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Lee Richstone
Distinguished in Cystectomy

Dr. Lee Richstone

Oncology
Northwell Health
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lenox Hill
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 5th Floor, 
New York, NY 
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Distinguished in Cystectomy
Northwell Health
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lenox Hill
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 5th Floor, 
New York, NY 
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Overview

Lee Richstone is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Richstone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 68 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 20 articles in the study of Cystectomy.

Graduate Institution
Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University
Residency
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Urology in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Urology
Fellowships
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Northern Westchester Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
North Shore University Hospital
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Staten Island University Hospital
Robotic Surgery
Cancer Institute
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Anthem
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  • HMO
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
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Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
EmblemHealth
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
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  • PPO
Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
MetroPlus Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Northwell Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute for Urology at Lenox Hill
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10075
Call: 212-434-6580
Other Locations
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute for Urology at East 58th Street
110 East 58th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Richstone 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.

Prostatectomy
Penile Cancer
Cystectomy
Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
Nephrectomy

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.


68 Total Publications

The 2025 Urology Match: Results From the Society of Academic Urologists Program Director Survey.
The 2025 Urology Match: Results From the Society of Academic Urologists Program Director Survey.
Journal: Urology
Published: June 06, 2025
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Vignesh Packiam is an Urologist and an Oncologist in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Packiam is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Jane S. Cho
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Advanced in Cystectomy
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Northwell Health At Rego Park

95-25 Queens Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Suite A, 
Rego Park, NY 
 (6.0 miles away)
718-975-5280
Experience:
17+ years
Languages Spoken:
English, Korean, Spanish
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Jane Cho is an Oncologist and an Urologist in Rego Park, New York. Dr. Cho has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, Bladder Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Cystectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Alexa R. Meyer
Experienced in Cystectomy
Dr. Alexa R. Meyer
Oncology | Urology
Experienced in Cystectomy
Dr. Alexa R. Meyer
Oncology | Urology

Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology And Internal Medicine At Montague Street

135 Montague Street, 2nd Floor, 
Brooklyn, NY 
 (4.6 miles away)
718-587-0020
Languages Spoken:
English
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Alexa Meyer is an Oncologist and an Urologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Meyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Renal Oncocytoma, Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

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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.

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    • Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
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    • Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
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    • Experienced
    • Adrenal Cancer
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    • Adrenocortical Carcinoma
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    • Folliculitis
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