RenalTransplant near Middletown, NY

Biography: ``Changing Lives`` Surgical and professional services is a multi-specialty practice dedicated in improving the lives of people who are struggling with obesity through delivery of high-quality and compassionate health care. A center dedicated to the reduction of obesity - Metabolic and Obesity related diseases (diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea etc.). In addition to obesity treatment , patients with various general surgery conditions are treated. The center was established in 2014 by Dr. Prakash Paragi and Dr. Lalitha Prakash who felt the need for one stop shop for treatment of obesity in a 3000 sq. foot facility, located in West Orange, NJ. SPS- BI is affiliated to the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) jointly initiated by American College of Surgeons, (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The societies combined their respective national bariatric surgery accreditation programs into a single unified program to achieve one national accreditation standard for bariatric surgery centers, the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®). Our surgeons perform Surgeries at a Center of Excellence. The outcomes are excellent and the rate of complications are below national average. This is attributed to our expertise in the field of obesity and general surgery. Over the last several years our center has treated more than 5,000 patients and has excellent outcomes.

Biography: 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.

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Care Philosophy: I am interested in providing a holistic approach to Urologic care using the latest technologies and scientific evidence Urology as a field is constantly evolving and it is important to maintain awareness of the newest advancements in the Accepted Health Plan information is only as accurate as the most current information submitted. Prior to your appointment, it is advisable to verify with a physician office that they are still a participating provider.

Care Philosophy: Providing excellent surgical care to patient with consideration for the emotional well being of the entire family. Accepted Health Plan information is only as accurate as the most current information submitted. Prior to your appointment, it is advisable to verify with a physician office that they are still a participating provider.

Care Philosophy: The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is one of the largest kidney transplant programs in the country, performing an average of 300 transplants each year. Dr. Praveen Kandula, together with our transplant program, is committed to providing the highest quality of care to kidney transplant candidates, kidney transplant recipients, and their living kidney donors. Our comprehensive kidney transplant program offers innovative living donation options available at only a few of the world's leading transplant centers. Our transplant program also offers an array of innovative options to help patients receive deceased donor kidney transplants as soon as possible and with the best possible outcomes. Thanks to these innovative options, more patients than ever before can now receive a successful transplant.

Care Philosophy: The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is one of the largest kidney transplant programs in the country performing an average of 300 transplants each year Dr nbsp;Nandigam together with our trans

Care Philosophy: The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is one of the largest kidney transplant programs in the country performing an average of 300 transplants each year Dr Navdeep Dhillon together with our transplant program