WilliamJohnEllisMD

Urology • Seattle, WA

Associate Professor of Urology, University Wash

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-598-4294

Fax+1 206-598-6986
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Urology, 1987 - 1991
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1987
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1985 - 1993
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

A Phase 2 Study With MIP-1404 in Men With High-Risk PC Scheduled for RP and EPLND Compared to Histopathology Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Open Registry Measuring Impact of Genomic Testing on Treatment Decision After Biopsy in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reply by Authors.
Michael T Schweizer, Lawrence True, Roman Gulati, Yibai Zhao, William Ellis, George Schade, Bruce Montgomery, Sonia Goyal, Katie Nega, Alexander K Hakansson, Yang Liu,...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Pathological Effects of Apalutamide in Lower-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Phase II Clinical Trial.
Michael T Schweizer, Lawrence True, Roman Gulati, Yibai Zhao, William Ellis, George Schade, Bruce Montgomery, Sonia Goyal, Katie Nega, Alexander K Hakansson, Yang Liu,...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2023 Feb 1
Editorial Comment.
William Ellis> ;The Journal of Urology. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Impact of Prostate Health Index Results for Prediction of Biopsy Grade Reclassification During Active Surveillance.
Christopher P Filson, Kehao Zhu, Yijian Huang, Yingye Zheng, Lisa F Newcomb, Sierra Williams, James D Brooks, Peter R Carroll, Atreya Dash, William J Ellis, Martin E G...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Germline mutations in penetrant cancer predisposition genes are rare in men with prostate cancer selecting active surveillance.
Lauren Brady, Lisa F Newcomb, Kehao Zhu, Yingye Zheng, Hilary Boyer, Navonil De Sarkar, Jesse K McKenney, James D Brooks, Peter R Carroll, Atreya Dash, William J Ellis...> ;Cancer Medicine. 2022 Nov 1
3 citations
Treatment in the absence of disease reclassification among men on active surveillance for prostate cancer
Peter S. Kirk, Kehao Zhu, Yingye Zheng, Lisa F. Newcomb, Jeannette M. Schenk, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Atreya Dash, William J. Ellis, Christopher P. Filson, ...> ;Cancer. 2021 Sep 13
Effect of Diagnostic Biopsy Practice Location on Grade/Volume Reclassification in Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: A Multicenter Analysis from the Canary PASS ...
Adrian J Waisman Malaret, Peter Chang, Lisa Newcomb, Anna Faino, Yingye Zheng, Kehao Zhu, Jesse K McKenney, James D Brooks, Atreya Dash, William J Ellis, Christopher P...> ;Urology Practice. 2021 Sep 1
5 citations
Targeting backdoor androgen synthesis through AKR1C3 inhibition: A presurgical hormonal ablative neoadjuvant trial in high-risk localized prostate cancer.
Laura S. Graham, Lawrence D. True, Roman Gulati, George R. Schade, Jonathan L. Wright, Petros Grivas, Todd Yezefski, Katie Nega, Katerina Alexander, Wen-Min Hou, Evan ...> ;The Prostate. 2021 Mar 23
16 citations
Rectal Hydrogel Spacer Improves Late Gastrointestinal Toxicity Compared to Rectal Balloon Immobilization After Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Can...
Tru-Khang T. Dinh, Howard J. Lee, Meghan W. Macomber, Smith Apisarnthanarax, Jing Zeng, George E. Laramore, Ramesh Rengan, Kenneth J. Russell, Jonathan J. Chen, Willia...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2020 Feb 6
22 citations
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of High-Grade Cancer in the Canary Prostate Active Surveillance Study.
Michael A. Liss, Lisa F. Newcomb, Yingye Zheng, Michael P. Garcia, Christopher P. Filson, Hilary Boyer, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Willi...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2020 Apr 28
7 citations
The development and comparative effectiveness of a patient-centered prostate biopsy report: a prospective, randomized study.
Jasmir G. Nayak, Nicholas Scalzo, Alice Chu, Benjamin Shiff, James T. Kearns, Geolani W. Dy, Liam C. Macleod, Matthew Mossanen, William J. Ellis, Daniel W. Lin, Jonath...> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2020 Mar 1
70 citations
Evaluation of Intense Androgen Deprivation Before Prostatectomy: A Randomized Phase II Trial of Enzalutamide and Leuprolide With or Without Abiraterone
Rana R. McKay, Huihui Ye, Wanling Xie, Rosina T. Lis, Carla Calagua, Zhenwei Zhang, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Steven L. Chang, Lauren C. Harshman, Ashley E. Ross, Kenneth J. Pi...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019 Feb 27
4 citations
Continued 5α-Reductase Inhibitor Use after Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and the Risk of Reclassification and Adverse Pathological Outcomes in the PASS
James T. Kearns, Anna Faino, Jeanette M. Schenk, Lisa F. Newcomb, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Atreya Dash, William J. Ellis, Michael D. Fabrizio, Martin E. Glea...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2019 Jan 1
19 citations
Role of Surveillance Biopsy with No Cancer as a Prognostic Marker for Reclassification: Results from the Canary Prostate Active Surveillance Study
James T. Kearns, Anna Faino, Lisa F. Newcomb, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Atreya Dash, William J. Ellis, Michael D. Fabrizio, Martin E. Gleave, Todd M. Morgan, ...> ;European Urology. 2018 May 1
12 citations
Multiplexed targeted mass spectrometry assays for prostate cancer-associated urinary proteins
Tujin Shi, Sue Ing Quek, Yuqian Gao, Carrie D. Nicora, Song Nie, Thomas L. Fillmore, Tao Liu, Karin D. Rodland, Richard D. Smith, Robin J. Leach, Ian M. Thompson, Eliz...> ;Oncotarget. 2017 Oct 9
9 citations
Docetaxel and mitoxantrone before radical prostatectomy in men with high-risk prostate cancer: 10-year follow-up and immune correlates.
Colin P. Bergstrom, Brian Ruffell, Christine M.T. Ho, Celestia S. Higano, William J. Ellis, Mark Garzotto, Tomasz M. Beer, Julie N. Graff> ;Anti-Cancer Drugs. 2017 Jan 1
13 citations
Timing of Adverse Prostate Cancer Reclassification on First Surveillance Biopsy: Results from the Canary Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Study
Liam C. Macleod, William J. Ellis, Lisa F. Newcomb, Yingye Zheng, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Martin E. Gleave, Raymond S. Lance, Peter S. Nelson, Ian M. Thomps...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2017 Apr 1
10 citations
Extreme Gleason Upgrading From Biopsy to Radical Prostatectomy: A Population-based Analysis
Brian Winters, Jonathan L. Wright, Sarah K. Holt, Daniel W. Lin, William J. Ellis, Bruce L. Dalkin, George R. Schade> ;Urology. 2016 Oct 1
43 citations
Prognostic value of Ki67 in localized prostate carcinoma: a multi-institutional study of >1000 prostatectomies
Maria S. Tretiakova, Wei Wei, Hilary Boyer, Lisa F. Newcomb, Sarah Hawley, Heidi Auman, Funda Vakar-Lopez, Jesse K. McKenney, Ladan Fazli, J. Simko, Dean A. Troyer, An...> ;Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 2016 May 3
56 citations
Evaluating the Four Kallikrein Panel of the 4Kscore for Prediction of High-grade Prostate Cancer in Men in the Canary Prostate Active Surveillance Study
Daniel W. Lin, Lisa F. Newcomb, Marshall D. Brown, Daniel Sjöberg, Yan Dong, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Atreya Dash, William J. Ellis, M...> ;European Urology. 2016 Apr 1
23 citations
Preliminary Comparative Effectiveness of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy in Elderly Patients
Brian Winters, Prashoban J. Bremjit, John L. Gore, Daniel W. Lin, William J. Ellis, Bruce L. Dalkin, Michael P. Porter, Jonathan D. Harper, Jonathan L. Wright> ;Journal of Endourology. 2016 Feb 9
115 citations
Outcomes of Active Surveillance for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer in the Prospective, Multi-Institutional Canary PASS Cohort
Lisa F. Newcomb, Ian M. Thompson, Hilary Boyer, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Atreya Dash, William J. Ellis, Ladan Fazli, Ziding Feng, Mart...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2016 Feb 1
9 citations
Processing of voided urine for prostate cancer RNA biomarker analysis
Sue Ing Quek, Olivia M. Wong, Adeline Chen, Gisely T. Borges, William J. Ellis, Diego M. Salvanha, Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio, Brandi Weaver, Yasmin Ench, Robin J. Leach, Ia...> ;The Prostate. 2015 Aug 26
Should Clinicians Use Ultrasensitive Prostate Specific Antigen Measurements for Patient Evaluation
William J. Ellis> ;The Journal of Urology. 2016 Feb 1
42 citations
Precision Medicine in Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: Development of the Canary–Early Detection Research Network Active Surveillance Biopsy Risk Calculator
Donna P. Ankerst, Jing Xia, Ian M. Thompson, Josef Hoefler, Lisa F. Newcomb, James D. Brooks, Peter R. Carroll, William J. Ellis, Martin E. Gleave, Raymond S. Lance, P...> ;European Urology. 2015 Dec 1
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Authored Content

Role of Surveillance Biopsy with No Cancer as a Prognostic Marker for Reclassification: Results from the Canary Prostate Active Surveillance StudyFebruary 2018