Dr. Christopher Wood reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. Dr. Wood is an Associate Professor of Urology and Cancer Biology at
the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Board Certifications
American Board of Urology
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
Testicular Cancer
Prostate
Cancer
Prostate Cancer, Metastatic or
Recurrent
Erectile Dysfunction
Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia
Prostatitis
Education
MD: Northwestern University, Feinberg School
of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Internship: Northwestern University McGaw
Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Residency: Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of
Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor of Urology and Cancer
Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Professional Affiliations
Director/Program Chairman, Biannual Urologic
Oncology: Advances in Clinical Practice, 2004-present
Kidney Cancer
Association Medical Advisory Board, 2003-present
American
Urological Association
Selected Publications
Wood CG (2007). Retroperitoneal lymph node
dissection for testicular cancer. Operative Techniques in General Surgery, 8(2): 112-116.
Lin X, Wood CG, Shao L,
Huang M, Yang H, Dinney CP, Wu X (2007). Risk assessment of renal cell
carcinoma using alkaline comet assay. Cancer. 110(2):
282-288.
Black PC, Basen-Engquist K, Wang X, Swartz RJ, Eddings T,
Matin SF, Swanson D, Wood CG, Pisters Ll, Babaian RJ, Troncoso P, Pettaway CA
(2007). A randomized prospective trail evaluating testosterone, haemoglobin
kinetics and quality of life, during and after 12 months of androgen
deprivation after prostatectomy: Results from the Postoperative Adjuvant
Androgen Deprivation trial. British Journal of Urology International, 100(1): 63-69.
Shao L, Wood CG, Zhang D,
Tannir NM, Matin S, Dinney CP, Wu X (2007). Telomere dysfunction in peripheral
lymphocytes as a potential predisposition factor for renal cancer.
Journal of Urology, 178(4, Pt 1): 1492-14966.
