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Frank Hinman Jr.

Frank Hinman Jr.

🇺🇸 United Statesb. 1915 – d. 2011

Training and career​

  • Born and died 1915–20111
  • Former position Chief of urology, San Francisco General Hospital2
  • Medical school Johns Hopkins Medical School (MD)2
  • Residency Surgery, Cincinnati2
  • Residency Urology, University of California (after World War II)2
  • Leadership Founding member, Society of Pediatric Urology2
  • Leadership President, Society of University Urologists2

Known for​

  • Hinman syndrome (1973). Described severe bladder and upper-tract effects of dysfunctional voiding in boys without neurologic or anatomic obstruction.3

Biography​

Frank Hinman Jr. served as chief of urology at San Francisco General Hospital.2 He earned an MD at Johns Hopkins Medical School and completed a surgical residency in Cincinnati.2 He completed urology residency at the University of California after World War II and joined his father's practice.2 He helped found the Society of Pediatric Urology and later served as president of the Society of University Urologists.2

Contributions​

His cited papers examine intestinal segment properties for bladder substitution and mechanisms of continence in conduits for continent urinary diversion.45

Cited on WARWIKI

2 publications with Frank Hinman Jr. as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Hinman F. Selection of Intestinal Segments for Bladder Substitution: Physical and Physiological Characteristics. The Journal of Urology. 1988;139(3):519-523. doi
    Cited on: Bowel Segments (GI Tissue) · Principles of Bladder Augmentation · Principles of Urinary Diversion
  2. Hinman F. Functional classification of conduits for continent diversion. J Urol. 1990;144(1):27-30. doi
    Cited on: Principles of Continent Catheterizable Channels

Footnotes​

  1. Frank Hinman Obituary (2011) - San Francisco, CA - San Francisco Chronicle. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. professorships.jhu.edu (frank hinman jr professorship in urology). Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10

  3. Hinman F, Baumann FW. "Vesical and Ureteral Damage from Voiding Dysfunction in Boys without Neurologic or Obstructive Disease." Journal of Urology. 1973;109(4):727–732. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)60526-3 ↩

  4. Hinman F. Selection of Intestinal Segments for Bladder Substitution: Physical and Physiological Characteristics. The Journal of Urology. 1988;139(3):519-523. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42509-2 ↩

  5. Hinman F. Functional classification of conduits for continent diversion. J Urol. 1990;144(1):27-30. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39357-6 ↩