WoodsonWadeSmelserMD

Surgical Oncology

Board-Certified Urologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery- Division of Urology Washington University in St. Louis

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Office
Department of Surgery- Division of Urologic Surgery
MSC 8109-29-09
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-273-6071

I am a Board-Certified Urologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. I am fellowship-trained in urologic surgical oncology. I see patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Siteman Cancer Center and BJC West County and manage all urologic cancers in either a minimally-invasive/robotic or open approach as indicated. My research focuses on translational and clinical trials in bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer. I am a native Missourian raised on a family farm in the Bootheel.

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Urologic Surgical Oncology, 2020 - 2022
University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Urology, 2016 - 2020
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 2015 - 2016
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 2015
University of MissouriB.S., Biology, summa cum laude, 2007 - 2011

PubMed

39 citations
Side Effects of Intravesical BCG and Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer: What They Are and How to Manage Them.
George E. Koch, Woodson W. Smelser, Sam S. Chang
Urology. 2021-03-01
42 citations
Perioperative Immunonutrition Modulates Inflammatory Response after Radical Cystectomy: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Jill Hamilton-Reeves, Abigail Stanley, Misty D. Bechtel, Thomas M. Yankee, Prabhakar Chalise
The Journal of Urology. 2018-03-06
7 citations
Implementation of a comprehensive prehabilitation program for patients undergoing radical cystectomy.
Woodson W Smelser, Jacob E Tallman, Veerain K Gupta, Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Niels V Johnsen
Urologic Oncology. 2023-02-01

AUA Presidential Address Stresses Collaboration, Best Urology Apps at Annual MeetingMay 2019
How CARMENA Results Impact the Role of Cytoreductive NephrectomyJanuary 2019
Developing surgical autonomy through character development: Self-efficacy, grit, and resilienceAugust 2018
Assessment of Patient and Surgical Variables Including Residency Training Level on Adverse Events After Ureteroscopy for Ureteral Stones: A Multivariate AnalysisJanuary 2018
Postoperative opioid prescriptions: How surgeons can alleviate the opioid crisisAugust 2017
American College of Surgeons Medical Student Podcasts: How to Succeed in the AUA MatchJuly 2017
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Urology Advisory Council, American College of Surgeons 2016 - Present
Consultant to the American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association Residents and Fellows Committee 2017 - 2022