David Alan Ginsberg, MD

Professor of Clinical Urology

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Overview

David Alan Ginsberg, MD is a native Southern Californian who earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of California at Berkeley. He subsequently returned to Los Angeles where he completed medical school and urology residency at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and its affiliated hospital, Los Angeles County Medical Center. Dr. Ginsberg finished his training at UCLA where he completed a fellowship focused on female urology, voiding dysfunction and urologic reconstruction.

Dr. Ginsberg is board certified in Urology and Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Urology and is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In addition to his faculty appointment at USC, Dr. Ginsberg is Chief of Urology at Rancho Los Amigo National Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Ginsberg’s clinical practice is focused on female pelvic medicine, which includes urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, neurogenic bladder and male voiding dysfunction.

Dr. Ginsberg’s present research interests focus on lower urinary tract reconstruction in spinal cord injury patients, urologic applications of botulinum toxin and long-term follow-up issues for patients with neurogenic bladder. Dr. Ginsberg is the author or co-author of over 70 peer-reviewed articles, numerous book chapters and is a regular reviewer for journals such as Journal of Urology, Urology, Neurourology & Urodynamics and Neurosurgery. He has held several visiting professorships and has been invited to lecture on multiple occasions throughout the United States and the world. He is on the urological editorial board for Medscape and was a member of the American Urological Association/American Board of Urology Exam Committee. Dr. Ginsberg is a present member of the American Urological Association Stress Incontinence Guidelines Panel.

Publications

  • The Argument for Ileal Conduit for the Poorly Compliant Bladder in the Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Patient Refractory to Minimally Invasive Treatment. Neurourol Urodyn. 2026 Jan 27.. View in PubMed
  • Utilization of Incontinence Procedures Following Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Population-Level Analysis. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Nov; 44(8):1621-1627.. View in PubMed
  • Outcomes for Stress Incontinence Procedures for Men and Women With Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Multicenter Neurogenic Bladder Research Group Study. Urology. 2025 Nov; 205:244-251.. View in PubMed
  • Self-identification of Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Among Latina Women: The Roles of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviors, Beliefs, and Psychosocial Factors. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 06; 13(3):2333-2344.. View in PubMed
  • Neural Mechanisms of Poststroke Urinary Incontinence: Results From an fMRI Study. Stroke. 2025 Jun; 56(6):1516-1527.. View in PubMed
  • Reply by Authors. J Urol. 2025 May; 213(5):627.. View in PubMed
  • The fate of the urethra after artificial urinary sphincter cuff erosion: a review of 98 patients. Transl Androl Urol. 2025 Feb 28; 14(2):351-359.. View in PubMed
  • Editorial. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Feb; 44.. View in PubMed
  • Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect Differences in Micturition-Related Brain Activity Between Volitional and Involuntary Detrusor Contractions. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Feb; 44(2):374-381.. View in PubMed
  • Long-Term Decision Regret and Associated Factors After Urinary Reconstruction in Underserved Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. J Urol. 2025 05; 213(5):617-627.. View in PubMed