{"id":10,"date":"2024-10-02T21:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T21:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-03-12T17:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:06:21","slug":"about-dr-bilal-chugtai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"About Dr. Bilal Chughtai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-b0f568c0\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-129ad1ac\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-129ad1ac\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1365\" style=\"width:226px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file.png 715w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Adobe-Express-file-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-fcc483ae\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fcc483ae\">\n\n<p>Dr. Bilal Chughtai, Chief of Urology at Long Island&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/plainview.northwell.edu\/\">Plainview Hospital<\/a>, completed his medical degree at Stony Brook University, followed by residency in urologic surgery at Albany Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Male Voiding Dysfunction, Neuro-Urology, Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital\/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Chughtai specializes in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and Male Voiding Dysfunction. He maintains a deep, longitudinal interest in these highly prevalent and debilitating conditions and has focused both his clinical, research, and teaching activities on these areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Chughtai\u2019s mentorship in clinical and basic science research projects has enabled his team to be investigators in numerous clinical trials, as well as translational, and outcomes research including National Institute of Health and industry support. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles, chapters in urologic texts, 4 textbooks, and presented extensively at national and international meetings.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recognition<\/strong> for Dr. Chughtai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2023 to 2025, Dr. Bilal Chughtai has been honored as a <strong>Castle Connolly Top Doctor<\/strong>, an accolade bestowed upon approximately 7 percent of licensed physicians nationwide for their exceptional expertise and contributions within their specialties and regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bilal Chughtai has been recognized in Super Doctors from 2024 to 2021, a prestigious listing honoring top physicians across various specialties for their peer recognition and professional achievements. He was also acknowledged in New York Rising Stars from 2017 to 2015, highlighting his early career success and ongoing impact in urology within the New York medical community. These accolades highlight Dr. Chughtai&#8217;s commitment to excellence and significant contributions to urological medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Super Doctors 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Super Doctors 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Super Doctors 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Super Doctors 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Rising Stars 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Rising Stars 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Rising Stars 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-78fb7305\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/castle-connolly-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/castle-connolly-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/castle-connolly.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/superdoctor2024logo.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognition for Dr. Chughtai From 2023 to 2025, Dr. Bilal Chughtai has been honored as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, an accolade bestowed upon approximately &#8230; <a title=\"About Dr. Bilal Chughtai\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/?page_id=10\" aria-label=\"Read more about About Dr. Bilal Chughtai\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About Dr. Bilal Chughtai - Dr. Bilal Chughtai<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/longisland-urology.com\/?page_id=10\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Dr. Bilal Chughtai - Dr. Bilal Chughtai\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Recognition for Dr. Chughtai From 2023 to 2025, Dr. Bilal Chughtai has been honored as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, an accolade bestowed upon approximately ... 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