Overview
| Specialty | Urology |
|---|---|
| Clinical Interests | Bladder Cancer Treatment |
| Enlarged Prostate/BPH Treatment | |
| Greenlight Laser PVP | |
| Kidney Cancer Treatment | |
| Laparoscopic Prostatectomy | |
| Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery | |
| Prostate Cancer | |
| Prostate Cancer Treatment | |
| Prostate Laparoscopy | |
| Prostate Surgery | |
| Robotic Cysectomy | |
| Robotic Nephrectomy | |
| Robotic Prostate Surgery | |
| Robotic Prostatectomy | |
| Urologic Oncology | |
| da vinci robotic surgery | |
| Gender | Male |
| david.samadi@mountsinai.org | |
| Education and Training | MD, S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook Sch. of Med |
| Residency, Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine | |
| Residency, General Surgery, Montefiore Medical Group | |
| Fellowship, Urology Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | |
| Fellowship, Laproscopic & Robotic Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital | |
| Awards | 2009 Best Doctors New York Magazine |
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David B. Samadi, M.D., is the Chief of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He is one of the very few urologic surgeons who are trained both in oncology and robotic surgery in the United States. He performed the first robotic prostate cancer surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. To date, Dr. Samadi has performed over 2,100 robotic prostate surgeries at Mount Sinai, and the results are very pleasing for his patients. In total, he has performed well over 3,000.
Dr. Samadi is a board-certified urologist and a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of urologic diseases, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and prostate cancer. He is a leader in prostate cancer treatment and robotic prostate surgery.
Robotic Surgery Expertise
Dr. Samadi is one of few surgeons in the New York City area and one of only five surgeons in New York State qualified to perform a robotic prostatectomy, and he uses the da Vinci surgery system.
He completed his postgraduate training in general surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and in urology at Albert Einstein School of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. He went on to do an oncology fellowship in urology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a robotic surgery fellowship at Henri Mondor Hospital Creteil in France under the mentorship of Professor Claud Abbou.
Dr. Samadi is a member of the American Urologic Association and the American Medical Association.
Listen to Dr. Samadi discuss minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery that reduces downtime and blood loss.
Listen to Dr. Samadi discuss prostate cancer surgery and regaining control of urinary functions.
In the News
Dr. Samadi and his work with Robotic Prostate Surgery have been profiled on all major TV news and radio stations in New York. He has been offered many opportunities to participate in his own radio show to help people understand how prostate cancer, caught early is treatable and how to educate people on being more in tune with their bodies to stay healthy.
Dr. Samadi and his work with Robotic Prostate Surgery were recently profiled in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up. View the PDF.
