Michael Palese

Michael A. Palese, M.D.
Education Cornell University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Medical career

Profession urologist
Institutions Mount Sinai Medical Center
Specialism kidney cancer
minimally invasive surgery

Dr. Michael A. Palese, is an American urologist specializing in robotic, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, with a special emphasis on robotic surgeries relating to kidney cancer and kidney stone disease.[1][2]

Dr. Palese is the Chairman of the Department of Urology at the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital. He is a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He is also the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and specializes in robotic, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery.

As a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained surgeon, he specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney, ureter, adrenal, bladder and prostate disease.

Dr. Palese is a world recognized surgeon and scholar who is also a leader in the development of new treatments and technologies. He performed the first robotic radical nephrectomy, robotic partial nephrectomy, robotic donor nephrectomy, robotic nephroureterectomy, robotic adrenalectomy, and robotic ureteral reimplant & reconstruction at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He holds several patents for the design of novel surgical devices.

He has been included in the Castle Connolly’s List of America’s “Top Doctors” in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 and The New York Times publication of “Superdoctors” in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015.

Biography

Dr. Palese graduated from Cornell University in 1993 with a double major degree as well as a minor degree in Human Biology. He received his medical degree (M.D.) from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his general surgery and urology residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center and performed research at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was a research resident and fellow. He finished a fellowship in robotic and laparoscopic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in 2004.[3]

In 2004, Dr. Palese joined the Mount Sinai Medical Center where he established the robotic surgery program for the Department of Urology. He served as the Chief of Urology at the North General Hospital in New York City from 2004-2008.[1]

Palese is on the Medical Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York and as a consultant for The Journal of Urology. He is on the steering committee for the Initiative on Kidney Cancer (sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation) and serves on the Medical Advisory Board to the New York Giants.[4] He is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Urological Association (AUA), the New York section of the American Urological Association, and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS).[5][6]

Professional activities, memberships and distinctions: Dr. Palese is the author of multiple book chapters and more than one hundred articles and abstracts. He is on the Medical Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York and is a reviewer and consultant for the periodicals of the Journal of Urology, Urology, Urologic Oncology and Journal of Endourology . He is an Editor for the Urologic Oncology (Journal): Seminars and Original Investigations in the section of New Technologies. He is on the steering committee for the Initiative on Kidney Cancer sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. He also serves on the Medical Advisory Board to the New York Giants. He is a member of multiple organizations including the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Urological Association (AUA), the New York Section of the American Urological Association and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (SLS).

Dr. Palese frequently lectures and presents his clinical research at national and international medical conferences. As a Visiting Professor he has performed live surgery and given clinical talks all over the United States, Austria, Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates. He teaches and mentors college students, medical students, residents and fellows. He is a course director and faculty member for several educational courses to teach urologists and other physicians. In particular he is a faculty member for the annual Basic Laparoscopy Course sponsored by the American Urological Association in Houston, Texas. He has been a guest faculty member for Laparoscopy Courses in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has also been the Course Director for several robotic surgery and advanced prostate courses & workshops held at Mount Sinai. He has been featured in the news media on multiple occasions including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, CBS, CNN and WPIX TV.

Dr. Palese is included in the Castle Connolly Medical LTD America’s Top Doctors and Top Doctor for Cancer edition, The New York Times published Superdoctors and the New York magazine’s annual Top Doctors issue.

Board Certification

American Board of Urology

Honors and Awards

Clinical trials

Current clinical trials include:

Book chapters

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Sinai Hospital—Doctor profile". Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Dorian Block (June 25, 2006). "Robot Does Quick Fix on Prostate". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Action to Cure Kidney Cancer". Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Headlines - New York Giants website". Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "American Urological Association". Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons
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