Joseph V. DiTrolio

Joseph V. DiTrolio, M.D. brings more than 35 years of experience in the practice of Urology to Thread Bioscience.

Dr. DiTrolio is on the faculty of New Jersey Medical School since 1985, where he holds a full professorship in the Department of Surgery, is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, and the Chairman of the Department of Urology at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Hackensack UMC/Mountainside Hospital and the former St. Mary’s Hospital in Orange, New Jersey.

He has been working with the East Orange Veterans Administration Since 1979 and continues to support and assist veterans. His current position involves compensation and dispensation for nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare, as it relates to the urological system.

He personally holds numerous patents and has provided consulting services for medical device research and development efforts for some of the largest companies in the urological field.

Dr. DiTrolio was a pioneer in the early development of endoscopic medical devices. He worked for Vitreous State Laboratories in Washington, DC, under a NASA grant for the development and utilization of fiber optics. His groundbreaking work in fiber optic technology led to the developments on which all current endoscopic equipment is currently based.

He is a holder of both American and Italian passports and is a senior member of the European Urological Association, as well as the American Urological Association and American Board of Urology Diplomate. He has presented over one hundred papers and published numerous domestic and international articles.

Dr. DiTrolio graduated from the University of Richmond with a B.Sci. in Biology and attended the Universite’ de Paris, Sorbonne where he received an A. B. in French. He received his M.D from New Jersey Medical School and completed his Urology training at New Jersey Medical School. Since graduating from medical school, he has been a member of the Alumni Association of New Jersey Medical School, where he served three terms as President and is currently the Chairman of the Board.