About
Dr. Joseph Del Pizzo is a urologist in New York, board certified in Urology and trained at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He practices at Weill Medical College of Cornell and Presbyterian Hospital, and speaks English and Spanish. Dr. Del Pizzo is the E. Darracott Vaughan Jr., Professor of Urology and Director of the Advanced Minimally Invasive Kidney Donor Program at Weill Cornell Medicine.
He specializes in laparoscopic and robotic surgery for kidney and adrenal tumors, kidney-sparing surgery, and living kidney donation, and has performed over 2,000 minimally invasive procedures including partial nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy, donor nephrectomy, cryotherapy and adrenalectomy. His clinical work also includes minimally invasive treatment of kidney stone disease using laser and sound wave therapy. Dr. Del Pizzo directs the laparoscopic donor nephrectomy program in conjunction with the Rogosin Institute of Transplantation and performs approximately 150 of these procedures annually. He serves on the faculty of the AUA Laparoscopy Course, where he instructs other urologists in laparoscopic surgery techniques.
Conditions Treated
- Hematuria
- Kidney cancer
- Renal mass
- Hydronephrosis
- Kidney stones
- Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction
Specialized Treatments
- Kidney transplant
- Laser surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally invasive surgery
Insurances Accepted
Most common in New York
Others
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