Approach to care
Dr. Weiner's approach to clinical care is "patient first." Every individual has a unique set of life experiences and circumstances, and that makes each patient's thoughts on the best treatment for their cancer unique. His goal is to help patients arrive at the best management option for them while educating them on the most current and highest-level evidence-based medicine.
He trained as both a surgeon and a scientist because the questions that shape patients' lives, "do I need treatment?" and "which one?", are answered better when those two perspectives sit together. He does not push anyone toward treatments they do not need, and does not withhold aggressive care from patients who do.
Education and training
- Yale University, BS (Intensive) in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, with honors, 2012
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, MD, with honors, 2016
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Urology Residency, 2017–2022 (under Chair Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD)
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Urologic Oncology Fellowship, 2022–2024
- Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Fellowship in Precision Genomic Medicine, UCLA, 2023
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, inducted 2015
Faculty and editorial appointments
- Assistant Professor of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Assistant Editor, European Urology
Selected honors and awards
- 2026 · Donna and Jesse Garber Early Career Mentored Award for Cancer Research
- 2025 · Cedars-Sinai Standing Ovation for Quality Service (patient-care recognition)
- 2025 · Movember TrueNTH Global Registry Research Fellowship
- 2025 · Top Reviewer 2024, The Journal of Urology
- 2024 & 2025 · Top 20 Urologists to Follow on X, AUA Annual Meeting
- 2023 · Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award (Michael & Lori Milken-PCF YIA)
- 2023 · Society of Urologic Oncology Young Urologic Oncologists Paper of the Year
- 2022 · Simon-Strauss Foundation Research Award
- 2020 · Top Peer Reviewer, European Urology Oncology
- 2019 · Outstanding Teacher, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- 2019 · Urology Care Foundation Residency Research Award
- 2018 & 2019 · First Prize, Charles B. Huggins Resident Essay Contest, Chicago Urological Society
Memberships
- American Urological Association (AUA)
- Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
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