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He completed his surgical and urological training at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York where he participated on over two thousand procedures and received multiple awards, including the Award for Academic Excellence, the Resident Research Award, and winning the New York sectional Chief Residents debate. David Samadi is an urologist in New York, New York. He received his medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

The Department of Urology at NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere, and its history is as formidable as its reputation. In 1658, the Dutch West India Company established a tiny infirmary for the poor on Broad Street, in what was then the town of New Amsterdam.

The Old Hospital, as it was called, was the first colonial hospital built in North America.By the early 18th century, New Amsterdam had become New York-and its population had expanded to over 8,000 people. Smallpox and other infectious diseases were epidemic, and the city needed a larger facility for poor patients. The Charter of 1731 provided for the construction of a municipal hospital at the site of New York’s present City Hall. Completed in 1736, this new infirmary-known as the Poorhouse or the Almshouse-was meant to be much more ample: in fact, it comprised only a single room, containing six beds. The construction of the Poorhouse cost the city 80 pounds and 50 gallons of rum.Several decades later, in 1787, the physicians working at the Poorhouse opened a medical school on the premises.

Then in the 1790s, yellow fever broke out, and the small hospital was inundated. In 1795, the hospital moved to a moved to a three-story house on Chambers Street in the East Village, and finally in 1811 to an estate just north of Kip’s Bay Farm known as Belle Vue Mansion. After further construction, the Bellevue Hospital opened in 1826 for the 'care of the sick and for the clinical instruction of medical students.' The medical staff faced a range of cases in the newly independent America, but their chief concern were infectious fevers such as yellow fever, thyphoid and cholera.In 1841, Bellevue became the teaching hospital for New York Medical Department, today known as the New York University School of Medicine. By the end of the 19th century, the hospital allowed Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Cornell University Medical College to instruct their students on its wards.One of the six prominent founders of New York Medical Department was the prominent surgeon Dr.

Valentine Mott. Moreover, the list of the surgical faculty in Mott’s department read like a list of Who’s Who in Surgery: Drs.

James Rushmore Wood, Stephen Smith and Lewis A. Sayre, considered to be the father of American orthopedic surgery. The young William S.

Halsted, who eventually became the first Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical College, trained at Bellevue Hospital and was Visiting Surgeon from 1883 to 1887.A number of surgeons had always directed their practice toward urology, but no surgeon practiced urology exclusively until the twentieth century. Before that, urology clinics had been dedicated mainly to the treatment of venereal diseases and non-surgical problems; the surgical cases, after diagnosis, were referred to the general surgeons.New York University Medical Center-then Bellevue Hospital-was different.

William Holme Van Buren, grandson of one of NYU School of Medicine’s founders, was a dedicated urologist, and he established the first urologic ward in the country. He played a central role in establishing urology as a legitimate surgical subspecialty. A prolific writer, Dr. Van Buren wrote extensively on a wide range of subjects, notable 'Medical and Surgical Treatment of Aneurysms' and 'A Practical Treatise on the Surgical Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs including Syphillis'. His areas of specialty were the rectum, bladder and kidney.Early in his career, he was allowed the singular honor of publicly performing a perineal lithotomy, inaugurating Bellevue’s new operative amphitheater on March 2, 1849. But Van Buren is perhaps best remembered for his experiments determining the average length of the male urethra: his curved, nickel-plated steel sounds with conical tips-the Van Buren sound-are still widely used today.

In 1851, the New York University Medical College made him the Clinical Professor of Genito-Urinary Diseases. And in 1866, the first Chair of Urology in the country was created for him in Bellevue Hospital’s newly established Department of Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System.Van Buren’s partner and professor of urology at Bellevue, Edward Lawrence Keyes, Sr., succeeded Van Buren as Chairman of Urology at Bellevue. Was the founder and first president of the American Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons in 1888.Keyes Sr.’s son, Dr. Edward Loughborough Keyes, Jr., was appointed Chairman of the Urology Service at Bellevue from 1912 to 1932.

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Holding professorships at Bellevue, New York University and Cornell, Keyes Jr. Was internationally recognized as an outstanding urologist and scholar. His book Urology, begun by Van Buren and Keyes’ father, was regarded as the standard urology textbook for years. Following his father, he became president of the American Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons and vice-president of the New York Academy of Medicine. He was the first urologist in the United States to perform a retrograde pyelography. He served as president, at various times, of the International Urological Society, American Hygiene Association, American Urological Association, Neisserian Society (Honorary) and of many foreign urologic societies.During the first half of the twentieth century, many outstanding urologists either trained or staffed Bellevue’s urology service: Charles A. Chetwood, R.W.

Taylor, Tilden Brown, Joseph McCarthy, Alfred T. Valentine, David MacKenzie, Byard Clark, Oswald S. Lowsley, George F.

Stevens, Benjamin Barringer, Howard Jeck, Meredith Campbell, John W. Draper and Robert S.

Hotchkiss.In 1942, Dr. Meredith Campbell was appointed Chairman of Urology. His classic textbook, Campbell’s Urology, based on his urologic experiences at Bellevue, continues to be the authoritative urology textbook today. In 1949, Campbell stepped down as Chairman and Dr. Hotchkiss was appointed to that position. Hotchkiss was one of first authorities in the field of male infertility. Bellevue’s urology ward, long arranged in a three division system (Bellevue, Columbia and Cornell Services) was reconceived as a two division unit: the New York University Division (Dr.

Hotchkiss, director); and the Cornell Division with (Dr. Draper, director). Columbia P&S continued its affiliation until 1966.In 1947, New York University planned major expansion that would transform it into The New York University Medical Center. Blueprints allowed for vastly increased resources for education, research and patient care: Tisch University Hospital, the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Health Care Center, New York University Downtown Hospital, Hospital for Joint Diseases and the Howard A. Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.

The New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (the Manhattan VA) soon joined the Medical Center in 1955.New York University took over the entire teaching facilities at Bellevue Hospital by 1966. Accordingly, Hotchkiss’ Bellevue Hospital Chair became a New York University Department of Urology Chair. Hotchkiss stepped down and Dr. Pablo Morales was appointed to his position. Morales appointed Dr. Salah Al-Askari as Director of Urology at Bellevue. Morales’ tenure the Department contributed greatly to the present day understanding of bladder cancer immunotherapy, penile prosthetics, utilization of bowel segments in urinary tract reconstruction and management of neurogenic bladder.In 1993, Dr.

Morales retired and a search committee named Dr. Herbert Lepor as the Martin Spatz Professor and Chairman of Urology. Lepor’s planning and vision has brought further breadth and depth to the Department of Urology. Over the past 24 years, 22 fellowship-trained urologic subspecialists have joined the NYU Urology faculty. The department offers the highest level of comprehensive and compassionate urologic care, and NYU Urology’s recent #10 ranking in US News & World Report is evidence that its premium brand of urology is recognized at the national level. Basic scientists studying carcinogenesis, angiogenesis, stem cells, developmental biology, urothelial biology, immunology and receptor transcriptional regulation have joined the NYU Urology Research program. The department's philanthropic efforts, supported by hundreds of grateful patients, have raised over $20 million, supporting NYU Urology's integrated, multidisciplinary team of research scientists and clinicians.

About UsWeill Cornell Medicine urologists are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of urological conditions ranging from incontinence and kidney stones to urological cancers, in both adult and pediatric patients. Our New York City-based physicians p lace a strong emphasis on minimally invasive procedures when possible. Our extensive program in sexual medicine also provides treatment for men and women suffering from sexual dysfunction, and our male infertility practice conducts innovative treatment and research on the causes of infertility in men. For individual physician contact information (phone/address).Prostatic diseases such as benign prostatic hypertrophy, more commonly known as BPH, often manifest as difficulties with urination.BPH primarily affects men over the age of 40, of all races and ethnic backgrounds. In fact, approximately 80% of men over the age of 70 have some degree of BPH. Fortunately, not all men will suffer bothersome symptoms. Currently, it is estimated that 25%-50% of men with an enlarged prostate have some degree of bothersome urinary symptoms and require some form of medical or surgical treatment.The Brady Prostate Center is directed by Alexis E.

Our physicians provide quality care and new treatment options in the setting of clinical trials to patients with BPH.For further information, please visit the. For individual physician contact information (phone/address).Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine from the bladder. It affects an estimated 25 million or more Americans of all ages and economic levels. The great myth about urinary incontinence is that it is a natural part of growing older. There is nothing natural about incontinence.

One in five older men suffer with incontinence and half of all women experience incontinence at some point in their lives. However, it is not a necessary consequence of having had children. Urinary incontinence is not a disease, but rather a symptom of an underlying condition. It should always be investigated to determine the cause. A variety of treatments are available, including behavioral interventions, drug therapy, and surgery. What was once an incurable embarrassment is now being replaced with awareness, information, and control.

Still, however, only one out of every twelve people affected seeks help.Weill Cornell Medicine provides treatment for incontinence at two convenient locations: The Iris Cantor Men's Health Center at 425 E 61st Street, and The Brady Urologic Health Center at 525 E 68th Street.For more information, please visit the. For individual physician contact information (phone/address).Urologists at Weill Cornell Medicine are proud to offer guidance for the prevention of benign kidney diseases, as well as treatment for the full spectrum of kidney conditions. Our physicians treat kidney stones, hematuria, and benign lesions of the adrenal gland, as well as more complex problems patients may experience.When diagnosed with a kidney condition, it is important to have a urologic evaluation in order to discuss your symptoms and management of the condition.

Our specialists are available to provide an evaluation, as well as any needed follow up treatment.For more information on Kidney Health, please visit the.