Book Appointment Dr. Steven B. Brandes, a world-renowned expert and thought leader in urologic reconstructive surgery, has been appointed Chief of Reconstructive Urologic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Brandes joins NewYork-Presbyterian after 17 years at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where he served as Chief of the Section of Reconstructive Urology, Urology Residency Program Director, and Director of the Reconstructive Urology Fellowship Training Program.