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Sudhir Isharwal, M.D., M.B.A.

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  • Associate Professor of Urology, School of Medicine

Expertise

  • Cancer
  • Urology

Special focus

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Penile Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Testis Cancer
  • Urologic Oncology

Locations and contact

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About me

Dr. Isharwal provides care for patients with cancers of genital and urinary tract. His clinical and research focus include bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and testis cancer. He performs advanced minimally invasive surgeries including robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgeries as well as open surgeries. He performs nerve-sparing procedures for prostatectomy, cystectomy, and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. For patients undergoing cystectomy, he performs all forms of urinary diversion/reconstruction. His research focuses on improving the clinical outcomes of patients with urological cancers.

Dr. Isharwal is board-certified urology oncologist. He completed his urology oncology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. Concurrently with his fellowship, Dr. Isharwal was part of a Clinical Research Scholars Program at Case Western Reserve University. He attended medical school at Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS. After medical school, he spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh with a research focus on the prostate cancer development and progression. Subsequently, he completed a Urology residency at the University of Nebraska.

Dr. Isharwal holds membership of several professional organizations including American Urological Association and Society of Urology Oncology. Also, Dr. Isharwal reviews research articles for multiple journals including Journal of Urology, BMC cancer, and Cancer cell international. He has authored several research papers and has presented his work at multiple national meetings.

Outside of work, Dr. Isharwal enjoys running, swimming, hiking, reading non-fiction books, and spending time with friends.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.B.B.S., 2008, Pt. B.D. Sharma Institute of Medical Sciences
    • M.B.A., 2023, OHSU/PSU

  • Residency

    • Urology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2016

  • Fellowship

    • Urology Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, 2018

  • Certifications

    • Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery
    • ECFMG
    • American Board of Urology, 2020

Memberships and associations:

  • American Urological Association
  • Society of Urology Oncology
  • American Association of Clinical Urologists
  • Southwest Oncology group
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.6 out of 5 (222 Ratings, 86 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. service with a smile

  2. Office and physician were professional and prepared for my new patient appointment.

  3. The doctor was very friendly, knowledgeable and gave me several options. Answered all my questions and gave me a referral. Thank you very much.

  4. Great. Dr. Isharwal was very patient and thorough in his answers to our many questions.

  5. Concise, professional, knowledgable. I have 100% trust and confidence in this health care professional.

  6. Excellent

  7. Pleasant and efficient, as usual.

  8. It was brief and effecient

  9. Very friendly, informative, asked if we had any questions. First impression was very positive.

  10. Polite, respectful and quite knowledgeable. Did not hurry, spoke at length regarding my situation and asked several times if I had any questions or concerns.

  11. he's honest with what's going on with your health

  12. Everyone in the office was helpful, kind and compassionate.

  13. I have kidney cancer. We discussed treatment the operation and everything involved very thoroughly. I Feel I am in good hands And feel very confident things will turn out well

  14. the best experience i have ever had with a medical surgeon he answered all my questions honestly so i would know what to expect depending weather i would need surgery i for not i felt i could trust him and felt no stress.( i have had experience with medical doctors and surgeons working 13 years en the maintenance department at a hospital before i retired and as a patient from February 2023 until now ) i give him the highest rating

  15. He and his team were prompt and professional. He is experienced with my condition and knows what he is doing.

  16. very good

  17. Dr Isharwal and the Urology team are all very competent and provide excellent care. I really felt, especially this time around, that they were listening to me and were trying their best to take good care of me.

  18. Dr Isharwal is knowledgeable and easy to deal with. Answers questions and listens well.

  19. Professional. Explained what he was going to do. Cordial, but not particularly conversational. His staff however were exceptionally friendly. They made it a great experience.

  20. Punctual, pleasant, limited comments.

  21. efficient / honest / on time / friendly....what else would you want ? thank-you

  22. Best doctor

  23. Good video call other than my video wasn't working..but Dr was patient, informative and on time.

  24. Good Dr Isharwal gave me all my test information and answered all my questions

  25. Very helpful, answered all my questions. Thank you very much.

  26. Great as always. Excellent communication skills, compassionate and on time.

  27. Excellent doctor. High level of research. Very easy to talk to. Gave good recommendations. And I would recommend him to anybody that I knew who needed the type of surgery that he does. Excellent team too. A really good experience. Thank you. Bye.

  28. Yes, I was extremely pleased with the doctor and all the staff that I had contact with. It was really first class in every way, and I understood it. They were very clear. Thank you very much.

  29. He is not a very warm person and comes off pretty disconnected. I did not feel heard, he was not very helpful to me. Lacked compassion.

  30. All positive.

  31. zoom meeting over biopsy resultsunderstood recommendation and went along with plan to watch.Also asked about side effects of surgery and answered completely.

  32. All went very well

  33. So far my experience has been very good. He is willing to do an attempt to save my kidney versus another doctor who was just willing to yank it out. And his response was very prompt. I mean I was surprised. I was told it would probably take me a while to hear from OSHU and I heard from OSHU within two days. So I was very, very happy with that kind of a response. So you know my experience so far has been limited but whatever I have it's been very positive. Thank you. Bye. 1

  34. Very good

  35. Everyone was very friendly and was willing to answer all my questions. The doctor was willing to work with me when he realized I had to travel 2 hrs to get there. I was so thankful and impressed.

  36. Very efficient, even fast paced. Information readily available and test results and visit notes available very quickly.

  37. Very everything was timely and informative.

  38. Professional and Compassionate

  39. Dr.Isharwal has been my urologist for several years now. I have been very satisfied with the treatment I have received from him and the staff at OHSU urology.

  40. VALIDATED CURRENT HEALTH PLAN AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A MRI TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE.

  41. It was good. He was patient and inclusive, answered all of are questions. He ask my daughter's and myself what we thought about our options and informed us that we had time to think about what I wanted to do. I was comfortable with the visit. I'm at peace now moving forward.

  42. The staff was great and the Doctors were so kind and took the time to explain everything to me and they're going to keep an eye on things that's going on with me. Once again they were great ?

  43. The experience was as good as it could be considering what I had to have done. :) The wait time was quick, the specialists were very pleasant and the procedure was very quick as well. Thank you.

  44. Very good very informative

  45. I appreciated his concern and attention. Only saw him once.

  46. very happy

  47. Dr. Isherwahl was totally focused on my case and provided extraordinary care.

  48. it was fine

  49. Very informative and giving lots of insight

  50. Good communication that answered all my questions

  51. This provider is very attentive, has a way with patients, knows how to communicate, and is very kind.

  52. Dr Isharwal was very compassionate and kind. He explained the surgical procedure and showed us the ostomy bag that will be placed. I am confident in his abilities.

  53. Dr. Isharwal is a highly competent urologist and experienced surgeon. He has performed surgery on me twice, with the desired results both times. I will highly recommend he and his staff at any time.