Michael Grasso
III, M.D.

​Dr. Michael Grasso III is a leading urologist and urologic surgeon with expertise in kidney cancer and urologic oncology.

Dr. Michael Grasso III is a renowned urological surgeon known for his pioneering work in minimally invasive surgery and Urologic Oncology. He performed the first reported laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for cancer in the US in 1991 and has continued to advance the field through innovative techniques and instrumentation. With an extensive academic background, he has held professorial positions at esteemed institutions such as New York University and currently serves as Professor and Vice Chairman of Urology at New York Medical College. With over 120 peer-reviewed publications and numerous academic presentations and visiting professorships worldwide, Dr. Grasso’s contributions to the field of urology are vast and impactful.

39

years of
experience

58

Awards and
Honors

5

Patents

182

publications

371

academia

I learned I needed to have absolute confidence in my medical team, I have the right kind of relationship and total confidence in the doctors who cared for me at Northwell.”

- FRANK DANZA, CANCER SURVIVOR

I can’t say I fully recognized the complexity when I went in, even though Grasso told me it was complex. There was not much I could do about it and [that attitude] got me through.”

- Richard Bernstein, CANCER SURVIVOR

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