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• Aaron E. Katz, M.D.
• Erik T. Goluboff, M.D.
• Fernando J. Bianco, M.D.
• Hensle, Terry W., M.D.
• Hyun, Grace, M.D.
• Jason M. Greenfield, M.D.
• Jillian L. Capodice, LAC, MS
• Kenneth I. Glassberg, M.D.
• Ketan K. Badani, M.D.
• Kimberly L. Cooper, M.D.
• Landman, Jaime, M.D.
• Mantu Gupta, M.D.
• McKiernan, James M., M.D.
• Mitchell C. Benson, M.D.
• Nieder, Alan, M.D.
• Rutman, Matthew, M.D.
• Schlussel, Richard N., M.D.
• Spencer, Benjamin A., M.D.

Professor of Clinical Urology
Director, Center for Holistic Urology

Specialties:
Cryosurgery; Urology Oncology, Complimentary Medicine

Dr. Aaron E. Katz is currently a Professor of Clinical Urology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has been a faculty member at Columbia since 1993. He also holds a title as the Director of the Center for Holistic Urology, a Center which he established in 1998. The Center performs basic research and conducts clinical trials which investigate the role of natural therapies within urology. Dr. Katz is currently serving as the Principle Investigator for numerous clinical trials.

After graduating from New York Medical College in 1986, Dr. Katz completed a six-year training program in Brooklyn at the Maimonides Medical Center. Following the completion of his residency, Dr. Katz was awarded a Ferdinand Valentine Fellowship from the New York Academy of Medicine to further his studies in Urologic Oncology at Columbia University. During his Fellowship, Dr. Katz developed a novel blood test, which could detect small numbers of prostate cancer cells in the blood. The test known as RT- PCR (Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction) was the first time urologic cancers were staged using a molecular assay. He has received several awards and grants to further his research.

Dr. Katz is also recognized as an expert in the field of prostate cryosurgery. In the early 1990's, he began using cryosurgery to cure prostate cancers. His pioneer work in advancing the technology helped Medicare approve of this therapy for treating radiation-recurrent tumors. Dr. Katz has trained nearly 100 urologists in the United States and Europe to perform cryosurgery in their hospital. Dr. Katz has also applied cryosurgery to the treatment of small kidney tumors.

To date, Dr. Katz has published over 50 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has written 4 chapters for Urologic textbooks. He has been the host of a radio program called "Men's Health Talk" in New York City for the past year. He has lectured throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.

Dr. Katz has an office at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, as well as a convenient East Side office in Midtown Manhattan. He can be reached for consultation at (212) 305-6408. Medicare and several commercial insurances are accepted.

Professional Associations:
Society for Basic Urologic Research; American Urological Association; American Urological Association, New York section; Society of Urologic Cryosurgeons; Society of University Urologists; Southwest Group; Committee for Alternative & Complementary Medicine

External Website Links:
New York Cryotherapy Institute
Center for Holistic Urology
WABC Radio "Dr. Katz's Corner"