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Dmitriy Nikolavsky

🇺🇸 United States🏥 SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY
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Mentored by · fellowship 2012
Brian J. Flynn

Training and career​

  • Current position Professor of urology and director of reconstructive urology, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, New York1
  • Medical school Wayne State University School of Medicine2
  • Residency Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan2
  • Fellowship Reconstructive urology, University of Colorado (2011–2012)23

Key Publications​

Nikolavsky's cited work includes transurethral ventral buccal mucosa graft inlay for distal urethral strictures, liquid buccal mucosa graft treatment, and gracilis-buccal flap reconstruction for devastated urethras. His cited papers also address urinary complications and neourethral strictures after gender-affirming genital surgery, as well as posterior urethral stenosis after prostate cancer treatment.P3P4P5P6P7

  1. Nikolavsky D, Abouelleil M, Daneshvar M. "Transurethral ventral buccal mucosa graft inlay urethroplasty for reconstruction of fossa navicularis and distal urethral strictures: surgical technique and preliminary results." Int Urol Nephrol. 2016;48(11):1823–1829. doi

    Transurethral ventral buccal graft inlay for distal urethral stricture (2016). Described transurethral placement of a ventral buccal mucosal graft for fossa navicularis and distal urethral strictures.

    Cited on: Transmeatal OMG Ventral Inlay (Nikolavsky)
  2. Schardein J, Beamer M, Kittleman MA, et al. "Staged Urethroplasty for Reconstruction of Long Complex Pendulous Strictures of a Neophallic Urethra." Urology. 2022;164:e309–e311. doi

    Staged repair of long neophallus urethral strictures (2022). Senior-authored a report demonstrating staged repair of long, complex strictures of the neophallic urethra.

    Cited on: Phallic Urethra: Prelaminated Buccal Mucosa Graft
  3. Sterling J, Daneshvar M, Nikolavsky D. "Transurethral Ventral Inlay Buccal Mucosa Graft Urethroplasty: Technique and Intermediate Outcomes." BJU Int. 2023;132(1):109–111. doi
    Cited on: Buccal Mucosa Graft (BMG) · Sutures · Quilting Stitch
  4. Kaldany A, Cedars B, Nikolavsky D. Substitution urethroplasty for posterior urethral stenosis. Transl Androl Urol. 2025;14(12):3962–3974. doi
    Cited on: Nasal Speculum · Perineal Bookwalter — Jordan and Brooke Modifications · Richardson Retractor
  5. Blasdel G, Dy GW, Nikolavsky D, et al. "Urinary reconstruction in genital gender-affirming surgery: checking our surgical complication blind spots." Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024;153(4):792e–803e. doi
    Cited on: Endoscopy — Cystoscopy & Ureteroscopy · Clitoroplasty — Preputial-Skin Flap with Dorsal Neurovascular-Bundle Pedicle · Feminizing Gender-Affirming Surgery
  6. Elyaguov J, Isakov R, Nikolavsky D. "Evaluation and management of urologic complications following transmasculine genital reconstructive surgery." Neurourol Urodyn. 2023;42(5):979–989. doi
    Cited on: Urethroperineal Fistula Repair · Pars Fixa Urethral Construction · Phallic Urethra: Tube-in-Tube and Pars Pendulans Construction
  7. Avallone MA, Quach A, Warncke J, Nikolavsky D, Flynn BJ. "Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Subtrigonal Inlay of Buccal Mucosal Graft for Treatment of Refractory Bladder Neck Contracture." Urology. 2019;130:209. doi
    Cited on: Subtrigonal Inlay and Related BMG Approaches for Posterior Stenosis · Transvesical Approaches to BNC and VUAS · Y-V Plasty for BNC and VUAS

Other Publications Cited on WARWIKI

14 additional publications with Dmitriy Nikolavsky as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Davis MF, Nikolavsky D, Cavalcanti AG, et al. Multicenter Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes of Artificial Urinary Sphincter Surgery After Urethroplasty. J Urol. 2026;215(2):203-212. doi
    Cited on: Posterior Urethral Stenosis · Combined Abdominoperineal Reconstruction · Artificial Urinary Sphincter (Procedure)
  2. Cedars B, Nikolavsky D. "Transurethral ventral buccal mucosal inlay grafting: a narrative review." Transl Androl Urol. 2025;14(8):2391-2397. doi
    Cited on: Sliding-T Dorsal Inlay Urethroplasty · Transmeatal OMG Ventral Inlay (Nikolavsky)
  3. Sterling J, Schardein J, Joshi PM, Kulkarni SB, Nikolavsky D. "Long-term outcomes from a multi-institutional experience with prefabricated composite gracilis-buccal mucosal flap for reconstruction of devastated urethras." Int Urol Nephrol. 2022. doi
    Cited on: Gracilis Flap · Laminated Gracilis Flap Urethroplasty
  4. Schardein J, Blakely S, Nikolavsky D. Management of Urologic Complications Following Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. In: Nikolavsky D, Blakely SA, eds. Urological Care for the Transgender Patient: A Comprehensive Guide. Springer; 2021:141–164. doi
    Cited on: Masculinizing Gender-Affirming Surgery · Phallic Urethra: Prelaminated Buccal Mucosa Graft
  5. Schardein J, Beamer M, Hughes M, Nikolavsky D. Single-stage double-face buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for neophallus anastomotic strictures. Urology. 2020;143:257. doi
    Cited on: Palminteri Double-Face (Two-Sided) BMG Urethroplasty · Phallic Urethra: Prelaminated Buccal Mucosa Graft
  6. Nikolavsky D, Manwaring J, Bratslavsky G, et al. Novel concept and method of endoscopic urethral stricture treatment using liquid buccal mucosal graft. J Urol. 2016;196(6):1788-1795. doi
    Cited on: Liquid / Minced Buccal Mucosal Graft · BMG Endourethroplasty
  7. Nikolavsky D. "Prelaminated Gracilis Flap with Buccal Mucosal Graft for Salvage of Devastated Urethra." Case Rep Urol. 2015;2015:490518. doi
    Cited on: Gracilis Flap · Laminated Gracilis Flap Urethroplasty
  8. Nikolavsky D, Blakely SA, Hadley DA, et al. Open reconstruction of recurrent vesicourethral anastomotic stricture after radical prostatectomy. Int Urol Nephrol. 2014;46(11):2147-52. doi
    Cited on: Posterior Urethral Stenosis · Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis
  9. Bearrick E, Cedars B, Li G, Nikolavsky D. Use of self-retaining lighted urethral speculum in female urethroplasty. J Urol. 2025;213(5S):e536, V06-11 (video abstract). doi
    Cited on: Ravini Lighted Urethral Speculum
  10. Bearrick E, Cedars B, Nikolavsky D. Transurethral Ventral BMG Inlay Urethroplasty for Fossa Navicularis and Distal Urethral Strictures. In: Joshi PM, Aubé-Peterkin M, Kulkarni SB, Datar G, eds. Surgical Atlas of Urethroplasty. Springer; 2024:351-355. doi
    Cited on: Transmeatal OMG Ventral Inlay (Nikolavsky)
  11. Sterling J, Rahman SN, Varghese A, Angulo JC, Nikolavsky D. Complications after prostate cancer treatment: pathophysiology and repair of post-radiation urethral stricture disease. J Clin Med. 2023;12(12):3950. doi
    Cited on: Radiation & Tissue Effects in the Genitourinary Tract
  12. Schardein J, Scott KA, Bratslavsky G, Blakley S, Nikolavsky D. "A Surgical 'Sewing Machine' for Rapid Graft Quilting and Suturing in Challenging Spaces." Urol Video J. 2020;6:100027. doi
    Cited on: Quilting Stitch

Footnotes​

  1. D&I Grand Rounds Highlights: Exploring Genital Gender. The University of Chicago. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. Program_Pre-37th-SIU-Semi-Live-Surgery-Workshop-on-Genitourethral-Reconstruction.pdf. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. Fellowship in Functional & Reconstructive Urology. Accessed October 2026. ↩