Kirkpatrick Fergus, MD, MAS

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Title(s)Resident, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way, #001
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-476-1239
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-3559-1109 Additional info
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Biography 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MAAB05/2012Social Studies
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAMD05/2020
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAMAS03/2020Biostatistics & Epidemiology
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium2025Clinical Science Scholar
University of California, San Francisco2025Naffziger Research Award
American Society of Human Genetics2024Research Excellence Semifinalist
American Society of Clinical Oncology2023Young Investigator Award
American Society of Clinical Oncology2024ASCO Merit Award
University of California, San Francisco2020Alpha Omega Alpha
University of California, San Francisco2020MD with Distinction
Association for Academic Surgery2020Medical Student Travel Award
University of California, San Francisco2019Excellence in Teaching Award
Harvard University2012High Departmental Honors
Harvard University2012Cum Laude
Harvard University2012John Marquand Award
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Kirkpatrick Fergus, MD MAS is a general surgery resident at UCSF. He is currently in his fourth year. Dr. Fergus received his AB in Social Studies at Harvard University, and received his MD from the University of California, San Francisco, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. His research interests include leveraging cancer genetics and epidemiology to improve screening, prognosis and treatment efficacy.

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  1. Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening: The WISDOM Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 03 03; 335(9):763-774. Esserman LJ, Fiscalini AS, Naeim A, Van't Veer LJ, Kaster A, Scheuner MT, LaCroix AZ, Borowsky AD, Anton-Culver H, Olopade OI, Esserman J, Lancaster R, Madlensky L, Blanco AM, Ross KS, Goodman DL, Tong BS, Hogarth M, Heditsian D, Brain S, Lee V, Blum K, Kim MO, Sabacan LP, Fergus KB, Yau C, Park HL, Parker BA, Kaplan C, Rhoads KF, Eder S, Adduci K, Matthews JB, Wenger NS, Shieh Y, Hiatt RA, Ziv E, Tice JA, Eklund M. PMID: 41385349; PMCID: PMC12701531.

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  2. Germline Pathogenic Variants Among Women Without a History of Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the WISDOM Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Mar 01; 186(3):344-352. Fergus KB, Ross KS, Scheuner MT, Blanco AM, Tice JA, Ziv E, Shieh Y, van 't Veer L, Olopade OI, Goodman DL, Tong BS, Harvey H, DeRosa D, Risty L, Silver E, Kaster A, Fiscalini AS, Blum K, Heise R, Sabacan L, Heditsian D, Brain S, Petruse A, Eklund M, Hiatt RA, Borowsky AD, Naeim A, Park HL, LaCroix AZ, Parker BA, Lancaster R, Esserman J, Wenger N, Arasu V, Anton-Culver H, Esserman LJ, Madlensky L. PMID: 41385723; PMCID: PMC12701530.

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  3. WISDOM Randomized Trial Comparing Risk-Based Versus Annual Breast Cancer Screening: Study Cohort Characteristics and Design. Res Sq. 2025 Dec 15. Fiscalini A, Blum K, Fergus K, Hiatt RA, Naeim A, Kaster A, Scheuner MT, van 't Veer LJ, LaCroix AZ, Borowsky AD, Olopade OI, Park HL, Esserman J, Lancaster R, Heditsian D, Brain S, Lee V, Goodman DL, Ross KS, Wenger N, Parker BA, Madlensky L, Tice JA, Shieh Y, Ziv E, Arasu VA, Anton-Culver H, Kaplan CP, Rhoads KF, Badal K, Hogarth M, Petruse A, Soto IA, Leggat-Barr K, Goodman S, Atamer J, Ryu R, Adduci K, Matthews JB, Eklund M, Athena/WISDOM Network Collaborators and Advocate Partners, Sabacan LP, Esserman L. PMID: 41255969; PMCID: PMC12622172.

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  4. The shifting landscape of germline RET pathogenic variants with the introduction of panel testing. Surgery. 2026 Jan; 189:109701. Onuma AE, Skefos CM, Richardson ME, Pasyar S, Fergus KB, Bassett RL, Hu MI, Perrier ND, Maniakas A, Zafereo M, Waguespack SG, Sosa JA, Grubbs EG. PMID: 41371824.

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  5. Parathyroid autofluorescence: A conditionally cost-effective tool to reduce postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. Surgery. 2026 Feb; 190:109853. Fergus KB, Conroy PC, Thiesmeyer J, Kannan A, Gosnell J, Duh QY. PMID: 41237690.

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  6. Association between ancestry and tumor somatic mutations in a large national cohort of women with breast cancer. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2025 Oct 29; 11(1):117. Fergus KB, Newberg J, Greenstein R, Fejerman L, Carvajal-Carmona L, Collisson E, Dixit N, Frampton G, Huang FW, Neuhausen SL, Ziv E. PMID: 41162424; PMCID: PMC12572180.

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  7. Integrating breast cancer polygenic risk scores at scale in the WISDOM Study: a national randomized personalized screening trial. Genome Med. 2025 Aug 28; 17(1):97. Fergus KB, Heise RS, Madlensky L, Fiscalini A, Sabacan L, Theiner S, Kapoor S, Soto IA, Blanco A, Ross K, Goodman-Gruen D, Scheuner M, Hu D, Heditsian D, Brain S, Arasu VA, Kaster A, Chapa L, Olopade OI, Eklund M, Tice JA, Ziv E, van 't Veer L, Esserman LJ, Shieh Y, Athena/WISDOM Network Collaborators and Advocate Partners. PMID: 40877879; PMCID: PMC12395744.

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  9. Young Adult Healthcare Exposure and Future Opioid Misuse: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Prev Med. 2022 06; 62(6):914-920. Fergus KB, Schwab ME, Butler C, Cattle CJ, Breyer BN, Copp HL, Nagata JM. PMID: 35300890; PMCID: PMC10012501.

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  10. Pubic Hair Grooming and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Clinic-Based Cross-Sectional Survey. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 06; 47(6):419-425. Gaither TW, Fergus K, Sutcliffe S, Cedars B, Enriquez A, Lee A, Mmonu N, Cohen S, Breyer B. PMID: 32187167.

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  11. Risk Factors for Sexual Pain Among Physically Active Women. Sex Med. 2020 Sep; 8(3):501-509. Fergus KB, Cohen AJ, Cedars BE, Rowen TS, Patino G, Breyer BN. PMID: 32439324; PMCID: PMC7471064.

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  12. Synchronous genitourinary lichen sclerosus signals a distinct urinary microbiome profile in men with urethral stricture disease. World J Urol. 2021 Feb; 39(2):605-611. Cohen AJ, Gaither TW, Srirangapatanam S, Castellanos ER, Enriquez A, Fergus KB, Fadrosh D, Lynch S, Mmonu NA, Breyer BN. PMID: 32274566.

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  13. Use of GoFundMe® to crowdfund complementary and alternative medicine treatments for cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2020 Jul; 146(7):1857-1865. Song S, Cohen AJ, Lui H, Mmonu NA, Brody H, Patino G, Liaw A, Butler C, Fergus KB, Mena J, Lee A, Weiser J, Johnson K, Breyer BN. PMID: 32219517; PMCID: PMC11804722.

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  14. Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Treatment of Lichen Sclerosus: A Systematic Review. Urology. 2020 Jan; 135:11-19. Fergus KB, Lee AW, Baradaran N, Cohen AJ, Stohr BA, Erickson BA, Mmonu NA, Breyer BN. PMID: 31605681.

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  15. Eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors among women: Associations with sexual risk. Int J Eat Disord. 2019 11; 52(11):1310-1315. Fergus KB, Copp HL, Tabler JL, Nagata JM. PMID: 31267548; PMCID: PMC9714254.

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  16. Trends in bicycle-related injuries, hospital admissions, and deaths in the USA 1997-2013. Traffic Inj Prev. 2019; 20(5):550-555. Fergus KB, Sanford T, Vargo J, Breyer BN. PMID: 31199704.

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  17. Exercise Improves Self-Reported Sexual Function Among Physically Active Adults. J Sex Med. 2019 08; 16(8):1236-1245. Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, Glidden DV, Cohen AJ, Breyer BN. PMID: 31155388.

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  18. Forecasting Limited Access to Urology in Rural Communities: Analysis of the American Urological Association Census. J Rural Health. 2020 06; 36(3):300-306. Cohen AJ, Ndoye M, Fergus KB, Lindsey J, Butler C, Patino G, Anger JT, Breyer BN. PMID: 31125999.

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  19. Qualitative Analysis of the Content Found in Online Discussion Boards for Urethral Stricture Disease and Urethroplasty. Urology. 2019 08; 130:155-161. Cedars BE, Cohen AJ, Fergus KB, Baradaran N, Ndoye M, Kamal P, Breyer BN. PMID: 31129196.

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  20. Urinary and Sexual Function after Perineal Urethrostomy for Urethral Stricture Disease: An Analysis from the TURNS. J Urol. 2019 05; 201(5):956-961. Murphy GP, Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, Voelzke BB, Myers JB, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley JC, Breyer BN. PMID: 30676476.

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  21. Clinical significance of cystoscopic urethral stricture recurrence after anterior urethroplasty: a multi-institution analysis from Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS). World J Urol. 2019 Dec; 37(12):2763-2768. Baradaran N, Fergus KB, Moses RA, Patel DP, Gaither TW, Voelzke BB, Smith TG, Erickson BA, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Vanni AJ, Buckley J, Zhao LC, Myers JB, Breyer BN. PMID: 30712091.

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  22. Minority Recruitment Trends in Phase III Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials (2003 to 2014): Progress and Critical Areas for Improvement. J Urol. 2019 02; 201(2):259-267. Balakrishnan AS, Palmer NR, Fergus KB, Gaither TW, Baradaran N, Ndoye M, Breyer BN. PMID: 30218761.

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  23. Use of angioembolization in urology: a review. Transl Androl Urol. 2018 Aug; 7(4):535-544. Fergus KB, Baradaran N, Tresh A, Conrad MB, Breyer BN. PMID: 30211044; PMCID: PMC6127546.

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  24. The association of bicycle-related genital numbness and Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score: results from a large, multinational, cross-sectional study. BJU Int. 2019 08; 124(2):336-341. Baradaran N, Awad M, Gaither TW, Fergus KB, Ndoye M, Cedars BE, Balakrishnan AS, Eisenberg ML, Sanford T, Breyer BN. PMID: 29790643.

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  25. Genital burns in the United States: Disproportionate prevalence in the pediatric population. Burns. 2018 08; 44(5):1366-1371. Tresh A, Baradaran N, Gaither TW, Fergus KB, Liaw A, Balakrishnan A, Hampson LA, Breyer BN. PMID: 29576344; PMCID: PMC6378104.

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  26. Medical students are not blank slates: Positionality and curriculum interact to develop professional identity. Perspect Med Educ. 2018 02; 7(1):5-7. Fergus KB, Teale B, Sivapragasam M, Mesina O, Stergiopoulos E. PMID: 29305819; PMCID: PMC5807268.

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  27. Twelve tips to promote successful development of a learner performance dashboard within a medical education program. Med Teach. 2018 08; 40(8):855-861. Boscardin C, Fergus KB, Hellevig B, Hauer KE. PMID: 29117744.

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  28. A Dyadic Behavioral Intervention to Optimize Same Sex Male Couples' Engagement Across the HIV Care Continuum: Development of and Protocol for an Innovative Couples-based Approach (Partner Steps). JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Aug 25; 5(3):e168. Bazzi AR, Fergus KB, Stephenson R, Finneran CA, Coffey-Esquivel J, Hidalgo MA, Hoehnle S, Sullivan PS, Garofalo R, Mimiaga MJ. PMID: 27562905; PMCID: PMC5016626.

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  29. Love, Trust, and HIV Risk Among Female Sex Workers and Their Intimate Male Partners. Am J Public Health. 2015 Aug; 105(8):1667-74. Syvertsen JL, Bazzi AR, Martinez G, Rangel MG, Ulibarri MD, Fergus KB, Amaro H, Strathdee SA. PMID: 26066947; PMCID: PMC4504285.

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