The Ferdinand C. Valentine Lecture and Award 2026

Joel Sheinfeld, MD, will give the 2026 Valentine Lecture. This is New York Academy of Medicine’s (NYAM) premier annual urology event. Dr. Sheinfeld is the Florence and Theodore Baumritter/Enid Ancell Chair in Urologic Oncology, the deputy chief and program director of Urology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Dr. Sheinfeld is a professor of urology at Weill Medical College of Medicine, Cornell University, and an adjunct professor of urology in the Department of Urology at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Additionally, he specializes in clinical care and surgeries for patients with testicular cancer.

The Valentine Lecture was established in 1961 to honor Dr. Ferdinand C. Valentine. Dr. Valentine was a founder of the American Urological Association, its first secretary, third president, and an NYAM Fellow (class of 1896). The lecture recognizes outstanding individuals for distinguished contributions to urology and features a keynote address by the award recipient on timely, important topics in the field.