UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Leonard S. Marks, M.D.

Specialty:

Urology

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English

Affiliation(s):

Clinical Professor, Department of Urology

Member, JCCC Cancer Molecular Imaging Program Area

Hospital Affiliation(s):

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Education:

Residency:	Urology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1974 - 1978 Surgery, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, 1972 - 1973
Internship:	Surgery, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, 1969 - 1970
Medical Degree:	M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 1969

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Urology, American Board of Urology, 1980

Contact Information:

Phone:	(310) 794-3070
Email:	lmarks@mednet.ucla.edu

Practice Information:

Clinical Interest(s):	Prostate disease

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Leonard Marks' scientific interests include prostate imaging and targeted biopsy, minimally-invasive therapy for prostate cancer and testosterone replacement therapy.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Natarajan S, Marks LS, Margolis DJ, Huang J, Macairan ML, Lieu P, Fenster A. Clinical application of a 3D ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy system. Urol Oncol. 2011 May-Jun;29(3):334-42.

Marks LS, Mostaghel EA, Nelson PS. Prostate tissue androgens: history and current clinical relevance. Urology. 2008 Aug;72(2):247-54. Epub 2008 May 27.

Marks LS, Fradet Y, Deras IL, Blase A, Mathis J, Aubin SM, Cancio AT, Desaulniers M, Ellis WJ, Rittenhouse H, Groskopf J. PCA3 molecular urine assay for prostate cancer in men undergoing repeat biopsy. Urology. 2007 Mar;69(3):532-5.

Marks LS, Mazer NA, Mostaghel E, Hess DL, Dorey FJ, Epstein JI, Veltri RW, Makarov DV, Partin AW, Bostwick DG, Macairan ML, Nelson PS. Effect of testosterone replacement therapy on prostate tissue in men with late-onset hypogonadism: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 Nov 15;296(19):2351-61.

Marks LS, Kojima M, Demarzo A, Heber D, Bostwick DG, Qian J, Dorey FJ, Veltri RW, Mohler JL, Partin AW. Prostate cancer in native Japanese and Japanese-American men: effects of dietary differences on prostatic tissue. Urology. 2004 Oct;64(4):765-71.