Lindsay A. Hampson, MD, MAS

Associate Professor of Urology and Frank Hinman, Jr, MD Endowed Professor in Urologic Education, University of California, San Francisco

"[Dr. Hampson's] commitment to one-on-one meetings fosters an environment of trust and personal growth. Despite her myriad responsibilities, she prioritizes these interactions, offering guidance, support, and tailored mentorship to each resident. She is a great listener, and her willingness to listen and implement suggestions has resulted in tangible enhancements to our educational program."

– Max Bowman, Domenique Escobar, Mary Fakunle, R6
Ashwin Balakrishnan, Adrian Fernandez, Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, R5
Jorge Mena, Kevin Shee, Micha Yin-Zheng Cheng, R4
Brian Dick, Amy Showen, Walter Hsiang, R3
Emily Hacker, Grace Lee, James Nie, Leah Ibrahim Puri, R2
Parris Diaz, Jasmine Love, Peace Orji, Mayra Lucas Ramirez, R1

UCSF Urology Residents

"Dr. Hampson embodies the qualities of an exemplary educator and mentor. Her passion for education, innovative approach to curriculum development, and dedication to mentorship have left an indelible mark on our institution and the field of urology at large."

– Benjamin N. Breyer MD, MAS, FACS
Chair and Professor of Urology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco

Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS, received her undergraduate training from Duke University, where she earned a degree in Bioethics. She then completed a 2-year research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in the Department of Clinical Bioethics, where her research focused on financial conflicts of interest in research and vulnerable populations. She then earned her MD and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society at the University of Michigan Medical School on a full academic scholarship as a Dean's Scholar. She completed her urology residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 2015, where she earned the Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Medical Education award. During her residency, she also undertook a research fellowship at the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy studies and concurrently earned a certificate in Advanced Training in Clinical Research from the UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. After her residency training, she completed a fellowship in Genitourinary Reconstruction & Trauma at the University of Washington and started on faculty at UCSF and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 2016.

Dr. Hampson has received numerous awards for mentorship and teaching, including being named a Young Urologist of the Year by the AUA. She is the Associate Chair for Education at UCSF, and serves as the Associate Program Director for both the urology residency and GURS fellowship at UCSF.

Dr. Hampson's clinical interests focus on genitourinary reconstruction and transitional urology. She is the Co-Director of the UCSF Lifetime Congenital Urology Program. Dr. Hampson's research interests integrate her background of ethics, health policy, and urologic trauma and reconstruction in order to conduct health services and outcomes research. Her primary research interests include improving quality of care and patient decision-making, management of stress urinary incontinence in older adults, understanding financial incentives in healthcare within urology, improving healthcare value through reducing inefficiencies and costs in urologic care, understanding and clinical and quality of life outcomes of patients with urologic congenitalism, and conducting research on a variety of conditions within trauma and adult reconstruction.

Dr. Hampson was nominated for the 2024 AUA Teaching Award by resident physician Kevin Shee, MD (University of California, San Fransico).