Robert M. Moldwin, MD, FACS
Robert M. Moldwin, MD, FACS is physician in charge of urologic infectious/inflammatory diseases and director of the Interstitial Cystitis Center at North Shore-LIJ Health System. He is also Associate Professor of Clinical Urology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Moldwin often serves as an advocate and expert consultant, lecturing to audiences of colleagues, patients and members of the media on such topics as incontinence in men and women, urological health, interstitial cystitis and pelvic disorders. Media hits include CNN, CBS News, Woman's Day, Newsday, Oxygen, Men's Health, Self Magazine and Ladies Home Journal.
Dr. Moldwin has research and clinical interest in bladder-based diseases - ranging from urinary incontinence to bladder pain syndromes and bladder infections. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has recently published The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment Options and Coping Strategies, the first physician-written book exclusively related to interstitial cystitis, designed to reach an audience comprised of both physicians and patients. Dr. Moldwin's research has been published in Cancer, Contemporary Urology, The Journal of Urology and Urology.
Dr. Moldwin currently serves on multiple medical advisory boards including that for the Interstitial Cystitis Association. He is affiliated with numerous medical societies including the American Association of Clinical Urologists, American Microbiological Society, American Urological Allied Association, American Urological Association, International Association for the Study of Pain, Society for Basic Urologic Research and Society for Female Urology, and is a reviewer for medical journals including the Journal of Urology, Urology, The Medical Letter, and The Journal of Pelvic Surgery.
Dr. Moldwin earned his undergraduate degree at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, and his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. He completed residencies in general surgery and urology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He also served as a Valentine Fellow, studying infectious and inflammatory urological diseases in the department of urology at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Moldwin is board certified as a diplomat with the American Board of Urology.
Specialties
Besides general urology patients with infertility, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, incontinence, kidney stones, blood in urine, prostate enlargement, etc.:Pelvic Pain
Vulvodynia
Interstitial Cystitis
Pelvic floor dysfunction
Prostatitis
Urological Disease
