Guarionex Joel DeCastro, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
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Insurances Accepted
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About Guarionex Joel DeCastro, MD
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G. Joel DeCastro, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. DeCastro graduated with cum laude honors in Biology from Harvard University in 1997. He then went on to complete his medical school training, a Masters in Public Health, and his Urology residency at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. After residency, he completed a two-year fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the University of Chicago, focused on laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He serves on the review panel of numerous publications, including the Journal of Urology and the Journal of Endourology. He has authored multiple original research articles, book chapters, and editorials on urologic oncology. His present research is primarily on outcomes following treatment for bladder cancer.
Dr. DeCastro is an established expert in both robotic and laparoscopic techniques for treatment of urologic tumors, specifically for bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer. He sees patients both at the Allen Hospital and at the Herbert Irving Pavillion on the main hospital campus, and participates in most insurance plans.
Board Certifications
- Urology
Languages Spoken
- French
- Spanish
Specialties & Expertise
- Adrenal Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Prostate Cancer
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Testicular Cancer
- Urologic Cancer
- Urological Oncology
Education
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Fellowship: The University of Chicago Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Urology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester