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Michael J Droller, MD
Urology
About Me
Michael J. Droller, M.D., is a board certified urologist who received his medical degree cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, went on to begin a surgical residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, and then took a position in the US Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health as a Clinical Associate in the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases to pursue clinical and laboratory investigations. He completed his urology residency at Stanford University Medical Center, spent a year in immunologic research in the Department of Immunology at the University of Stockholm, and then joined the faculty in the Departments of Urology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine. Dr. Droller came to Mount Sinai as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology in 1984, serving in that capacity for 19 years and becoming the Katherine and Clifford Goldsmith Professor of Urology (1998) and Professor of Oncology.
Dr. Droller's clinical interests center on urological cancers, with a major focus on bladder cancer and prostate cancer. In pursuing these areas both clincally and in the laboratory, he has also been extensively involved in teaching and communicating to professional colleagues and to the public on these topics, through serving in several major leadership positions for a number of professional organizations and journals. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, which is the official journal of the Society of Urologic Oncology. He has also served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Urology, the official journal of the American Urological Association. He has been Chairman of the Medical Advisory Council for the American Foundation for Urological Diseases, having served as co-Chair for the Bladder Health Council of that organization for 12 years. He has been President and on the Executive Committee of the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Urological Research Society, the New York Section of the American Urological Association, and the New York State Urological Society, and has served as Chairman of the Section of Urology of the New York Academy of Medicine. In addition, he is a member of 15 professional societies and on the editorial board of eight professional journals. His government service has included terms as consultant to the Island Peer Review Organization on the Standards Norms and Criteria Committee and the New York State Department of Health Task Force on Clinical Guidelines and Medical Terminology Assessment.
Dr. Droller Patient Stories:
https://www.mountsinai.org/about/patient-stories/turning-18-months-into-18-years
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Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
About Me
Michael J. Droller, M.D., is a board certified urologist who received his medical degree cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, went on to begin a surgical residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, and then took a position in the US Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health as a Clinical Associate in the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases to pursue clinical and laboratory investigations. He completed his urology residency at Stanford University Medical Center, spent a year in immunologic research in the Department of Immunology at the University of Stockholm, and then joined the faculty in the Departments of Urology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine. Dr. Droller came to Mount Sinai as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology in 1984, serving in that capacity for 19 years and becoming the Katherine and Clifford Goldsmith Professor of Urology (1998) and Professor of Oncology.
Dr. Droller's clinical interests center on urological cancers, with a major focus on bladder cancer and prostate cancer. In pursuing these areas both clincally and in the laboratory, he has also been extensively involved in teaching and communicating to professional colleagues and to the public on these topics, through serving in several major leadership positions for a number of professional organizations and journals. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, which is the official journal of the Society of Urologic Oncology. He has also served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Urology, the official journal of the American Urological Association. He has been Chairman of the Medical Advisory Council for the American Foundation for Urological Diseases, having served as co-Chair for the Bladder Health Council of that organization for 12 years. He has been President and on the Executive Committee of the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Urological Research Society, the New York Section of the American Urological Association, and the New York State Urological Society, and has served as Chairman of the Section of Urology of the New York Academy of Medicine. In addition, he is a member of 15 professional societies and on the editorial board of eight professional journals. His government service has included terms as consultant to the Island Peer Review Organization on the Standards Norms and Criteria Committee and the New York State Department of Health Task Force on Clinical Guidelines and Medical Terminology Assessment.
Dr. Droller Patient Stories:
https://www.mountsinai.org/about/patient-stories/turning-18-months-into-18-years
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Bladder Cancer
- Congenital Kidney Disease
- Cystoscopy
- Frequent Urination
- Kidney Cancer
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer Screening
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Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
Internship, Internal Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Residency, Urology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Certifications
American Board of Urology
Awards
2018
Honorary Member
American Urological Association
2016
Legends in Urology
Canadian Journal of Urology
2015
Honorary Member
Swedish Urologic Association
2014
Career Achievement Award
Societe Internationale d'Urologie
2013
Honorary Member
International Bladder Cancer Network
2001
Doctor of Medicine Honoris Causa
University of Athens
2000
Honorary Fellow
German Urological Association
1987
Best Doctors
New York Magazine/Castle Connolly
1967
Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society
Harvard Medical School
1964
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard College
1964
Sigma Xi Research Honor Society
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Droller has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Droller has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.