Dr. Alexander Y. Marinbakh, MD, DO, Ph.D.

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Get to know Urologist Dr. Alexander Y. Marinbakh, who serves patients in New York, New York.

Dr. Marinbakh is a highly trained physician practicing integrative urology, including osteopathic, homeopathic, and herbal medicine as well as traditional and nontraditional methods of treatment. 

In New York City, New York, he has admitting privileges as an attending urological surgeon at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and New York Community Hospital.

Born in Russia, in a family of physicians, Dr. Marinbakh’s mother was a radiologist and his father was a urologist. After graduating from Moscow Medical School and completing a residency in urology, he worked as a senior urological surgeon in a Level 1 Trauma Hospital in Moscow. At the same time, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree doing research in Clinical UroRadiology. After that, he worked as an attending urological surgeon in the Department of Microsurgery – Central National Institute of Surgery – and subsequently held the position of assistant professor of urology at the Central National Institute of Postgraduate Education. His research was in the field of “Reproductive Microsurgery in Males and Females.” 

After arriving in the United States, Dr. Marinbakh graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995. He then did his residency in surgery and urology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Specializing in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system, he is board-certified in urology and by the American Board of Urology (ABU). The mission of the ABU is to act for the benefit of the public by establishing and maintaining standards of certification for urologists, and working with certified urologists to achieve lifelong learning to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, and ethical urologic care. 

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Marinbakh is an active member of the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Urological Association.

Urology, also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs. Urologists specialize in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. Patients may be referred to a urologist if their physician suspects they may need treatment for a condition relating to the bladder, prostate, urethra, ureters, kidneys, and adrenal glands.

Happily married, Dr. Marinbakh has two sons. He speaks several languages, including English, Russian, and Spanish.

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