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Department of UrologyFaculty Members
Dr. Jeffrey Weiss, MD, FACS was appointed Chair & ACGME Program Director at SUNY Department of Urology in January 2010 where he serves as member of the Academic Executive Committee. He has served as Professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School. His clinical practice is at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn and St. Albans, Queens. Dr. Weiss received an AB in Biochemistry from Cornell University and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Alpha Omega Alpha) in 1978. After a general surgery internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania during which time he served as Housestaff President, he completed his urology residency at the same institution in 1984. Thereafter, he did a fellowship in neurology and urodynamics under the tutelage of Dr. Jerry G. Blaivas. Dr. Weiss is the primary author of over 200 peer reviewed scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters as well as co-author of 3 urological textbooks. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Urological Association, the International Continence Society, the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology and the Society of University Urologists, and is a board member of the Brooklyn and Long Island chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Weiss is currently engaged in research regarding the cause and treatment of nocturia, overactive bladder, hemorrhagic radiation cystitis and urologic problems during pregnancy. Dr. Weiss has refereed over 100 manuscript submissions for, among other, the Journal of Urology, Urology, British Journal of Urology International, and European Urology and has written numerous journal editorials. He received “Editorial Reviewer of the Year” honors from the Journal of Urology for Urodynamics and Female Urology in 2008. He directs the Instructional Course on Nocturia at the AUA annual meeting and has been a plenary speaker on multiple occasions at the annual AUA meetings and well as panelist in multiple symposia at the AUA, ICS and EAU meetings. Recent published articles, presentations and instructional courses include: Blaivas JG, Marks BK, Weiss JP, Panagopoulos G and Somaroo C. (Editorial Comment by Zinner NR). Differential diagnosis of Overative Bladder in Men. J. Urol. 2009;182(6): 2814. Bosch, JLHR and Weiss, JP: The prevalence and causes of Nocturia. Journal of Urology. 2010. Weiss, JP, Course Director: Nocturia: Advances in diagnosis and management. AUA meeting, San Francisco, 2010. UP
Mark Horowitz, MD, FAAP is Clinical Associate Professor of Urology. Dr. Horowitz was appointed interim Vice-Chairman of the Department of Urolgy in December 2010. He is Director, Division of Pediatric Urology since March 2003. After graduating from New York Medical College in 1986, he completed his urology residency at SUNY Downstate, where he received an award for outstanding research. Dr. Horowitz continued his training at the Children’s Hospital of Seattle under Dr. Mike Mitchell during a two-year fellowship in pediatric urology. Dr. Horowitz is a Board certified pediatric urologist and a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics. His practice is based at SUNY Downstate, and SIUH. His major interests have been in the use of intestine in the reconstruction of the urinary tract and in the urodynamic evaluation of children with voiding dysfunction. Dr. Horowitz is one of the leading surgeons performing laparoscopic procedures in the evaluation and treatment of multiple anomalies, including intersex, undescended testicles, varicoceles and renal pathologies. Our graduating chief residents have named him “Teacher of the Year” on 3 occasions. Dr. Horowitz is a member of the Society for Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, the American Urological Association and its New York Section, the Society of Pediatric Urologists, the Brooklyn Pediatric Society, the American Association of Pediatric Urologists, the American Association of Clinical Urologists. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Urology. He has authored multiple textbook chapters and many journal articles in peer reviewed journals. He has presented 60 abstracts to major meetings and has lectured at numerous academic institutions. He organizes and runs the monthly pediatric urology departmental conference and quarterly pediatric urology journal club. He is a member of the department's Academic Executive Committee. Recent published articles and presentations and missions include: Glassberg KI, Combs AJ, Horowitz M. Nonneurogenic voiding disorders in children and adolescents: clinical and videourodynamic findings in 4 specific conditions. Journal of Urology. 2010;184(5):2123. Van Batavia, JP, Combs, AJ, Horowitz, M, Glassberg, KI: Primary Bladder Neck Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents III: Results of Long Term Alpha Blocker Therapy. Journal of Urology, 183:724, 2010. Combs, AJ, Horowitz, M, Glassberg KI: Assessment of Detrusor Leak Point Pressure in Patients with Spina Bifida Using the Reinsertion Modification: A Technique Worthy of Inclusion in Standard Urodynamic Evaluations. First World Congress on Spina Bifida Reasearch and Care, Orlando, 2009. Horowitz, M, Harel, M, Combs AJ, Glassberg KI: Surveillance Cystoscopy in the Management of Posterior Urethral Valves. American Urological Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2009. » Dr. Horowitz has been an active participant in the voluntary medical mission Healing the Children Foundation in the Dominican Republic during 2009 and 2008. UP
Brian K. McNeil M.D. is appointed Chief of Service in Urology at the University Hospital Brooklyn (UHB), Assistant Professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and assistant urology residency program director. Dr. McNeil has completed a clinical fellowship in urologic-oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center following research fellowships in urologic-oncology at both the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute and the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at John Hopkins. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. McNeil attended Julia R. Masterman School and Morehouse College before pursuing his medical studies at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 2001. Dr. McNeil completed his post-graduate training in surgery and urology at the Loyola University Medical Center where he was elected to Alpha and Omega Alpha. During the course of his residency, he completed a urologic oncology research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. He furthered his interest in urologic oncology at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he participated in translational research studies to evaluate novel markers of bladder cancer, collaborating with scientists at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana. Dr. McNeil then completed a clinical urologic oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center focusing on open and minimally invasive (DaVinci robot assisted, laparoscopic) surgical approaches to urologic malignancies. Dr McNeil is very excited about joining the Downstate community and increasing awareness regarding the various treatment modalities for urologic cancers in the Brooklyn community. His experience as the son of a proud father who passed away from prostate cancer has given him a unique perspective and motivation as a Urologic Oncologist. He strives to provide patients and their families with the necessary information to make well informed decisions about their care. His extensive experiences as a mentor, scientist and surgeon provide him with the medical knowledge and skill to help address the needs of the Brooklyn community. Dr. McNeil will be responsible for care of Urological diseases with focus upon urinary tract cancer. UP
Llewellyn Marc Hyacinthe M.D. FACS, is currently Director of Urology at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, and also the Director of Robotic Surgery and Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School. He is certified by the American Board of Urology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Hyacinthe is one of only a few Urologist in Brooklyn who have the expertise to perform the da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy. He has experience in laparoscopic kidney surgery, minimally invasive therapies for kidney stone disease, medical and surgical treatment for urinary incontinence, surgical management of bladder cancer, and comprehensive treatments for various prostate diseases including prostate cancer. He has developed extraordinary skills in both performing and teaching the art and science of radical robotic prostatectomy. He hopes to expand the use of the Robotic platform to renal surgery as well. Dr Hyacinthe has been the recipient of the "Teacher of the Year Award" several times. He is a member of the department's Academic Executive Committee. He has maintained his private practice in Brooklyn, New York since 1996. He received his Undergraduate Degree from Yale University, and his Medical Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his specialty training in Urology at Lenox Hill Hospital. Recent published articles and presentation include: Winer AG, Georges C, Feliciano J, Hyacinthe L. Severe bilateral hydronephrosis and hydroureter secondary to bladder tuberculosis. Journal of Urology. 2010;184(5): 2138. Winer AG, Georges C, Feliciano J. Hyacinthe L. Severe bilateral Hydronephrosis and Hydroureter Secondary to Bladder Tuberculosis. Journal of Urology. Sept. 2010 . (E-pub. ahead of print) PMID: 20850810 Georges CE, Hyacinthe L. Treatment outcomes with LHRH agonists for advanced prostate cancer in an inner city hospital setting. Journal of Urology. 181, #4, Abstract No. 829, April 2009. UP
Jeffrey T. Schiff, MD was appointed Director of Urology and Assistant Professor of Urology in July 2011 at University Hospital Brooklyn (UHB) and will have office hours in General Urology at both 760 Parkside and Suite I at University Hospital of Brooklyn. A native of Port Washington, Dr. Schiff achieved membership in the Golden Key National Honor Society during his undergraduate sojourn at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, after which time he graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Schiff has completed his residency in Urology at SUNY Downstate and its affiliated hospital centers. He is well known throughout our medical community as a wonderful clinician with outstanding technical skills and judgment. His academic achievements include co-authoring a first prize-winning AUA best video presentation, as well as top honors for a clinical paper delivered at the recent Murry Friedman competition at the Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. We are thrilled that Jeffrey will remain with us as full time faculty at Downstate. UPCiril Godec, MD. is urology chief at SUNY Downstate/Long Island College Hospital and is a highly experienced and expert surgeon. He and his staff provide an active surgical service environment for our residents. Dr. Godec is a highly held as teacher of urological surgery by our housestaff, year-in and year- out, at LICH, whose additional clinical staff enthusiastically promote surgical training of all of our residents. UP
Nicholas Karanikolas, MD. Following his graduation from the SUNY Downstate Medical School in 1998, Dr. Karanikolas completed his urology residency here as well in 2004. He was awarded a fellowship in urological oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and will complete that fellowship on December 31, 2006. Dr. Karanikolas is assistant professor in the Department of Urology and he commenced his clinical activities in our department on 1/1/07. He has been the recipient of the "Teacher of the Year Award". He is director of Urologic Oncology Research and Education and moderator of the monthly multi-disciplinary uro-oncology conference. Recent published articles and presentations include: Sankin, A, Cohen J, Wang H, Macchia RJ, Karanikolas N. Does ethnicity influence renal cell carcinoma subtypes. International Braz J Urol. (2010)- Accepted for publication. Bochner BH, Karanikolas N, Barakat RR, Wong D, Chi DS. (Editorial Comment by M.L. Gonzalgo). Ureteroileocecal Appendicostomy Based Urinary Reservoir in Irradiated and Nonirradiated Patients. J. Urol. 2009; 182(5):2376. Sokol A, Teper E, Karanikolas N, Seymour A, Furnari M, Blank W, Macchia RJ. The relevance of atypical voided cytology in BCG and non-BCG treated patients. J. Urol. 181, #4, Abstract No. 1178, April 2009. Ordonez M, Harel M, Teper E, Chiu S, Yanke BV, Blank W, Colon I, Macchia RJ, Karanikolas N. Racial Differences in the clinical and pathologic characteristics of men 50 years of age and younger undergoing prostate biopsy. AUA, Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2008 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Photo will be added) Dhanan Etwaru, MD was appointed Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School and is a member of the AEC. He obtained his general surgical training and urological training at the SUNY-Downstate Medical Center and joined Brooklyn Hospital in 1995. Currently he is the acting chairman of the Urology Department at The Brooklyn Hospital Center and chief of urology at the Woodhull Medical Center. He is a graduate of Hunter College and went to medical school at SUNY-Stonybrook Medical Center. Prior to his Urological training he completed an internal medicine residency program at Winthrop University Hospital. He is currently board certified in both Internal Medicine and Urology. Dr. Etwaru has a particular interest in treatment of female voiding dysfunction, incontinence and minimally invasive treatments of kidney stones. UP
(Photo will be added) Courtney Lee, MD was appointed Assistant Professor of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School and will be a meember of the AEC. She obtained her urological training At SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2009. She completed a prestigious fellowship in female and reconstructive urology at the Glickman Center atCleveland Clinic in 2010 and joined our faculty here at SUNY Downstate in upon fellowship completion. Dr. Lee will also be joining the Urology service Chief Dr. Llwellyn Hyacinthe at Kings County Medical Center.
Wellman W. Cheung, MD is Clinical Associate Professor of Urology. He also holds a dual appointment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Cheung joined Downstate Urology in 2003 and has remained as one of our clinical faculty since then. He is currently the chief of Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction at Long Island College Hospital. Dr. Cheung is also licensed in Medical Acupuncture and provides alternative medical treatment to his patients. Dr. Cheung graduated from CUNY Queens College in 1990 where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry. He then graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical School in 1994 with Distinction in Research. After he finished his general surgery and urology residency at SUNY Stony Brook in 2000, he completed a fellowship in Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction and Reconstruction at Cleveland Clinic Florida, in 2001. Afterwards, he worked at New Haven Connecticut from 2001 to 2003 where he held hospital privileges at St. Raphael Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital. Throughout his career, Dr. Cheung has received numerous awards as well as academic achievements. In 1993, Dr. Cheung was the first prize winner of the SUNY Downstate Medical School Alpha Omega Alpha research symposium. He graduated with Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in research in 1994. In 1998, he received the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Awards. And in 2006, he was the recipient of the Astellas Young Investigator award and research grant for his basic science research in voiding dysfunction. In additional to his expertise in voiding dysfunction and pelvic reconstructive surgery, Dr. Cheung has strong interests in basic science as well as translational research in voiding dysfunction. He has published in many peer review journals and hold 3 patents from his work related to gene expression and voiding dysfunction. He has an active collaboration with researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Dr Cheung is active in many national and international organizations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Chinese American Medical Society and is a member of the public relations committee of the International Urogynecology Association. Dr Cheung is a journal reviewer of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine as well as a regular contributor of eMedicine from WebMD where he has authored several chapters. Recent published articles and presentations include: Cheung, Wellman. Decreased expression of PDGF-C in PBMC obtained from female patients with OAB. International Urogynecology Association Meeting. Lisbon, Portugal. June 2011. Cheung W, Borawski D, Abulafia O, Vincent MT,
Harel M, Bluth M. CHARACTERIZATION OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER IN WOMEN
IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING. Cheung W, Blank W, Borawski D, Tran W, Bluth MH. Prevalence of overactive bladder, its under-diagnosis, and risk factors in a male urologic veteran population. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 2010;7(6):391-394. UP
Marc W. Plawker, MD is clinical assistant professor of urology. He graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He then completed his pre-urology general surgery in residency training at SUNY Downstate. While a resident in our urology training program he won first place in the Ferdinand C. Valentine Residents Essay Contest on two occasions and also placed third in the Murry Friedman Essay Contest of American College of Surgeons. He has served the department in many capacities. He is the director of the monthly departmental journal club. UP
Richard J. Macchia, MD FACS - In January, 2010 he retired as chairman and ACGME Program Director and from clinical practice at SUNY Downstate. He remains as SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor. He continues to practice urology part-time at the Cleveland Clinic Florida , where his former student and resident, Dr. Lawrence Hakim, is Chief of Service-urology. He continues to be available as a consultative resource to our Academic Executive Committee, residents, and students. In May, 2011 he was appointed professor on the faculty of the Florida Atlantic University Medical School Dr. Macchia was appointed professor and chairman, and ACGME Program Director of the Department of Urology at the State University of NY Downstate Medical School (SUNY Downstate) in 1982 and served in those capacities until 2010. During that period he was also Chief of Urology at University Hospital Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital Center. The Chancellor of State University of New York appointed him to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor in 1997. In December, 2003 he was appointed Consultant, Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Following his graduation from New York Medical College in 1969, he underwent general surgical training at St. Vincent’s Hospital Center in New York City . From 1971-74 he completed his urology residency under Keith Waterhouse at SUNY Downstate and then joined the urology faculty. He was subsequently awarded the F.C. Valentine Fellowship of the New York Academy of Medicine. That fellowship was served under Dr. Willet F. Whitmore, Jr. at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City during 1975-76. He then re-joined the SUNY Downstate faculty. Dr. Macchia served as the chairperson of the Section on Urology of the New York Academy of Medicine and a member of its Advisory Council for 6 years. He also served for 6 years on the selection committee for the NYAM FC Valentine award for career achievement in urology and chaired the committee for 1 year. He is a past chairman of the Academy’s Edwin Beer Fund Committee. He was President of the New York Section of the American Urological Association in 1995-1996 and the Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island Urology Society. His memberships include the Society for Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and many others. Dr. Macchia is a former associate editor of Urology, currently manuscript reviewer for 6 major urology journals, a member and team leader of the AUA Program Abstract Review Committee, and a frequent moderator at scientific sessions for the annual meeting of the AUA. He has been a study section member for the California Cancer Research Program and the NIH. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Urology Chairpersons and Program Directors. Under his leadership the department was under constant revision and included 7 integrated hospitals and 17 core faculty members. Throughout his tenure the department held a full ACGME accreditation. While he was chair approximately 130 students from SUNY Downstate have entered urology training since the inception of the AUA Residency Matching Program 1985 - one of the highest numbers for any chair in the country. He appointed the first African-American to the faculty and the first to the chief of urology at an integrated institution. He also appointed the first Puerto Rican American to the faculty and the first as Vice-Chair of the department. He also appointed the first woman to the department. He and his colleagues were awarded second prize for research at the annual meeting of the AUA in 1980 and 1982 for their early NIH funded work on the relationship of androgen receptors and prostate cancer. An early proponent of alternatives to radical cystectomy, he was guest editor of a special issue of Urology (Vol. 31, 1988) devoted to this subject. He has been a member of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and was a member of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG). He has a special interest in urologic legal and ethical issues. A number of years ago the AUA passed a Code of Ethics which, in part because of his long time efforts, includes a section on academic integrity. Dr. Macchia has lectured at numerous academic institutions and meetings in the US , Europe and Japan . He has also co-authored over 120 scientific articles and abstracts including 26 textbook chapters and proceedings. He has also been co-investigator on many collaborative projects and held an NCI grant as local principal investigator for the SELECT clinical trial. That trial enrolled the 4th largest number of Africa-American men into the trial out of 425 institutions in North America. He has served on the external advisory boards of several internationally renowned institutions. He has been listed more than 60 times in various “best doctor” publications. New York Magazine listed him as one of “The Best Doctors in New York City ” in its inaugural issue. He is also routinely listed in Castle-Connolly’s “Best Doctors in America ”, the “Guide to America ’s Top Urologists” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America and “New York Super Doctors”. In 1994, he was named an honorary alumnus of SUNY Downstate Medical School , received the New York Medical College Alumni Association Medal of Honor, the "Gender Equity Award" from the SUNY Downstate chapter of the American Medical Women's Association, and the SUNY Downstate University Hospital Community Advisory Board Service Award. He is a lifetime member of the SUNY Downstate COM Alumni Association. In 1995, he was elected as a faculty member of the AOA medical honor society. In 1997, he received a recognition award from the Daniel Hale Williams Society, an organization of Afro-American and Latino medical students. In 1998, the NY-AUA awarded him the Russell Lavengood Service Award. In that same year, he accompanied Dr. Robert Furchgott to Stockholm when Dr. Furchgott received the Nobel Prize. In 1998, he was designated Master Teacher in Urology by the SUNY Downstate COM Alumni Association. In May, 2003 the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health presented him with its Leadership in Urban Medicine Award. In June, 2005 Dr. Macchia was presented with the very first SUNY Downstate College of Nursing Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award. In 2005, Maimonides Medical Center named him the 19th annual Immergut Lecturer. He was named as the physician honoree at the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Kings County Hospital Center in 2006. In 2007, he became the first ever president of the Robert F. Furchgott Society. In March 2007 he received the first ever Golden Apple Teaching Award from the SUNY Downstate Medical School chapter of the AOA honor society. In 2008 he was named the first President of the MSKCC Whitmore Alumni Society, the first person to hold that title. In May, 2011 Dr. Macchia received the Clark-Curran Award in Medical Administration from the SUNY Downstate COM Alumni Association. Dr. Macchia is most proud of his students and residents. Former residents are now internationally recognized leaders in urology at such institutions as Weill Cornell, UCSF, UCLA, NYU, Mt Sinai-NYC, University of Georgia, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Duke, SUNY Downstate, SUNY Stony Brook, Harvard, University of Indiana, Beth Israel Medical Center-NYC, University of Illinois, Brown University, and University of Florida. Many others are in successful private practices throughout the country. Similarly, many of his former students are on the faculties of medical schools across the US. Recent published articles and presentations include: Sankin, A, Cohen J, Wang H, Macchia RJ, Karanikolas N. Does ethnicity influence renal cell carcinoma subtypes. International Braz J Urol. (2010) - Accepted for publication. Cohen JH, Eastham J, Macchia RJ. Outcomes following negative prostate biopsy for patients with persistent disease after radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Clinical Urology. 2010. 44-48. Lang EK, Hanano A, Rudman E, Macchia RJ. Computerized Tomography of Fournier's Gangrene. J. Urology 2010,183(2): 740. Macchia RJ. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Outcome Project/General Competencies. AUA News. 2009;14(7):25-26. UP
Erich Lang, MD joined the SUNY Downstate Medical School Faculty in October, 2005. He was appointed Professor in the Department of Radiology and received a dual appointment to the Department of Urology, where he functions as Vice Chairman for Uroradiology. Dr. Lang completed his radiology residency at the Johns Hopkins University. Following residency he served on the faculties at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Indiana prior to moving to the Louisiana State School of Medicine. He served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology at LSU in New Orleans from 1976 to 1992. In 1993 he served as visiting Professor of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and at the University of Vienna. From 1999 until joining SUNY Downstate he served as Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Urology at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Lang serves on the editorial boards of many journals including the Journal of Urology. He has coauthored over 200 articles in peer reviewed publications. He has authored over 70 chapters in various textbooks and presented countless numbers of papers at national and international meetings. He has been invited speaker at national and international society meetings and refresher courses around the world. His recent published articles and presentations include: Lang EK, Rudman E, Hanano A, Jaworsky J. Computerized tomography reveals variable aggresiveness of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and bladder diverticula. J. Urology. 2010; 183:1190. Lang EK, Long SS,. Urachal Cyst. J. Urol. 2010; 183(4): 1587. Lang EK, Hanano A, Rudman E, Macchia RJ. Computerized Tomography of Fournier's Gangrene. J. Urology 2010,183(2): 740. Margreiter M, Hernandez DJ, Lang EK and Pavlovich CP. Horseshoe Kidney with Giant Hydronephrosis Secondary to Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction. J. Urol. 2010;183(1):329. UP
William Blank, MD was born and raised in Brooklyn. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. His surgical internship was completed at the University of Virginia and further surgical training was done at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. He went on to complete his urology training at Brookdale as well. After urology residency Dr. Blank completed his two year fellowship in male fertility and andrology at Cornell University Medical Center. The director of his fellowship training was alumnist Marc Goldstein, MD. For the past 15 years Dr. Blank has specialized in male fertility and sexual dysfunction. His specialty includes diagnosing and treating male fertility problems, microsurgical vasectomy reversal and the performance of all known sperm retrieval techniques for assisted reproductive treatments. In addition he has been doing the "no-scalpel" vasectomy for over 10 years. Dr. Blank has special interest in diagnosing and treating sexual dysfunction. He stresses non-surgical approaches and has a special interest in the roles that hormones play in men and women. Dr. Blank was appointed clinical assistant professor in the Department of Urology on February 1, 2001. He was most recently a member of the clinical faculty at SUNY Syracuse. Recent published articles and presentations include: Cheung W, Blank W, Borawski D, Tran W, Bluth MH. Prevalence of overactive bladder, its under-diagnosis, and risk factors in a male urologic veteran population. International Journal of Medical Science. Accepted. UP
Jerry G. Blaivas, MD was appointed Adjunct Professor, Department of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School in November 1, 2008. His principal role in the Department of Urology is to involve our residents and medical students in his research. This provides our residents with an outstanding opportunity to develop their research skills and inprove their knowledge of voiding disfunction. Dr. Blaivas has been working with our residents and medical students in numerous productive clinical research projects which resulted in presentations at national meetings such as the American Urological Association and International Continence Society as well as publication in the Journal of Urology. He is also Clinical Professor of Urology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Medical Director of Urocenter of New York. He is an Attending Surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital. He is former Professor of Urology and Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chief of Urology at Helen Hayes Hospital and director of Urogynecology at Lenox Hill Hospital. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, the F. Brantley Scott M.D. Award from the American Foundation for Urologic Disease and the Paul Zimskind Award from the Urodynamic Society. He was recently honored by the establishment of the Jerry G. Blaivas Honorary Lectureship, Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology. In addition, he has been listed in Top Doctors in America and Top Doctors in New York since the publications' inception in 1992. Dr. Blaivas is the Founder of the major scientific journal Neurourology and Urodynamics and was Editor-in-Chief from 1981 - 2006. He is on the editorial board of many other journals and is the primary author of over 300 peer review scientific articles, book chapters and reviews. In addition, has edited and/or authored seven books. Dr. Blaivas is a world expert in the field of female urology, reconstructive surgery, male and female voiding dysfunction, incontinence, neurogenic bladder and urodynamics. He is a thoughtful and innovative researcher who has pioneered surgical procedures to correct stress incontinence and urinary fistulas. Dr. Blaivas is Founder of the not-for-profit organization, The Institute for Bladder and Prostate Research, which is dedicated to research relating to the lower urinary tract in men and women. Dr. Blaivas was appointed Adjunct Clinical Professor at SUNY Downstate Medical School on November 1, 2008. His role in the department is education and research. Recent published articles and presentations include: Chung DE, Purohit RS, Girshman J, Blaivas JG.Urethral diverticula in women. Discrepancies between magnetic resonance imaging and surgical findings. J Urol. 2010 Jun;183(6):2265-9. Epub 2010 Apr 18.PMID: 20400161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Blaivas JG, Weiss JP. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms. Preface. Urol Clin North Am. 2009 Nov;36(4):xi-xiii. PMID: 19942040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Blaivas JG, Marks BK, Weiss JP, Panagopoulos G and Somaroo C. (Editorial Comment by Zinner NR). Differential diagnosis of Overative Bladder in Men. J. Urol. 2009;182(6): 2814. UP
Dr. Rajveer Purohit was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor at Downstate in May 2011. He specializes in complex voiding dysfunction, definitive repair of urethral stricture disease and treatment of radiation induced urinary problems.He also holds an appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and is an Assistant Attending in Urology at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, and a Consultant at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Purohit graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from Williams College in Massachusetts and received his medical degree (MD) and masters in public health (MPH) degree from Columbia University in New York. Following this, he completed his residency in general surgery and urology at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF), one of the world's premier training programs in Urology and spent a year in fellowship training in reconstructive urology and complex voiding dysfunction with Dr. Jerry Blaivas. He has authored multiple peer reviewed articles and book chapters on diverse topics as diverse as urethral strictures, prostate cancer, kidney stones and sexual dysfunction and has received awards for his cancer research at national and international scientific conferences. Dr. Purohit is the recipient of numerous other grants and awards, including the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award, AUA/Praecis Gerald P. Murphy Scholar, and the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology traveling scholar award as well as the California Urologic Foundation grant for research on prostate cancer. He is a member of American Urological Association and is board certified by the American Board of Urology. Recent published articles and presentations include: UP
Zhonghong Eric Guan, MD, PhD was appointed Adjunct Professor, Department of Urology, at SUNY Downstate Medical School in November, 2008. He received his MD and PhD from Tongji Medical University in China. Thereafter, he did a fellowship in pharmacology, molecular biology and nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. After completion of his urology residency at the Union Hospital of Tongji Medical University in 1993, he joined the faculty and is currently professor at the same institute. He is also a Senior Director of Global Medical at Pfizer, where he leads medical efforts to support urology research for new urological treatments worldwide. Dr. Guan has authored for over 40 peer reviewed scientific articles and his articles have been cited over 600 times. He has lectured at many academic institutions and meetings in the US, Europe and Asia. He was one of the first to demonstrate that PDE-5 inhibitors may protect against renal failure and to discover that MAPK intracellular signal transduction pathways mediate inflammatory cytokine signaling. He is currently engaged in research regarding voiding dysfunction and lower urinary tract problems. He is a member of many professional societies, including the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology. His role at SUNY Downstate encompasses education of our medical students and residents as well as collaborative research with out students, residents, and faculty. UP
Joel Sheinfeld, MD was appointed Adjunct Professor, Department of Urology, at SUNY Downstate Medical School in June, 2005. He is an internationally recognized urologic surgeon with special expertise in retroperitoneal surgery and the care of patients with testicular cancer. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela and received a B.A from Cornell University and his M.D from the University of Florida in 1981. He completed his urology residency at the University of Rochester Medical School in 1986 and was a fellow in urologic oncology as a AUA Scholar at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) until 1989 when he joined the staff. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Urology at MSKCC and Professor of Urology, Weill College of Medicine, Cornell University. His clinical practice and research initiatives are focused on innovative treatment methods and refining surgical approaches for the management of testicular cancer. In addition to numerous visiting professorships and editorials boards, Dr. Sheinfeld has been the recipient of grants and awards including the American Urologic Association First Prize in Clinical Research, the American Cancer Society Development Award and a Faculty Recognition Award. He has authored 190 papers, editorials, book chapters and abstracts in the medical literature. Dr. Sheinfeld is the 3rd recipient of the Orchid of Life Award from the Craig Tifford Foundation. UP
Peter T. Scardino, MD, Department of Urology, SUNY Downstate, was appointed Professor on March 1, 2000. He and his staff educate our residents when they are on rotation through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for 4 months during the U-2 year. Peter T. Scardino, MD is Chairman, Department of Urology, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 1999. Additionally, he is Professor of Urology, the Department of Urology in the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College at Cornell University. He served as Chief of the Urology Service in the Department of Surgery and the Murray F. Brennan Chair of Surgery as his initial appointment at MSKCC, which began in June of 1998. Dr. Scardino is the former Russell and Mary Hugh Scott Professor and Chair of the Scott Department of Urology at the Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of the Urology Service at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Baylor faculty beginning in 1979 and appointed Distinguished Service Professor in 1995. Under Dr. Scardino’s leadership, the Baylor urology department became one of the distinguished research and teaching centers in urology. Dr. Scardino, as principal investigator, received over $15 million in research grants from private foundations and from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), including the award of the first of three Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in prostate cancer with funding of $2.2 million per year. Additionally, the department houses the Matsunaga-Conte Prostate Cancer Research Center, a special designation created by Congress and awarded to Baylor by the Director of the NCI. Dr. Scardino has gained international recognition for his work on urologic cancers, especially the early detection, natural history, and treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. He has treated dignitaries from around the world, including two former presidents of Turkey. His major areas of expertise are the surgical treatment of prostate cancer, particularly radical prostatectomy, and the early detection of these cancers and assessment of their prognosis. However, he also lectures widely on the natural history of prostate cancer, including watchful waiting. His research focuses on finding new markers to predict the behavior and response to treatment of prostate cancer and investigating the role of gene therapy for prostate cancer. Results of Dr. Scardino’s research have been published in over 200 articles and book chapters, more than 100 of which have appeared in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Scardino served as an editor of the book Comprehensive Textbook of Genitourinary Oncology, the second edition of which will be published in 2000. He also wrote and presented "Straight Talk on Prostate Health", an educational video shown nationally on the Public Broadcasting System. Dr. Scardino has received many honors for his teaching and research. In 1989, he was presented the American Urological Association’s Gold Cystoscope Award which is presented to the individual who has contributed the most to urology within ten years of residency. In 1996, Dr. Scardino received the Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award of the American Urological Association and was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1997 he was presented with the American Foundation for Urologic Disease Presidential Award. Additionally, Dr. Scardino has been named as one of the best doctors in America by Good Housekeeping (1991), Town & Country (1995), and American Health (1996) magazines. A graduate of Yale University and Duke University School of Medicine, which recognized him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in November 1999, Dr. Scardino completed residency training in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, followed by a laboratory and clinical fellowship in surgery and urologic oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda. He then completed his urological residency at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine before going to Baylor in 1979. UP
James A. Eastham, MD, MD was appointed Adjunct Professor, Department of Urology, at SUNY Downstate Medical School in May 2009. He is also is Professor and Chief of the Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Eastham received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in urology at Los Angeles County - University of Southern California Medical Center. He went on to complete a fellowship in urologic oncology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Prior to his appointment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Eastham was an assistant and associate professor in the Department of Urology at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and Chief of Urology at Overton-Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisiana. Dr. Eastham's research has focused on the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer, with a particular interest in improving oncologic and quality-of-life outcomes after radical prostatectomy. He has authored or co-authored over 200 articles which have appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Urology, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Urology, and Transplantation. In addition, he has authored numerous book chapters, reviews, monographs, and abstracts. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of several professional societies including the American Urologic Association, the Society of Urologic Oncology, and Societé Internationale D'Urologie. UPMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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