Mark Litwin

Adjunct Researcher
Off Site Office

Education

M.D., Emory University; M.P.H. in health services, University of California, Los Angeles

Overview

Biography

Mark Litwin is an adjunct researcher at RAND, professor of urology at the UCLA School of Medicine, and professor of health services at the UCLA School of Public Health. His research focuses primarily on prostate cancer and sexual function in men, as well as other urologic issues. Litwin received his M.D. from Emory University and his M.P.H. from UCLA.

Research Focus

Publications

A Survey of Primary Care Physician Practices in the Diagnosis and Management of Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome - 2010

Alliance of Support for Low-Income Latino Men with Prostate Cancer: God, Doctor and Self - 2010

Caring for the Uninsured with Prostate Cancer: A Comparison of Four Policy Alternatives in California - 2010

Comparison of Validated Instruments Measuring Sexual Function in Men - 2010

Correlates of Bother Following Treatment for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer - 2010

Faith Among Low-Income, African American/black Men Treated for Prostate Cancer - 2010

From Bad to Worse: Comorbidity Severity and Quality of Life After Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer - 2010

Hospice Use and High-Intensity Care in Men Dying of Prostate Cancer - 2010

Improving Decisions for Men with Prostate Cancer: Translational Outcomes Research - 2010

Outcomes of Intravesical Botulinum Toxin for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder Symptoms: A Systematic Review of the Literature - 2010

Pregabalin for the Treatment of Men with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial - 2010

Prostate Cancer Treatment for Economically Disadvantaged Men: A Comparison of County Hospitals and Private - 2010

Quality of End-of-Life Care in Low-Income, Uninsured Men Dying of Prostate Cancer - 2010

Readability of Health Related Quality of Life Instruments in Urology - 2010

Responsiveness of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index - 2010

Urinary Diversion and Morbidity After Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer - 2010

Use of Radical Cystectomy for Patients with Invasive Bladder Cancer - 2010

Association of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms with Sexual Dysfunction: A Cross-Cultural Study Between Japanese and American Men with Localized Prostate Cancer - 2009

Defining High Quality Health Care - 2009

Differing Perceptions of Quality of Life in Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Doctors - 2009

Disparities in the Utilization of Live Donor Renal Transplantation - 2009

Distress and Social Dysfunction Following Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Comparison of Japanese and American Men - 2009

Education as a Predictor of Quality of Life Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Men - 2009

Erectile Aid Use By Men Treated for Localized Prostate Cancer - 2009

External Validation of a Claims-Based Algorithm for Classifying Kidney-Cancer Surgeries - 2009

Hospice and Emergency Room Use By Disadvantaged Men Dying of Prostate Cancer - 2009

Improving the Utility of Quality-of-Life Data from Men with Prostate Cancer - 2009

Partnership and Outcomes in Men with Prostate Cancer - 2009

Primary Care Physician Practices in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Men with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - 2009

Prostate Cancer Severity Among Low Income, Uninsured Men - 2009

Quality of Care in Bladder Cancer: Trends in Urinary Diversion Following Radical Cystectomy - 2009

Rescoring the NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index: Nothing New - 2009

Spirituality and Quality of Life in Low-Income Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer - 2009

Survivorship Beyond Convalescence: 48-Month Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer - 2009

The Demographic Burden of Urologic Diseases in America - 2009

Thromboembolic Complications of Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries - 2009

Validation of a Modified National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index to Assess Genitourinary Pain in Both Men and Women - 2009

Alfuzosin and Symptoms of Chronic Prostatitis-Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - 2008

Category III Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Insights from the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network Studies - 2008

Commentary on Urinary and Sexual Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy - 2008

Diffusion of Surgical Innovation Among Patients with Kidney Cancer - 2008

Excessive Antibiotic Use in Men with Prostatitis - 2008

Health Services Research - 2008

Longitudinal Quality of Life in Low-Income Men in a State-Funded Prostate Cancer Treatment Program - 2008

Pretreatment Predictors of Death from Other Causes in Men with Prostate Cancer - 2008

Psychosocial Variables Affect the Quality of Life of Men Diagnosed with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - 2008

Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Outcome Among Prostate-Cancer Survivors - 2008

Quality of Life in Men with Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: An Exploratory Analysis Using Data from the CaPSURE Database - 2008

Quality of Life in Young Men After Radical Prostatectomy - 2008

Racial Disparities in Access to Care for Men in a Public Assistance Program for Prostate Cancer - 2008

Renal and Cardiovascular Morbidity After Partial or Radical Nephrectomy - 2008

Renegotiating Masculine Identity After Prostate Cancer Treatment - 2008

Severity of Cardiovascular Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Longitudinal Analysis from CaPSURE - 2008

Sexual Function Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Cultural Differences Between Japanese and American Men - 2008

Sexual Function Reported By Japanese and American Men - 2008

Symptom Clusters Related to Treatment for Prostate Cancer - 2008

The Effect of Concomitant Prolapse Repair on Sling Outcomes - 2008

The Effect of Erectile Function on the Use of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors After Radical Prostatectomy in Japanese and U.S. Men - 2008

The Influence of Cardiovascular Disease on Health Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer: a 4-Year Followup Study - 2008

Urinary Quality of Life After Prostatectomy or Radiation for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Study Between Japanese and U.S. Men - 2008

Variations in Quality of Care for Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer - 2008

Androgen Deprivation Therapy Increases Cardiovascular Morbidity in Men with Prostate Cancer - 2007

Assessment of Prognosis with the Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer: Aiding Clinicians in Treatment Choice - 2007

Complications of Sling Surgery Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries - 2007

Health Care Cost Associated with Prostate Cancer, Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Bone Complications - 2007

Methods - 2007

Outcomes in Men Denied Access to a California Public Assistance Program for Prostate Cancer - 2007

Prostate Cancer Knowledge Among Low Income Minority Men - 2007

Quality of Life After Surgery, External Beam Irradiation, or Brachytherapy for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer - 2007

Racial Disparities in the Surgical Management of Stress Incontinence Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries - 2007

The Effect of Age on Outcomes of Sling Surgery for Urinary Incontinence - 2007

The Quality of Surgical Pathology Care for Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy in the U.S. - 2007

The Role of Preoperative Testing on Outcomes After Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence - 2007

The Role of Provider Volume on Outcomes After Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence - 2007

Treatment Choice and Quality of Care for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer - 2007

Unsolicited Written Comments: An Untapped Data Source - 2007

Variations in Stress Incontinence and Prolapse Management By Surgeon Specialty - 2007

A Population-Based Survey of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among California Men at Higher Risk for Prostate Carcinoma - 2006

A Prospective Study of Symptoms and Quality of Life in Men with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Cohort Study - 2006

Catastrophizing and Pain-Contingent Rest Predict Patient Adjustment in Men with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - 2006

Discharging Our Duty - 2006

Discussing Quality-of-Life Issues with a Patient Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer - 2006

Impact of Comorbidity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: Data from CaPSURE - 2006

Increasing Costs of Urinary Incontinence Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries - 2006

Information Desired and Acquired By Men with Prostate Cancer: Data from Ethnic Focus Groups - 2006

Patterns of Care for Men with Prostate Cancer After Failure of Primary Treatment - 2006

Responsiveness of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) - 2006

Spirituality Influences Health Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer - 2006

The Effect of Postprostatectomy External Beam Radiotherapy on Quality of Life: Results from the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor - 2006

The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence Among Community Dwelling Adult Women: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - 2006

The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence Among Community Dwelling Men: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - 2006

Treating Older Men with Prostate Cancer: Survival (or Selection) of the Fittest? - 2006

True Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence Among Female Nursing Home Residents - 2006

Variations in Reconstruction After Radical Cystectomy - 2006

A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors in Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - 2005

Changes in Quality of Life Among Low-Income Men Treated for Prostate Cancer - 2005

Data Pooling and Analysis to Build a Preliminary Item Bank: An Example Using Bowel Function in Prostate Cancer - 2005

Ethnic Variation in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Low-Income Men with Prostate Cancer - 2005

Geographic and Socioeconomic Variation in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer - 2005

Health-related Quality-of-Life in Low-Income, Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer - 2005

Impact of Diet on Prostate Cancer: A Review - 2005

Marriage and Mortality in Bladder Carcinoma - 2005

Mental Health of Low Income Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer - 2005

Partnership Status Influences Quality of Life in Low-Income, Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer - 2005

Predictors of Fatigue After Treatment for Prostate Cancer - 2005

Quality of Life After Radical Treatment of Prostate Cancer: Validation of the Italian Version of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index - 2005

Quality of Prostate Carcinoma Care in a Statewide Public Assistance Program - 2005

Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy - 2005

The Burden of Urologic Diseases in America - 2005

The University of California, San Francisco Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment Score: A Straightforward and Reliable Preoperative Predictor of Disease Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy - 2005

Urologic Diseases in America Project: Analytical Methods and Principal Findings - 2005

Geographic Variation Across Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the Treatment of Early Stage Prostate Cancer - 2004

Predicting Quality of Life After Radical Prostatectomy: Results from CaPSURE - 2004

Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Patients Undergoing Definitive Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Results from CaPSURE - 2003

Health Related Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer - 2003

Health-related Quality of Life in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer: The Misleading Effect of Lead-Time Bias - 2003

Measuring Disease Specific Quality of Life in Localized Prostate Cancer: The Dutch Experience - 2003

Quality of Life After Treatment for Prostate Cancer - 2003

Quality of Life Following Definitive Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Potential Impact of Multiple Therapies - 2003

Quality-of-care Indicators for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer - 2003

Regret in Men Treated for Localized Prostate Cancer - 2003

Role of Surgeon Volume in Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes - 2003

Screening Behavior in Brothers and Sons of Men with Prostate Cancer - 2003

Temporal Trends in Radical Prostatectomy Complications from 1991-1998 - 2003

The Physical Burden of Prostate Cancer - 2003

Use of Quality Indicators to Evaluate the Care of Patients with Localized Prostate Carcinoma - 2003

Variation in Continence and Potency By Definition - 2003

Development of Japanese Version of the UCLA Prostate Cancer Index: A Pilot Validation Study - 2002

Impact of Prostate Cancer Screening on Health-Related Quality of Life in At-Risk Families - 2002

Mental Health in Men Treated for Early Stage Prostate Carcinoma: A Posttreatment, Longitudinal Quality of Life Analysis from the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor - 2002

Quality of Life at the End of Life: Trends in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer - 2002

Improvement in Emotional Well-Being and Relationships of Users of Sildenafil - 2001

Life After Radical Prostatectomy: A Longitudinal Study - 2001

Measuring Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life - 2001

Quality of Life Before Death for Men with Prostate Cancer: Results from the CaPSURE Database - 2001

A Nationwide Charge Comparison of the Principal Treatments for Early Stage Prostate Carcinoma - 2000

Changing the Policy Toward Homosexuals in the U.S. Military - 2000

Editorial Comment - 2000

Measuring Quality of Care for Prostate Cancer - 2000

Prostate Cancer Patient Outcomes and Choice of Providers: Development of an Infrastructure for Quality Assessment - 2000

Quality of Life Outcomes After Brachytherapy for Early Stage Prostate Cancer - 2000

Urinary Function and Bother After Radical Prostatectomy or Radiation for Prostate Cancer: A Longitudinal, Multivariate Quality of Life Analysis from the Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor - 2000

Accuracy of Recall in Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessment Among Men Treated for Prostate Cancer - 1999

Health Related Quality of Life in Older Men Without Prostate Cancer - 1999

Intraoperative Frozen Section Monitoring of Nerve Sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy - 1999

Quality of Life After Salvage Cryotherapy: The Impact of Treatment Parameters - 1999

Recovery of Health Related Quality of Life in the Year After Radical Prostatectomy: Early Experience - 1999

The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index: Development and Validation of a New Outcome Measure - 1999

The UCLA Prostate Cancer Index: Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Health-Related Quality of Life Measure - 1998

Quality-of-life Outcomes in Men Treated for Localized Prostate Cancer - 1995

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: Options and Assessment - 1993

Vascular Access Procedures for End-Stage Renal Disease Medicare Beneficiaries - 1993

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