostatectomies a year, but he also developed the MD Anderson technique of robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection and has now expanded this surgery into both the post-chemotherapy setting and as primary treatment for metastatic seminoma.

    A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Ward is a Graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown Medical School. He received his urologic oncology training at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota before completing a career with the US Navy. He joined the faculty at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2006.

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
  • Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
    Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Urology, 1993 - 1998
  • Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
    Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Internship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2006 - 2026
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Urology Urology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other

Press Mentions

  • Focal Therapy for Prostate Ca: Ready for Prime Time?
    Focal Therapy for Prostate Ca: Ready for Prime Time?October 5th, 2018

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