Urologists

Location: BROOKLYN

Dhanan Etwaru, MD is a board-certified urologist with over twenty years of experience.

He is the Chairman of Urology at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Dr. Etwaru received his Medical Doctorate in 1986 from SUNY Stony Brook, School of Medicine. 

After graduating from Stony Brook, he completed a medical residency at NYU Winthrop Hospital and a urology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. In addition to urology, he is board-certified in internal medicine. Prior to joining NY Health, Dr. Etwaru was affiliated with ProHEALTH and Integrated Medical Professionals.

Location: BROOKLYN

Alexander Lipyansky, MD is a board-certified urologist. He is affiliated with SUNY Downstate University Hospital and The Brooklyn Hospital Center. 

In 2001, Dr. Lipyanksky graduated with his Medical Doctorate from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and completed his residency program in urology at SUNY Brooklyn (Downstate) College of Medicine.

Prior to joining New York Health, Dr. Lipyansky practiced at Mt. Sinai Brooklyn Heights Medical Group, TBHC Physician Services, PC, and Integrated Medical Professionals PLLC.

Location: LAWRENCE, FOREST HILLS

Dr. Natan Davoudzadeh is a skilled and compassionate board-certified urologist who relentlessly strives for the exceptional care of his patients. He treats patients for general urologic conditions including hematuria, kidney stone disease, enlarged prostate, low testosterone, overactive bladder, and erectile dysfunction. He also has vast experience in treating all kinds of urologic cancers including bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer using the most modern and minimally invasive techniques.

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He graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors from Brandeis University with a double major in neuroscience and biology. He then received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, graduating in the top 1% of his class, and being awarded the Endowed Honor Scholarship for excellent academic performance. He completed his residency in general surgery and urology at the prestigious Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed a unique and prestigious fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital specializing in Advanced Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Dr. Davoudzadeh is currently affiliated with North Shore University Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Metropolitan Lithotriptor Associates, PC, and South Nassau Communities Hospital.

Location: BROOKLYN

Dr. Ivan Colón is a skilled and experienced board-certified urologist. He served as Chief of Robotics and Advanced Laparoscopic Urology and Local Residency Program Director at New York Methodist Hospital. In addition, Dr. Colón served as Chief of Urology at University Hospital of Brooklyn and Vice Chairman of Urology at SUNY Downstate Medical School.

Dr. Colón received his undergraduate degree and his Medical Degree from the University of Wisconsin. Post medical-school, Dr. Colón completed his Internship at Loyola Medical Center in Illinois. He then served as Chief Resident of Urology at Brookdale University, receiving the Outstanding Resident of the Year Award and the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award. His Fellowship in laparoscopy and minimally invasive urological surgery was completed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California.

Dr. Colón is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology. He has been recognized as one of Castle Connolly’s Top doctors twice, has received the Patients’ Choice Award, and was inducted to the New York Methodist’s Hall of Fame.

Dr. Colón’s areas of expertise include: da Vinci Robotic surgery, laparoscopy, endourology, stone and oncologic diseases, general and minimally invasive urology. He is an expert in robotics and minimally invasive treatment of Prostate, Adrenal and Kidney diseases (including cancer). Dr Colon is also an expert in issues involving overall male health, erectile dysfunction, penile implants and treatment of benign prostate enlargement with Urolift and other in-office minimally invasive procedures.

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He has been involved in research for many years and is co-founder of Brooklyn Urology Research Group (BURG) and continues to bring new and very exciting modalities of treatment to the New York area, including the technique of cryotherapy.

Location: BROOKLYN

Dr. Brent Yanke is a fellowship trained urologist in minimally invasive techniques who has been practicing since 2007 in New Jersey and Brooklyn. He has completed well over 1,000 robotic cases, treating diseases such as prostate, kidney and bladder cancer as well as urinary tract reconstruction. His expertise also lies in endourologic surgery treating complex stone disease as well as focusing on the prevention of future kidney stones. Other endoscopic diseases treated include ureteral, renal pelvis, and bladder cancer as well as benign prostatic hypertrophy.

For the past five years, Dr Yanke has trained urology residents from several programs, winning teacher of the year at SUNY Downstate in 2016.

Dr. Yanke earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and his Master’s Degree in Public Health at Columbia University. In 2000, Dr. Yanke earned his Medical Degree at Stony Brook, where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Honor Society. He then completed his residency at SUNY Downstate, followed by the completion of the Bard-Bagley Fellowship at the Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine.

Dr. Yanke has been involved in several fields of research, working at SUNY Stony Brook, UC San Diego, USC Norris Cancer Center, and University of Pennsylvania.

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He has been an author of articles across several urologic journals as well as written book chapters in several texts.

He is currently a diplomat of the American Board of Urology, and is an active member of the American Urological Association.

New York Health proudly welcomes Dr. Yanke, as he brings his talent and expertise.

Location: BROOKLYN

Dr. Edward Zoltan is a board certified urologist. Prior to his employment with New York Health, Dr. Zoltan was the Director of Voiding Dysfunction at New York Methodist Hospital for the past eight years. He was actively involved in teaching residents of the Weil Cornell Urology Department. He has been an instrumental part in bringing state-of-the-art urology to Brooklyn, his home town. Dr. Zoltan has spent most of his life in Brooklyn and currently resides there with his family. Dr. Zoltan brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our group.

Dr. Zoltan completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Yeshiva University, graduating magna cum laude. He then earned his Medical Degree from the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, and completed his Residency at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania. He then undertook a very specialized fellowship in Voiding Dysfunction/ Neurourology at the prestigious Weill Cornell Medical College.

The recipient of many awards and accolades, Dr. Zoltan has been recognized by his colleagues for his outstanding patient care. He practices urology with compassion and a love of the field. His approach to patient care is based on a deep sense of ethics, while striving to always provide a customized approach of the latest techniques and technologies to each patient. Dr. Zoltan is currently involved in many different types of research projects in an effort to find better treatment for common urologic problems.

As a board-certified surgeon, Dr. Zoltan is a fellow of the American Academy of Urology, American College of Surgeons, and the New York section of urology.

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Dr. Zoltan has been heavily involved in the community, being a member of the Albert Einstein College of Medical Alumni Board, he presents educational talks in urology at local community centers and worked with local high schools to encourage careers in science.

In addition to his research and community outreach, Dr. Zoltan enjoys playing tennis, baseball, and skiing. He is also a huge sports enthusiast. A multi-linguist, he is fluent in Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian and Ukranian. When you meet Dr. Zoltan, you will see a man who loves what he does as it is evident in his continuous smile and humor.