• 914.302.0100
  • Phelps Hospital/Northwell Health, 755 North Broadway, Suite 510, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

About

Michael Grasso III, received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine in Philadelphia, completing his Surgery and Urology residency training at Jefferson in 1992. While in Philadelphia he worked closely with Dr. Demetrius Bagley, developing broad academic interests in minimally invasive surgery and Urologic Oncology, advancing the field of Endourology by developing many minimally invasive therapies, advanced instrumentation, with significant contributions to the literature. He performed the first reported laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for cancer in the US in 1991 and has performed the most complex laparoscopic and robotic kidney surgeries for cancer worldwide.

He served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Urology at Loma Linda University in Southern California, Professor of Urology with tenure at New York University in Manhattan, and since 2001 he has been Professor and Vice Chairman of Urology with tenure at New York Medical College. He is also currently Chairman of Urology at Phelps Medical Center/Northwell Health in Sleepy Hollow New York, Director of an Endourology fellowship-training program since 1999, while also stewarding basic science research in renal oncology and physiology with Thambi Dorai Ph.D.

Summary of curriculum vitae includes: 120 peer review publications, 62 text book chapter, Color Atlas Of Endourology co-authored with David Albala in 1999, Surgical and Medical Management Of Nephrolithiasis with David Goldfarb in 2012, Endourologic Management of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma with Demetrius Bagley in 2016, Advanced Ureteroscopy: Overcoming Difficult Problems with Scott Hubosky and Olivier Traxier in 2021, 204 academic presentations, 27 instructional videos of surgical technique, and 369 visiting professorships and invited academic lectures worldwide.

Education

Undergraduate:
University of Pittsburgh
1982

Medical School:
MD, Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
1982 – 1986

Training

Internship (Surgery):
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Trauma Center Allentown, PA, 1986-87

Residency (Surgery):
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA, 1987-88

Residency (Urology):
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA, 1988-92

Certification

  • Certificate in Nutritional Support and Hyperalimentation 1986
  • Certificate in Microsurgery 1987
  • Certificate in Laser Surgery 1989
  • Certificate in Shockwave Lithotripsy 1990
  • Certificate in Laparoscopic Surgery 1991
  • American Board of Urology 1994, 2004, 2020, 2024 – 2034

Academic and Hospital Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California July 1992 to May 1994.
  • Associate Professor, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California May 1994 to December 1994.
  • Associate Professor of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY January 1995 August 1999.
  • Professor of Urology, New York University (tenured), September 1999 – October 2001
  • Attending/Teaching Staff, Bellevue Hospital Center, March 1995 – 2007.
  • Attending Staff, VAMC Manhattan, NY, February 1995 2001.
  • Director, VA Kidney Stone Center, New York VA Medical Center, 1996 – 2001.
  • Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Dept. Of Urology, NYU Medical Center, NY, May 1996 2000.
  • Director, Kidney Stone Prevention and Treatment Center, NYU Medical Center, May 1996 2001.
  • Chairman, Department of Urology. Saint Vincents Medical Center, New York, NY, October 2001 – May 2010, (Institution Closure).
  • Vice Chairman, Dept. of Urology, New York Medical College, October 2001 – 2015.
  • Professor (tenured), Department of Urology. New York Medical College, October 2001-present.
  • Director of Endo-Urology, Lenox Hill Hospital. May 2010 – 2018.
  • Director of Endo-Urology, Northwest Region, Northwell Health 2015 – present.
  • Member, Senior Leadership Council, New York Medical College, 2012 – 2015.
  • Director, Living Related Kidney Transplant Program, West Chester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, 2012 – 2017, UNOS Certified Position.
  • Regional Director of Urology, Northwest Region, Northwell Health. 2015 – 2021.
  • Director, Urologic Oncology. Good Samaritan Hospital, West Chester Health, Suffren, New York. 2017 – present.
  • Director, Institute for the Surgical and Medical Management of Kidney Disorders, Northwell Health, 2019 – present.
  • Chairman, Department of Urology, Phelps Memorial Hospital, Northwell Health 2019 – present.
  • Senator – Faculty Senate, New York Medical College, 2019-2021.

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Urological Association
  • American Lithotripsy Society: Board Member 1999, 2002 – 2004
  • American Medical Association
  • California Medical Association: 1992-1994
  • Endourological Society: Editorial Board Member 2001 – 2013
  • Morgagni Medical Society
  • New York Medical Society
  • New York Section, American Urological Association
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
  • Societe Internationale D’Urologie
  • Honored Member Strathmore’s Who’s Who
  • Urology Society of America: Board Member 2002 – 2004
  • Italian Endourologic Surgery Society: Founding Member
  • National Kidney Foundation: Advisory Board 2006 – 2010

Committee Memberships

  • Member, Medical Executive Board, Phelps Memorial Hospital, 2019 – Present
  • Member, New York Medical College, Dean Search Committee, 2017
  • Member, Lenox Hill Hospital Perioperative Committee, 2013 – 2015
  • Member, New York Medical College Senior Executive Counsel, 2012 – 2017
  • New York Medical College Faculty Senate Committee:  2004 – 2010, 2021 – 2023
  • Member, Angelus Physicians Committee, 2004
  • Member, Search Committee for Neurological Surgery
  • Chair, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, 2001 – 2010
  • Chairman, Recruitment and Development Committee, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, 2002 – 2010
  • Member, Chairman of Department Committee, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, 10/01 – 2010
  • Member, Executive Committee, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, 10/01 – 2010
  • Member, Perioperative Committee, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, 2001 – 2010
  • Member, Day Surgery Committee, NYU Medical Center, 1999 – 2000
  • Member, NIDDK grant site visit committee, 1998 – 1999
  • Chairman, Publications Committee of the American Lithotripsy Society, 1998 – 1999
  • Member, Minimally Invasive Surgery Suite Planning Committee, 1996 – 1999
  • Member, AUA Stone Disease Committee, Technology Assessment Council, American Urological Association, 1995 – 2000
  • Member, Operating Room Committee, NYU Medical Center, 1995 – 1998
  • Member, Same Day Surgery Committee, NYU Medical Center, 1995 – 1996
  • Member, Operating Room Committee, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 1993 – 1994
  • Member, Animal Research Committee, Universal Animal Care, 1993 – 1994
  • Member, Laser Ad Hoc Committee, Loma Linda University
  • Medical Center, 1992 – 1994

Ad Hoc Reviewer

  • Journal of Urology
  • Urology
  • Journal of Endourology – Editorial Board Member (2001-2013)
  • Journal of Endourology – Assistant Editor (2001-2013)
  • Reviews In Urology ‑ Section Editor (1998‑2001)
  • eMedicine ‑ Editor (1999-Present)
  • Renal Medicine News – Editorial Advisory Board (2003 – 2010)
  • British Journal of Urology, BJUI
  • AUA Abstract Review Team (2005 – Present)
  • Asian Journal of Andrology (2005)
  • Urology in Nature: Periodical (2009)
  • World Journal of Urology

Director, Fellowship in Endourology

1999, 2000

2001–2010

2010-2019

2015-present

Hospital Affiliations

Westchester Medical Center

2006 – present

Good Samaritan Hospital

8/2016 - present

Lenox Hill Hospital

5/10 – present

Phelps Memorial, Northwell Health

11/2014 – present

Loma Linda University Medical Center:
7/92 – 12/94
Jerry Pettis Memorial VA Hospital:
7/92 – 12/94
San Bernardino County Hospital:
7/92 – 12/94
Riverside General Hospital:
7/92 – 12/94
NYU Medical Center:
2/95 – 10/01
Hospital for Joint Diseases:
2/95 – 10/01
Cabrini Medical Center:
2000-2007
Bellevue Hospital:
2/95 – 1/02
VA Hospital Manhattan:
2/95 – 12/04
Saint Vincents Medical Center:
10/2001 – 5/2010

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

Get Started

  • Phelps Hospital/Northwell Health
  • 755 North Broadway, Suite 510
  • Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
  • 914.302.0100

Specialities

  • Urologic Oncology
  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Complex Kidney Stone Disease
  • Upper Urinary Tract Reconstructive Surgery