The 20 Best Cystectomy Doctors near Bronx, NY

James McKiernan, MD, is the John K. Lattimer Professor of Urology and CEO of ColumbiaDoctors. He is also Senior Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs for Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. McKiernan graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in biology and received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his training in urology and general surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, followed by a urologic surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. McKiernan's clinical practice is focused on urologic oncology and particularly on surgical therapy in high-risk patients with bladder and kidney cancers. Dr. McKiernan evaluates and treats over 1,000 patients with bladder cancer every year. His research, funded by NIH and biotechnology industry grants, focuses on developing novel therapeutics for bladder cancer treatment as well as comparative effectiveness research in urologic oncology. In the management of kidney and bladder cancer, he has special expertise in organ preservation and reconstructive surgery to maximize quality of life. Dr. McKiernan's research has been published in Cancer, Cancer Research, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, and Urology. He has authored and co-authored more than 220 scientific articles and book chapters on urologic cancer and related issues.For the past 10 years, he has directed a research team at Columbia University Medical Center investigating quality outcomes and effectiveness in urologic cancer surgery. He has served as the Vice Chairman for the AJCC TNM Staging Task Force, Co-Chair of the AUA Guidelines Panel on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, as well as on the American Board of Urology and Society of Urologic Oncology Examination Committees. In addition, Dr. McKiernan is the principal investigator of the NIH-funded clinical trials program of experimental therapeutics in bladder cancer at Columbia University/NYPH, which is investigating new agents for bladder preservation in patients whose cancer has recurred after standard therapy. In collaboration with researchers at Columbia's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, his team continues to develop new therapeutic strategies for managing bladder cancer. Dr. Mckiernan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Mckiernan is board certified in Urology. Dr. Mckiernan is currently accepting new patients.

Reza Mehrazin is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Mehrazin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 41 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy. Dr. Mehrazin is currently accepting new patients.

John Sfakianos is a Urologist practicing medicine in Astoria, New York. Dr. Sfakianos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Sfakianos is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandre Zlotta practices practicing medicine in Canada. Mr. Zlotta is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Bernard Bochner is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Bochner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Bochner is currently accepting new patients.

Harry Herr is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Herr is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Herr is currently accepting new patients.

Eugene Cha is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Cha is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Cha is currently accepting new patients.

Sherri Donat is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Donat is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Cystectomy. Dr. Donat is currently accepting new patients.

Douglas Scherr is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Scherr is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Scherr is currently accepting new patients.

Guido Dalbagni is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Dalbagni is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Alvin Goh is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Goh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Congenital Giant Megaureter, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Goh is currently accepting new patients.

Girish Kulkarni is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Kulkarni is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Ahmed Aboumohamed, MD is an Attending Physician and a Professor in the Department of Urology at Montefiore and our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Aboumohamed's areas of expertise include urology, urologic oncology, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and urologic reconstruction. Dr. Aboumohamed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Bladder Cancer, Hydronephrosis, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Guarionex Decastro is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Decastro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Decastro is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew T. Lenis, MD MS, is an Assistant Professor of Urology at CUIMC. He specializes in treating patients with bladder, kidney, prostate, testis, and penile cancers. Dr. Lenis graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, with a dual MD MS degree and Honors Distinction in Research. He then completed his surgical internship and urology residency at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. After residency, Dr. Lenis completed a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.Dr. Lenis joined CUIMC as a surgeon-scientist with an interest and specialization in urothelial cancer (tumors of the bladder, ureter, and renal pelvis). In the laboratory, Dr. Lenis works and collaborates with Michael Shen, Ph.D., who is an expert in bladder and prostate developmental and molecular biology and a pioneer in bladder tumor organoids. The American Urological Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Society for Clinical Oncology have funded Dr. Lenis’ research. His work on urologic malignancies has been published in JAMA, the Journal of Urology, European Urology, the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, and Urologic Oncology. When not seeing patients or in the laboratory, Dr. Lenis enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons. They enjoy the outdoors and traveling. Dr. Lenis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Lenis is currently accepting new patients.

Lee Richstone, MD is the Chairman of Urology and Director of Urology Services for the Western Region. He is also Director of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and System Vice Chairman for Education for Northwell Health Urology. Dr. Richstone is Professor of Urology at The Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine. Dr. Richstone completed medical school at the Cornell University Medical College in New York City. There he won early acceptance into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the prestigious national medical honor society. He pursued his urologic training and chief residency at New York Presbyterian (Weill-Cornell) and Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitals. Dr. Richstone completed his fellowship training in urologic laparoscopic and robotic surgery and joined the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System in 2007 as Director of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. He then served as Chief of Urology for the North Shore University Hospital, then Chief of Urology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, before assuming the role of Chairman of Urology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Richstone is an internationally recognized urologic surgeon who has helped pioneer laparoscopic and robotic surgery for cancer of the prostate, kidney and bladder, as well as for various forms of urinary obstructions. He has over 90 peer-reviewed publications in leading national and international journals including The Journal of Urology, Urology, The British Journal of Urology, The Journal of Endourology, Cancer, and Cell.Dr. Richstone is a robotic surgery specialist having performed well over 1000 operations. This includes surgeries for prostate, kidney and bladder cancer and complex neobladder reconstructions completely robotically. His focus is on preserving urinary continence and sexual function. Dr. Richstone has also pioneered Laparoendoscopic Single Site Surgery (LESS), where entire laparoscopic operations are performed only through the belly button. Dr. Richstone is one of only a few surgeons in the United States to have performed single site partial nephrectomy and prostatectomy.Dr. Richstone is a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), the America Urological Association (AUA), and the Endourological Society (EUS). Dr. Richstone is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including acceptance into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the E. Darracott Vaughan Prize for Excellence in Urology (2000), The Ferdinand C. Valentine Urology Essay Prize (First Place, 2005), The American Urological Association-Ambrose Reed Socioeconomic Essay Contest (First Place, 2005), and the Weill-Cornell Distinguished House Officer Award (2005). Dr. Richstone was awarded the Stryker and Nagamatsu Fellowship (2007), and won first prize at the Endourology Society Fellowship Paper Award the same year. Dr. Richstone won first prize at the AUA Research Foundation for Outstanding Research awarded at the 2010 AUA National Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Richstone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Richstone is board certified in American Board Of Urology.

Alexander I. Sankin, MD, is Professor, Urology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical specialty is surgical approaches to treating urological malignancies, including prostate, testicular, renal and bladder cancer. Dr. Sankin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Marissa Theofanides, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Urology at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Theofanides specializes in minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic enlargement, kidney stones, male and female sexual health, no-scalpel vasectomy and a wide range of general urologic and voiding conditions. Dr. Theofanides is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Ureteroscopy, and Cystectomy.

Nitya Abraham, MD, Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, joined Montefiore in 2015 as a specialist in female pelvic medicine and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Upon graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Abraham completed her medical degree as well as her urology residency training at New York University. She completed her fellowship training in pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at Cleveland Clinic. At Montefiore, she established the pelvic floor program in collaboration with colleagues in the Ob/Gyn department, which offers state of the art treatment for pelvic floor disorders. She is an active member of the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU). She is also focused on medical education and was urology residency program director from 2020-2025 and chair of the MD curriculum committee from 2022-2025. She now serves as Vice Chair of the urology department. She has over 65 peer-reviewed publications and has been funded by research grants from the Department of Defense and SUFU. She specializes in treating urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, urethral reconstruction, urinary fistula, mesh complications, and more, using robotic, open, or vaginal approaches depending on what is best suited for her patients. Dr. Abraham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Neurogenic Bladder, Ureteroscopy, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation.

Matthew Danzig, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Urology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Montefiore Einstein. A fellowship-trained pediatric urologist, Dr. Danzig treats congenital and functional problems of the genitourinary tract in children of all ages. He has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery and genitourinary reconstruction. Dr. Danzig is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prune Belly Syndrome, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.