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NYU Urology Faculty
Herbert Lepor, M.D.
Professor of Urology and Martin Spatz Chairman of the Department of Urology
Professor of Pharmacology
Dr. Lepor attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his urologic training at the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then served on the Urology faculties of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Lepor assumed the Chairmanship of the New York University Medical Center Department of Urology in December of 1993. Dr. Lepor is recognized internationally for his contributions to the treatment of prostate cancer.
Victor Nitti, M.D.
Professor of Urology and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Urology
Director, Residency Program
Director, Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology
Dr. Nitti attended medical school at UMDNJ and completed his residency at SUNY Brooklyn. He completed a fellowship in Urodynamics and Female Urology at UCLA in 1992 and has served on the faculty at UCLA and SUNY Brooklyn. Dr. Nitti joined the NYU Urology faculty in 1995 and is internationally recognized for his contributions related to treatment of female urology, urodynamics and voiding dysfunction.
Joseph Alukal, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology
Director of Reproductive Health and Benign Diseases of the Prostate
Dr. Alukal received his medical education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his residency at Boston University. He joined the NYU faculty in 2008 after completing a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
Geo Espinosa, N.D., L.Ac
Professor of Integrative and Holistic Urology
Director of the Integrative Urology Center
Dr. Espinosa earned his four-year naturopathic doctoral degree and two-year acupuncture degree at the University of Bridgeport. He completed a residency and fellowship at the Center for Holistic Urology, a program of Columbia University Medical Center Department of Urology.
William C. Huang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Specialty: Urologic Oncology
Dr. Huang graduated from Jefferson Medical College and completed his urology training at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center. Following an oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he joined the faculty of NYU in 2007.
Christopher Kelly, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Specialty: Neurourology and Female Urology
Dr. Kelly completed his medical education at Columbia University and urology training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Urodynamics and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and joined the NYU faculty in 2001.
Stacy Loeb, M.D.
Dr. Loeb attended medical school at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and completed her urology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is recognized internationally for her research on prostate cancer screening and joined the NYU faculty in October 2011.
Danil V. Makarov, M.D., M.H.S.
- Assistant Professor of Urology and Health Policy
Director, Division of Urological Health Services - Research, Department of Urology
- Attending Urological Surgeon, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Health Care System
Dr. Makarov specializes in the treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as well as bladder and kidney cancer. He has first-hand experience in the surgical and medical treatment of prostate cancer. In addition to his clinical expertise in urological oncology, Dr. Makarov is a highly regarded health services researcher.
Adam C. Mues, M.D.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Urology
- Specialty: Urologic Oncology, Endourology, Kidney Stone Disease, Minimally invasive surgery
Dr. Mues completed his residency training in urology at The Ohio State University. He then completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Urologic Oncology and Endourology at Columbia University, and joined the faculty at NYU in 2011.
Nirit Rosenblum, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Specialty: Female Urology and Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Rosenblum completed her medical education and residency at New York University. After a fellowship in Urodynamics and Female Urology at UCLA, she joined the NYU faculty in 2002.
Ojas Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Director of Endourology and Stone Disease
Chief of Urology, Bellevue Hospital
Associate Director, Residency Program
Dr. Shah obtained his medical education at Northwestern University and completed his urology training at New York University. He completed a fellowship in Endourology and Laparoscopy at Wake Forest University and then joined the NYU faculty in 2003.
Ellen Shapiro, M.D.
Professor of Urology
Director of Pediatric Urology
Dr. Shapiro attended the University of Nebraska School of Medicine and completed her urologic training at the Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She completed a Pediatric Urology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and has served on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Shapiro joined the NYU faculty in 1994 and is a recognized leader in the treatment of neonatal and pediatric urologic diseases.
Michael Stifelman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Director of Minimally Invasive Urology and Laparoscopy
Chief of Urology, NYU Langone Medical Center
Director of Robotic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center
Dr. Stifelman attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his urology training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in Laparoscopy and Endourology at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical. He joined the NYU faculty in 2000.
Samir Taneja, M.D.
James M. Neissa and Janet Riha Neissa Associate Professor of Urologic Oncology
Director, Urologic Oncology
Director, Genitourinary Oncology Program, NYU Cancer Institute
Acting Chief, Urology Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan campus
Dr. Taneja completed his medical education at Northwestern University and his urology training at UCLA. He joined the faculty at NYU in 1998 and oversees a multidisciplinary oncology team, focusing on development of novel approaches to therapy and prevention.
Shpetim Telegrafi, M.D.
Associate Professor (Research) of Urology
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Senior Research Scientist
Director of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Dr. Telegrafi completed his medical education at the University of Tirana and his radiology training at the University Hospital Center, Tirana-Albania. After completion of fellowships at Beaujon and Bichat Universities Hospitals in Paris, France and later at NYU- Radiology Department, he joined the faculty at NYU in 2000 serving as Senior Research Scientist and director of diagnostic ultrasound in the Urology Department.
