ProstatectomywithRoboticAssist near Bronx, NY

Biography: Dr. Kyrollis Attalla, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 36 years old and has been practicing for 11 years. Dr. Kyrollis Attalla, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Queens and Mount Sinai Morningside.

Biography: Neal Patel, MD, is a urologic surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens and an assistant professor of urology at Weill Cornell Medicine.After graduating from George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Patel completed his internship and residency at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. He then went on to complete a Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) which focused on the surgical and medical management of complex urologic cancers. In 2020, Dr. Patel was the honored recipient of the Distinguished Housestaff Award by Weill Cornell Medicine for his service and dedication. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and is an ad hoc reviewer for several journals.

Biography: Christopher B. Anderson, MD, Associate Professor of Urology at CUMC, joined the Department of Urology in September 2015. He specializes in cancers of the bladder, prostate, kidney, testis and penis and performs both open and robotic surgeries. Dr. Anderson completed his medical degree from Northwestern University, completed his urology residency at Vanderbilt University, and then spent two years at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a fellow in urologic oncology. Following his residency, Dr. Anderson completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and obtained a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University. Dr. Anderson's research interests include factors that influence the quality of surgery, access to care for patients with bladder cancer, outcomes after robotic prostatectomy, and active surveillance strategies for men with prostate cancer. Dr. Anderson has published several peer-reviewed articles and was recognized as "Best Reviewer" in 2014 by The Journal of Urology and in 2016 by Cancer. Dr. Anderson has clinical expertise in robotic prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, radical cystectomy with orthotopic neobladder for patients with bladder cancer, and partial nephrectomy for the treatment of kidney tumors. He also specializes in the multidisciplinary management of men with testicular cancer, including the use of primary and post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. He is currently the site leader for several clinical trials investigating the use of immunotherapy in patients with invasive and non-invasive bladder cancer.