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MichaelFeuerstein, MD, MPH is the Chief of Urology at New YorkPresbyterian-Westchester and Assistant Professor in the Department of Urologyat Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Feuerstein is aBoard-certified urologist with over ten years of experience, specializing inminimally-invasive surgery for prostate, kidney and bladder cancer. He receivedhis medical degree and completed his urology residency training at AlbanyMedical Center. He completed a two-year fellowship in urologic oncology atMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and received a Masters in Public Healthat the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Feuerstein's researchfocuses on improving quality of care and quality of life for patients diagnosedwith urologic cancers. Dr. Feuerstein is currently seeing patients inLarchmont, NY and Scarsdale, NY.

James McKiernan, MD, is the John K. Lattimer Professor of Urology, and CEO, of ColumbiaDoctors. He also is the interim dean of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. McKiernan graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in biology and received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his training in urology and general surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, followed by a urologic surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. McKiernan's clinical practice is focused on urologic oncology and particularly on surgical therapy in high-risk patients with bladder and kidney cancers. Dr. McKiernan evaluates and treats over 1,000 patients with bladder cancer every year. His research, funded by NIH and biotechnology industry grants, focuses on developing novel therapeutics for bladder cancer treatment as well as comparative effectiveness research in urologic oncology. In the management of kidney and bladder cancer, he has special expertise in organ preservation and reconstructive surgery to maximize quality of life. Dr. McKiernan's research has been published in Cancer, Cancer Research, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, and Urology. He has authored and co-authored more than 220 scientific articles and book chapters on urologic cancer and related issues. For the past 10 years, he has directed a research team at Columbia University Medical Center investigating quality outcomes and effectiveness in urologic cancer surgery. He has served as the Vice Chairman for the AJCC TNM Staging Task Force, Co-Chair of the AUA Guidelines Panel on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, as well as on the American Board of Urology and Society of Urologic Oncology Examination Committees. In addition, Dr. McKiernan is the principal investigator of the NIH-funded clinical trials program of experimental therapeutics in bladder cancer at Columbia University/NYPH, which is investigating new agents for bladder preservation in patients whose cancer has recurred after standard therapy. In collaboration with researchers at Columbia's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, his team continues to develop new therapeutic strategies for managing bladder cancer.

Dr. Gregory Joice, MD is an Urology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He has been practicing for 11 years. Dr. Gregory Joice, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

I am a general thoracic surgeon specializing in thoracic cancers, including lung, esophageal, pulmonary metastases, mediastinal tumors, and pleural mesothelioma. My clinical research interests include multi-modality treatments for lung cancer and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for early-stage lung cancer. I also have a particular interest in the role of robotic assistance for video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) lobectomy.

Dr. Babak Givi, MD is an Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose /amp Throat) Specialist who practices in Montvale, NJ. He is 53 years old and has been practicing for 27 years. Dr. Babak Givi, MD is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.