Urology

Our Team

Our Physicians

Ronald Rabinowitz, M.D.

Associate chair of the urology department and chief of pediatric urology at Strong Hospital, Dr. Rabinowitz’s interest in pediatric medicine stems from his own childhood as an asthma sufferer. “I spent a lot time in the hospital on the respiratory floor,” he says, “so I always knew if I was going to be in medicine, I would work with kids.”

He always introduces himself to his patient – the child – first. “When you deal with children,” he says, “you try to be on their level, look at things from their perspective, think about what they’re afraid of. I use language they and their parents can understand. I ask them if they know why they’re in my office, what their problem is, and reassure them that it will be ok. The more the kids know, the less they’re afraid.”

What makes pediatric urology especially exciting for him is that because the patients are so young, “you’re looking for long term answers. Your patients have, you hope, another seventy-five or more years ahead of them and you want what you do to last.”

He’s proud of the fact that patients come to Strong from “Syracuse, Buffalo, and around the state. Outside of New York City, we have the state’s largest, busiest, most experienced and most academically productive pediatric urology division. We’re a tightly knit department. We all consult with each other, talk about our patients with each other, help each other when we can.”

As dedicated as he is to his patients, Dr. Rabinowitz understands the need to spend some time on things completely outside of medicine. For example, he’s always had a strong interest in archeology. In fact, he spent ten summers in Israel as associate director of the University of Rochester’s excavation program there, which became the subject of a recent PBS documentary.

Contact Information

Box 656
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester NY 14642-8656
Phone: 585-275-3342
Fax: 585- 273-1068

Faculty Title

Professor of Urology and Pediatrics; Associate Chair of Urology

Medical School

University of Pittsburgh, 1968

Residency

Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 1968-70;
Urology, University of Pittsburgh, 1972-75

Fellowship

Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 1975-76

Certifications

American Board of Urology, 1977;
American Academy of Pediatrics, 1978;
American Academy of Surgeons, 1978

Special interests

Pediatric urology, undescended testicles, congenital and acquired genital, kidney and bladder disorders, hernia, vesico-ureteral reflux, hydronephrosis hypospadias, chordee, hydroceles