Allan J. Pantuck

Allan J. Pantuck, MD is a Professor of Urology and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for UCLA Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. He maintains a clinical practice at Westwood Urology, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA, where he specializes in kidney, prostate, and bladder cancers with a 4.9/5 patient rating based on 109 reviews. Dr. Pantuck holds hospital affiliations at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center.

Dr. Pantuck earned his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1993 and completed his urology residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in 1999. He obtained a Master of Science degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2005 and completed his urologic oncology fellowship at UCLA in 2002. He is board certified in Urology by the American Board of Urology since 2004.

His research focuses on molecular and genetic determinants underlying response to immunotherapy in kidney cancer patients, nutritional aspects of bladder and prostate cancer prevention and treatment, molecular profiling of kidney cancer, and gene and immune therapies. His work spans the intersection of traditional urologic oncology with complementary medicine approaches. Dr. Pantuck has maintained a consistent research output throughout his career, with publications spanning from 1997 to the present, showing particular emphasis on kidney cancer biology, immunotherapy approaches, and molecular diagnostics.

His 15 most recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on renal cell carcinoma imaging and treatment, immunotherapy advancements, and molecular approaches to urologic cancers. The research trends show increasing sophistication in molecular profiling techniques, integration of imaging technologies with cancer biology, and exploration of novel therapeutic approaches including CRISPR technology and cancer vaccines.

• Maximilian Nitze Award (2012) - highest scientific honor awarded by the German Society of Urology
• Best Poster in Kidney Cancer - Basic Research II Session - AUA Annual Meeting 2012
• First Prize, best poster, Renal tumours: surgical treatment and prognosis European Association of Urology, Milan, Italy (2008)
• Best Scientific Paper Published in European Urology (2007)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Awards (2001-2002)
• Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award (1997)

Dr. Pantuck serves as a mentor to researchers including Dr. Nils Kroeger, whom he mentored for the Maximilian Nitze Award-winning project. His professional memberships include the American Association for Cancer Research (Fellow), American College of Surgeons, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Urological Association, and the Society of Urologic Oncology. He is actively involved with the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Center for Integrative Medicine, reflecting his dual focus on conventional and complementary approaches to cancer treatment. His clinical work involves participation in multiple clinical trials, particularly in the area of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma research.