Education and Work: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY General Surgery Internship July 2013-June 2014 Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Urologic Surgery Residency July 2014-June 2019 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Doctor of Medicine August 2009-June 2013 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering September 2005-May 2009 • Magna cum […]
Survey Respondents Influenced by Claims Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising about the radiotherapy (RT) known as CyberKnife (CK), which is currently omnipresent in the New York City transit system, creates “inaccurate impressions” about the treatment’s “comparative effectiveness and safety” in prostate cancer, according to new research. That conclusion was made by investigators from Columbia University Medical Center […]
Over 174,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. When treated appropriately, prostate cancer has a high survival rate and may be slow to spread. But even with major advances in treatment options, there are times when the cancer progresses to an advanced stage. “Our goal is to not […]
A new law quietly went to effect last month that requires health insurers to cover the cost of routine prostate cancer screening. The new law places prostate-specific antigen screenings on the same level as mammograms. The intent is to encourage more men to take the test, which helps determine prostate cancer risk. New York is […]
Deepak A. Kapoor, MD championed the new law removing coinsurance and copayments for life saving prostate cancer screening. See the News 12 interview here.
Men with prostate cancer often survive 15 years or longer after learning they have the disease, but prostate cancer remains one of the five most common cancers and the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death among men. “This is an exciting time to be in the field of urology,” says Deepak A. Kapoor, MD. […]
MEDICAL TRAINING: July 2017 – June 2018 Men’s Health-Andrology Fellowship Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine July 2013 – June 2017 Urology Residency Emory University School of Medicine July 2012 – June 2013 General Surgery Internship Emory University School of Medicine EDUCATION: 2008 – 2012 Doctor of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine […]
Organic condom manufacturers claim their condoms are gluten-free. But, um, since when do condoms have gluten to begin with? If you were concerned that your condoms may contain gluten, Deepak A. Kapoor, MD sets the record straight. Read what he says here.
The Us Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts that makes recommendations to the American public about preventive services updated their previous prostates cancer screening guidelines published in 2012. In 2012, they recommended against routine screening due to the risks involved in additional testing and treatment. Their new position recommends that men between […]
On April 25th, Dr. Riccardo Ricciardi, Jr. (AUCNY-Bayside) was designated a Urolift Center of Excellence. See video from the ceremony here.
