Matt Cooperberg
@dr_coops
Urologic oncology & epi, focus on #prostatecancer @UCSFcancer @UCSFurology. GU Chief @SFVAMC. All views strictly personal. RT≠E. #🟦
Cancer Statistics 2025 are out! #prostatecancer incidence still on the rise, mortality basically flat. Get screened so you can get treatment _when needed_. #pcsm acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.33…
Serving sugary drinks with cane sugar in glass bottles won’t significantly change anyone’s health. This is performative nonsense that summarizes how silly the “MAHA” movement is.
I’ve spent my life standing with communities facing hate and injustice. But when I spoke out for my own, I was met with silence and even worse. I wrote this piece to speak from the heart.
ITS A MATCH! We are thrilled to announce that we have matched @JorgeMena into our Endourology fellowship program! Welcome to the team, Jorge! #Endourology #Endourologyfellowship #MedEd @StanfordMed @contisimon @UCSFUrology @Endo_Society
Brief 🧵 1/ How common is *failure* of modern active surveillance (AS) for #ProstateCancer (PCa)? Which patients are at higher risk? Spoiler 🚨: it’s pretty simple @EurUrolOncol @UroToday @OncoAlert @PCF_Science @gu_onc @AmerUrological @Uroweb
This was the flag of Palestine in 1934 — a Jewish flag with a Star of David. This image shutters their narrative. There is no “colonization", no "occupation". There is a people returning home. ✡️
Peer to peer my 🍑. The fact that these “physicians” have the temerity to call themselves our “peers” 🤦♂️😡
I’m sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds. The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast…
Actually the opposite: in The Origins of Totalitarianism (1950), Hannah Arendt said this:
🔥 @SecKennedy on ‘trusting the experts’ “We need to STOP trusting the experts…Trusting the experts is NOT a feature of science. It's NOT a feature of democracy. It's a feature of RELIGION and it's a feature of TOTALITARIANISM.”
Comparing traditional risk groups vs AI analysis in #ProstateCancer management, #JournalClub. @dr_coops @UCSFCancer moderates a patient-oriented discussion with @prostatemd @huntsmancancer & @ashleyrossmdphd @NUFeinbergMed. WatchNow on UroToday > bit.ly/4jHLeK4
Meet Scott Ruskan, a 26-year-old U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer who saved 165 lives during the deadly Texas floods.
🩸💥 Many have asked: “Where did the EAU #thromboprophylaxis guideline go?” Don’t worry. Check out cluevte.org 🚀 ✅ Not just #urology, also #gynecology & abd #surgery ✅ Procedure-specific VTE & bleeding risks ✅ Free interactive tool + static infographics #EBM
🆕 Amazing, interactive CLUE VTE tool available 👉 cluevte.org 🔍 Quickly, reliably assess #VTE & #bleeding risks – based on the best available evidence #EBM ✅ Procedure-specific risks in surgery, gynecology & urology ✅ Interactive & free
Join us in celebrating @gonzomdphd, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., as he steps into his new role as Chair of the Department of Urology @dsui_miami_uro and @umiamimedicine! 🩺 A nationally recognized leader in urologic care, research, and education, Dr. Gonzalgo will oversee and lead…
Great paper @EUplatinum confirming safety of #activesurveillance for #prostatecancer out to 25 years in the Göteborg-1 trial. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euru…
Thank you so much @ASPI_INTL @journotwit - this was a tremendous honor. Keep doing all the fantastic work you do!
We’ve just released a 3-video lineup! 1️⃣ @dr_coops' Advocacy Award ceremony 2️⃣ His “Past, Present & Future” deep dive on Active Surveillance 3️⃣ Dr. Lapedis’ guide to decoding pathology reports Normally 1 video/month—now get all 3 at once! mailchi.mp/aspatients/jun…
Dr. Cooperberg receives ASPI’s 2025 Special Award for Patient Advocacy for leading a successful campaign to restore Active Surveillance in prostate cancer guidelines. youtu.be/ZHQIkIze6k8?si… Check out @dr_coops presentation on AS: youtu.be/ev1WcQ1Ucic?si…
In a piece for @TheAtlantic (Pro-Palestine Activists Fell for Iran’s Propaganda), I argue that Western supporters would do well to note how Tehran’s policy has left the Palestinian cause in ruins. theatlantic.com/international/…
Please save the @DeptofDefense Prostate Cancer Research Program! We need continued funding to keep fighting #ProstateCancer @SenAlexPadilla @SenAdamSchiff @RepMikeLevin @urotoday @PCF_Science @soulehoward1 @AndreaMiyahira @Uromigos
As the waves 🌊 settle after #ASCO25 we @DanaFarber_GU take a deeper dive 🤿 into the most impactful data! Join @DrChoueiri @BradMcG04 @AtishChoudhury as we discuss what we learned & where we’re going next! Prostate 🔗 youtu.be/heLQLuWjlzM Bladder 🔗…
We're thrilled to have you join the UCSF Urology Team, and we look forward to working with you!!!!
That’s a wrap! Amazing three years with @UMichUrology @UM_IHPI @ncspMICHIGAN. So grateful for my urologic oncology and health services research training with the best team. Incredibly excited to join the faculty at @UCSFUrology and move my lil family to San Francisco!!!!
When a Muslim Brotherhood influenced, Marxist flavored politician becomes mayor of a once civilized city, that’s not democracy, it’s like handing the keys of Solomon’s Temple to Nebuchadnezzar and expecting a prayer service. When Sadiq Khan took over London, rape gangs…