Herbert Lepor, M.D.

About Me I was 6 years old when open heart surgery saved my brother’s life. It was the first of many times when I thought about becoming a doctor, so that I, too, could save someone’s life. For more than 40 years, I’ve had that opportunity. At Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center , part of NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center , I’ve treated more than 5,000 patients with prostate cancer. The majority of these men have been cured and their quality of life preserved after having their pros