About Dr. Stember.

Dr. Stember is a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained expert in male reproductive and sexual medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology and formerly served as Assistant Professor of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he was also a full time faculty member of the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Stember trained Mount Sinai urology residents, fellows and medical students in minimally invasive and microsurgical techniques for sperm retrieval in azoospermic men as well as penile prosthetic surgery for men with severe erectile dysfunction. He delivered guest lectures on male fertility and sexual function to medical students at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine from 2013-2019. He has led cadaveric surgical penile prosthesis training courses for urologists on behalf of the Society of Urologic Prosthetic Surgeons (SUPS).

Dr. Stember has authored more than 200 journal articles, book chapters, medical conference abstracts and textbooks including “Clinical Care Pathways in Andrology.” He has presented his research findings at national and international conferences and published in leading journals including The Journal of Urology, Annual Review in Medicine, and the The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Dr. Stember was selected to be a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine Section on Urology. He is an active member of professional organizations including the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM), and the American Urological Association (AUA). He regularly serves as an invited faculty member or moderator at urologic society conferences.

Textbook Authorship.

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Clinical Appointments.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014-2020)

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (2011-2014)

  • Instructor, Urology Division, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2010-2011)

Education and Training.

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Fellow in Sexual and Reproductive Medicine

  • Weill-Cornell Medical College - Fellow in Male Fertility and Microsurgery

  • Mount Sinai Hospital - Chief Resident in Urology

  • Mount Sinai Hospital - Resident in Urology

  • Mount Sinai Hospital - Intern in General Surgery

  • New York University School of Medicine - Doctor of Medicine

  • Tufts University - Bachelor of Arts

Honors and Awards.

  • Best Video at the American Urological Association - 2018

  • Super Doctors - NY Rising Star Urology - 2014

  • Coloplast Center of Excellence for Penile Prosthesis Surgery - 2014

  • SMSNA Scholars in Sexuality Research Grant Award - 2010

  • Beth Israel Urology Faculty Teaching Award - 2013

  • New York University School of Medicine Clerkship Award for Best Essay in Medical Science - 2002

Selected Publications.

Gaunay G, Nagler HM, Stember DS. Reproductive sequelae of diabetes in male patients. Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America 2013 Dec; 42(4).

Barazani Y, Katz BF, Nagler HM, Stember DS. Lifestyle, environment, and male reproductive health. The Urologic clinics of North America 2014 Feb; 41(1).

Stahl PJ, Stember DS, Mulhall JP. Options for fertility preservation in men and boys with cancer. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 2012; 732.

Bernie AM, Ramasamy R, Stember DS, Stahl PJ. Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration: indications, techniques and outcomes. Asian Journal of Andrology 2013 Jan; 15(1).

Stember DS, Nagler HM. Update on vasectomy protocol. Current Urology Reports 2012 Dec; 13(6).

Barazani Y, Stahl PJ, Nagler HM, Stember DS. Management of ejaculatory disorders in infertile men. Asian Journal of Andrology 2012 Jul; 14(4).

Sullivan JF, Stember DS, Deveci S, Akin-Olugbade Y, Mulhall JP. Ejaculation profiles of men following radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2013 May; 10(5).

Gaffney CD, Pagano MJ, Kuker AP, Stember DS, Stahl PJ. Osteoporosis and low bone mineral density in men with testosterone deficiency syndrome. Sexual Medicine Reviews 2015 Oct; 3(4).

Garber BB, Khurgin JL, Stember DS, Perito PE. Pseudo-malfunction of the Coloplast Titan inflatable penile prosthesis One-Touch Release pump. Urology 2014 Oct; 84(4).

Barazani Y, Stahl PJ, Nagler HM, Stember DS. Is there a rationale for penile rehabilitation following radical prostatectomy? American Journal of Men's Health 2015 Jan; 9(1).

Katz BF, Gaunay GS, Barazani Y, Nelson CJ, Moreira DM, Dinlenc CZ, Nagler HM, Stember DS. Use of a preoperative checklist reduces risk of penile prosthesis infection. The Journal of Urology 2014 Jul; 192(1).

Stember DS, Garber BB, Perito PE. Outcomes of abdominal wall reservoir placement in inflatable penile prosthesis implantation: a safe and efficacious alternative to the space of Retzius. The journal of sexual medicine 2014 Feb; 11(2).

Stember DS, Nelson CJ, Mulhall JP. Preoperative erectile function is an independent predictor for decision to spare cavernous nerves during radical prostatectomy. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2013 Aug; 10(8).

Stember DS, Mulhall JP. The concept of erectile function preservation (penile rehabilitation) in the patient after brachytherapy for prostate cancer. Brachytherapy; 11(2).

Matsushita K, Stember DS, Nelson CJ, Mulhall JP. Concordance between patient and physician assessment of the magnitude of Peyronie's disease curvature. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2014 Jan; 11(1).

Tal R, Stember DS, Logmanieh N, Narus J, Mulhall JP. Erectile dysfunction in men treated for testicular cancer. BJU International 2014 Jun; 113(6).

Gaunay GS, Barazani Y, Kagen AC, Stember DS. Aggressive angiomyxoma of the scrotum. Clinical Imaging; 37(6).

Mehta A, Stember DS, O'Brien K, Mulhall JP. Defining the aetiology of erectile dysfunction in men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Andrology 2013 May; 1(3).

Katz DJ, Stember DS, Nelson CJ, Mulhall JP. Perioperative prevention of penile prosthesis infection: practice patterns among surgeons of SMSNA and ISSM. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2012 Jun; 9(6).

Gross MS, Stember DS, Garber BB, Perito PE. A retrospective analysis of risk factors for IPP reservoir entry into the peritoneum after abdominal wall placement. International Journal of Impotence Research 2017 Sep; 29(5).

Margolin EJ, Mlynarczyk CM, Mulhall JP, Stember DS, Stahl PJ. Three-Dimensional photography for quantitative assessment of penile volume-loss deformities in Peyronie's Disease. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2017 Jun; 14(6).

Gross MS, Phillips EA, Carrasquillo RJ, Thornton A, Greenfield JM, Levine LA, Alukal JP, Conners WP, Glina S, Tanrikut C, Honig SC, Becher EF, Bennett NE, Wang R, Perito PE, Stahl PJ, Rosselló Gayá M, Rosselló Barbará M, Cedeno JD, Gheiler EL, Kalejaiye O, Ralph DJ, Köhler TS, Stember DS, Carrion RE, Maria PP, Brant WO, Bickell MW, Garber BB, Pineda M, Burnett AL, Eid JF, Henry GD, Munarriz RM. Multicenter investigation of the micro-organisms involved in penile prosthesis infection: an analysis of the efficacy of the AUA and EAU guidelines for penile prosthesis prophylaxis. The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2017 Mar; 14(3).

Onyeji IC, Sui W, Pagano MJ, Weinberg AC, James MB, Theofanides MC, Stember DS, Anderson CB, Stahl PJ. Impact of surgeon case volume on reoperation rates after inflatable penile prosthesis surgery. The Journal of Urology 2017 Jan; 197(1).