Dr. Benjamin Davies

Dr. Benjamin Davies, MD, is a Professor of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in urology, Chief of the Urology Section at the Shadyside/Hillman Cancer Center, and also Program Director of the Urologic Oncology Program. Dr. Davies graduated from Columbia College with a degree in European History. He then obtained his medical degree at Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City. Following surgical and urologic residencies at the University of Pittsburgh, he completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Davies specializes in robotic nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, urologic oncology, neobladder reconstruction, robotic cystectomy, and kidney and testicular cancer. His clinical practice focuses on robotic prostatectomies, bladder cancer surgery including male/female neobladder reconstruction, kidney cancer surgery including robotic partial nephrectomies, and testicular cancer surgery. Dr.Davies is also affiliated with the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy, where he has focused on research in pharmacoepidemiology.

Dr. Davies also maintains research interests in prostate cancer epidemiology and surgical outcomes. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles centering on prostate cancer outcomes and basic science research in genomics. Additionally, Dr. Davies recently started a MRI Fusion program, with a new method of diagnosing potential prostate cancer patients.

Dr. Davies is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the American Urologic Association, American Medical Association and the Pittsburgh Urologic Society.