CHRISTOPHER J. DRU, M.D.
Urology and Robotic Surgery
Medical Licensure & Board Certification
State of California Medical License
State of Colorado Medical License
Education & Post Doctoral Training
Residency in Urology, Division of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Certification: Intuitive Surgical, Da Vinci Robotics
Internship in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Research Fellowship in Urologic Oncology, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Internship in Medicine/Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Chemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Program
Professional Appointments
Anacapa Surgical Associates, Ventura, CA
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA
Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Resident Selection Committee, Member, Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Per diem resident physician, Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center and Baldwin Park Medical Center
Ensign, United States Navy Reserve, Honorably Discharged
Professional Societies
American Urological Association
Western Section American Urological Association
Endourology Society
Los Angeles Urological Society
Proficiencies
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery:
Prostatectomy (Radical and Subtotal/Simple) and Bladder Diverticulectomy
Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, Nephroureterectomy, Pyeloplasty, Kidney Surgery
Sacrocolpopexy and Vaginal Lifts
Kidney Stones and Endourology
Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer
Scrotal Surgery, Hydrocele, Spermatocele, and Circumcision
Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence
General Urology, BPH, and Mens’ Health