Woodson Smelser, MD

Best part of AUA and SUO meeting every year is time with these superlative surgeons.

#IBCG26 in Houston was a tremendous meeting. I look forward to our continued multidisciplinary and multinational work in the fight against bladder cancer. Too many great colleagues to name, but I value you all and your earnest efforts for patients afflicted with this disease.

If you are applying to @UroOnc fellowship this cycle and want to learn more about @WashU_Uro’s Society of Urologic Oncology fellowship, feel free to reach out to me via DM or email ([email protected]). I am happy to meet with you at #SUO25 and tell you about opportunities with our 6 SUO trained faculty and numerous multi-d collaborators including @WashUOncology, @WashUMedRadOnc and @WashUMedMIR. Our faculty bring diverse perspectives with training at @VUMCurology ,@CleClinicUro, @brady_urology, @Urology_KU, and @UPMCUrology, @WashU_Uro. Check us out: urology.wustl.edu/education/…

Farewell friends and colleagues. Be great and use your talents to restore others.

Lots of @UroOnc fellows graduating in the coming weeks. Immense pride and nostalgia seeing guys and gals that I have mentored joining our ranks. Proud of all of you and excited to see your contributions to urologic oncology as new faculty in @SUO_YUO . Sorry, @nathanlcolon our fellow @WashU_Uro with the slight home field advantage for rounds of golf enjoyed together.

Nice follow-up to our Cordonnier VP last week @WashU_Uro with this week’s mini-VP lecture from @KyleRoseMD from @OchsnerUrology. He gave us two great talks: one on ctDNA in urothelial cancer and a second on early career transition tips for our trainees. He enjoyed @citymuseum and a few other St. Louis highlights including a walk off win for the @Cardinals during his visit as part of our new Colbert Lecture for @SUO_YUO faculty.

Last week, @WashU_Uro enjoyed our annual Cordonnier Visiting Professorship from my friend and mentor, and current @AmerUrological Secretary @urogeek. He and other faculty gave outstanding talks in the realms of leadership and prostate cancer patient-oriented outcomes, and he moderated a lively resident debate. Dr. Penson, thanks again for visiting us @washumedicine!

This @IBCG_BladderCA forum rocked. Great crossfire debates on emerging agent efficacy, cost considerations, surveillance and risk stratification tools, and biomarkers. Excited to continue work in this group and thanks to @KKBree @pjhensley11 @UroDocAsh and many others for putting together such a dynamic program at #AUA25. I can feel the momentum in bladder cancer discovery like never before.

This St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrated my Practice Assistant, Amanda, who spent most of the last year getting multimodal treatment for early onset colorectal cancer. She rang the bell today @SitemanCenter . Thank you to the many people who helped make her better, including @SoCalYuman and @cityofhope, @WashUOncology and @khushmanmd @WashUMedRadOnc, @WashUColorectal Drs. Matt Silviera and Will Chapman, Jr, and everyone @WashU_Uro who cheered her on . She helps me help so many people afflicted with urologic cancers, and I’m grateful for every day forward from 3/17/2025.

Welcome to the newest members of our team @WashU_Uro ! @AmerUrological

Thanks to all of our panelists and to co-moderator @SurenaMatinMD for a great Kidney Cancer block at #SCSAUA2024. Looking forward to 2025 in Florida.

John Caulk Visiting Professorship today @WashU_Uro with a very special guest in @KKseattle. Big thank you to @HenryLaiMD for arranging a great educational event for residents, fellows, and faculty.