The 20 Best Nephrectomy Doctors near Buffalo, NY

Find the Experts and Specialists who perform Nephrectomy

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 31 doctor with experience in Nephrectomy near Buffalo, NY. Of these, 26 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Thomas Schwaab
    Distinguished in Nephrectomy
    Distinguished in Nephrectomy
    Elm And Carlton St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Schwaab is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Schwaab is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Renal Oncocytoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Amherst Diagnostic Imaging PC

    222 Genesee St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Roche is a Radiologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Roche is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Ureterocele, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, and Nephrectomy.

    Advanced in Nephrectomy
    Advanced in Nephrectomy

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    665 Elm St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Arun Menon is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Menon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Oncocytoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

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    Advanced in Nephrectomy
    Advanced in Nephrectomy

    Kaleida Health

    100 High St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eric Kauffman is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Kauffman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Oncocytoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    665 Elm St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    George Saby is an Oncologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Saby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    665 Elm St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Helen Cui is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Cui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Lithotripsy, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    General Surgery

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    665 Elm St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Kane is a General Surgeon in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Liposarcoma, Bone Tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal, Hernia Surgery, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Office

    100 High St Ste B280, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Teresa Danforth is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Danforth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bladder, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Urology
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Urology

    St. Lucie Gastrointestinal Diseases PL

    Elm And Carlton St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Qiang Li is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Li is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp

    Elm And Carlton St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Khurshid Guru is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Guru is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    St. Lucie Gastrointestinal Diseases PL

    Elm And Carlton St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (2.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dharmesh Gopalakrishnan is a Hematologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Gopalakrishnan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    General Surgery

    Erie County Medical Center

    462 Grider St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Liise Kayler is a General Surgeon in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Kayler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hepatitis C, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Transplant Surgery

    Erie County Medical Center

    462 Grider St, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ahmad Zaaroura is a Transplant Surgeon in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Zaaroura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Nephrectomy
    Advanced in Nephrectomy

    Cancer Care Of Wny-Cheektowaga

    3085 Harlem Rd Ste 200, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Bodkin is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Bodkin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bladder, Hydronephrosis, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Advanced in Nephrectomy
    Advanced in Nephrectomy
    Thunder Bay, ON, CA 
     (7.9 miles away)

    Asmaa Ismail practices in Thunder Bay, Canada. Ms. Ismail is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in Nephrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Interventional Radiology

    Kenmore Mercy Hospital

    2950 Elmwood Ave, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (6.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Petroziello is an Interventional Radiologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Petroziello is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Cancer Care Of Wny-Cheektowaga

    3085 Harlem Rd Ste 200, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Rambarran is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Rambarran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy

    Office

    3085 Harlem Rd Ste 200, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Gilbert is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Gilbert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Urology
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Urology

    Office

    3085 Harlem Rd Ste 200, 
    Buffalo, NY 
     (7.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    K Chevli is a Urologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Chevli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Experienced in Nephrectomy
    Thunder Bay, ON, CA 
     (7.9 miles away)

    Walid Shahrour practices in Thunder Bay, Canada. Mr. Shahrour is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urethral Stricture, Bladder Stones, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Nephrectomy?

    Kidney removal, or nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney. It may involve:

    • Part of one kidney removed (partial nephrectomy).
    • All of one kidney removed (simple nephrectomy).
    • Removal of one entire kidney, surrounding fat, and the adrenal gland (radical nephrectomy). In these cases, neighboring lymph nodes are sometimes removed.

    When should I see a Nephrectomy doctor near Buffalo, NY?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Nephrectomy doctor near Buffalo, NY?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Nephrectomy doctors near Buffalo, NY?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Nephrectomy doctors near Buffalo, NY?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Nephrectomy doctor near Buffalo, NY?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Nephrectomy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Nephrectomy doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Nephrectomy doctor near Buffalo, NY?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Nephrectomy doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Nephrectomy doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Nephrectomy doctors near Buffalo, NY?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Nephrectomy doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Nephrectomy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Nephrectomy doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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