Education

M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, 1981

Current position

Professor, Urology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Publications (since 2013)

1. Chi, T., Usawachintachit, M., Mongan, J., Kohi, M. P., Taylor, A., Jha, P., Chang, H. C., Stoller, M., Goldstein, R. and Weinstein, S. (2017). Feasibility of antegrade contrast-enhanced US nephrostograms to evaluate ureteral patency. Radiology 283(1): 273-279.
2. Zee, T., Bose, N., Zee, J., Beck, J. N., Yang, S., Parihar, J., Yang, M., Damodar, S., Hall, D., O'Leary, M. N., Ramanathan, A., Gerona, R. R., Killilea, D. W., Chi, T., Tischfield, J., Sahota, A., Kahn, A., Stoller, M. L. and Kapahi, P. (2017). alpha-lipoic acid treatment prevents cystine urolithiasis in a mouse model of cystinuria. Nat Med 23(3): 288-290.
3. Tasian, G. E., Ross, M. E., Song, L., Grundmeier, R. W., Massey, J., Denburg, M. R., Copelovitch, L., Warner, S., Chi, T., Killilea, D. W., Stoller, M. L. and Furth, S. L. (2017). Dietary zinc and incident calcium kidney stones in adolescence. J Urol 197(5): 1342-1348.
4. Hsi, R. S. and Stoller, M. L. (2017). Complete metabolic evaluation is indicated after a first stone event: Con. J Urol 197(3 Pt 1): 545-547.
5. Wang, R. C., Smith-Bindman, R., Whitaker, E., Neilson, J., Allen, I. E., Stoller, M. L. and Fahimi, J. (2017). Effect of tamsulosin on stone passage for ureteral stones: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med 69(3): 353-361 e353.
6. Wang, R. C., Addo, N., Chi, T., Moore, C., Mallin, M., Shiboski, S., Stoller, M. and Smith-Bindman, R. (2017). Medical expulsive therapy use in emergency department patients diagnosed with ureteral stones. Am J Emerg Med.
7. Hsi, R. S., Ramaswamy, K., Ho, S. P. and Stoller, M. L. (2017). The origins of urinary stone disease: upstream mineral formations initiate downstream Randall's plaque. BJU Int 119(1): 1
8. Metzler, I. S., Smith-Bindman, R., Moghadassi, M., Wang, R. C., Stoller, M. L. and Chi, T. (2017). Emergency department imaging modality effect on surgical management of nephrolithiasis: A multicenter, randomized clinical trial. J Urol 197(3 Pt 1): 710-714.
9. Hsi, R. S., Sanford, T., Goldfarb, D. S. and Stoller, M. L. (2017). The role of the 24-hour urine collection in the prevention of kidney stone recurrence. J Urol 197(4): 1084-1089.
10. Chu, C., Masic, S., Usawachintachit, M., Hu, W., Yang, W., Stoller, M., Li, J. and Chi, T. (2016). Ultrasound-guided renal access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A description of three novel ultrasound-guided needle techniques. J Endourol 30(2): 153-158.
11. Truesdale, M. D., Elmer-Dewitt, M., Sandri, M., Schmidt, B., Metzler, I., Gadzinski, A., Stoller, M. L. and Chi, T. (2016). Methylene blue injection as an alternative to antegrade nephrostography to assess urinary obstruction after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. J Endourol 30(4): 476.
12. Hsi, R. S., Spieker, A. J., Stoller, M. L., Jacobs, D. R., Jr., Reiner, A. P., McClelland, R. L., Kahn, A. J., Chi, T., Szklo, M. and Sorensen, M. D. (2016). Coronary artery calcium score and association with recurrent nephrolithiasis: the multi-ethnic study of Atherosclerosis. J Urol 195(4 Pt 1): 971-976.
13. Hsi, R. S., Stoller, M. L. and Miller, N. L. (2016). Ultrasonography is an adequate initial screening test for urinary calculi. J Urol 196(3): 645-647.
14. Chi, T., Usawachintachit, M., Filippou, P., Bayne, D., Hu, W., Chang, H., Xia, L., Chen, Q., Xue, W., He, H., Long, Q., Arsovska, O., Taylor, E., Paterson, R., Sur, R. L., Chew, B., Stoller, M. L. and Li, J. (2016). Significant differences in struvite and cystine stone frequency seen among Chinese nephrolithiasis patients living in North America compared to those living in China. Transl Androl Urol 5(3): 375-380.
15. Sanford, T. H., Myers, F., Chi, T., Bagga, H. S., Taylor, A. G. and Stoller, M. L. (2016). Emphysematous pyelonephritis: the impact of urolithiasis on disease severity. Transl Androl Urol 5(5): 774-779.
16. Chang, H. C., Tzou, D. T., Usawachintachit, M., Duty, B. D., Hsi, R. S., Harper, J. D., Sorensen, M. D., Stoller, M. L., Sur, R. L. and Chi, T. (2016). Rationale and design of the registry for stones of the kidney and ureter (ReSKU): a prospective observational registry to study the natural history of urolithiasis patients. J Endourol 30(12): 1332-1338.
17. Tzou, D. T., Taguchi, K., Chi, T. and Stoller, M. L. (2016). Animal models of urinary stone disease. Int J Surg 36(Pt D): 596-606.
18. Mellema, M., Stoller, M., Queau, Y., Ho, S. P., Chi, T., Larsen, J. A., Passlack, N., Fascetti, A. J., Mohr, C. and Westropp, J. L. (2016). Nanoparticle tracking analysis for the enumeration and characterization of mineralo-organic nanoparticles in feline urine. PLoS One 11(12): e0166045.
19. Hsi, R. S. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). A spectrum: nephrocalcinosis-nephrolithiasis. J Urol 194(5): 1188.
20. Ramaswamy, K., Killilea, D. W., Kapahi, P., Kahn, A. J., Chi, T. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). The elementome of calcium-based urinary stones and its role in urolithiasis. Nat Rev Urol 12(10): 5
21. Killilea, D. W., Westropp, J. L., Shiraki, R., Mellema, M., Larsen, J., Kahn, A. J., Kapahi, P., Chi, T. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). Elemental content of calcium oxalate stones from a canine model of urinary stone disease. PLoS One 10(6): e0128374.
22. Chi, T., Kim, M. S., Lang, S., Bose, N., Kahn, A., Flechner, L., Blaschko, S. D., Zee, T., Muteliefu, G., Bond, N., Kolipinski, M., Fakra, S. C., Mandel, N., Miller, J., Ramanathan, A., Killilea, D. W., Bruckner, K., Kapahi, P. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). A Drosophila model identifies a critical role for zinc in mineralization for kidney stone disease. PLoS One 10(5): e0124150.
23. Tran, G., Ramaswamy, K., Chi, T., Meng, M., Freise, C. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). Laparoscopic nephrectomy with autotransplantation: safety, efficacy and long-term durability. J Urol 194(3): 738-743.
24. Taylor, E. R. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). Vascular theory of the formation of Randall plaques. Urolithiasis 43 Suppl 1: 4
25. Ramaswamy, K., Marx, V., Laser, D., Kenny, T., Chi, T., Bailey, M., Sorensen, M. D., Grubbs, R. H. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). Targeted microbubbles: a novel application for the treatment of kidney stones. BJU Int 116(1): 9-16.
26. Bayne, D., Taylor, E. R., Hampson, L., Chi, T. and Stoller, M. L. (2015). Determinants of nephrostomy tube dislodgment after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. J Endourol 29(3): 289.
27. Sorensen, M. D., Chi, T., Shara, N. M., Wang, H., Hsi, R. S., Orchard, T., Kahn, A. J., Jackson, R. D., Miller, J., Reiner, A. P. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Activity, energy intake, obesity, and the risk of incident kidney stones in postmenopausal women: a report from the Women's Health Initiative. J Am Soc Nephrol 25(2): 362-369.
28. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Treating the cystine stone former presents a singular clinical challenge. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 234.
29. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Gastric bypass surgery patients warrant special attention for preventing urinary stones. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 250.
30. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Making sense of dietary calcium and urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 241
31. Smith-Bindman, R., Aubin, C., Bailitz, J., Bengiamin, R. N., Camargo, C. A., Jr., Corbo, J., Dean, A. J., Goldstein, R. B., Griffey, R. T., Jay, G. D., Kang, T. L., Kriesel, D. R., Ma, O. J., Mallin, M., Manson, W., Melnikow, J., Miglioretti, D. L., Miller, S. K., Mills, L. D., Miner, J. R., Moghadassi, M., Noble, V. E., Press, G. M., Stoller, M. L., Valencia, V. E., Wang, J., Wang, R. C. and Cummings, S. R.(2014). Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis. N Engl J Med 371(12): 1100-1110.
32. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Alexander randall may have had it right after all. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 2
33. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Reactive oxygen species may unite many mechanisms by which calcium oxalate stones form. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 277.
34. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). The days of cost effective management for nephrolithiasis are already upon us. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 284.
35. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). The link between metabolic syndrome and nephrolithiasis: a white whale for understanding urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 296.
36. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Looking beyond the guidelines for perioperative antibiotics in nephrolithiasis. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 302.
37. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Moderation may be the best fad diet for urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 313
38. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Balancing the utility of new technology against cost in urinary stone disease.Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 328.
39. Chi, T., Taylor, E. and Stoller, M. L. (2014). Ureteral stents are part of an ever-expanding technology horizon. Transl Androl Urol 3(3): 320.
40. Blaschko, S. D., Chi, T., Miller, J., Flechner, L., Fakra, S., Kapahi, P., Kahn, A. and Stoller, M. L. (2013). Strontium substitution for calcium in lithogenesis. J Urol 189(2): 735-739.
41. Miller, J., Chi, T., Kapahi, P., Kahn, A. J., Kim, M. S., Hirata, T., Romero, M. F., Dow, J. A. and Stoller, M. L. (2013). Drosophila melanogaster as an emerging translational model of human nephrolithiasis. J Urol 190(5): 1648-1656.
42. Blaschko, S. D., Miller, J., Chi, T., Flechner, L., Fakra, S., Kahn, A., Kapahi, P. and Stoller, M. L. (2013). Microcomposition of human urinary calculi using advanced imaging techniques. J Urol 189(2): 726-734.
43. Bagga, H. S., Chi, T., Miller, J. and Stoller, M. L. (2013). New insights into the pathogensis of Renal Calculi. Urologic Clinics of North America 40(1):1-12.
44. Miller, J., Durack, J. C., Sorensen, M. D., Wang, J. H. and Stoller, M. L. (2013).Renal calyceal anatomy characterization with 3-dimensional in vivo computerized tomography imaging. J Urol 189(2): 562-567.