GuarionexJoelDeCastroMD

Surgical Oncology

Associate Professor Department of Urology Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital

Overview of Dr. DeCastro

Dr. G. Joel DeCastro is a urologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

He received his medical degree from Columbia University and has been in practice 13 years. He specializes in urologic oncology and is experienced in prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer, focusing on laparoscopic and robotic techniques.

Office
161 Fort Washington Ave
Fl 11
New York, NY 10032
Book by Phone+1(651) 314-1539

Fax+1 212-305-0116

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Urologic Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Urology, 2005 - 2009
New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2004 - 2005
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2004
Harvard UniversityBS, Biology, Cum Laude, 1993 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2014 - 2015
IL State Medical License 2009 - 2011
American Board of Urology Urology

Clinical Trials

Intravesical Cabazitaxel, Gemcitabine, and Cisplatin (CGC) in the Treatment Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Start of enrollment: 2014 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
A Transcriptome-Based Precision Oncology Platform for Patient-Therapy Alignment in a Diverse Set of Treatment-Resistant Malignancies.
Prabhjot S Mundi, Filemon S Dela Cruz, Adina Grunn, Daniel Diolaiti, Audrey Mauguen
Cancer Discovery. 2023-06-02
114 citations
Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: definition, treatment and future efforts
Sandip M. Prasad, G. Joel DeCastro, Gary D. Steinberg
Nature Reviews. Urology. 2011-10-11
9 citations
Survival and oncologic outcomes of complete transurethral resection of bladder tumor prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Jamie S. Pak, Christopher R. Haas, Christopher B. Anderson, G. Joel DeCastro, Mitchell C. Benson
Urologic Oncology. 2021-04-14

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