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Sudhir Isharwal, M.D., M.B.A.

Accepting new patients

  • Associate Professor of Urology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cancer
  • Urology

Clinical focus

  • Surgical Oncology
  • Urologic Oncology
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Penile Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Testis Cancer

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Dr. Isharwal provides care for patients with cancers of genital and urinary tract. His clinical and research focus include bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and testis cancer. He performs advanced minimally invasive surgeries including robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgeries as well as open surgeries. He performs nerve-sparing procedures for prostatectomy, cystectomy, and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. For patients undergoing cystectomy, he performs all forms of urinary diversion/reconstruction. His research focuses on improving the clinical outcomes of patients with urological cancers.

Dr. Isharwal is board-certified urology oncologist. He completed his urology oncology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. Concurrently with his fellowship, Dr. Isharwal was part of a Clinical Research Scholars Program at Case Western Reserve University. He attended medical school at Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS. After medical school, he spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh with a research focus on the prostate cancer development and progression. Subsequently, he completed a Urology residency at the University of Nebraska.

Dr. Isharwal holds membership of several professional organizations including American Urological Association and Society of Urology Oncology. Also, Dr. Isharwal reviews research articles for multiple journals including Journal of Urology, BMC cancer, and Cancer cell international. He has authored several research papers and has presented his work at multiple national meetings.

Outside of work, Dr. Isharwal enjoys running, swimming, hiking, reading non-fiction books, and spending time with friends.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.B.B.S., 2008, Pt. B.D. Sharma Institute of Medical Sciences
    • M.B.A., 2023, OHSU/PSU

  • Residency

    • Urology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2016

  • Fellowship

    • Urology Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, 2018

  • Certifications

    • Fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery
    • ECFMG
    • American Board of Urology, 2020

Memberships and associations:

  • American Urological Association
  • Society of Urology Oncology
  • American Association of Clinical Urologists
  • Southwest Oncology group
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.6 out of 5 (156 Ratings, 46 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. My concerns and questions were answered with an open conversation. I felt confident in Dr Isharwal's expertise and explanations of treatment options and recommendations.

  2. Caring, informative, made me feel comfortable

  3. Made me feel safe

  4. Don't spend hardly any time with you

  5. Dr. Isherwal is one of my favorite doctors. He is an excellent communicator, very careful of my comfort, both physical and emotional, and he is extremely able and gentle.

  6. Professional and personal and treated me like family

  7. All my concerns were addressed.

  8. I liked him

  9. Great experience

  10. Very personable as most everyone is at OHSU

  11. Helpful, pleasant, professional!

  12. Very knowledgeable but super serious in demeanor to the point of being relatable.

  13. Very timely, professional, and caring!

  14. As with my previous visits, very good

  15. Professional and explained options.

  16. Very professional and skilled

  17. He was straightforward and professional. He Answered all my questions.

  18. Excellant answered my questions and followed up.

  19. Was pleasant and explained the procedure well and what we need to do next.

  20. Not an easy appt, considering, but the experience was ok.

  21. I really like the doctor and he took the time to explain everything to me.

  22. The staff was friendly. Everybody was friendly and nice. I had no problems whatsoever.

  23. Had a good time. Why beyond my expectations..

  24. Dr. Isharwal is a skilled surgeon and seems to know much about the type of cancer that I have. I appreciate that he tells me what he is doing/seeing in the bladder. When I ask a question about something I see, he takes time to give his learned opinion.

  25. Very informative, made me feel comfortable, allowed for wife to listen in by phone, answered questions

  26. Been treated by him for almost 5 years with only one office visit. Has never given me tx options.

  27. Careful and thorough explanations of the findings.

  28. Possible scenarios and their possible treatments were discussed with me.

  29. Very professional and courtesy

  30. Dr. Isharwar was informative, professional, and sincere.