Dr. Tammer Yamany
Overview
Tammer Yamany, MD, joined Northwell Health in 2020 as a urologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, where he diagnoses and treats a variety of prostate, bladder and kidney conditions. He specializes in managing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or enlarged prostate, which can cause urinary problems. He offers a wide variety of medical and surgical treatments that make it easier to urinate and improve a patient's quality of life. He is one of the few surgeons in New York City to perform laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP or ThuLEP), which is the most effective and durable surgery for BPH that can be performed entirely through the urethra without incisions.
Dr. Yamany routinely sees patients who have an elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen) level and are concerned about having prostate cancer. To diagnose potential cancer, he performs transperineal fusion prostate biopsy, which combines MRI and ultrasound imaging technology to direct a needle through the perineum and into the prostate to take targeted tissue samples. This newer technique allows him to avoid inserting the needle through the rectal wall, decreasing the risk of infection.
Dr. Yamany manages a wide variety of urologic conditions in addition to the two listed above. He performs evaluation for blood in the urine, which may lead to the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer. He treats kidney stones and obstruction, bladder stones, and bladder conditions that impact the ability to urinate, in both women and men.
I always wanted to be a doctor, even as a kid, he says. It's definitely been the right career path for me. I get to see how the treatments I offer can really help people with their quality of life in addition to the life-prolonging treatments we offer for urologic cancers. Dr. Yamany earned his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he became interested in urology because of the range of procedures doctors perform on a given day. He then completed a residency in urology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
At Lenox Hill, Dr. Yamany takes a team-based approach to care. Depending on a patient's diagnosis, he may collaborate with nephrologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and urologic oncologists to decide upon the best evidence-based treatment options. Dr. Yamany is an assistant professor at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a member of the American Urologic Association.
For Dr. Yamany, the best part of this job is the relationship he forms with patients. I genuinely like taking the time talk to people about their care and getting to know them, he says. And I love hearing how the treatments I've offered them have impacted their lives.
Dr. Yamany is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bladder Stones. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Obstructive Uropathy, UPJ Obstruction, Prostatectomy, and Ureteroscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
110 East 58th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Clinical Research
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Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
William Atallah is an Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Atallah is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bladder Stones. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Stones, Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lake Success
Zeph Okeke, MD is a board certified urologic surgeon specializing in endourology, minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopy. He is known for developing and being the principal investigator of the novel S.T.O.N.E. classification system for kidney stones.His expertise is in using minimally invasive techniques for the management of complex kidney and ureteral stone disease, and urothelial cancers (transitional cell carcinoma) of the kidney and ureter. He also has special interest and expertise in Holmium and Thulium laser enucleation (HOLEP and ThuLEP) for enlarged prostates (BPH).In addition to treating patients and conducting research, Dr. Okeke serves as co-director of the Smith Institute for Urology endourology and laparoscopy fellowship training programs. He lectures at the American Urological Association s annual meetings and is frequently invited to speak before the World Congress of Endourology. A mentor and teacher, Dr. Okeke also serves as a surgeon and lecturer for live surgical demonstration courses at various international meetings.Dr. Okeke earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York City. He completed his Urology residency and served as Chief Resident in the Department of Urology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.Dr. Okeke's research interest includes surgical outcomes of kidney stone patients, grading and characterizing complex kidney stones to guide surgery and counseling with respect to outcomes. He has published in leading journals and textbooks including the Smith's Textbook of Endourology, Journal of Urology, Urology and Cancer.He is the recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award at the North Shore LIJ Health System. Dr. Okeke also received the prestigious Arnold P. Gold Foundation Teaching Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons awarded its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Okeke for medical student teaching during his residency. Dr. Okeke is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bladder Stones. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Horseshoe Kidney, Bladder Stones, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)Dr. Yamany isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Prostate (BPH).
- ProstatectomyDr. Yamany isAdvanced. Learn about Prostatectomy.
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- Bacterial ProstatitisDr. Yamany isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Prostatitis.
- BalanitisDr. Yamany isExperienced. Learn about Balanitis.
- Bilateral HydronephrosisDr. Yamany isExperienced. Learn about Bilateral Hydronephrosis.
- Bladder CancerDr. Yamany isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Bladder StonesDr. Yamany isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Stones.
- BoilsDr. Yamany isExperienced. Learn about Boils.