J. Kellogg Parsons Explained

J. Kellogg Parsons is an American physician specializing in urology.

Education

Parsons received his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed a residency in urology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has a Master in Health Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine.^[1]

Endowed Chair

He is the holder of the C. Lowell and JoEllen Parsons Endowed Chair in Urology at the University of California, San Diego,^[2] where his research has shown that lifestyle factors, such as obesity, diabetes and lack of exercise, can contribute towards urinary complaints.^[3]

Parsons is a urologic oncologist.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: J. Kellogg Parsons, MD - Urology - UC San Diego Health. providers.ucsd.edu.
2. Web site: List of Endowed Chairs at UC San Diego. blink.ucsd.edu.
3. Book: Carter . H. Ballentine . Couzens . Gerald Secor . 2012 . The Whole Life Prostate Book: Everything That Every Man-at Every Age-Needs to Know About Maintaining Optimal Prostate Health . Simon and Schuster . 26 . 9781451621211 . registration .
4. Web site: Urologic Oncologist Kellogg Parsons, MD, Recognized as Health Leader.