Dr. Joel Sheinfeld

Dr. Joel Sheinfeld, MD, is a board-certified urologic surgeon specializing in genitourinary cancers, with particular expertise in the clinical care and surgical treatment of testicular cancer. He holds an appointment as Professor in the Department of Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Adjunct Professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and he practices at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he collaborates closely with colleagues in medical oncology, pathology, radiology, and radiation therapy to deliver comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with testicular cancer. His clinical focus reflects a commitment to individualized treatment planning and optimizing outcomes across all stages of the disease.

Dr. Sheinfeld is internationally recognized for his refinement of nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), a surgical technique designed to preserve fertility in patients with low-stage disease as well as in many patients who have completed chemotherapy for more advanced cancers. Performing approximately 100 RPLNDs per year over the past decade, he has developed deep expertise in retroperitoneal surgery that extends to the surgical management of varied tumors in the retroperitoneum in collaboration with specialists across disciplines. His scholarly contributions are extensive, including numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and he has edited special editions on testicular cancer in Urologic Clinics of North America, the World Journal of Urology, the British Journal of Urology, Urologic Oncology, and Seminars in Urologic Oncology. He has written or co-authored the chapter on surgical management of testicular cancer in Campbell's Urology (8th, 9th, and 10th editions) and DeVita's Principles and Practice of Oncology (5th through 9th editions), two of the most authoritative reference works in urology and oncology.

Dr. Sheinfeld is a respected leader in urologic education and professional societies. He serves as faculty director for the American Urological Association's course on testicular cancer and is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's guidelines committees for both testicular cancer and kidney cancer. He is an associate editor of Urology and the World Journal of Urology, a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals, and an active member of the American Association of Urology and the Society of Urologic Oncology, where he previously served on the board of directors. Through his surgical innovation, editorial leadership, and national guideline work, Dr. Sheinfeld continues to shape the standard of care for patients with testicular and genitourinary cancers.