Department of Urology Faculty
The Core Faculty are Foundational Members of the Academic Executive Committee (AEC). The AEC’s mission is to maximize the Downstate Urology residents’ educational experience by:
- Continuously identifying internal opportunities or weaknesses within our current educational networks (affiliates)
- Identify and integrate external potential opportunities and or best practices into our curriculum.
- Modify current experiences in our current educational network based on resident feedback, our Institutional / Departmental Mission, and Regulatory considerations.
- Monitor resident performance and progress through feedback obtained by affiliates within our educational network, and performance metrics (case logs, research, In-Service exams, Grand Rounds presentations.
- Ensure resident wellness
- Oversee the prospective resident selection process.
- Act as a repository for resident concerns and complaints, and suggestions. -Act as an intermediary between resident and affiliate institutions.
- Ensure compliance with ACGME mandates and other regulatory bodies
![photo of Brian K. McNeil, MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/mcneil.jpg)
Brian K. McNeil, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief of Urology, The University Hospital at Downstate (UHD)
Staff Urologist, Kings County Hospital Center
Residency Program Director, Department of Urology
![photo of John M. Shields, MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/shields.jpg)
John M. Shields, MD
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Kings County Hospital Center
![photo of Matthew T. Smith Jr., MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/smith.jpg)
Matthew T. Smith Jr., MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Resident Education, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Coney Island Hospital
![photo of Jeffrey P. Weiss, MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/jpweiss.png)
Jeffrey P. Weiss, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor & Chairman, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Staff Urologist, Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare, Department of Urology
![photo of Andrew Winer, MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/winer-andrew.png)
Andrew Winer, MD, FACS
Chief of Urology, Kings County Hospital Center
Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Urology
Clinical Assistant, Dean of Students at Downstate
![photo of Wayland Wu](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/wu.jpg)
Wayland Wu, MD
Assistant Professor
Urology Department, SUNY Downstate
Departments of Urology and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra
![photo of Brent Yanke, MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/yanke.jpg)
Brent Yanke, MD
Staff Urologist
Department of Urology
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
![photo of Edward Zoltan, MD](/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/urology/_images/faculty/zoltan.jpg)
Edward Zoltan, MD
Staff Urologist
Department of Urology
The Brooklyn Hospital Center