Joph Steckel
Distinguished in Bladder Stones
Distinguished in Bladder Stones

Overview

Joph Steckel is an Urologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Steckel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bladder Stones. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University
Residency
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Specialties
Urology
Licenses
Urology in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Urology
Fellowships
UCLA School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University Hospital
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
French
Yiddish
Gender
Male
Awards
Patients' Choice Award Recipient (2025
2024
2022
2021)

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
EmblemHealth
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
HealthPartners
  • POS
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
MetLife
  • PPO
Northwell Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
VNS Health
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute for Urology at Lake Success
450 Lakeville Road, Suite M42, Lake Success, NY 11042
Other Locations
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute for Urology at the Waldbaum Center
1000 Northern Boulevard, Suite 120, Great Neck, NY 11021
Northwell Health Urology at the Center for Advanced Medicine
450 Lakeville Road, M41, Lake Success, NY 11042

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Steckel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Penile Cancer
Prostate Cancer

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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450 Lakeville Road, Suite M42, 
Lake Success, NY 
 (8.1 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
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