Dr. James Kashanian, MD

Concierge Urology, New York, NY

Weill Cornell Medicine Urology

5.0 (10 reviews)

James Kashanian, MD, is a urologist who treats male infertility at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, New York.

525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065

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Board certified

Urology

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About Dr. Kashanian

Dr. Kashanian treats male infertility as a urologist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the Rutgers University School of Engineering Honors Program in 2002 and his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in 2007.

He completed post-doctoral urology training at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, progressing from research fellow through general surgery and urology residency to chief resident in urology by 2014. He then completed a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois. He is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology and is a member of the American Urological Association, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Andrology, and the American Society for Men's Health.

His clinical expertise includes male infertility, fertility preservation, microsurgery, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, testosterone deficiency, and prosthetic urology. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters, and has delivered invited lectures nationally and internationally, with scholarly work focused on fertility preservation, microsurgical infertility surgery, and surgical outcomes research.

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Services

Male infertility Fertility preservation Microsurgery Erectile dysfunction Peyronie's disease Testosterone deficiency Prosthetic urology Penile prosthetic surgery Men's health Fertility preservation in cancer patients

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Education and credentials

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University School of Engineering Honors Program, 2002

Residency

Post-doctoral urology, Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, progressing from Research Fellow in Urology (2007-2008) through general surgery internship/residency (2008-2010), urology residency (2010-2013), to Chief Resident in Urology (2013-2014)

Fellowship

Completed a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois, from 2014 to 2015

Board certified

Urology, American Board of Urology

Membership

Active member of the American Urological Association (AUA), Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), American Society of Andrology (ASA), and American Society for Men's Health (ASMH)

NPI

1467613448

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Location

525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065

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Recognition and research

Publications

Has co-authored at least 53 research papers indexed in PubMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine database.

Has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and numerous book chapters, and has delivered invited lectures nationally and internationally, with scholarly work focused on fertility preservation, microsurgical infertility surgery (micro-TESE and varicocelectomy), and surgical outcomes research.

Co-authored a JAMA Patient Page on treatments for male infertility, accepted for publication in March 2015.

Was senior author of "Preoperative Total Testicular Volume as a Predictor of Total Motile Sperm Count Improvement Following Microsurgical Varicocelectomy", published in Andrology in 2026.

Was senior author of "Sperm Retrieval in Men With AZFc Microdeletions Is Independent of Age but Associated With Intermediate Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels", published in Urology Practice in 2026.

Was senior author of "Reply to Editorial Comment on "Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Male Fertility: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions"", published in Urology in 2026.

Was senior author of "Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Male Fertility: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions", published in Urology in 2026.

Was senior author of "Response to Comment on: Comparative outcomes of intralesional collagenase injection for Peyronie's disease: acute vs. stable phase treatment", published in International Journal of Impotence Research in 2025.

Teaching and research roles

Serves as Director of Male Sexual Health and Assistant Professor of Urology and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and as Assistant Attending Urologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; also Associate Director of the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery and Co-Director of the Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Fellowship.

Media and books

Discussed the rising visibility of male infertility awareness with Time Magazine in a January 2019 article titled 'The Silent Shame of Male Infertility.'

Estimated in an April 2019 Wall Street Journal article that close to 50% of major U.S. hospitals had men's health centers, up from about a third identified in a 2014 study he co-wrote.

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Questions patients ask

Is Dr. Kashanian board certified?

Yes. Dr. Kashanian is board certified in Urology.

Where did Dr. Kashanian train?

Dr. Kashanian completed a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois, from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Kashanian completed post-doctoral urology training at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, progressing from Research Fellow in Urology (2007-2008) through general surgery internship/residency (2008-2010), urology residency (2010-2013), to Chief Resident in Urology (2013-2014).