Biography
Ash Tewari, M.D., M.Ch. is the Director of Robotic Prostatectomy and Prostate Cancer-Urologic Oncology Outcomes at Brady Urology Foundation of the Department of Urology and an Professor of Urology; he is also an Professor of Public Health and Outcomes in the Department of Public Health and Outcomes at The Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is an Associate Attending at The New York Presbyterian Hospital. He directs a fellowship program in Robotic Prostatectomy and Prostate Cancer outcomes at Cornell.
Dr. Tewari is an internationally acclaimed expert on Robotic Prostatectomy and other minimally invasive robotic surgeries. His clinical interest involves urologic oncology with special emphasis on the care of patients with prostate, bladder and other urological cancers. He performs open, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. He is also involved in diagnosing prostate cancer by using PSA and modern ultrasound guided biopsy techniques. Using a multicenter dataset of 7000 patients with abnormal PSA, he and his collaborators have developed simple predictive models to calculate the risk of prostate cancer in men prior to biopsy.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Degree Institution name, city and state Dates attended Year Awarded
MD (M.B.B.S.)
GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India January 1, 1979 - June 30, 1983
1983
Internship GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India July 1,1983 - June 30, 1984
MS (Board Certification in General Surgery)
GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India July 1, 1984 - June 30, 1987
M.Ch. Urology (Board Certification in Urology)
Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India July 1, 1988 - December 1991
Diplomat National Board (DNB)- Board Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India July 1,1988 - December 1991
C. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT
Resident in Surgery G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, India
1985-1986
Registrar in Surgery G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, India
1986-1987
Senior Registrar Department Of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P, India
1988-1990
Chief Registrar Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
1990-1991
Transplant Fellow Royal Liverpool, University Hospital, UK
1992-1993
Appointed as Assistant Professor in Urology Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. Lucknow, U.P, India (Appointed, did not join)
1994-1994
Fellow Urologic Oncology. V.A.M.C., U.C.S.F., San Francisco, CA.
1993-1994
Fellow Urologic Oncology. University of Florida, Shand#146;s Hospital and VAMC
1994-1997
Urologic Oncology Scholar under Dr. Raymond Demers- Director of Cancer Center Josephine Ford Urologic-Oncology Scholar, Henry Ford Hospital. This position gave a status equivalent to Assistant Professor in Josephine Ford Cancer Center and Allowed obtaining grants as Principle Investigator from NCI/NIH
1998-1999
Resident in Urology Vattikuti Institute of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI
1999-2002
Resident in Urology Vattikuti Institute of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI
2002-2003
Chief Resident Vattikuti Institute of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI
2002-2003
Academic positions (teaching and research)
Registrar in Surgery G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, India
1986-1987
Appointed as Assistant Professor in Urology Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. Lucknow, U.P, India (Appointed, did not join)
1994-1994
Urologic Oncology Scholar under Dr. Raymond Demers- Director of Cancer Center Josephine Ford Urologic-Oncology Scholar, Henry Ford Hospital. This position gave a status equivalent to Assistant Professor in Josephine Ford Cancer Center and Allowed obtaining grants as Principle Investigator from NCI/NIH 1998-1999
E. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (medical and scientific societies)
Member International Society of Quality of Life Research
2002
Member Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
2002
Member ANN in CAP. Neural net modeling group
2001
Member Michigan Urology Society
1999
Member Michigan Prostate Cancer Consortium
1999
Member Society of Indian Urologist In North America
1996
Member American Urological Association
1997
Member Society of Minimally Invasive Therapy
1996
Member North Central Section of American Urological Association
1996
Member South Eastern Section of American Urological Association
1992
