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Joshua Sterling, MD, MSc

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Assistant Professor
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Urology

789 Howard St, FMP 302

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

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Assistant Professor

Biography

Joshua Sterling, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Urology specializing in trauma and genitourinary reconstruction at Yale School of Medicine. He completed a GURS fellowship in Reconstructive Urology and Transgender Care at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his urologic residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Dr. Sterling’s clinical areas of interest are urethral and ureteral strictures, genitourinary fistulae, urinary complications of radiation, and genital gender affirming surgery. His research interests focus on stricture formation, tissue regeneration, and the effect of sex and gender on health care outcomes. He is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and is a co-author of the American Urologic Association core curriculum on Gender Affirming Surgery.

Appointments

Education & Training

Genitourinary Reconstructive Fellowship
SUNY Upstate Medical University (2022)
Chief Urology Resident
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (2021)
Urology Resident
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (2020)
Intern
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (2017)
MD
New York Medical College (2016)
MSc
New York Medical College (2012)
BS
Cornell University, Biological and Environmental Engineering (2008)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Joshua Sterling's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American Urologic Association

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    World Professional Association for Transgender Health

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    Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons

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    Societe Internationale d'Urologie

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    International Society of Reconstructive Urology

Clinical Care

Overview

Joshua Sterling, MD, is a reconstructive urologist who is trained in a variety of techniques and approaches for treating urinary problems.

“The goal of a reconstructive urologist is to restore quality of life for patients,” he says. “The patients I focus on are those with urinary complications who are currently managed with tubes in their bladders or kidneys to drain their urine and work to restore normal voiding.”

Patients will often have multiple treatment options, depending on the origin of their problem. The treatments are as simple as a dietary change or other lifestyle modification, or as complex as minimally invasive, robotic, or open surgery. Each of those has its own pros and cons, Dr. Sterling says, and a lot of time is spent educating patients on both their condition and treatment options. For that reason, it’s important for doctors and patients to treat their relationship as a partnership, he adds, and make sure everyone involved has a full understanding of the diagnosis and the treatments.

Dr. Sterling studied biomedical engineering in college. “It's this background that led me to reconstructive urology,” he says. “There is a problem and a desired solution, but no set path to get there. Every patient also has a unique set of circumstances and goals that go with their urologic issues. All of that needs to be taken into account when designing each individualized treatment plan.”

In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Sterling is a researcher with interests in the etiology of urologic stricture disease, buccal mucosa grafting (taking tissue from another part of the body to repair a problem in the urethra), and health care disparities in the transgender population.

Clinical Specialties

Reconstructive Urologic Surgery & Trauma

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Board Certifications

  • Urology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Urology

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Urology

789 Howard St, FMP 302

New Haven, CT 06519

United States

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