Joseph P. Alukal, MD
Overview
Dr. Joseph P. Alukal is The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Associate Professor in the Department of Urology; he is also Director of Men’s Health at Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian and Fellowship Director in Andrology/Male Reproductive Health.
Dr. Alukal serves in a number of roles at a national and international level for professional specialty and subspecialty organizations, including the American Urological Association (AUA), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR), of which he is a past-President and current Board Member. In his current role as a member of the AUA Ambassadors, he have lectured internationally to the Urologic Professional Societies of countries including India, Italy, and Bangladesh.
He has authored or been a co-author on more than 30 peer reviewed publications, and as well is the lead editor of the book “Design and Implementation of the Modern Men’s Health Center.” While as a fellow, he was funded by an AUA Foundation Award.
Dr. Alukal currently serves at Columbia in a number of roles including service on the Columbia Faculty Network on Anti-Bias as Part of Action Collaborative to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. As well, he is the Clinical Director for the NYP Reproductive Tissue Bank, in addition to serving on the NYP Tissue Bank Medical Advisory Committee.
He maintains a busy clinical practice in men’s health, male infertility, male sexual dysfunction, and general urology and has been named to Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors New York Metro Area every year since 2016. He is currently named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors 2021. He maintains extensive clinical collaborative relationships with numerous IVF centers, primary care, and cardiology practices in and around the New York City area.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Azoospermia
- Infertility Procedures
- Infertility Surgery
- Low Testosterone
- Male Infertility
- Male Infertility Counseling
- Men's Health
- No Scalpel Vasectomy
- Penile Implants
- Peyronie's Disease (Penile Curves)
- Sexual Function & Fertility
- Vasectomy
- Vasectomy Reversals Microsurgery
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Urology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, 2001 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
- Internship: 2002 Boston University Medical Center
- Residency: 2006 Boston University Medical Center
- Fellowship: 2008 Baylor Hospital
Board Certifications
- Urology