Education and Background

Born in New Jersey, Dr. Bernstein received his undergraduate degree from Brown University, graduating magna cum laude. He earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University where he graduated with honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. He obtained his specialty training in The Harvard Program in Urology - Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Boston Children’s Hospital.

He is vice chairman of the Main Line Hospitals Institutional Review Board, vice president of the Sharpe-Strumia Research Foundation of Bryn Mawr Hospital, and has been principal investigator in many clinical trials over the past two decades.

Dr. Bernstein is MidLantic Urology’s first Chief Medical Officer.

Specialties

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) including UroLift
• Bladder cancer
• Erectile dysfunction including injection therapy and shockwave therapy
• Incontinence (male and female) including sling procedures
• Interstitial cystitis
• Kidney stones
• Male infertility
• Overactive bladder including Botox and InterStim
• Peyronie’s disease
• Prostate cancer: laser surgery, cryosurgery, brachytherapy
• Testosterone deficiency
• Ureteroscopy for stone disease
• Vasectomy reversal
• Vasectomy: no-needle no-scalpel

Certifications, Memberships, Accomplishments

Dr. Bernstein is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of these associations:

• American Association of Clinical Urologists
• American College of Surgeons
• American Fertility Society
• American Medical Association
• American Urological Association
• Large Urology Group Practice Association
• Montgomery County Medical Society
• Pennsylvania Medical Society
• Philadelphia Urologic Society
• Society of Male Reproduction and Urology
• Urological Association of Pennsylvania

His distinguished accomplishments include:

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Prize in Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Hartwell Harrison Award, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
• American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education
• Philadelphia Magazine Top Doc