James A. Kashanian, MD, a Urologist with Weill Cornell Medicine & NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Get to know Urologist Dr. James A. Kashanian, who serves patients in New York, New York.

A highly trained urologist, Dr. Kashanian is the Director of Male Sexual Health and Assistant Professor of Urology and Reproductive Medicine within the Department of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine, and an attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Campus. He specializes in seeing adolescent and adult males with infertility, low testosterone, and sexual dysfunction.

Academically, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering and received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his residencies in general surgery and urology at Maimonides Medical Center. After completing his fellowship in male reproductive medicine and surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, he joined the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, as well as Sexual Health & Medicine in the Department of Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Following his training, the doctor attained board certification in urology through the American Board of Urology (ABU). The mission of the ABU is to act for the benefit of the public by establishing and maintaining standards of certification for urologists, and working with certified urologists to achieve lifelong learning to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, and ethical urologic care.

On a professional level, Dr. Kashanian is an active member of the American Urological Association, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

A keen researcher, his clinical and research interests focus on erectile dysfunction and penile prosthetic surgery, men’s health, and fertility preservation in cancer patients. He has published multiple peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and has given numerous invited lectures.

Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs. Urologists specialize in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. Patients may be referred to a urologist if their physician suspects they may need treatment for a condition relating to the bladder, prostate, urethra, ureters, kidneys, and adrenal glands.

Learn More about Dr. James A. Kashanian:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1948164-James-Kashanian-Urologist, through Weill Cornell Medicine, https://urology.weillcornell.org/james-kashanian or through NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, https://doctors.nyp.org/james-a-kashanian-md/525-east-68th-street

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