Dr. Danil Makarov

Dr. Danil Makarov is a board-certified urologist and a fellowship trained health services researcher at NYU Langone and VA New York Harbor. He is interested in discovering and disseminating into practice the best evidence to improve the quality and cost of care for men with prostate cancer. As part of that mission, he has worked to understand and overcome the barriers to implementation of evidence-based practices. He is PI for several Veteran’s Affairs Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) studies to understand patterns of care for prostate cancer imaging and implement interventions to improve guideline-concordance. He is an advocate for increasing shared-decision making between providers and patients. Under the auspices of the American Urological Association, he has co-Chaired a committee to author a white paper and convene a Quality Improvement Summit to implement SDM into clinical practice. He has also been appointed the Director of Surgical Research Population Health at NYU and has mentored several academicians in health services research within urology and other surgical disciplines.

Notably, Dr. Makarov is the lead Principal Investigator of the John and Daria Barry Prostate Cancer Foundation Manhattan VA Center of Excellence. Since initial funding, the team has successfully implemented several protocols and initiatives which works closer to the goal of genotyping every Veteran with metastatic prostate cancer. Through continual feedback and information sessions, the COE’s goals have evolved and continue to be enhanced. The Narrows Institute of Biomedical Research is an important partner in developing infrastructure for our clinical trials and remains an instrumental partner for human resources and contracting activities to identify qualifying individuals to work and collaborate on the study team.