Dr. Hopkins

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dr_hopkins Dr. Brian D. Hopkins received his undergraduate degree with highest honors in kinesiology/physiologic science, from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1990 where he also completed his medical degree in 1994. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery from the University of Southern California Department of Surgery and his residency in urology from the University of Southern California Department of Urology. Dr. Hopkins was a Dean's Scholar for Academic Excellence from 1993-1994 at the USC School of Medicine and he graduated Cum Laude with distinction from UCLA in 1990.

Dr. Hopkins sub-specializes in cancer of the prostate, kidney, bladder and reconstructive surgery. In addition, he posses extensive surgical experience in minimally invasive surgical procedures, including laparoscopic renal surgery (nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, cryoablation/cryotherapy), laparoscopic prostatectomy and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (a.k.a. da Vinci prostatectomy, robot prostatectomy), laser vaporization of the prostate and endoscopic kidney stone surgery.

Joining Pacific Urology in 2000, Dr. Hopkins was a driving force in helping pioneer the robotic surgery program at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek and Concord. He has served as the Chief of the Urology Surgery Division and is active on the Oncology and Urology Center of Excellence committees at John Muir Hospital.

He has been published and has made several presentations to medical societies and associations. Dr. Hopkins is a board certified urologist.

Dr. Hopkins enjoys the outdoors, baseball and golf.

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Established in 1995, when a group of six urologists in solo practice decided to form a group practice, Pacific Urology is the premier urology practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the years since its inception, Pacific Urology has acquired the latest technology available in ultrasound and microwave therapy. In fact, the physicians at Pacific Urology began performing robotic surgery utilizing the da Vinci robot in 2002, long before the universities in the Bay Area. Pacific Urology is the Bay Area’s most trusted medical practice for patients from Northern California, the Western United States, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Oakland, Sacramento, Concord, Antioch, Brentwood, and San Ramon. We are easily accessible for urology patients in Santa Clara County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Napa County, Sonoma County, Marin County, San Francisco County, and San Mateo County. Urology doctors Dr. Taylor, Dr. Brandeis, Dr. Hopkins, Dr. Lieb, Dr. Sethi, and Dr. Hay are specialists in the treatment of prostate cancer, infertility evaluation, testicular cancer treatment, vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, erectile dysfunction, enlarged prostate (BPH), female incontinence, prolapse treatment, overactive bladder, children’s urology, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, kidney stones, bladder control, minimally invasive surgery, and robotic surgery.

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