RenalTransplant near Poughkeepsie, NY

Biography: Dr. Robert Qi, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Lyndhurst, NJ. He is 35 years old. Dr. Robert Qi, MD is affiliated with Clara Maass Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Wayland Wu, MD is a Pediatric Urology Specialist who practices in West Orange, NJ. He is 37 years old. Dr. Wayland Wu, MD is affiliated with Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Michael Schulster, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Dr. Michael Schulster, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Sheng is fellowship trained in Urologic Oncology. He believes patient diagnosed with urologic cancers deserve a multidisciplinary care team. He believes in collaboration with fellow oncology services in order to provide holistic care to the patient. Treating and curing cancer is a privilege for him and he aims to provide patients with a safe space to address their oncologic concerns.

Biography: Joshua I. Weiner, MD, is a board-certified transplant surgeon and transplant immunologist. He has particular interests in multi-visceral transplantation and transplant immunology. Dr. Weiner performs intestinal, kidney, and pancreas transplants and investigates transplant tolerance. Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver

Care Philosophy: We are committed to delivering the best care and an exceptional patient experience. We are devoted to providing services that are patient-centered and compassionate, and care for you as a person.

Care Philosophy: We are committed to delivering the best care and an exceptional patient experience. We are devoted to providing services that are patient-centered and compassionate, and care for you as a person.

Biography: Dr. Luay Alshara is a triple fellowship-trained Endourologist and Robotic Surgeon, who servces as an Associate Professor of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Associate Attending Urology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He brings years of expertise from his time as a faculty member at Albany Medical College, where he practiced in the New York Capital Region.Dr. Alshara completed his advanced fellowship training in Endourology at Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He also completed extensive fellowship training in Robotic Surgery at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Tufts University in Boston and Jackson Health System in Miami.Dr. Alshara is an expert in complex kidney stone surgeries, including various techniques for PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy) tailored to the complexity of each patient, ECIRS (Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery), mini-PCNL, RIRS (Retrograde Intra-Renal Surgery) and robotic assisted stone removal. He also specializes in reconstructive robotic procedures for conditions like ureteral stricture disease and UPJ (ureteropelvic junction) obstruction. Dr. Alshara is an expert in management of large prostate glands, focusing on robotic-assisted prostate surgery and Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP).Committed to advancing patient care, Dr Alshara integrates the latest technologies and techniques into his practice to improve patient outcomes and quality of life. Dr. Alshara is dedicated to offering cutting-edge, minimally invasive surgical solutions, and pioneering advanced programs for prostate laser enucleation using innovative laser technologies.Dr. Alshara has published in the fields of endourology and stone disease, with a focus on improving patient satisfaction, surgical outcomes, and cost-efficiency. Equally committed to education, he is dedicated to mentoring and training the next generation of urologists in the field.

Biography: Dr. Juan Garisto is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine as well as an Uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon within the NYP-Brooklyn Campus. Dr. Garisto completedhis Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) fellowship at University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital (2015-2017). He continued his training in minimally invasive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2017-2020). He had the opportunity to be part of the surgical team that performed the first single port robotic urology procedure in the United States. With a practice focused on minimally invasive treatment for urologic cancers, Dr. Garisto is the author of over 100 peer reviewed publications and several surgical book chapters. Dr. Garisto's research focuses on active surveillance for prostate cancer, orthotopic bladder cancer models, and adjuvant immunotherapy for urologic malignancies. Dr. Garisto will be seeing patients at the NYP-Brooklyn Campus and is taking on the role of NYP- Brooklyn Site Director for Urologic Oncology.