Duane S. Hall

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Duane

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Elissa G. Yozawitz

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Elissa

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Yozawitz

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1316269707

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<p>Pediatric neurology, epilepsy, neonatal neurology.</p>

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Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the management of neonatal neurology and pediatric epilepsy, particularly children and adolescents with difficult-to-treat seizures.&nbsp; She specializes in a variety of neurological conditions diagnosed in the newborn period, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke, and seizures.&nbsp; She has expertise in EEG and advanced medical treatments. She provides care from the neonatal period through adolescence.

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Dr. Yozawitz&rsquo;s research is focused on neonatal seizures and early-life epilepsies, including infantile spasms.&nbsp; She is involved in multicenter studies to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for children with epilepsy.&nbsp; She is also involved in assessing EEG changes during anesthesia.

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<p>Elissa G. Yozawitz, MD, is Director of Neonatal Neurology at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the neurological management of children, from the neonatal period through adolescence, particularly those with difficult-to-treat seizures. She also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke and seizures in the newborn. Dr. Yozawitz&rsquo;s expertise includes electroencephalography (EEG) and state-of-the-art treatments.</p><p>After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and in health and society from the University of Rochester in 2001, Dr. Yozawitz earned a Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2005. She completed a pediatric residency at Schneider Children&rsquo;s Hospital in 2007, followed by a residency in pediatric neurology at Montefiore Einstein in 2010. Dr. Yozawitz remained at Montefiore Einstein to complete a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology in 2011.</p><p>Dr. Yozawitz&rsquo;s research focuses on improving the identification and efficacy of treating early-life epilepsies, including infantile spasms. Her research also explores EEG changes during anesthesia. Dr. Yozawitz participated in multicenter studies, functioned as site principal investigator and co-investigator for multiple research projects, presented her research findings at national and international scientific meetings, published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters. She served as a reviewer for medical journals including <em>Epilepsia, Epileptic Disorders, Neurology</em> and the <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>, among others. For several years, Dr. Yozawitz participated in the work of international committees tasked to revise nosology and treatment guidelines for neonatal and childhood epilepsy.</p><p>Dr. Yozawitz is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Epilepsy and Neurology, with special certification in Child Neurology. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Epilepsy Society and the Child Neurology Society. Dr. Yozawitz repeatedly has been named in Castle Connolly&rsquo;s &ldquo;Regional Top Doctor,&rdquo; &ldquo;Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.&rdquo; She additionally has been listed in <em>New York Magazine&rsquo;s</em> &ldquo;Top Doctors&rdquo; for multiple years.</p>

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Daniel A. Weiser

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Daniel

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Weiser

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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Childhood cancer research laboratory</strong></span></p>
<p>Our laboratory is focused on childhood cancer research with a goal of elucidating the underlying biology of the most aggressive malignancies. In such patients with typically incurable cancer, we are striving to identify new approaches to and types of treatment. We have multiple ongoing projects:</p>
<p><strong>+ Identification of biologic drivers of ultra-high-risk neuroblastoma</strong>. Neuroblastoma is one of the most common and deadly childhood cancers. Despite intensive research, there are limited therapeutic strategies for patients with <em>de novo </em>chemotherapy resistance that leads to particularly poor outcomes. We have been studying neuroblastoma since 2009 and are identifying additional biologic drivers of highly lethal tumors.</p>
<p>We compare tumor features from patients with early death from tumor progression compared to those with a maintained complete response. We assess unique histo-morphologic and proteomic features and computationally integrate these data with genomic and transcriptomic datasets to develop a combined predictor of primary refractory disease. Patients with this entity require non-standard and/or intensified treatment. Oncogenic drivers are being characterized in the lab which will facilitate strategies for novel pharmacologic intervention.</p>
<p><strong>+ Characterization of neuroblastoma development from neural crest cells</strong>.&nbsp; We are studying pathways and interactions that results in uncontrolled cell proliferation early in neuroblastoma development with an ultimate goal of identifying new targets and approaches for pharmacologic intervention.</p>
<p><strong>+ Evaluation of novel combinatorial targeted therapeutic approaches in neuroblastoma</strong>.&nbsp; With expected outcomes lagging behind those of more common childhood cancers, children with neuroblastoma require new approaches to treatment. Our lab works with multiple international clinical and research consortium groups to perform preclinical studies that substantiate human clinical trials.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>+ Detection of circulating tumor DNA in osteosarcoma</strong>. With no reliable non-invasive approach for disease monitoring during and after treatment, we are applying cutting edge next-generation sequencing approaches to identify solid tumors with a blood-based &ldquo;liquid&rdquo; biopsies. This will allow clinicians to assess tumor responsiveness to chemotherapy and predict likelihood of recurrence.</p>
<p><strong>+ Assessment of accelerated aging using miRNA-seq in survivors of childhood cancer</strong>. Chemotherapy has many untoward effects on healthy cells and leads to many signs of accelerated aging in children treated for cancer. Using a known microRNA &ldquo;aging&rdquo; signature discovered at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, we are studying what causes this phenotype in childhood cancer, with a goal of offering improved intervention to minimize long-term toxicity of treatment.</p>
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<p>Daniel A. Weiser, MD, is board-certified in pediatric hematology/oncology with clinical expertise in neuroblastoma and other tumors of the adrenal glands, kidneys, liver, and gonads. He is the medical director of the intra-abdominal solid tumor program at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and brings together a highly specialized multi-disciplinary care team to provide comprehensive treatment for diverse pediatric malignancies. In addition, Dr. Weiser directs a childhood cancer research laboratory that focuses on the identification of new targeted agents for cancer therapy, especially in the treatment of rare and aggressive malignancies such as neuroblastoma. His research goals are to understand the role of certain genes in the risk, development, and treatment of cancer. The approaches taken and agents studied hold promise for improving management of all patients with solid tumors.</p>
<p>Dr. Weiser participates in the efforts of a number of professional organizations including the Children&rsquo;s Oncology Group (COG), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Association (ANRA), National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He has received numerous awards including the Brigid Leventhal Special Merit Award from ASCO and the Conquer Cancer Foundation, and a prestigious K12 from the National Cancer Institute for the training of the next generation of physician-scientists in pediatric cancer. Dr. Weiser is actively involved in teaching and mentorship of trainees, and takes great pride in providing advanced and compassionate care to his patients and their families.</p>
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<li>Neuroblastoma (adrenal tumors)</li>
<li>Wilms tumor (renal tumors)</li>
<li>Hepatoblastoma (liver tumors)</li>
<li>Germ cell tumors (including testicular and ovarian tumors)</li>
<li>Thyroid and other rare tumors</li>
<li>Experimental therapeutics</li>
<li>Cancer genetics and biomarkers</li>
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<li>Pediatrics</li>
<li>Pediatric Hematology/Oncology</li>
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<li>M.D. &ndash; Stony Brook University, NY</li>
<li>Residency &ndash; Children&rsquo;s Hospital of NY-Presbyterian, Columbia University, NY</li>
<li>Chief Residency &ndash; Children&rsquo;s Hospital of NY-Presbyterian, Columbia University, NY</li>
<li>Fellowship &ndash; The Children&rsquo;s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA</li>
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DR. Weiser's clinical focuses are neuroblastoma and adrenal tumors, Wilms tumor and other kidney (renal) tumors, hepatoblastoma, and other liver tumors, germ cell tumors (including testicular and ovarian tumors), Thyroid and other rare tumors, experimental therapeutics, and cancer genetics and biomarkers.&nbsp;

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Dr. Weiser&rsquo;s research goals are to understand the role of certain genes in the risk, development, and treatment of cancer. The approaches taken and agents studied hold promise in the treatment of all solid tumors. Dr. Weiser&rsquo;s laboratory focuses on childhood cancer research with a goal of elucidating the underlying biology of the most aggressive malignancies. He has multiple ongoing projects, such as identification of biologic drivers of neuroblastoma at ultra-high risk for treatment failure, characterization of neuroblastoma development from neural crest cells, and evaluation of novel combinatorial targeted therapeutic approaches in neuroblastoma, among others.

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<p>Daniel A. Weiser, MD, is a Medical Director of the Intra-abdominal Solid Tumor Program in the Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology department at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. He is also Associate Professor in the Pediatrics and Genetics departments at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focuses are neuroblastoma and adrenal tumors, Wilms tumor and other kidney (renal) tumors, hepatoblastoma and other liver tumors, germ cell tumors (including testicular and ovarian tumors), Thyroid and other rare tumors, experimental therapeutics, and cancer genetics and biomarkers. Dr. Weiser is actively involved in teaching and mentorship of trainees and takes great pride in his active participation in patient care.</p><p>Dr. Weiser received his Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology in 1995 at Haverford College, PA. In 2004, he received his Doctor of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, NY. He is currently earning his Master of Science in Translational Research at the University of Pennsylvania. He began a residency in Pediatrics at the New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University in 2007. Dr. Weiser then completed a three-year fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at The Children&rsquo;s Hospital of Philadelphia. </p><p>Dr. Weiser&rsquo;s research goals are to understand the role of certain genes in the risk, development, and treatment of cancer. The approaches taken and agents studied hold promise in the treatment of all solid tumors. Dr. Weiser&rsquo;s laboratory focuses on childhood cancer research with a goal of elucidating the underlying biology of the most aggressive malignancies. He has multiple ongoing projects, such as identification of biologic drivers of neuroblastoma at ultra-high risk for treatment failure, characterization of neuroblastoma development from neural crest cells, and evaluation of novel combinatorial targeted therapeutic approaches in neuroblastoma, among others. His research has been published in many reviewed journals. </p><p>Dr. Weiser participates in the efforts of a number of professional organizations including the Children&rsquo;s Oncology Group (COG), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He has received many awards including the Brigid Leventhal Special Merit Award through ASCO, and he has been awarded a prestigious K12 from the NCI for the training of the next generation of physician-scientists in pediatric cancer.</p><p>He is board certified in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and General Pediatrics.</p>

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Kara L. Watts

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Kara

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Watts

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Clinical practice focuses on BPH, endourology, and prostate cancer detection and ablation.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Work on quality improvement in healthcare and active surveillance and focal ablation in prostate cancer.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Dr. Kara L. Watts, Associate Professor of Urology, joined the urology faculty at Montefiore in 2016. She completed a fellowship in Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare and an extended observership in focal ablation for prostate cancer in the UK. She serves as the Director of Quality Assurance and Improvement for the Department of Urology and leads the prostate cancer screening program.</p><p>Dr. Watts' clinical practice focuses on BPH, endourology, and prostate cancer detection and ablation. She also offers image-guided focal ablation for localized prostate cancer. She has a particular interest in active surveillance of prostate cancer and incorporating imaging modalities, particularly MRI imaging, into the diagnosis and treatment of localized prostate cancer.</p><p>Dr. Watts has numerous peer-reviewed publications, written several book chapters and co-edited a textbook. She has presented both nationally and internationally at various conferences and with the AUA regarding her work on quality improvement in healthcare and active surveillance and focal ablation in prostate cancer. She is involved in several national and international committees and editorial boards, including the AUA Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, the Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Research Initiative Advisory Committee, and the Urology Times Editorial Board.</p>

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Asli S. Sucu

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Asli

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Scott J. Schafler

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Scott

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Alexander I. Sankin

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<p>Dr. Sankin is an academic surgeon in the Department of Urology, at Montefiore Medical Center with a clinical focus on surgical approaches to the management of urologic malignancies of the upper urinary tract and bladder. His academic focus is divided between clinical and translational research studying emerging treatments and techniques central to the surgical care of patients with urologic cancers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Sankin is the site-Principal Investigator for multiple clinical trials studying novel therapeutics for patients with bladder cancer who wish to avoid radical cystectomy. As an active member of multiple clinical trial consortiums including Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and the Society of Urologic Oncology Clinical Trials Consortium, Dr. Sankin speardeaded the development of a bladder cancer clinical trials program at Einstein.&nbsp;</p>
<p>His translational research focuses on characterizing the tumor immune microenvironment of bladder tumors and the role of novel checkpoint molecules as relevant therpeutic targets. &nbsp;</p>
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<p>Dr. Sankin current research program focuses on the translational application of immune-oncology to the treatment of urologic cancer.</p>

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Dr. Sankin's&nbsp;clinical specialty is surgical approaches to treating urological malignancies, including prostate, testicular, renal and bladder cancer.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Sankin&rsquo;s research centers on bladder-preserving treatment options in patients with high-risk bladder cancer and the development of new immunotherapies for bladder cancer.&nbsp;<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p align="left">Clark TW,&nbsp;Sankin A, Becske T, Nelson PK, Fox M.&nbsp;&nbsp;Stent-assisted Gugliemi detachable coil repair of wide-necked renal artery aneurysm using 3-D angiography.&nbsp;&nbsp;Vasc Endovascular Surg 2008 Jan; 41(6):528-32</p>
<p align="left">Tareen B,&nbsp;Sankin A, Godoy G, Temkin S, Lepor H, Taneja SS.&nbsp;Appropriate candidates for hemiablative focal therapy are infrequently encountered among men selected for radical prostatectomy in contemporary cohort<em>.</em>&nbsp;Urology.&nbsp;&nbsp;2009 Feb;73(2):351-4</p>
<p align="left">Tareen B, Godoy G,&nbsp;Sankin A, Temkin S, Lepor H, Taneja SS.&nbsp;&nbsp;Laterality alone should not drive selection of candidates for hemi-ablative focal therapy.&nbsp;J Urol.&nbsp;&nbsp;2009 Mar;181(3):1082-9</p>
<p align="left">Tareen B, Godoy G,&nbsp;Sankin A, Temkin S, Lepor H, Taneja SS.&nbsp;&nbsp;Can contemporary transrectal prostate biopsy accurately select candidates for hemi-ablative focal therapy of prostate cancer?&nbsp;&nbsp;BJU Int. 2009 Jul;104(2):195-9</p>
<p align="left">Marien T,&nbsp;Sankin A, Lepor H.&nbsp;&nbsp;Factors predicting preservation of erectile function in men undergoing open radical retropubic prostatectomy.&nbsp;&nbsp;J Urol.&nbsp;&nbsp;2009 Apr;181(4):1817-22</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A, Tareen B, Lepor H.&nbsp;&nbsp;Side-specific factors associated with extracapsular extension and seminal vesicular invasion in men undergoing open radical retropubic prostatectomy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis.&nbsp;&nbsp;2009;12(2):204-8</p>
<p align="left">Mufarrij P,&nbsp;Sankin A, Godoy G, Lepor H.&nbsp;Pathologic outcomes of candidates for active surveillance undergoing radical prostatectomy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urology.&nbsp;&nbsp;2010 Sep;76(3):689-92</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A, Cohen J, Wang H, Macchia RJ, Karanikolas N.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rate of renal cell carcinoma subtypes in different races.&nbsp;&nbsp;Int Braz J Urol.&nbsp;&nbsp;2011 Feb;37(1):29-32</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A, Sfakianos J, Schiff J, Sjoberg D, Coleman J.&nbsp;Assessing renal function following partial nephrectomy using renal nuclear scintigraphy and eGFR.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urology.&nbsp;&nbsp;2012 Aug;80(2):343-6</p>
<p align="left">Ghavamian R, Hakimi AA, Williams SK, Kim PH, Chen L, Sfakianos JP, Keren-Paz GE,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Ginzburg N, Coleman JA.&nbsp;&nbsp;Factors affecting proportional glomerular filtration rate following minimally invasive partial nephrectomy.&nbsp;&nbsp;J Endourology&nbsp;&nbsp;2013 Nov;27(11):1371-5</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A, Hakimi AA, Mikkilineni N, Ostrovnaya I, Silk MT, Liang Y, Mano R, Chevinsky M, Motzer RJ, Solomon SB, Cheng EH, Durack JC, Coleman JA, Russo P, Hsieh JJ.&nbsp;&nbsp;The impact of genetic heterogeneity on biomarker development in kidney cancer assessed by multiregional sampling.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cancer Medicine 2014 Dec;3(6):1485-92</p>
<p align="left">Mano R, Vertosick E,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Chevinsky M, Larish Y, Jakubowski CD, Hotker AM, Sjoberg D, Akin O, Russo P.&nbsp;&nbsp;The clinical significance of indeterminate pulmonary nodules in patients with renal cell carcinoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;J Urol 2014 Mar;193(3):776-82</p>
<p align="left">Chevinsky M, Imnadze M,&nbsp;Sankin A, Winer A, Mano R, Jakubowski C, Mashni J, Sjoberg DD, Chen YB, Tickoo SK, Reuter VE, Hakimi AA, Russo P.&nbsp;Pathologic stage T3a significantly increases disease recurrence across all tumor sizes in renal cell carcinoma.&nbsp;J Urol 2015 Aug;194(2):310-5</p>
<p align="left">Hakimi AA, Tickoo S, Jacobsen A, Sarungbam J, Sfakianos J, Sato Y, Morikawa T, Kume H, Fukayama M, Homma Y, Chen YB,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Mano R, Coleman JA, Russo P, Ogawa S, Sander C, Hsieh JJ, Reuter VE.&nbsp;TCEB1-mutated renal cell carcinoma: a distinct genomic and morphologic subtype.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mod Pathol 2015 June;28(6):845-53</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A,&nbsp;Hakimi AA, Hsieh JJ, Molina AM.&nbsp;&nbsp;Metastatic non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma: an evidence based review of current treatment strategies.&nbsp;&nbsp;Front Oncol 2015 Apr 8;5:67</p>
<p align="left">Hakimi AA, Ostrovnaya I, Jacobsen A, Susztak K, Coleman JA, Russo P, Winer AG, Mano R,&nbsp;Sankin A, Motzer RJ, Voss MH, Offit K, Purdue M, Pomerantz M, Freedman M, Choueiri TK, Hsieh JJ, Klein RJ.&nbsp;&nbsp;Validation and genomic interrogation of the MET variant rs11762213 as a predictor of adverse outcomes in clear cell renal cell&nbsp;carcinoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cancer 2016 Feb 1;122(3):402-10</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A. Discovering biomarkers within the genomic landscape of renal cell carcinoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;J Kidney 2016 Feb 2(1)&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A, Tin A, Mano R, Chevinsky M, Jakubowski C, Cha E, Yee A, Friedman F, Sjoberg D, Ehdaie B, Coleman J.&nbsp;&nbsp;Impact of ureteroscopy prior to nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma on oncologic outcomes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urology 2016 Aug; 94:148-53</p>
<p align="left">Mano R, Hakimi AA,&nbsp;Sankin AI,&nbsp;Sternberg IA, Chevinsky MS, Russo P.&nbsp;&nbsp;Surgical treatment of tumors involving kidneys with fusion anomalies &ndash; a contemporary series.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urology 2016 Aug; 98:97-102</p>
<p align="left">Zhou TC,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Porcelli SA, Perlin DS, Schoenberg MP, Zang XX.&nbsp;&nbsp;A review of the PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint in bladder cancer: from mediator of immune escape, to target for treatment.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urol Oncol 2017 Jan;35(1):14-20&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left">Winer AG, Vertosick EA, Ghanaat M, Corradi RB, Carlsson S, Sjoberg DD,&nbsp;Sankin AI,&nbsp;Sfakianos JP, Cha EK, Dalbagni G, Coleman JA.&nbsp;Prognostic value of lymph node yield during nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urol Oncol 2017 April;35(4):151</p>
<p align="left">Sankin&nbsp;A,&nbsp;Narasimhulu&nbsp;D, John P,&nbsp;Gartrell&nbsp;B, Schoenberg M, Zang XX.&nbsp; The expanding repertoire of targets for immune checkpoint inhibition in bladder cancer: what lies beneath the tip of the iceberg, PD-L1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urol&nbsp;Onc&nbsp;2017 (Epub ahead of print)</p>
<p align="left">Milbar N, Kates M, Chappidi MR, Pederzoli F, Yoshida T,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Pierorazio PM, Schoenberg MP, Bivalacqua TJ. Oncological outcomes of sequential intravesical gemcitabine and docetaxel in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bladder Cancer 2017 Oct 27;3(4):293-303</p>
<p align="left">Daneshmand S, Patel s, Lotan Y, Pohar K, Trabulsi E, Woods M, Downs T, Huang W, Jones J, O&rsquo;Donnell M, Bivalacqua T, DeCastro J, Steinberg G, Kamat A, Resnick M, Konety B, Schoenberg M, Jones JS,&nbsp;Flexible Blue Light Study Group Collaborators.&nbsp;Efficacy and Safety of Blue Light Flexible Cystoscopy with Hexaminolevulinate in the Surveillance of Bladder Cancer: A Phase III, Comparative, Multicenter Study.&nbsp;&nbsp;J Urol 2018 May;199(5):1158-65</p>
<p align="left">Fridman D, Abeshouse M,&nbsp;Sankin A.&nbsp;Paraurethral Leiomyoma as an Incidental Finding in a Patient with Fibroid Uterus. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb 7;2018</p>
<p align="left">Adrianzen Hererra DA, Goldberg-Stein S,&nbsp;Sankin A, Sarungbam J, Sharma J, Gartrell BA. Synchronous Bone Metastasis From Multiple Myeloma and Prostate Adenocarcinoma as Initial Presentation of Coexistent Malignancies. Front Oncol, 2018 Apr 30;8:137</p>
<p align="left">Berstein A, Fram EB,&nbsp;Sankin A, Kovac E, Srivastava A, DiVito J, Stern JM. A Comparison of Perinephric Fat Surface Area and Mayo Adhesive Probability Score in Predicting Malignancy in T1 Renal Masses.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urol Onc 2018 Nov; 36(11):499</p>
<p align="left">Sun Y, Reuter VE, Magi-Galluzzi C,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Epstein JI.&nbsp;Granular Cell Tumor of the Bladder: A Report of Six Cases.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urology 2018 Nov; 121:203&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left">Leow JJ, Bedke J, Chamie K, Collins JW, Daneshmand S, Grivas P, Heidenreich A, Messing EM, Royce TJ,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Schoenberg MP, Shipley WU, Villers A, Efstathiou J, Bellmunt J, Stenzl A.&nbsp;&nbsp;Recommendations From Joint SIU-ICUD Consultation On Bladder Cancer: Muscle-Invasive Presumably Regional Tumor.&nbsp;&nbsp;World J Urol 2019, Jan;37(1): 61-83</p>
<p align="left">Chand D, Dhawan D,&nbsp;Sankin A, Ren X, Lin J, Schoenberg M, Knapp DW, Zang X. Immune checkpoint B7x (B7-H4/B7S1/VtCN1) is overexpressed in spontaneous canine bladder cancer: the first report and its implications in a preclinical model. Bladder Cancer 2019, Jan 31;5(1)63-71</p>
<p align="left">Bernstein A, Barry E, Fram EB,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Kovac E, Stern JM.&nbsp;Does Glomerular Filtration Rate at Discharge After Partial Nephrectomy Predict Long-Term Glomwerular Filtration Rate Stability?. J Endourol 2019, Jun;33(6):488-491</p>
<p align="left">Lotan Y, Bivalacqua TJ, Downs T, Huang W, Jones J, Kamat A, Konety B, Malmstrom PU, McKiernan J, O&rsquo;Donnell M, Patel S, Pohar K, Resnick M,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Smith A, Steinberg G, Trabulsi E, Woods M, Daneshmand S.&nbsp;&nbsp;Blue light flexible cystoscopy with hexaminolevulinate in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: review of the clinical evidence and consensus statement on optimal use in the USA &ndash; update 2018. Nat Rev Urol 2019, Jun;16(6):377-386</p>
<p align="left">Sankin A,&nbsp;Chand D, Schoenberg M, Zang X.&nbsp;&nbsp;Human urothelial bladder cancer generates a clonal immune response: the results of T-cell receptor sequencing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urol Oncol 2019, May 15 (epub ahead of print).</p>
<p align="left">Wang H, Kaur G,&nbsp;Sankin A,&nbsp;Chen F, Guan F, Zang X.&nbsp;Immune checkpoint blockade and CAR-T cell therapy in hematologic malignancies.&nbsp;&nbsp;J Hematol Oncol 2019, Jun 11;12(1):59</p>
<p align="left">Daniels MJ, Barry E, Schoenberg M, Lamm DL, Bivalacqua TJ,&nbsp;Sankin A, Kates M.&nbsp;&nbsp;Contemporary oncologic outcomes of second induction course BCG in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. Urol Oncol 2019, Jun 26 (epub ahead of print)</p>
<p align="left">Daniels MJ, Barry E, Milbar N, Schoenberg M, Bivalacqua TJ,&nbsp;Sankin A, Kates M. An evaluation of monthly maintenance therapy among patients receiving intravesical combination gemcitabine/docetaxel for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Urol Oncol 2019, Aug 28 (epub ahead of print)</p>
<p align="left">Khaki AR, Li A, Diamantopoulos LN, Bilen MA, Santos V, Esther J, Morales-Barrera R, Devitt M, Nelson A, Holmes CJ, Shreck E, Assi H, Gartrell BA, Sankin A,&nbsp;Rodriguez-Vida A, Lythgoe M, Pinato DJ, Drakaki A, Joshi M, Isaacsson Velho P, Hahn N, Liu S, Alonso Buznego L, Duran I, Moses M, Jain J, Murgic J, Baratam P, Barata P, Tripathi A, Zakharia Y, Galsky MD, Sonpavde G, Yu EY, Shankaran V, Lyman GH, Grivas P.&nbsp;&nbsp;Impact of performance status on treatment outcomes: A real-world study of advanced urothelial cancer treated with checkpoint inhibitors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cancer 2019, Dec 12 (epub ahead of print)</p>

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<p>Alexander I. Sankin, MD, is Associate Professor, Urology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical specialty is surgical approaches to treating urological malignancies, including prostate, testicular, renal and bladder cancer.</p><p>After earning his Master of Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, Dr. Sankin earned his Doctor of Medicine from New York University in 2008 and completed his residency in surgery and urology at the State University of New York Downstate in 2013. He then completed a fellowship in urologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2015.</p><p>Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Sankin&rsquo;s research centers on bladder-preserving treatment options in patients with high-risk bladder cancer and the development of new immunotherapies for bladder cancer. He is the site-principal investigator for multiple clinical trials studying novel therapeutics for patients with bladder cancer who wish to avoid radical cystectomy. As an active member of multiple clinical trial consortiums, including Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and the Society of Urologic Oncology Clinical Trials Consortium, Dr. Sankin spearheaded the development of a bladder cancer clinical trials program at Einstein. His translational research focuses on characterizing the tumor immune microenvironment of bladder tumors and the role of novel checkpoint molecules as relevant therapeutic targets. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.</p><p>Dr. Sankin is board certified and a member of the American Urological Association and the Society of Urologic Oncology.</p>

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Alejandra I. Sacasa

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Amanda C. North

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<p>Amanda North graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in Religion and a certificate in Latin American Studies. She went on to medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where she was elected AOA and awarded the Montefiore Staff and Alumni Award at graduation.</p>
<p>She went on to complete a residency in Urology at Montefiore Medical Center. She spent 2 years in Baltimore completing a fellowship in Pediatric Urology was at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has been an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Urology at Montefiore Medical Center for the past 5 years. Her professional interests include general pediatric urology with on focus on perinatal issues in urology, including prenatal consultations.<br /><br /></p>

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<p>Amanda C. North, MD, Professor of Urology, is an expert in Pediatric Urology who specializes in the care and treatment of children with complex voiding problems and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract. Dr. North earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Alpha Omega Alpha); she subsequently trained in General Surgery and Urology in the Einstein/Montefiore program . Dr. North completed fellowship training in Pediatric Urology at Johns Hopkins University and joined the faculty of The Department of Urology at Montefiore in 2007.</p><p>Dr. North is the recipient of the Montefiore Staff and Alumni Association Award. Dr. North is a member of the American Urological Association and Society for Pediatric Urology. Dr. North is fluent in Spanish.</p>

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