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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.

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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
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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 Pfizers Scholar in Urology Award 2003
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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 Deans 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.

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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.

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