Benjamin Breyer

Benjamin N. Breyer is an American urologic surgeon. As a Professor of Urology, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, he specializes in complex urethral and penile reconstruction, male incontinence, male fistula, surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction, and transgender surgery.

Benjamin Breyer
Academic background
EducationBS, Cell and Structural Biology, 1999, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
MD, 2003, Pritzker School of Medicine
MAS, 2011, University of California, San Francisco
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Francisco

Early life and education

Breyer completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Cell and Structural Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and his Medical Degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine.[1]

Career

After completing his residency and fellowship at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Breyer joined the faculty of Urology in 2011.[1] In his first year as an assistant professor, he collaborated with Michael Eisenberg to use "Google Insights for Search" to see if the varying popularity of search terms would reflect seasonal and geographic differences in kidney stone prevalence.[2] The following year, Breyer led the largest study looking at major and minor "genitourinary" injuries amongst 142,144 U.S. adults went to emergency rooms from injuries caused by clothing, furniture, tools and toys between 2002 and 2010.[3] He followed up this study in 2019 by using GoFundMe to study the most popular crowdfunding projects on the website. His research team found that cancer patients raise approximately a quarter of their goal of $10,000 using GoFundMe.[4]

By 2014, Breyer was appointed chief of urology at San Francisco General Hospital, succeeding Jack W. McAninch who was retiring. In addition to his role as chief, Breyer continued to direct the UCSF male genitourinary reconstruction and trauma surgery fellowship.[5] Following his appointment, Breyer was "recognized for his efforts to fine-tune the quality of care urology patients" with the 2016 Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Values in Action Award.[6] Beyond male health, Breyer also led the first study to focus on female pubic hair grooming on a nationally representative sample. His research team found that nearly 84 percent of 3,316 women between the ages of 18-65 reported that they groomed their pubic hair.[7] Their study revealed that there was an association between pubic hair grooming and sexually transmitted infections.[8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Breyer was named Residency Program Director and Associate Chair of Education for the Department of Urology.[9]

References
  1. "Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, MAS". urology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. Norris, Jeffery (August 24, 2011). "Kidney Stones' Seasonality Reflected in Google Searches". ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. Bardi, Jason (November 13, 2012). "Genital Injuries: Painful Yet Mostly Preventable". ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  4. Fernandez, Elizabeth (September 9, 2019). "Cancer Patients Turn to Crowdfunding to Pay for Medical Care". ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. "Benjamin Breyer, MD, MAS Named Chief of Urology at San Francisco General". urology.ucsf.edu. August 5, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. Lingaas, Leslie (March 11, 2016). "Breyer Wins Chan/Zuckerberg Award". urology.ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. Fernandez, Elizabeth (June 29, 2016). "More Women are Grooming Their Pubic Hair, But Practice Poses Risks". ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. Fernandez, Elizabeth (December 12, 2016). "Pubic Hair Grooming Linked to Sexually Transmitted Infections". ucsf.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  9. "Benjamin Breyer, MD, MAS Named Program Director for the UCSF Urology Residency Program and Associate Chair of Education". urology.ucsf.edu. February 24, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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