
Overview
Dr. Bilal Chughtai, Chief of Urology at Plainview Hospital, completed his medical degree at Stony Brook University, followed by residency in urologic surgery at Albany Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Male Voiding Dysfunction, Neuro-Urology, Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
Dr. Chughtai specializes in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and Male Voiding Dysfunction. He maintains a deep, longitudinal interest in these highly prevalent and debilitating conditions and has focused both his clinical, research, and teaching activities on these areas.
Dr. Chughtai's mentorship in clinical and basic science research projects has enabled his team to be investigators in numerous clinical trials, as well as translational, and outcomes research including National Institute of Health and industry support. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles, chapters in urologic texts, 4 textbooks, and has presented extensively at national and international meetings.
Dr. Chughtai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Prostatitis. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Aquablation, and Prostatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 312 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Bacterial Prostatitis.
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Locations
8 Greenfield Road, Syosset, NY 11791
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Chughtai 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.
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.
6 Clinical Trials
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Garden City
Robert Moldwin, MD, FACS is Director of the Pelvic Pain Center at The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology and serves as physician-in-charge of Urologic Infectious/Inflammatory Diseases. He is Professor of Urology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.A world-renowned leader in the field of pelvic pain, Dr. Moldwin has special interests in varied pain syndromes of the bladder and pelvis. His other clinical and research interests range from urinary incontinence to infectious diseases of the urinary tract. Dr. Moldwin is published in peer-reviewed journals including Cancer, The Journal of Urology, The British Journal of Urology International, The British Medical Journal, Contemporary Urology and Urology. Dr. Moldwin is an expert consultant, lecturing to audiences of physicians, patients, and members of the media on issues such as incontinence, urological health, interstitial cystitis, and pelvic disorders. He currently serves on multiple medical advisory boards, including the Interstitial Cystitis Association, and has been a member of their Board of Directors for over a decade.Dr Moldwin is affiliated with numerous medical societies including the American Urological Association, International Association for the Study of Pain and The Society for Female Urology and Urodynamics. He is past president of the Society for Infections and Inflammation in Urology. He was also co-chairperson for the recently completed Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Chronic Urologic Pelvic Pain (MAPP), a research initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Dr Moldwin is currently a committee reviewer for the American Urological Association IC/BPS Guidelines and serves as Vice-President for the International Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (ESSIC).After earning his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Moldwin completed his general surgical training and urology residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He also served as a Valentine Fellow through the New York Academy of Medicine, studying infectious and inflammatory urological diseases in the Department of Urology at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Moldwin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Prostatitis. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Cystitis, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Bacterial Prostatitis, and Vulvodynia.
Weill Medical College Of Cornell
Luay Alshara is an Urologist and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Alshara is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bacterial Prostatitis. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Folliculitis, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.
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
- AquablationDr. Chughtai isElite. Learn about Aquablation.
- Bladder Outlet ObstructionDr. Chughtai isElite. Learn about Bladder Outlet Obstruction.
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)Dr. Chughtai isElite. Learn about Enlarged Prostate (BPH).
- ProstatectomyDr. Chughtai isElite. Learn about Prostatectomy.
- Stress Urinary IncontinenceDr. Chughtai isElite. Learn about Stress Urinary Incontinence.
- Urinary IncontinenceDr. Chughtai isElite. Learn about Urinary Incontinence.
- Distinguished
- Frequent or Urgent UrinationDr. Chughtai isDistinguished. Learn about Frequent or Urgent Urination.
- Sacral Nerve StimulationDr. Chughtai isDistinguished. Learn about Sacral Nerve Stimulation.
- UrethritisDr. Chughtai isDistinguished. Learn about Urethritis.
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Dr. Chughtai isDistinguished. Learn about Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
- Advanced
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Chughtai isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)Dr. Chughtai isAdvanced. Learn about Erectile Dysfunction (ED).
- LithotripsyDr. Chughtai isAdvanced. Learn about Lithotripsy.
- Neurogenic BladderDr. Chughtai isAdvanced. Learn about Neurogenic Bladder.
- Prostate CancerDr. Chughtai isAdvanced. Learn about Prostate Cancer.
- Prostatic Artery EmbolizationDr. Chughtai isAdvanced. Learn about Prostatic Artery Embolization.
- Experienced
- Acute CystitisDr. Chughtai isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cystitis.
- Bacterial ProstatitisDr. Chughtai isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Prostatitis.
- Bilateral HydronephrosisDr. Chughtai isExperienced. Learn about Bilateral Hydronephrosis.
- Bladder CancerDr. Chughtai isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Bladder StonesDr. Chughtai isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Stones.
- CystectomyDr. Chughtai isExperienced. Learn about Cystectomy.

