MichaelJSchwartzMDFACS
Urology • New Hyde Park, NYMinimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Director of Urology Services, Central Region; Chief of Urology, LIJMC, Northwell Health
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Office
450 Lakeville Road
Suite M41
New Hyde Park, NY 11042Phone+1 516-734-8500
Summary
- Dr. Michael Schwartz is an urologist in New Hyde Park, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore University Hospital, and Lenox Hill Hospital. He received his medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 16 years. He specializes in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, pioneering new biopsy techniques to increase the accuracy and safety of the procedure. As the Director of Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery at Northwell, his practice focuses primarily on the treatment of prostate and kidney cancers.
Education & Training
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellFellowship, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2009 - 2010
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Urology, 2005 - 2009- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 2003 - 2005
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2026- American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teacher of the Year Award NSLIJ Urology Residents, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 99 citationsEye metrics as an objective assessment of surgical skill.Lee Richstone, Michael J. Schwartz, Casey A. Seideman, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Sandra P. Marshall
Annals of Surgery. 2010-07-01 - 56 citationsPartial Nephrectomy is Associated with Higher Risk of Relapse Compared with Radical Nephrectomy for Clinical Stage T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Pathologically Up Staged to T3aParas Shah, Daniel M. Moreira, Vinay Patel, Geoffrey Gaunay, Arvin K. George
The Journal of Urology. 2017-08-01 - 1 citationsAlternatives to whole gland treatment for localized prostate cancer: a review of novel focal therapies.Tavya G R Benjamin, Thomas R Williams, Bertie Zhang, Michael J Schwartz, Ardeshir R Rastinehad
Current Opinion in Urology. 2022-05-01
Press Mentions
CBS New York gets an exclusive look at new freezing treatments used to fight prostate cancerSeptember 22nd, 2023
Benefits of Fusion-Guided Transperineal Prostate BiopsyFebruary 6th, 2020
'Less Is More' When It Comes to Testicular Cancer Chemo, Study SuggestsJanuary 16th, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Focal Therapy SocietyMember
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