Get to know Urologist Dr. Jose J. Contreras, who serves patients in New York, New York.

Dr. Contreras is a talented urologist, working out of New York Health’s Fort Washington location, at 286 Fort Washington Avenue. He specializes in urology and general surgery, treating patients with conditions such as prostatitis, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, kidney stones, and prostate cancer, among others. Alongside his clinical practice, Dr. Contreras serves as an Assistant Professor of Urology at New York University and Columbia University College of Physicians. Throughout his illustrious career, he was an attending physician at Flower and Fifth Hospital, Jewish Memorial Hospital, Cabrini Medical Center, NYU, and Columbia in New York. He served as Director of the Community Urology Project of Columbia in 1997. While in the military, Dr. Contreras became a Major, then became a Colonel. He served as Chief of Urology Services at Fort Jackson in 1971. He also served as Chief of Urology Services at Fifty General Hospital, Stuttgart, West Germany, and at Walson Army Hospital in New Jersey. While serving, he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Medal.