James A. Eastham MD
Chief, Urology Service; Florence and Theodore Baumritter/Enid Ancell Chair of Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New YorkDr. Eastham is surgeon who specializes in nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, and "salvage" radical prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer in whom radiation therapy has failed.
Dr. Eastham’s clinical research focuses on improving outcomes (such as cancer control, urinary continence, and sexual function) following surgery for prostate cancer. He and his colleagues in medical oncology and radiation oncology, together attempt to tailor therapy more accurately to each individual's cancer in order to control cancer spread and decrease treatment-related side effects.