About us

Robert Torrey, III, MD, completed his medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, followed by an internship and a residency in Urology at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He then completed a two-year fellowship in urologic oncology at City of Hope Cancer Center. While at City of Hope Cancer Center, he was involved with outcomes-based research involving urologic malignancies and was trained in the operative management and care of patients with urologic malignancies, with a special emphasis on robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgical techniques. He has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts and has given presentations and lectures throughout the United States. Dr. Torrey is a member of the American Urological Association and is board certified in Urology.<br><br>Dr. Torrey currently specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of urologic malignancies using robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgical techniques with a special interest in managing kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and prostate cancer. He has worked along with Dr. Bassett in identifying three-dimensional imaging techniques to further enhance the operative management of urologic malignancies. These techniques have resulted in superior patient-related surgical outcomes. He is also working on novel bladder cancer therapies to prevent recurrences and progression in patients who have noninvasive disease.<br><br>Dr. Torrey has assisted in the development of specialty cancer clinics and support groups and participates in a multidisciplinary urologic oncology tumor board at Hoag; all of which have improved the delivery of management and treatment options for patients with urologic malignancies.