Department of Urology

The Department of Urology’s mission is to provide patients with new and effective urologic therapies in a compassionate and caring environment. Physicians have expertise in conditions including urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, urologic oncology, pediatric urology, and men's sexual health. The department promotes translational research through its equipment and ample lab space; labs include the Institute for Pediatric Urology Research Lab and the Male Infertility Genetics Laboratory. The department offers continuing medical education, along with residency and fellowship programs to develop the next generation of leaders in urological health and science.

News

Not All Low-Grade Prostate Cancers Are Low Risk

July 31, 2025

A new study reveals that some men who are diagnosed with “Grade Group one” (GG1) prostate cancer may actually be at higher risk than biopsy results suggest, according to research...
National Cancer Institute Grant Funds Prostate Cancer Imaging Study

May 9, 2025

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a projected $4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a clinical trial testing...
Putting the Brakes on Prostate Cancer Cells

December 13, 2024

Prostate cancer hijacks the normal prostate’s growth regulation program to release the brakes and grow freely, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.