Woodson W. Smelser, MD

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• Urologic Surgical Oncology

Common Procedures

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• Genitourinary clinical trials
• Urothelial cancer
• Radical cystectomy outcomes
• Perioperative optimization and prehabilitation

Clinical Trials

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Perioperative Hypogonadism in Men Undergoing Radical Cystoprostatectomy for Bladder Cancer. NCT0306312. Trial Site: University of Kansas Medical Center. Accrual completed May 2018. Principal Investigators: Woodson Smelser, MD and Jeffrey Holzbeierlein, MD. Manuscript published to Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Investigations, Jan 1, 2021.

Association of Preoperative Medical Optimization with Postoperative Outcomes for High-Risk Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery Surgery. Trial Site: Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Departments of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Urology. Principal Investigator: Matt McEvoy. Sub-Investigators: Woodson Smelser, MD, Kamran Idrees, MD, Alexander Hawkins, MD. (Target Opening of August 2022)

Phase II Clinical Trial of Pembrolizumab in Localized Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Sponsoring Trial Site: Washington University in St. Louis. Principal Investigators: Woodson Smelser, MD and Sam Chang, MD, MBA. Sponsored by Merck Investigator Studies Program. (Target Opening of December 2022)

Innovations

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Financial Disclosures

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Publications

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Smelser WW. Editorial Comment [published online ahead of print, 2022 May 16]. J Urol. 2022;101097JU000000000000267501. doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000002675.01

Smelser WW. Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2021;206(3):546-547. doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000001837.01

Fonseca RB, Straub Hogan MM, Kapp ME, et al. Diagnostic renal mass biopsy is associated with individual categories of PADUA and RENAL nephrometry scores: Analysis of diagnostic and concordance rates with surgical resection. Urol Oncol. 2021;39(6):371.e7-371.e15. doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.02.022.

Smelser WW, Randall JH, Caldwell J, et al. Characterization of perioperative androgen profiles in men with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy. Urol Oncol. 2021;39(7):435.e23-435.e31. doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.12.013

Koch GE, Smelser WW, Chang SS. Side Effects of Intravesical BCG and Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer: What They Are and How to Manage Them. Urology. 2021;149:11-20. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.10.039

Javier-DesLoges JF, Cone EB, Smelser WW. A Call to Action for Resident Parental Leave. Urology. 2020;144:274-275. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.028

Christiansen A, Smelser W, Broghammer J, Deibert CM. Funding Peyronie’s disease: funding sources for primary research literature. Int J Impot Res. 2021;33(1):82-85. doi:10.1038/s41443-020-0244-6

Smelser WW, Jones CP. Management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents in the radical cystectomy patient. Urol Oncol. 2021;39(10):691-697. doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.12.011

Chestnut C, Smelser W, Dum T, et al. Glycemic impact of a diet and lifestyle intervention on diabetics and prediabetics during treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Nutr Cancer. 2020;72(7):1219-1224. doi:10.1080/01635581.2019.1672761

Smelser WW, Woolbright BL, Taylor JA 3rd. Molecular subtyping of bladder cancer: current trends and future directions in 2019. Curr Opin Urol. 2019;29(3):198-202. doi:10.1097/MOU.0000000000000599

Campbell JG, Smelser WW, Lee EK. Contemporary Preoperative and Intraoperative Management of the Radical Cystectomy Patient. Urol Clin North Am. 2018;45(2):169-181. doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2017.12.003

Hamilton-Reeves JM, Stanley A, Bechtel MD, et al. Perioperative Immunonutrition Modulates Inflammatory Response after Radical Cystectomy: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Urol. 2018;200(2):292-301. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2018.03.001

Johans C, Smelser W, DeRoche C, Campbell J, Cummings J. Assessment of Patient and Surgical Variables Including Residency Training Level on Adverse Events After Ureteroscopy for Ureteral Stones: A Multivariate Analysis. J Endourol. 2018;32(2):144-147. doi:10.1089/end.2017.0757

Parker WP, Smelser W, Lee EK, et al. Utilization and Outcomes of Radical Cystectomy for High-grade Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer in Elderly Patients [published online ahead of print, 2017 Aug 1]. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2017;S1558-7673(17)30208-2. doi:10.1016/j.clgc.2017.07.011

Smelser WW, Austenfeld MA, Holzbeierlein JM, Lee EK. Where are we with bladder preservation for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in 2017?. Indian J Urol. 2017;33(2):111-117. doi:10.4103/iju.IJU_279_16

Stewart G, Johnson L, Ganesh H, et al. Stone size limits the use of Hounsfield units for prediction of calcium oxalate stone composition. Urology. 2015;85(2):292-295. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2014.10.006

Matera JT, Monroe J, Smelser W, Gabay-Laughnan S, Newton KJ. Unique changes in mitochondrial genomes associated with reversions of S-type cytoplasmic male sterility in maizemar. PLoS One. 2011;6(8):e23405. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023405

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Patients Seen At

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Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Urology, Washington University Physicians
1044 N. Mason, Suite 230
Medical Office Building 4
Creve Coeur, MO 63141