Nicholas T. Karanikolas

Nicholas T. Karanikolas, MD, is an Associate Professor at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and Chief of Urology at Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare. His clinical expertise lies in Urological Oncology, with a focus on prostate cancer outcomes and PSA screening in veterans.

• Doctor of Medicine (1998), SUNY Downstate Medical School
• B.A. in Biology (1992), New York University

His research spans prostate cancer detection, racial disparities in urological oncology, and surgical techniques for radical prostatectomy and bladder reconstruction. Publications include studies on small cell bladder cancer epidemiology and renal artery complications post-nephrectomy.

Dr. Karanikolas has contributed to book chapters on endourology and bladder cancer vaccines. His clinical training includes a Urologic Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering and urology residencies at SUNY Downstate.