Credentials
Credentials of Dr Ralph Highshaw, Doctor of Urology:
Dr. Ralph Highshaw is an experienced Urologist practicing in Southern California.
Doctor Highshaw has shown his dedication to medicine spending the better part of 20 years studying medicine, and focusing on his specialty Urology.
More on Dr Ralph Highshaw
Board Certification
Educational History
Professional Society Memberships
Administrative Positions
Research
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, American Board of Urology February, 2007
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
MD Anderson Cancer Center 7/2003 – 6/2005
Urologic Oncology Fellow
University of California, Davis 1/1999 – 6/2003
Department of Urology, PGY 3-6
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Drew Medical Center 8/1995 – 11/1996
Research Department
Los Angeles, CA
USC School of Medicine 11/1996 – 12/1998
Dept of Genetics and Biochemistry
National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Los Angeles, CA
USC/LAC Medical Center 7/1993 – 6/1995
Dept of Surgery, PGT 1-2
Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California 8/1988 – 6/1993
School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Loyola Marymount University 8/1983 – 6/1988
B.S. Biology
Los Angeles, CA
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
American Urological Association
American Association for Cancer Research
American Medical Association
National Medical Association
United States Tennis Association
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Riverside Medical Foundation: Educational Medical Director
2007 to Present
Primecare of Riverside IPA: Executive Committee
2007 to Present
Corona Regional Medical Center: Chairman Department of surgery
2008 to Present
HONORS AND AWARDS
American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar Award 2004
Pfizer’s Scholar in Urology Award 2003
American Foundation of Urologic Disease (AFUD) Scholar Award 2003
Praecis/AUA Gerald Murphy Scholar Award 2002
Northern California Urology Resident Research Conference (2nd Place) 2002
National Medical Association Research Forum (2nd Place) 2002
Northern California Urology Resident Research Conference (1st Place) 1999
American Association for Cancer Research/NCI Travel Grant;
Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer Workshop, Palm Springs, CA. 1998
Postgraduate:
National Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellow 1995-1997
Medical School: 1989-1993
Dean’s Award
USC Award
Retrovich Award
Linden Award
Shaw Award
Undergraduate:
Sigma Xi National Research Honor Society 1984-1988
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) 1987-1988
RESEARCH
ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS;
Highshaw, R.A., Dinney C.P.N., Bermejo, C., Nelkin, G.M., Kamat, A.M., Isolation and Characterization of Metastatic Variants Obtained by Orthotropic Recycling of the Papillar Human Transitional Cell Carcinoma (RT4) Cell line. American Urological Association, 2005.
Highshaw, R.A., Nelkin, G.M., Matin, S.F., Kamat, A.M., Atorvastation; Potential for Use as an Anti-tumor Agent in Bladder Cancer. American Urological Association, 2005.
Highshaw, R.A., Dinney, C.P.N., McConkey, D., PS-1145, A Novel Nuclear Factor-kappa B Inhibitor Down regulates The Proangiogenic factor Interleukin-8 In Human Bladder Cancer Cells. American Association for Cancer Research, 2005.
Highshaw, R.A., deVere White. Yeast Functional Analysis of the p53 Mutations in Archival Prostate Tissue. The Clinical Implications. National Medical Association, 2003.
Highshaw, R.A., deVere White. Yeast Functional Analysis of the p53 Mutations in Archival Prostate Tissue. Northern California Resident Research Conference, 2002.
Highshaw, R.A., Tanaka, S.T., deVere White, R.W., Evans, C.P. Is Bladder Biopsy Necessary at 3 or 6 Months post BCG therapy? National Medical Association and western Section, American Urology Association, 2001.