Department of Urology Visiting Professorship

The Department of Urology Visiting Professorship invites prominent physicians, scientists and thought leaders in the fields of urology to deliver a guest lecture and engage in informal round-table discussions with peers at Virginia Mason. The visiting professorship aims to foster communication across national and international lines to stimulate innovation, improve practice, and inspire novel clinical, research, and quality initiatives in urology. Its goal is to bring exceptional senior scholars who can contribute to and enrich the community's research, education, quality, and innovation endeavors.

While on site, visiting professors meet with members of the Urology team for the purpose of discussion and education. They do not have direct patient contact or provide clinical care of any kind. A Virginia Mason provider sponsors every visiting professor and is responsible for directing the professor’s lecture content and arranging round-table participation of mutual interest to the professor and the team. The sponsor serves as the visiting professor’s main contact point during the day of the lectureship.

The Department of Urology is pleased to welcome Adnan Alseidi, MD, as Visiting Professor on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

Adnan Alseidi, MD, is a surgical oncologist who specializes in conditions involving the liver, bile ducts, pancreas and other parts of the endocrine system. He has particular interests in minimally invasive surgical techniques, spleen preservation techniques, immunology studies, and surgery for patients with locally advanced pancreas cancer. He serves as UCSF's associate dean of assessment, improvement and accreditation.

Dr. Alseidi's research focuses on surgical education, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and methods to improve outcomes for patients with liver, pancreas and biliary cancers. He has received grants to create registries for minimally invasive pancreas and liver surgeries as part of an international collaboration to support studies leading to better patient outcomes. He specifically studies the use of deep learning networks and other types of artificial intelligence to enhance patient care during surgery and minimize postoperative complications.

Dr. Alseidi earned his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois Chicago. He completed a fellowship in hepatobiliary, pancreatic and advanced gastrointestinal surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. He has a master's degree in surgical education from Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as well as a master of business administration degree from Brandeis University.

He served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and as co-director of the surgery department at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. During his time in the Navy, he learned the importance of demonstrating principles through his work. He believes in respecting others unconditionally and that giving oneself over to serving others is the ultimate honor.

Before coming to UCSF, Dr. Alseidi was a hepatobiliary and endocrine surgeon at Virginia Mason Medical Center. He also served as associate director of its general surgery residency program, directed its hepatobiliary clinical fellowship, and directed surgical simulation training at the facility.

Dr. Alseidi is a former president of both the Association for Surgical Education and the Fellowship Council. He is chair for hepatobiliary surgery in the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and chair of education and training for both the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the International Laparoscopic Liver Society. He is an active committee member for the American College of Surgeons.

2024

• H. Albin Gritsch, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles

2023

• Stuart Reynolds, MD, Director of the Vanderbilt FPMRS Fellowship Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Urology Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center