Overview
Vignesh Packiam is an Urologist and an Oncologist in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Packiam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 140 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 14 articles in the study of Prostate Cancer.
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- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
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- PPO
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
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- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
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- EPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
195 Little Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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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James Eastham is an Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Eastham is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Prostatectomy, and Orchiectomy.
Howard Scher is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Scher is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Bone Tumor, Orchiectomy, and Prostatectomy.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lake Success
As Senior Vice President of the Urology Service Line, Chair of theSmith Institute for Urology, and Chair of Urology at the Zucker Schoolof Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Samir Taneja, MD will establish hisclinical practice at Lenox Hill Hospital and Long Island Jewish MedicalCenter focused on the surgical management of prostate cancerand renal tumors. He is an expert in urologic oncology, renowned fortransforming the field of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatmentby improving methods of prostate imaging, cancer detection, anddisease localization. Having performed thousands of robotic, ablative,laparoscopic and open surgical procedures, his specific clinical focushas been in improving prostate cancer patient outcomes throughpioneering techniques for focal ablative therapy, refining surgicaltechniques for robotic prostatectomy and partial nephrectomy,devising accelerated recovery pathways for robotic prostatectomy/partial nephrectomy, and providing muti-modal surgical approachesfor patients with high risk and recurrent prostate cancer. As leader ofthe department, he will strive to ensure individualized care of urologicdisease through state-of-the-art surgical approaches and multi-disciplinary care.Prior to joining Northwell, Dr Taneja was a faculty member of NYUGrossman School of Medicine for 29-years as a tenured professorof urology, radiology, and biomedical engineering. Most recently heserved as Director of the Division of Urologic Oncology and ViceChair in the Department of Urology at NYU Langone Health, as well asGenitourinary Program Leader in the Perlmutter Cancer Center.Dr. Taneja has conducted extensive clinical research on the use ofimaging in prostate cancer and is considered a pioneer in the use ofMRI to diagnose and localize prostate cancer and the emerging field ofprostate cancer focal therapy. He has authored more than 250 articles,30 book chapters, and six textbooks and monographs on urologiccancer and surgery. He is the editor of Taneja's Complications ofUrologic Surgery: Prevention and Diagnosis, one of the most widely readtextbooks in American Urology. Dr. Taneja is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Prostate Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Bladder CancerDr. Packiam isElite. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- CystectomyDr. Packiam isElite. Learn about Cystectomy.
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Distinguished
- Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Packiam isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
- NephrectomyDr. Packiam isDistinguished. Learn about Nephrectomy.
- Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)Dr. Packiam isDistinguished. Learn about Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).
- Urothelial CancerDr. Packiam isDistinguished. Learn about Urothelial Cancer.
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Packiam isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Chromophobe Renal Cell CarcinomaDr. Packiam isAdvanced. Learn about Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Prostate CancerDr. Packiam isAdvanced. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
- ProstatectomyDr. Packiam isAdvanced. Learn about Prostatectomy.
- Reconstructive Urology SurgeryDr. Packiam isAdvanced. Learn about Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
- Renal OncocytomaDr. Packiam isAdvanced. Learn about Renal Oncocytoma.
- Experienced
- Adrenal CancerDr. Packiam isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Adrenocortical CarcinomaDr. Packiam isExperienced. Learn about Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
- Anal CancerDr. Packiam isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Bilateral HydronephrosisDr. Packiam isExperienced. Learn about Bilateral Hydronephrosis.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Packiam isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- Clear Cell SarcomaDr. Packiam isExperienced. Learn about Clear Cell Sarcoma.
