Joshua M. Stern, M.d.
Assistant Professor
Urology
Albert Einstein Medical College
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Joshua Stern is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia PA. He went on to graduate medical school with Honors in Research from the Cornell Medical School. Dr. Stern would go on to complete his Urology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. While there, he trained with leaders in surgical innovation for the treatment of both kidney stones and kidney cancer. His focus was on the minimally invasive treatments of prostate cancer and on developing expertise in radio frequency ablation of kidney cancer. He is well published on the subject of ablative and minimally invasive technology and has plans to continue his nanotechnology research using gold nanoparticles to focally treat prostate cancer. Following his residency he was selected to one of the busiest robotic fellowships in the country at the University of Pennsylvania where he honed his skills, performing over 350 robotic kidney and prostate surgeries. Dr. Stern’s experience in this field has led him to his current position, as a Urologic Robotic Surgeon at the Einstein Campus and the Director of Urologic Ablative Surgery. He will be starting a Urologic Ablative Program at Montefiore Medical Center . Most recently Dr. Stern has funding to study the association between the gut microbiome and kidney stone disease.
Research Interest
Gut microbiome, kidney stones and focal ablation of prostate cancer
Publications
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Initial Evaluation of the Safety of Nanoshell-Directed Photothermal Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Disease Stern, J. M., Kibanov Solomonov, V. V., Sazykina, E., Schwartz, J. A., Gad, S. C. & Goodrich, G. P. Jan 1 2016 In : International Journal of Toxicology. 35, 1, p. 38-46 9 p.
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Geographic location is an important determinant of risk factors for stone disease Fram, E. B., Sorensen, M. D., Bird, V. G. & Stern, J. M. Oct 24 2016 (Accepted/In press) In : Urolithiasis. p. 1-5 5 p.
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Evidence for a distinct gut microbiome in kidney stone formers compared to non-stone formers Stern, J. M., Moazami, S., Qiu, Y., Kurland, I., Chen, Z., Agalliu, I., Burk, R. & Davies, K. P. Oct 1 2016 In : Urolithiasis. 44, 5, p. 399-407 9 p.
