Christopher Gaffney, MD
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Areas of Expertise
Conditions I Treat
- Prostate cancer and conditions
- Bladder cancer
- Genitourinary cancers and conditions
My Specialties
- Active surveillance
- Prostate biopsy
- Minimally invasive surgery
Get to Know Me
As a urologic surgeon and oncologist, I specialize in treating genitourinary cancers including:
- Prostate cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Other rare genitourinary cancers
I see patients at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge and Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth locations in New Jersey and perform surgery at Memorial Hospital and the Josie Robertson Surgery Center in Manhattan.
My primary focus is on prostate cancer surgery. My practice emphasizes innovative approaches like active surveillance, transperineal prostate biopsy, and minimally invasive surgery, all designed to preserve both the quality and quantity of life that my patients and their families value.
Having spent over a decade training in New York City after growing up in New Jersey, my goal is to bring the world-class care offered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in Manhattan to patients in my home community. Whether I am practicing in the Basking Ridge or Monmouth MSK locations, I aim to provide compassionate and patient-centered care to my patients where they live and work.
A new cancer diagnosis can be challenging for a person and their family. It leads to many questions about what the diagnosis and treatments mean for a person’s quality and quantity of life. My job is to put the diagnosis in the context of your life and discuss options for treatment that align with your goals.
Whether it’s through active surveillance, surgery, or participating in the latest clinical trials, I work closely with a dedicated team of world-class radiologists, pathologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists so that my patients receive timely, effective, and compassionate care.
Outside of the clinic and the operating room, I’m also actively involved in research aimed at improving treatment options for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. My work focuses on developing new immune-directed therapies that can be combined with surgery to benefit my patients.
In my personal life, I’m a dedicated family man who loves spending time with my loved ones and staying active. On weekends, you’ll often find me down the shore with my family or playing soccer with my sons.
I'm a urologic surgeon, which is a doctor with special training in surgery on the genitourinary (jeh-nih-toh-YOOR-ih-nayr-ee). (GU) system includes the bladder, kidney, penis, prostate, and testicles.
- Assistant Attending Surgeon
Conditions I Treat
- Prostate cancer and conditions
- Bladder cancer
- Genitourinary cancers and conditions
- Kidney (renal cell) cancer and conditions
My Specialties
- Active surveillance
- Prostate biopsy
- Minimally invasive surgery
Education
- BA, Cornell University
- MD, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residencies
- Urology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowships
- Urologic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
- American Board of Urology Eligible
Awards and Honors
- Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award (2023)
- American Urologic Association Research Fellow Award (2023)
- Peter T. Scardino Leadership Award (2024)
- The Chairman's Award for Excellence in Clinical Research (2024)
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Contact and Location
Dr. Gaffney sees patients at two locations.
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Gaffney CD, Vertosick EA, Laudone V, Goh AC, Carlsson SV, Pietzak E, et al. Randomized Trial of Transverse vs Vertical Extraction Site Incision After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Journal of Urology [Internet]. 2024 Sep 1 [cited 2024 Aug 28];212(3):401–8.
Christopher D. Gaffney, Emily A. Vertosick, Sigrid V. Carlsson, Xin Lin, Natalie Wolchasty, Robin Hardbattle, Andrew J. Vickers, Behfar Ehdaie, A brief mind-body intervention to reduce pain and anxiety during prostate needle biopsy: a clinically integrated randomized controlled trial with 2-staged consent. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, Volume 41, Issue 12, 2023, Pages 484.e1-484.e5,ISSN 1078-1439.
Christopher D. Gaffney, Behfar Ehdaie, Thermal Partial Prostate Ablation for Intermediate- and High-risk Prostate Cancer: Con, European Urology Focus, Volume 9, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 660-661, ISSN 2405-4569.
Gaffney C, Golan R, Cantu MD, Scognamiglio T, McCarthy H, Mosquera JM, et al. The Clinical Utility of the Genomic Prostate Score in Men with Very Low to Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer. Journal of Urology [Internet]. 2019 Jul 1 [cited 2024 Aug 28];202(1):96–101.
Christopher Gaffney, Deli Liu, Victoria Cooley, Xiayoue Ma, Cynthia Angulo, Brian Robinson, Francesca Khani, Peter Cai, Simpa Salami, Srinivas Nallandhighal, Jonathan Shoag, Christopher Barbieri, Tumor size and genomic risk in localized prostate cancer, Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, Volume 39, Issue 7, 2021, Pages 434.e17-434.e22, ISSN 1078-1439.
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