Eric Small, MDEnriched profile
Professor of Medicine and Urology (UCSF Urology lists as "Professor of Medicine, Hematology Oncology and Urology"; UCSF Cancer Center lists as "Professor In Residence of Medicine and Urology", minor wording variants across UCSF's own pages, not a conflict); Co-Leader, UCSF Prostate Cancer Program; Deputy Director and Chief Scientific Officer, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; President, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2025-2026) · University of California, San Francisco
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Eric J. Small, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Urology (UCSF Urology lists as "Professor of Medicine, Hematology Oncology and Urology" at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center / Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology. The public record shows 1,319 publications with 69,136 citations (h-index 119), centered on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications. It also documents an investigator role on 13 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (1995–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Nature communications
- Top research focus: Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- 13 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
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Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 447.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- As ASCO President
advocated for reform of the 340B Drug Pricing Program (eligibility, transparency, and accountability updates) to reflect modern oncology care delivery
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 13 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Radiologically Guided Biopsies of mCRPC
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
InvestigatorCompletedNCT02432001 - Study of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) for Patients With Rising Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT00678054 - Study to Assess Safety and Tolerability of AZD2171 After Multiple Doses in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Sponsor: AstraZeneca
InvestigatorPhase 1CompletedNCT00502164
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCProgram year20241 payment
- Janssen Research & Development, LLCProgram year20232 payments
- Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 1995–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- UCSF Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Prostate Cancer
University of California, San Francisco
FY2025$2,260,376P50CA275741 - Intercalated disc-nuclear lamina coupling as a molecular substrate for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
University of Rochester
FY2025$672,215R01HL169961
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
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Background & recognition
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Internal Medicine Internship/Residency
Beth Israel Hospital (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston
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- Board Certified
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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- Founding Scientific Program Chair
ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
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- Co-director
UCSF Urologic Cancer Service, Department of Urology
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Division of Hematology and Oncology, UCSF Department of Medicine (10-year tenure)
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- "Multicultural ASCO President-Elect Was Raised in Mexico by Parents Who Instilled a Sense of Duty to Make a Difference"
narrative profile, The ASCO Post
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discussing translational cancer science as part of ASCO presidential theme
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/eric-small-md
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric._J._Small
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grandroundsinurology.com/author/esmall
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