Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Urology at CUMC
This provider accepts new patients
Appointment Phone Number: (212) 305-0114

G. Joel DeCastro, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. DeCastro graduated with cum laude honors in Biology from Harvard University in 1997. He then went on to complete his medical school training, a Masters in Public Health, and his Urology residency at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. After residency, he completed a two-year fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the University of Chicago, focused on laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He serves on the review panel of numerous publications, including the Journal of Urology and the Journal of Endourology. He has authored multiple original research articles, book chapters, and editorials on urologic oncology. His present research is primarily on outcomes following treatment for bladder cancer.
Dr. DeCastro is an established expert in both robotic and laparoscopic techniques for treatment of urologic tumors, specifically for bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer. He sees patients both at the Allen Hospital and at the Herbert Irving Pavillion on the main hospital campus, and participates in most insurance plans.
Board Certifications
- Urology
Areas of Expertise
- Cancer Care
- Urologic Oncology
- Adrenal Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Prostate Cancer
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Testicular Cancer
- Urologic Cancer
Languages Spoken
- French
- Spanish
Education and Training
- MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: The University of Chicago Medical Center
Locations
NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital
5141 Broadway
New York, NY 10034- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (212) 305-0114
- Fax:
- (212) 932-4448
ColumbiaDoctors Columbus Circle - Pain Medicine Center
1790 Broadway
New York, NY 10019- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (212) 305-0114
CUMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032- For new and current patient appointments, call:
- (212) 305-0114
- Fax:
- (212) 305-0129