The Valley Hospital First in Bergen County to Use NanoKnife? System for Prostate Cancer Treatment

PARAMUS, NJ, February 11, 2026 – Valley Health System is proud to announce that Nick W. Liu, MD, Medical Director of Urology; David T. Ahlborn, MD; and the urologic oncology team have successfully performed Valley’s first prostate cancer procedure using the NanoKnife? System.

Valley is the first hospital in Bergen County to use the NanoKnife? System for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to the technology’s manufacturer AngioDynamics.

“I am incredibly proud of our entire team, whose skill, dedication, and teamwork have made this milestone possible,” said Dr. Liu. “This achievement reflects Valley’s ongoing commitment to bringing leading-edge, patient-centered cancer care to our community.”

The NanoKnife? System is a minimally invasive form of focal therapy that uses irreversible electroporation (IRE) to target and destroy cancer cells without harming healthy tissue around the cancer site.

Unlike most traditional options that treat the entire gland, for prostate cancer that is confined to just one or a few small areas, the NanoKnife? System allows doctors to treat the cancer precisely, preserve the healthy areas of the prostate, and limit postoperative complications, such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction.

“Prostate cancer is the only cancer that is currently treated by removing the entire organ, which may not be necessary if the cancer is detected early,” said Dr. Liu. “This groundbreaking treatment represents a major step forward in offering men less invasive options for prostate cancer management.”

Valley’s board-certified urologists provide comprehensive medical and surgical services for men and women with diseases and disorders of the urinary system and for men with reproductive health issues. They also emphasize screenings and wellness efforts to prevent urologic cancers and to detect them early, when these cancers are most treatable.

“With a focus on state-of-the-art, compassionate urologic medical and surgical care and the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with urologic cancers, we provide the latest advances in diagnostics, treatment, continuing care, and disease surveillance,” said Dr. Ahlborn, a Valley urologist who specializes in urologic oncology and robotic surgery.

For more information on Valley’s urologic oncology program or to make an appointment, please visit ValleyHealth.com/UrologicOncology or call 201-634-5567.