Paul Russo MD, FACS
Professor of Urology, Weill Cornell School of Medicine; Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New YorkDr. Paul Russo is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and trained in general surgery and urology at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He completed a 4 year research and clinical fellowship in urological oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center under Dr. Willet Whitmore and joined the attending staff. Dr. Russo is now Professor of Urology at the Weill Cornell School of Medicine and Attending Surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His main area of clinical interest in the management of localized and advanced kidney cancer. He is advocate of kidney sparing approaches to the management of clinically localized kidney tumors. Dr. Russo leads a multi disciplinary research team committed to the study of kidney cancer both at the clinical and basic science level.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Preliminary Outcomes of Same-Day Discharge Protocol for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy
- Perioperative Aspirin Use During Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
- Reduced Renal Function Does Not Predispose to Cancer-Specific Mortality From RCC
- Natural History of Asymptomatic Pseudoaneurysm After Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy
- Patient-Reported Quality of Life and Convalescence After Minimally Invasive Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Surgical Factors That Influence Renal Function Preservation After Partial Nephrectomy
- Trifecta Outcomes of Partial Nephrectomy in Patients Over 75 Years Old
- Perinephric and Sinus Fat Invasion in Stage pT3a Tumors Managed by Partial Nephrectomy
- Frozen Sections for Margins During Partial Nephrectomy Do Not Impact Recurrence Rates
- Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Function After Partial Nephrectomy in Solitary Kidneys