The 20 Best Cystectomy Doctors in New York, US

James McKiernan, MD, is the John K. Lattimer Professor of Urology and CEO of ColumbiaDoctors. He is also Senior Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs for Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. McKiernan graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in biology and received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his training in urology and general surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, followed by a urologic surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. McKiernan's clinical practice is focused on urologic oncology and particularly on surgical therapy in high-risk patients with bladder and kidney cancers. Dr. McKiernan evaluates and treats over 1,000 patients with bladder cancer every year. His research, funded by NIH and biotechnology industry grants, focuses on developing novel therapeutics for bladder cancer treatment as well as comparative effectiveness research in urologic oncology. In the management of kidney and bladder cancer, he has special expertise in organ preservation and reconstructive surgery to maximize quality of life. Dr. McKiernan's research has been published in Cancer, Cancer Research, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, and Urology. He has authored and co-authored more than 220 scientific articles and book chapters on urologic cancer and related issues.For the past 10 years, he has directed a research team at Columbia University Medical Center investigating quality outcomes and effectiveness in urologic cancer surgery. He has served as the Vice Chairman for the AJCC TNM Staging Task Force, Co-Chair of the AUA Guidelines Panel on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, as well as on the American Board of Urology and Society of Urologic Oncology Examination Committees. In addition, Dr. McKiernan is the principal investigator of the NIH-funded clinical trials program of experimental therapeutics in bladder cancer at Columbia University/NYPH, which is investigating new agents for bladder preservation in patients whose cancer has recurred after standard therapy. In collaboration with researchers at Columbia's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, his team continues to develop new therapeutic strategies for managing bladder cancer. Dr. Mckiernan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Mckiernan is board certified in Urology. Dr. Mckiernan is currently accepting new patients.

Bernard Bochner is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Bochner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Bochner is currently accepting new patients.

Khurshid Guru is a Urologist practicing medicine in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Guru is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Harry Herr is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Herr is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Herr is currently accepting new patients.

Douglas Scherr is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Scherr is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Scherr is currently accepting new patients.

Guido Dalbagni is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Dalbagni is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Girish Kulkarni is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Kulkarni is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

John Sfakianos is a Urologist practicing medicine in Astoria, New York. Dr. Sfakianos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Sfakianos is currently accepting new patients.

Reza Mehrazin is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Mehrazin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 41 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy. Dr. Mehrazin is currently accepting new patients.

Eugene Cha is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Cha is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Cha is currently accepting new patients.

Sherri Donat is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Donat is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Cystectomy. Dr. Donat is currently accepting new patients.

Alvin Goh is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Goh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Congenital Giant Megaureter, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Goh is currently accepting new patients.

Lee Richstone, MD is the Chairman of Urology and Director of Urology Services for the Western Region. He is also Director of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and System Vice Chairman for Education for Northwell Health Urology. Dr. Richstone is Professor of Urology at The Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine. Dr. Richstone completed medical school at the Cornell University Medical College in New York City. There he won early acceptance into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the prestigious national medical honor society. He pursued his urologic training and chief residency at New York Presbyterian (Weill-Cornell) and Memorial Sloan Kettering hospitals. Dr. Richstone completed his fellowship training in urologic laparoscopic and robotic surgery and joined the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System in 2007 as Director of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. He then served as Chief of Urology for the North Shore University Hospital, then Chief of Urology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, before assuming the role of Chairman of Urology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Richstone is an internationally recognized urologic surgeon who has helped pioneer laparoscopic and robotic surgery for cancer of the prostate, kidney and bladder, as well as for various forms of urinary obstructions. He has over 90 peer-reviewed publications in leading national and international journals including The Journal of Urology, Urology, The British Journal of Urology, The Journal of Endourology, Cancer, and Cell.Dr. Richstone is a robotic surgery specialist having performed well over 1000 operations. This includes surgeries for prostate, kidney and bladder cancer and complex neobladder reconstructions completely robotically. His focus is on preserving urinary continence and sexual function. Dr. Richstone has also pioneered Laparoendoscopic Single Site Surgery (LESS), where entire laparoscopic operations are performed only through the belly button. Dr. Richstone is one of only a few surgeons in the United States to have performed single site partial nephrectomy and prostatectomy.Dr. Richstone is a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), the America Urological Association (AUA), and the Endourological Society (EUS). Dr. Richstone is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including acceptance into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the E. Darracott Vaughan Prize for Excellence in Urology (2000), The Ferdinand C. Valentine Urology Essay Prize (First Place, 2005), The American Urological Association-Ambrose Reed Socioeconomic Essay Contest (First Place, 2005), and the Weill-Cornell Distinguished House Officer Award (2005). Dr. Richstone was awarded the Stryker and Nagamatsu Fellowship (2007), and won first prize at the Endourology Society Fellowship Paper Award the same year. Dr. Richstone won first prize at the AUA Research Foundation for Outstanding Research awarded at the 2010 AUA National Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Richstone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Richstone is board certified in American Board Of Urology.

Guarionex Decastro is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Decastro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Decastro is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew T. Lenis, MD MS, is an Assistant Professor of Urology at CUIMC. He specializes in treating patients with bladder, kidney, prostate, testis, and penile cancers. Dr. Lenis graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, with a dual MD MS degree and Honors Distinction in Research. He then completed his surgical internship and urology residency at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. After residency, Dr. Lenis completed a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.Dr. Lenis joined CUIMC as a surgeon-scientist with an interest and specialization in urothelial cancer (tumors of the bladder, ureter, and renal pelvis). In the laboratory, Dr. Lenis works and collaborates with Michael Shen, Ph.D., who is an expert in bladder and prostate developmental and molecular biology and a pioneer in bladder tumor organoids. The American Urological Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Society for Clinical Oncology have funded Dr. Lenis’ research. His work on urologic malignancies has been published in JAMA, the Journal of Urology, European Urology, the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, and Urologic Oncology. When not seeing patients or in the laboratory, Dr. Lenis enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons. They enjoy the outdoors and traveling. Dr. Lenis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Lenis is currently accepting new patients.

Ahmed Aboumohamed, MD is an Attending Physician and a Professor in the Department of Urology at Montefiore and our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Aboumohamed's areas of expertise include urology, urologic oncology, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and urologic reconstruction. Dr. Aboumohamed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bilateral Hydronephrosis, Bladder Cancer, Hydronephrosis, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Jane Cho is an Oncologist and a Urologist practicing medicine in Rego Park, New York. Dr. Cho is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Uropathy, Bladder Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Cystectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Cho is board certified in American Board Of Urology.

Andrew Stephenson is a Urologist practicing medicine in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Stephenson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Cystectomy.

Timothy Donahue is a Urologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Donahue is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Donahue is currently accepting new patients.

Edward Messing is a Urologist practicing medicine in Rochester, New York. Dr. Messing is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Cystectomy. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.