Dr. Brian Golden is Board-Certified in Urology and fellowship-trained in minimally invasive surgery. No-Needle No-Scalpel Vasectomy is one area of Dr. Golden's special expertise. He has refined the technique in several important ways, providing the highest success rate with the lowest risk of complications. Read the detailed description of the procedure in the FAQ section.
After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Washington (Seattle), he attended the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He then completed two years of general surgery and four years of urology residency at the University of Colorado in Denver. He subsequently completed the high-volume clinical fellowship in laparoscopic and robotic surgery with Urology San Antonio with emphasis on minimally invasive surgery for prostate, kidney and adrenal diseases.
Dr. Golden received consecutive Patients' Choice Awards in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In recognition of "exceptionally high praise" from patients, this award is granted to the top 5% of all physicians. Some patient comments that led to this award can be viewed on CitySearch.com, and Kudzu.com.
Dr. Golden joined RAS Urology Associates of Northern California in 2011. He provides urology services including vasectomy at the Sacramento Office, which is close to Howe and I-50. Dr. Golden is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the American Urological Association (AUA), Western Section of the AUA, the Endourological Society, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU).
Detailed Educational Background
| 9/06 - 8/07 | Clinical Fellow in minimally invasive urologic surgery (laparoscopy and daVinci robotics) Urology San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) |
| 7/00 - 6/06 | Urology Residency (2 yrs general surgery, 4 yrs urology) University of Colorado Health Science Center(Denver, CO) |
| February 2004 | Visiting Resident Scholar, Bin Dan Hospital (urology referral center, southern Vietnam). Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Funded by grants from International Volunteers in Urology & Yamanouchi |
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5/97 - 6/97 |
Intensive Spanish language program, Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (Monteverde & San Jose, Costa Rica) |
| 8/96 - 6/00 |
Medical School, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) (San Francisco, CA) |
| 1986 – 1991 |
BA in Political Science (magna cum laude), University of Washington (Seattle, WA) |
Credentials & Recent CME Courses
- Diplomate of the American Board of Urology (Board Certification)
- Current State Medical License in California
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery: Applications in Urology - Sponsored by Covidien and CiniMed (12/2009)
- Intuitive Surgical daVinci Console Training Course: “Robot University” Houston, TX (10/2006)
- Medtronic Interstim Physician Training Program
- American Urologic Association Abdominal Ultrasound Level 2 certification (5/08)
- Urologix Targis Cooled Thermotherapy TUMT Certification (2/2007)
- AUA Annual Board Review Course, Dallas, TX (7/20-23, 2006)
- Urological Prosthetic Surgery Course, Sponsored by American Medical Systems, San Francisco, CA