Faculty

Assistant Professor of Urology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York  

John Sfakianos, MD, is a Professor of Urology and Urologic Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He specializes in treating cancers of the bladder and upper urinary tract, with a strong focus on urothelial carcinoma.

Dr. Sfakianos offers a full range of surgical options, using open, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques based on each patient’s needs. He performs robotic and open nephroureterectomies, partial and radical cystectomies, and creates urinary diversions such as ileal conduits, continent catheterizable pouches, and ileal neobladders. In addition to bladder and upper tract cancers, he treats kidney, prostate, testicular, and penile cancers.

His research centers on identifying new treatments for prostate and bladder cancer using mouse models. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles, contributed book chapters on urothelial carcinoma, and serves as a reviewer for leading journals, including The Journal of Urology and Urologic Oncology.

Dr. Sfakianos earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Buffalo. He completed his internship and residency at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, followed by a Society of Urologic Oncology–accredited fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

 

Expertise: Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, Cystoscopy, Elevated PSA, Evaluation of Kidney Mass, Hematuria, Hydronephrosis, Kidney Cancer, Laparoscopy, Vasectomy Nephrectomy, Penile Cancer, Prostate Biopsy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Laser Procedures