Seth
E. Lerner, MD
Director, The Prostate Program
Seth E. Lerner, MD, a urologist specializing in urologic oncology, is the Director of the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center Prostate Program. This state-of-the-art treatment facility offers several unique diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities for cancer patients. In addition to cutting edge surgical techniques and radiotherapy, the Prostate Program offers the Multidisciplinary Conference. Patients and their families have the opportunity to discuss their case simultaneously with a urologic oncologist (surgeon), radiation oncologist and medical oncologist. This novel approach to the cancer decision-making process and therapy allows men with prostate cancer to freely interact with all the cancer specialists.
A graduate of the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Dr. Lerner performed his post-graduate training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, where he was a resident in urology. He continued his training as a Fellow in Urologic Oncology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr. Lerner is also an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has received numerous awards throughout his career and has published over 30 articles in the files of Urologic Oncology. Dr. Lerner is a consultant reviewer to several medical peer review journals including the “Journal of Urology”, “The Mayo Clinic Proceedings” and “Urology”. He is a member of the American Urological Association, The American Association of Clinical Urologists, the American Medical Association and the New York Section American Urological Association, among others.
Dr Lerner was instrumental in introducing minimimally invasive robotic oncologic surgery to White Plains Hospital Center. He has performed more robotic radical prostatectomies utilizing the da Vinci system than any other surgeon in the county as well as the surrounding counties.
“With the 3-D magnified view, I am more able to precisely identify and preserve the delicate structures that surround the prostate. This includes the sphincter muscles, which are responsible for urinary control, plus nerves and blood vessels, which are responsible for potency during the curative cancer operation. The same principles that I have used for years during standard open nerve sparing (for the preservation of sexual function) radical prostatectomy are applied to the robotic surgery. The da Vinci system is not a replacement for surgical skill and experience or extensive knowledge and understanding of pelvic anatomy. It is merely another tool such as an advanced scalpel and microscope that I can use to perform radical prostatectomy while maintaining the patient’s quality of life.”
Educational & Professional Background