About Dr. Alfred Shtainer, MD, FACS
With a career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Alfred Shtainer has established himself as one of New York’s foremost urological specialists. A Board Certified Urologist and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he holds a faculty appointment as Clinical Instructor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and serves as an attending urologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Shtainer completed his medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and his urology residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and maintains active membership in the American Urological Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists. His academic contributions include co-authoring Surgical Treatment of Male Infertility, published in a peer-reviewed surgical reference by Saunders (1995).
Dr. Shtainer brings subspecialty-level knowledge to a broad range of urological conditions affecting male and female patients, as well as children. His clinical practice addresses:
- ^Prostate disorders, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer
- ^Kidney stone disease and management
- ^Urinary tract infections and bladder dysfunction
- ^Hematuria (blood in the urine) and voiding difficulties
- ^Male sexual health, including erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation
- ^Male infertility evaluation and treatment
- ^Urologic contributors to chronic back pain
Dr. Shtainer‘s clinical philosophy centers on precision — identifying the root cause of a condition before determining the most appropriate course of action. He favors conservative and integrative treatment strategies when the clinical picture supports them, reducing patient reliance on long-term pharmacological therapy. For patients requiring procedural care, he applies minimally invasive techniques and draws on a collaborative network of subspecialists, including uro-oncologists, urogynecologists, robotic surgeons, and stone and infertility specialists, to ensure each case receives the depth of expertise it demands.