Kristopher Wentzel, MD

Dr. Kristopher Wentzel completed his Fellowship at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and his Residency at the USC School of Medicine. Dr. Wentzel received his medical degree from the University of Miami after receiving a masters in molecular medicine and a bachelors in biomedical science from the University of South Florida. Dr. Wentzel has also participated in research activities throughout his medical training and will be focusing on genitourinary cancers.

Dr. Wentzel earned a master’s degree in Biochemistry with a focus in enzyme kinetics from the University of South Florida. He then went on to become a high school chemistry teacher before earning his medical degree from The University of Miami. Dr. Wentzel then completed a residency in internal medicine at The University of Southern California and subsequently completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at USC’s Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. During his fellowship training Dr. Wentzel participated in clinical and translational research with a focus on the capture and characterization of circulating tumor cells in metastatic prostate cancer.

Dr. Kristopher Wentzel leads the Genitourinary Cancer Clinical Program at The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute. His clinical areas of research include immunotherapeutics and novel targeted therapies in the treatment of kidney, bladder and prostate cancer. Dr. Wentzel has a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and radiation oncologists investigating paradigm shifting approaches towards bladder preservation in patients with newly diagnosed muscle invasive bladder cancer.