About Dr. Djavan

Dr. Djavan’s clinical practice and research has focused on urologic oncology and prostatic disease. He has served as a visiting professor and guest lecturer at over 45 institutions throughout North America, Europe and Asia and is an honorary member of the Indonesian, Georgian and Romanian Urological Societies.

Dr. Djavan joins NYU from the Medical University of Vienna, where he serves as Vice Chairman of the Department of Urology.

Dr. Djavan has held numerous international research grants on uro-oncology and prostatic disease and has authored over 175 articles and book chapters. He holds two patents, including one for the Vienna Nomograms. Dr. Djavan has received numerous awards for his research, including the Crystal Matula Award of the European Association of Urology and the Felix Guillon Award of the French Association of Urology.

Dr. Djavan serves on the editorial board of Urology, World Journal of Urology, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Disease, Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, Reviews in Urology, Journal of Men’s Health, Current Urology Reports, Therapeutic Advances in Urology and Urohealth. He serves as a reviewer for numerous journals, including JAMA and Cancer.

Dr. Djavan is a member of the American Urological Association, the European Association of Urology (EAU), the Societé International d´Urologie and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the Board of the European Society of Oncological Urology (ESOU), the Board of the European School of Urology (ESU), the Board of Examiners of the EAU and the WHO Task Force on Prostate Cancer.