William P Skelton, IV, MD
Genitourinary Medical Oncology
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Bio & Overview
Paul Skelton, MD, is a hematologist/oncologist who specializes in treating genitourinary cancers, including kidney, bladder, prostate, and germ cell tumors. He sees patients at Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center and UVA Health Cancer Care Pantops.
Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Dr. Skelton studied chemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He then attended medical school and completed his residency training at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was selected as chief resident. He went on to complete his hematology/oncology fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.
Being a doctor was a childhood goal for Dr. Skelton. His involvement in Relay for Life, and seeing family members deal with a cancer diagnosis, led him to explore the field of oncology during medical school. The more he learned, the more he realized it was exactly what he wanted to do.
In his free time, Dr. Skelton enjoys hiking and being outdoors. He’s also a big sports fan, particularly football and basketball.
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine
- Academic Role
- Assistant Professor
- Division
- Hematology / Oncology
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of Florida College of Medicine (2015)
- Residency
- University of Florida - Gainesville (2019)
- Fellowship
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (2022)
- Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology), American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology), American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Highlights
William Paul Skelton, MD Profile Video
My name is Paul Skelton, and I'm an assistant professor in the Department of GU Oncology at the University of Virginia. My clinical practice focuses on the care of GU patients, so specifically those with prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, testicular and germ cell tumors, as well as penile and adrenal cancers. I first became interested in medicine as a career in middle school. I had some family members with cancer, and got involved with the Relay For Life program. And then through the years, as I learned more and more about medicine, and in particular, the field of oncology, everything kind of made sense in terms of that being the career that I wanted to focus and pursue. When I first see a new patient in clinic, I like to go through everything that's happened with them so far, all of their history, all of the treatments that they've gotten up to that point, and get a sense of what's important to them, talk with them about all the different options that they have from that point forward. And then at the end of the conversation, make sure that they walk out of there having made the best decision for themselves. UVA is a wonderful place, everybody is so friendly and collegial, and it has lots of resources in terms of patient care, being able to work in a team with other departments, specifically our uro-oncology colleagues and our radiation oncology colleagues. We're really able to sit down and develop the best plan of care for the patient.
Awards
- UF Senior Resident Medical Student Teaching Award
- American College of Physicians (ACP) Chief Resident Award
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- UF College of Medicine: Graduation with Honors in Research
- Duke University: Magna Cum Laude
- Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout
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