Dr. Richard David Adamick, MD

Richard J Macchia, MD, FACS was appointed to the staff of the Cleveland Clinic Florida on June 15, 2009. Dr. Lawrence Hakim, Chief of Urology at Cleveland Clinic Florida, was formerly Dr. Macchia's student and resident. Richard J. Macchia, MD, FACS was appointed professor and chairman of the Department of Urology at the State University of New York Downstate Medical School (SUNY-Downstate) in 1982. He is also Chief of Urology at University Hospital Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital Center. He has been an ACGME program director for the urology training program since 1982. The Chancellor of State University of New York appointed him to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor in 1997. In December, 2003 he was appointed Consultant, Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Following his graduation from New York Medical College in 1969, he underwent general surgical training at St. Vincent's Hospital Center in New York City. He then completed his urology residency under Dr. Keith Waterhouse at SUNY Downstate. He was awarded the F.C. Valentine Fellowship of the New York Academy of Medicine. That fellowship was served under Dr. Willet F. Whitmore, Jr. at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City. Dr. Macchia served as the chairperson of the Section on Urology of the New York Academy of Medicine and a member of its Advisory Council for 6 years. He is a past chairman of the Academy's Edwin Beer Fund Committee. He was President of the New York Section of the American Urological Association in 1995-1996 and the Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island Urology Society. His memberships include the Society for Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and many others. Dr. Macchia is a former associate editor of Urology, currently manuscript reviewer for 6 major urology journals, a member and team leader of the AUA Program Abstract Review Committee and a regular moderator at scientific sessions for the annual meeting of the AUA. He has been a study section member for the California Cancer Research Program and the NIH. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Urology Chairpersons and Program Directors. Under his leadership the department is under constant revision and now includes 7 integrated hospitals and 17 core faculty members. His department holds a full ACGME accreditation. Approximately 120 students from SUNY Downstate have entered urology training since the inception of the AUA Residency Matching Program in 1985. He and his colleagues were awarded second prize for research at the annual meeting of the AUA in 1980 and 1982 for their early NIH funded work on the relationship of androgen receptors and prostate cancer. An early proponent of alternatives to radical cystectomy, he was guest editor of a special issue of Urology (Vol. 31, 1988) devoted to this subject. He has been a member of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and is currently a member of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG). He also has a special interest in urologic legal and ethical issues. Seven years ago the AUA passed a Code of Ethics which, in part because of his long time efforts, includes a section on academic integrity. Dr. Macchia has lectured at numerous academic institutions and meetings in the US, Europe and Japan. He has also co-authored over 100 scientific articles and abstracts including 26 textbook chapters and proceedings. He has also been co-investigator on many collaborative projects and holds an NCI grant as local principal investigator. He has served on the external advisory boards of several internationally renowned institutions. You can find a listing of all publications by clicking here. He has been cited over 50 times in various best doctor guides such as New York Magazine, Castle-Connolly’s "Best Doctors in America", the "Guide to America’s Top Urologists" by the Consumer Research Council of America, and "New York Super Doctors." In 1994, he was named an honorary alumnus of SUNY Downstate Medical S