Joseph P. Alukal, MD, MBA

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About Joseph P. Alukal, MD, MBA

Dr. Joseph P. Alukal is The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Associate Professor in the Department of Urology; he is also Director of Men's Health at Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian and Fellowship Director in Andrology/Male Reproductive Health. He serves as the Medical Director for Access-to-Care for ColumbiaDoctors.


Dr. Alukal serves in a number of roles at a national and international level for professional specialty and subspecialty organizations, including the American Urological Association (AUA), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR), of which he is a past-President and current Board Member. As a member of the AUA Ambassadors, he have lectured internationally to the Urologic Professional Societies of countries including India, Italy, and Bangladesh.


He has authored or been a co-author on nearly 50 peer-reviewed publications and scientific book chapters and as well is the lead editor of the book "Design and Implementation of the Modern Men's Health Center." While as a fellow, he was funded by an AUA Foundation Award.


Dr. Alukal currently serves at Columbia in a number of roles, including his service on the ColumbiaDoctors PO Strategy Committee. As well, he is the Clinical Director for the NYP Reproductive Tissue Bank, in addition to serving on the NYP Tissue Bank Medical Advisory Committee.


He maintains a busy clinical practice in men's health, male infertility, male sexual dysfunction, and general urology and has been named to Castle Connolly's Top Doctors New York Metro Area every year since 2016. He is currently named to New York Magazine's Top Doctors 2024. He maintains extensive clinical collaborative relationships with numerous IVF centers, primary care, and cardiology practices in and around the New York City area. He has a Master's in Business Administration from Columbia Business School.


Board Certifications

  • Urology
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Expertise

  • Azoospermia

  • Infertility Procedures

  • Infertility Surgery

  • Low Testosterone

  • Male Infertility

  • Male Infertility Counseling

  • Men's Health

  • No Scalpel Vasectomy

  • Penile Implants

  • Peyronie's Disease (Penile Curves)

  • Sexual Function & Fertility

  • Vasectomy

  • Vasectomy Reversals Microsurgery

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Education

  • Fellowship: Baylor Hospital

  • Internship: Boston University Medical Center

  • Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine

  • Residency: Boston University Medical Center

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Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Urology at CUMC

  • Director of Men's Health at Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian

  • Fellowship Director in Andrology/Male Reproductive Health in the Department of Urology

  • Medical Director for Access-to-Care for ColumbiaDoctors

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Education

  • Fellowship: Baylor Hospital
  • Residency: Boston University Medical Center
  • Internship: Boston University Medical Center
  • Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Urology at CUMC
  • Director of Men's Health at Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian
  • Fellowship Director in Andrology/Male Reproductive Health in the Department of Urology
  • Medical Director for Access-to-Care for ColumbiaDoctors

Board Certifications

  • Urology