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Ardavan Akhavan, M.D.

Pediatric Urology
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Specialties
Pediatric Urology, Urology,

Locations and Appointments

New Patients
Treats Children

The Institute for Pediatric Urology (E 68th, Suite F-935, F-918)

525 East 68th Street
Suite F-935, F-918
New York, NY 10065
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iconAbout Ardavan Akhavan, M.D.

Dr. Ardavan Akhavan is the Interim Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology and Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety in the Department of Urology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. He is a nationally recognized Pediatric Urologist with extensive experience in both robotic and open surgery for pediatric conditions affecting the kidneys, ureters, bladder and genitalia.

Having performed hundreds of robotic procedures in children and infants as young as eight weeks of age, Dr. Akhavan has particular expertise in robotic surgery for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux and ureteropelvic junction obstruction. He is also among a small group of surgeons nationwide with exte...

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Urology

iconExpertise

  • Androgen Insensitivity
  • Balanitis
  • Balanoposthitis
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bladder Diverticulum
  • Bladder Exstrophy
  • Bladder Mass

iconEducation

  • Degrees: Columbia College-Columbia University
  • Degrees: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

iconLanguages

  • English

iconTitles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Urologist
  • Assistant Professor of Urology

iconHospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital