About Dr. Shahram S. Gholami

If you are researching prostate cancer treatment options, you may already know that robotic prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgery approach that offers significant benefits over other treatment options. What you may not know is that Dr. Gholami is the surgeon you want performing your prostatectomy.

Shahram S. Gholami, M.D., is one of the few physicians in California skilled in minimally invasive procedures that include “scar-less” techniques, lasers and laparoscopy. By being skilled in state-of-the-art techniques, Dr. Gholami offers his patients more choices for the treatment of urologic disease.

Contact Dr. Gholami to find out if you are a candidate for minimally invasive robotic prostate surgery.

Education

Cornell University, BS, Biological Sciences, 1992
Boston University, MD, 1996

Residency

Surgery Residency: UC San Francisco, 1997–1998
Urology Residency: UC San Francisco, 1998–2002

Fellowships

Urologic Laparoscopic Oncology Fellowship at University of Paris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 2002–2003

Professional Memberships

The American Urological Association
Fellow of American College of Surgeons
American Association of Clinical Urologist
Endourological Society
Golden Glove Club (for advanced laparoscopic surgeons)
American Medical Association
California Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Massachusetts Medical Society

Achievements

Men’s Health Network- Research Award
Golden Glove Award- European School of Surgery
Top Doctor- Silicon Valley Magazine
Top Doctor- San Francisco Magazine
Top Doctor- San Jose Business Journal
California Urology Foundation Research Award
Lapides Research Prize- Honorable Mention
Stryker Endoscopy Laparoscopy/ Endoscopy Scholar
Ethicon Endosurgery, Laparoscopy Scholar
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Research Award
1st Place Award- Northern California Urology Resident Research Award- 2 time winner
American College of Surgeons Award for Academic Excellence
Howard Hughes Scholar
American College of Physician Research Award- Two time recipient
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation- Research Award
American Heart Association- Honor Award in Outstanding Research

Expertise

Laparoscopic Robotic Surgery Instructor/Preceptor/Proctor:
University Of California, San Francisco
Institute Montsouris, University of Paris France
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View
Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose
Los Gatos Community Hospital, Los Gatos
Royal Emirates Hospital, Dubia
Teheran University
Reno Hospital
Alvarado Hospital, San Diego
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital

Board Appointments

Urology Journal
Men’s Health Network
Stryker Endoscopy- Medical Board Advisor

Hospital and Surgery Center Affiliations

Good Samaritan Hospital- Robotics Director
El Camino Hospital- Los Gatos- Stone Center Shareholder
El Camino Hospital-Mountain View
National Surgery Center- Shareholder
Los Gatos Surgery Center
Forest Surgery Center- Shareholder
Los Altos Surgery Center