Yale Urology Grows Its Clinical Division

Yale Urology has been strategically growing its divisions, with the newest faculty broadening the department's clinical division.

Both Marianne Casilla-Lennon, MD, and Joshua Sterling, MD, MS, joined in September.

Casilla-Lennon is a familiar face to the department. She graduated in June from Yale Urology's residency program and is now serving as an assistant professor.

She is skilled in both minimally invasive and open surgical techniques, as well as clinic-based procedures, and says a one-on-one approach is important in providing each person she treats with the best care possible. “This individualized plan of action puts patients at ease because they play an active role in their care,” says Casilla-Lennon.

Prior to Yale, Casilla-Lennon was at the University of North Carolina where she obtained her BS and MD. She has traveled extensively and is multilingual.

Sterling comes to Yale from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, where he completed a fellowship in male and female genitourinary reconstruction and transgender care.

Reconstruction is a particular interest for Sterling. “There is a problem and a desired solution, but no set path to get there. It’s rewarding to figure that out and do my best to improve the patient’s quality of life.” Sterling also has research interests in the etiology of urologic stricture disease, buccal mucosa grafting, and health care disparities in the transgender population.

Sterling completed his residency at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and obtained his MS and MD at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York.

Both Sterling and Casilla-Lennon have joined Yale Urology's clinical urology division under division chief, Ralph Devito, MD. “Each physician will broaden the depth and expertise within the department and improve patient access,” says Devito.