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Ashutosh Tewari

Ashutosh Tewari is a urologist whose work connects robotic prostate surgery with AI-based cancer-risk assessment. He trained at GSVM Medical College and Henry Ford Hospital before directing robotic prostatectomy and outcomes research at Weill Cornell. He joined Mount Sinai in 2013 and is, as of October 2026, Professor and System Chair of Urology. The Gold Cystoscope Award came in 2012. His Mount Sinai grant support includes a 2025–2030 AI project on prostate-cancer risk stratification in Black men, and he received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2026.

Now at
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Works
871
Citations
30,148
h-index
80

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1984–2004

    Medical and urology training

    He completes medical school at G.S.V.M. Medical College in 1984 and a urology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in 2004.

  2. 2004–2009

    Directing robotic prostatectomy

    In 2004, he joins Weill Cornell from Henry Ford's Vattikuti Institute and directs robotic prostatectomy and outcomes research. He leads a da Vinci prostatectomy symposium in 2005 and becomes director of Weill Cornell's new Prostate Cancer Institute in 2009.

  3. 2012

    A Gold Cystoscope Award

    He receives the Gold Cystoscope Award in 2012.

  4. 2013

    Joining Mount Sinai

    He joins Mount Sinai in 2013.

  5. 2025–2030

    An AI grading grant

    His Mount Sinai grant support includes a 2025–2030 project on an AI-enabled Stroma-Weighted Automated Grading system for prostate-cancer risk stratification in Black men.

  6. 2026

    A Glasgow Honorary Fellowship

    In 2026, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow makes him an Honorary Fellow.

  7. As of October 2026

    Professor and system chair

    As of October 2026, he is Professor and System Chair of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Career

  1. Since 2013Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiProfessor and System Chair of Urology
  2. 2005–2017Cornell University
  3. 2004–2009Weill Cornell MedicineDirector of robotic prostatectomy and outcomes research, Director
  4. 2002–2005Case Western Reserve University
  5. 1999–2004Henry Ford Health
  6. 1995–1998University of Florida

Education

  1. 2004Henry Ford HealthUrology residency
  2. 1984Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. The Molecular Taxonomy of Primary Prostate Cancer2015 · Cell · 3,115 citations
  2. Punctuated Evolution of Prostate Cancer Genomes2013 · Cell · 1,326 citations
  3. The genomic complexity of primary human prostate cancer2011 · Nature · 1,235 citations
  4. Gold nanoshell-localized photothermal ablation of prostate tumors in a clinical pilot device study2019 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 886 citations
  5. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Studies Reporting Potency Rates After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy2012 · European Urology · 786 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 111 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Cornell University. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 111 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
  2. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Cornell University. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  3. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Cornell University. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  4. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 3% to 32%Includes Cornell University. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 3% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Dr. Ashutosh Tewari, MD – New York, NY | Urology doximity.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. State-of-the-art institute of robotic urologic surgery established at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell news.cornell.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Guided da Vinci robot assists prostatectomy surgery at Weill Cornell news.cornell.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Urologists named at Minnesota, NY Presbyterian, Rhode Island urologytimes.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Dr. Ashutosh Tewari - Urologist in New-york - Book Appointment, View Fees & Reviews | Practo practo.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Professor Ashutosh Tewari awarded Honorary Fellowship rcpsg.ac.uk. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. Ashutosh Tewari - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai scholars.mssm.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.