Jim C. Hu, M.D., MPH

Dr. Jim C. Hu is an internationally recognized leader in robotic radical prostatectomy and prostate cancer surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, known for pioneering surgical innovations that preserve sexual and urinary function without compromising cancer control. He is the Ronald P. Lynch Professor of Urologic Oncology, Director of the LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery, and Vice Chair of Clinical Research.

Dr. Hu developed PATENTS (Posterior Approach to Endopelvic Neurovascular Total Sparing), a nerve-sparing robotic prostatectomy technique resulting in more than twofold faster recovery of erectile function — a finding discussed in a 2026 Nature Revi...