Dr. Kara L. Watts, Associate Professor of Urology, joined the urology faculty at Montefiore in 2016. She completed a fellowship in Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare and an extended observership in focal ablation for prostate cancer in the UK. She serves as the Director of Quality Assurance and Improvement for the Department of Urology and leads the prostate cancer screening program. Dr. Watts is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Kidney Stones, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Vasectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Peter Schlegel is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Schlegel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, Infertility, Vasectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Bobby Najari is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Najari is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Varicocele, Infertility, Hypogonadism, Vasectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Vance Smith is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Small Bowel Resection.

James Wysock is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Wysock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Urachal Cyst, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

William Huang is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Huang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Keith Jarvi practices in Canada. Mr. Jarvi is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Varicocele, Infertility, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Vasectomy, and Orchiectomy.

Aaron Brant is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Brant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Horseshoe Kidney, Prostate Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Michael Stifelman is a Urologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Stifelman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), UPJ Obstruction, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Nephrectomy, and Ureteral Reconstruction.

Nitin Yerram is an Oncologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Yerram is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

Christopher Barbieri is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Barbieri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Vasectomy.

Ariel Schulman is a Urologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Schulman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Bladder Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Mani Menon is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Menon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Cystectomy.

Ashutosh Tewari is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tewari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Urinary Incontinence, Prostatectomy, and Vasectomy.

Ketan Badani is a Urologist in Long Island City, New York. Dr. Badani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Prostate Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Phil Bach is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bach is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Varicocele, Infertility, Intussusception in Children, Vasectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Douglas Scherr is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Scherr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

James Kashanian is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kashanian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Varicocele, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Klinefelter Syndrome, Vasectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

David Samadi is a Urologist in New York, New York. Dr. Samadi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Vasectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostatectomy, and Vasectomy.