Technology, AI, and Prostate Cancer

Joseph D. Shirk, MD is the Chief of Urology and Director of the Clinical Procedures Center at the Greater Los Angeles VA Health System and Assistant Professor of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Shirk earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his intern year at Boston Medical Center and subsequently completed his urology residency at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and urologic oncology fellowship training at UCLA’s Institute of Urologic Oncology (IUO) and David Geffen School of Medicine.Dr. Shirk performs complex urologic oncology operations, including robotic prostatectomy, cystectomy, partial nephrectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, and tumor thrombectomy. His primary research interests include the development and use of advanced, innovative imaging techniques. He is the cofounder of Ceevra, Inc, which is a company that has developed an AI driven platform to create 3D, digital images that surgeons use to guide their operations.