Overview of Dr. Palese
Dr. Michael A. Palese is Professor of Urology in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai & Chairman of the Department of Urology at the Mount Sinai Downtown & Beth Israel Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and Medical Degree at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his urology residency at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, a research year at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a robotic and laparoscopic fellowship at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.
As the Director of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System, he specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney, ureter, adrenal, bladder and prostate disease. He is an experienced robotic, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeon having performed over 5000 cases for various kidney disorders. He established the robot surgery program at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2004 and helped to pioneer its use in kidney cancer and kidney stones. He is one of a handful of surgeons in the United States who is fully trained in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery.
Dr. Palese performed the first robotic donor nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy, robotic partial nephrectomy, robotic nephro-ureterectomy, robotic adrenalectomy, and robotic ureteral reimplant & reconstruction in the Mount Sinai Health System. He pioneered the use of robot surgery in kidney reconstructive surgery and pyeloplasty. Most recently he performed the world’s first robotic single port donor nephrectomy and published on this experience. His research focus is on minimally invasive surgical treatments. He also holds several patents for the design of novel surgical devices.
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New York, NY 10003Fax+1 212-844-8813
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery, 2003 - 2004
- University of MarylandResidency, Urology, 1999 - 2003
- University of MarylandResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 1999
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1997
- Cornell UniversityBA, Biology, 1989 - 1993
- Cornell UniversityBA, Biology, German Studies, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2008 - 2021
- CT State Medical License 2012 - 2012
- American Board of Urology Urology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctor for Cancer Castle Connolly Medical LTD, 2014-2023
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2023
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 237 citationsA consensus document on robotic surgeryDaniel M. Herron, Michael R. Marohn, Advincula A. Advincula, Sandeep Aggarwal, Michael Palese
Surgical Endoscopy. 2008-02-01 - 8 citationsFocal Ablative Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in Transplant Allograft Kidneys.Zeynep Gul, John J. Griffith, Colton Welch, Aaron M. Fischman, Michael Palese
Urology. 2019-03-01 - 34 citationsSolid Renal Masses in Transplanted Allograft Kidneys: A Closer Look at the Epidemiology and Management.John J. Griffith, Katherine A. Amin, Nikhil Waingankar, Susan Lerner, Veronica Delaney
American Journal of Transplantation. 2017-11-01
Journal Articles
- A Medical Application to Bridge the Gap between Clinicians and Clinical DataFinkelstein M, Bilal KH, Palese M, Stud Health Technol Inform, 1/1/2015
- Pulmonary embolus originating from renal vein stump thrombus after laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: case reportLubezky N, Stern EH, Nair V, Herron D, Chin E, Palese M, LaPointe Rudow D, Delaney V, Goldstein M, Florman S, Rocca JP, Transplant Proc, 1/1/2014
- Genitourinary Resection at the Time of Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Is Not Associated with Increased Mor...Leapman MS, Jibara G, Tabrizian P, Franssen B, Yang MJ, Romanoff A, Hall SJ, Palese M, Sarpel U, Hiotis S, Labow D, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- 30-Year New York State Inpatient Urology Practice Trends.Mark Finkelstein, Khawaja Bilal, Rajiv Jayadevan, Kristian Stensland, Michael Palese, American Urological Association 2015, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2015
- Hospital utilization & travel patterns of inpatient urological patients in New York State: Have travel patterns changed since 1982?Khawaja Bilal, Mark Finkelstein, Rajiv Jayadevan, Michael Palese, American Urological Association 2015, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2015
- Comparison of transurethral resection of prostate, Plasma Button™ transurethral vaporization of prostate, Greenlight™ 180-W XPS photoselective vaporization of prostate...Rajiv Jayadevan, Kristin Stensland, Greogry Baldwin, Adnan Ali, Simon Hall, Michael Palese, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Surgical Therapy & New Technology II Moderated Poster, American Urological Association, Orlando, FL, 1/20/2014
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Lectures
- Invited Speaker: "Advances in Robotic Surgery: Hands on demonstration."New York, NY - 1/25/2015
- Invited Speaker & Visiting Professor: "Open, Laparoscopic and Robotic surgery for Prostate Cancer."Vina del Mar, Chile - 1/21/2014
- Invited Speaker & Visiting Professor: "Vaccine Therapy for Kidney Cancer"Vina del Mar, Chile - 1/21/2014
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Other
- Video 5-14: Percutaneous gas-cooled microwave ablation for small renal masses: the Mount Sinai experience.Michael Leapman, Rajiv Jayadevan, Courtney Phillips, Simon J. Hall, Michael A. Palese, Aaron M. Fischman, American Urological Association
Orlando, FL - 1/19/2014 - "Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in 12 Steps."Greg Gin, MD; Rajiv Jayadevan, BA; Matthew Goland-Van Ryn, MD; Kristian Stensland, BA; Daniel Herron, MD; Edward Chin, MD; Michael Palese, MD, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) & Society
Las Vegas, NV - 1/10/2014 - "Laparoscopic Cryoablation of a Cystic Renal Mass in a Transplanted Kidney."Greg Gin, MD; Jorge Pereira, MD; Courtney Phillips, MD; Michael Palese, MD, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) & Society
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Authored Content
- AUA Highlights on Minimally Invasive Surgical Therapy (MIST) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)May 2023
- AUA 2022: Return of TraditionMay 2022
Press Mentions
- Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Initial Clinical Experience and Lessons Learned for Successful OutcomesJune 20th, 2020
- 9 Weird Facts About Testicles Every Woman Needs to KnowMarch 1st, 2019
- Ask Mount Sinai: Everything You Need to Know About Prostate ScreeningJune 4th, 2018
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External Links
- Mount Sinai Medical Systemhttps://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/michael-a-palese
- Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Palese
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