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Dr. Ron Rabinowitz received his MD degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968. He did his surgery training at the Hospitals of the University Health Care Center of Pittsburgh from 1968-1970, followed by 2 years on active duty in the US Air Force from 1970-1972 performing general surgery, pedia...
Dr. Ron Rabinowitz received his MD degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968. He did his surgery training at the Hospitals of the University Health Care Center of Pittsburgh from 1968-1970, followed by 2 years on active duty in the US Air Force from 1970-1972 performing general surgery, pediatric surgery, gynecology and obstetrics. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh for his urology residency, which included a year of pediatric urology at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He completed a fellowship in pediatric urologic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, in 1976. He has been a faculty member and Chief of Pediatric Urology at the University of Rochester for 45 years.
He is presently Professor of Urologic Surgery and Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is presently the Chief of Pediatric Urology at URMC and the Historian for the American Urological Association, having received the William P. Didusch Art and History Award in May of 2023. He is a renowned expert in the field of pediatric urology. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology with subspecialty certification in Pediatric Urology. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters, including more than 25 pertaining to the history of medicine and urology. He has been Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology, Secretary and President of the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Urological Association, a member of the American Board of Urology Written Examination Committee and an Oral Examiner for the American Board of Urology. He is presently Historian for the American Urological Association. His clinical interests include minimally invasive treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, along with management of cryptorchidism and penile deformities.
Certified Specialties
Pediatric Urology
- American Board of Urology
Urology
- American Board of Urology
Faculty Appointments
Professor
-
Department of Urology (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Kids. 1975 - 1976
Residency, Urology, University Health Center Of Pittsburgh Program (USA). 1972 - 1975
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), University Health Center Of Pittsburgh Program (USA). 1969 - 1970
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), University Health Center Of Pittsburgh Program (USA). 1968 - 1969
Education
MD | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.1968
Awards
Earl Nation Retrospectroscope Award – Co- Author.2019
Earl Nation Retrospectroscope Award – Co- Author.2017
Distinguished Service Award.2013
The Best Doctors in America.2012
The Albert David Kaiser Medal - Lifetime Achievement Award.2012
The Best Doctors in America.2011
The Best Doctors in America.2010
The Best Doctors in America.2009
Award of Merit.2008
The Best Doctors in America.2006
The Best Doctors in America.2005
Active Teacher in Family Medicine Award.2003
Rochester Surgical Society Award – Co-author.2002
Rochester Surgical Society Award – Co-author.2001
Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award.2000
The Best Doctors in America.1999
Guide to Top Doctors.1999
The Best Doctors in America.1997
First Prize for Research - Co-author.1997
Third Prize for Research - Co-author.1997
Third Prize for Research - Co-author.1996
Third Prize for Clinical Research - Co-author.1996
The Best Doctors in America: Northeast Region.1996 - 1997
Outstanding Teaching Award.1995 - 1996
The Best Doctors in America.1994
First Prize for Clinical Researcher - Co-Author.1990 - 1990
Chapter: General Considerations of Congenital Anomalies
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers 1996
Adult and Pediatric Urology
(1996)
Chapter: Outpatient Pediatric Urology
Authors: Cadamone, A.A., Schulman, S., and Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers 1996
Review of Adult and Pediatric Urology
(1996)
Chapter: General Considerations of Congenital Anomalies
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. 1996
Common Problems in Pediatric Urology
(1995)
Chapter: Acute Scrotal Swelling
Authors: Rabinowtiz, R. and Hulbert, W.C
Publisher:
Urologic Clinics of North America 1995
Clinical Urologic Practice
(1995)
Chapter: Pediatric Genitourinary Emergencies
Authors: Mevorach, R.A., Hulbert, W.C., and Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Scranton, PA: Norton Medical Books 1995
Practice of Urology
(1993)
Chapter: Pediatric Genitourinary Emergencies
Authors: Mevorach, R.A., Hulbert, W.C., and Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Scranton, PA: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc. 1993
Current Therapy in Genitourinary Surgery
(1992)
Chapter: Prune Belly Syndrome
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Hulbert W.C
Publisher:
St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. 1992
Current Therapy in Genitourinary Surgery
(1992)
Chapter: Urinary Incontinence in Children
Authors: Hulbert, W.D., and Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. 1992
Mastery of Surgery-Urologic Surgery
(1992)
Chapter: Operations for Proximal Hypospadias
Authors: Rabinowitz, R. and Hulbert, W.C
Publisher:
Boston: Little, Brown and Company 1992
Clinical Pediatric Urology
(1992)
Chapter: Renal and Adrenal Vascular Thrombosis
Authors: Hulbert, W.C. and Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company 1992
Decision Making in Urology
(1991)
Chapter: Wilms' Tumor
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Hulbert, W.C
Publisher:
Toronto: B.C. Decker, Inc. 1991
Decision Making in Urology
(1991)
Chapter: Primary Megaureter in Children
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Hulbert, W.C
Publisher:
Toronto: B.C. Decker, Inc. 1991
Decision Making in Urology
(1991)
Chapter: Posterior and Anterior Urethral Valves
Authors: Rabinowitz, R. and Hulbert, W.C
Publisher:
Toronto: B.C.Decker, Inc. 1991
Adult and Pediatric Urology
(1991)
Chapter: General Considerations of Congenital Anomalies
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook Inc. 1991
Adult and Pediatric Urology
(1991)
Chapter: Outpatient Pediatric Urology
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Caldamone, A.A
Publisher:
St. Louis: Mosby Yearbook Inc. 1991
Common Problems in Pediatric Urology
(1991)
Chapter: Evaluation of the Acute Scrotum
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Chicago: Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. 1991
Principles of Surgery Pre Test Self Assessment and Review
(1989)
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Information Services 1989
Problems in Urology: Developmental Abnormalities
(1988)
Chapter: Outpatient Management of Hypospadias and the Complications of Repair.
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
J.B. Lippincott Company 1988
Seminars in Urology: Cryptorchidism and Related Disorders
(1988)
Chapter: Surgical Treatment of Cryptorchidism
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
Grune and Stratton, Inc 1988
Adult and Pediatric Urology
(1987)
Chapter: General Considerations of Congenital Anomalies
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
Yearbook Medical Publishers 1987
Adult and Pediatric Urology
(1987)
Chapter: Outpatient Pediatric Urology
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Caldamone, A.A
Publisher:
Yearbook Medical Publishers 1987
Current Therapy in Genitourinary Surgery
(1987)
Chapter: Prune Belly Syndrome
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
B.C. Decker Inc 1987
Clinical Pediatric Urology
(1985)
Chapter: Office and Outpatient Pediatric Urology
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Caldamone, A.A
Publisher:
W.B. Saunders Company 1985
Decision Making in Urology
(1985)
Chapter: Wilms' Tumor
Authors: Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
B.C. Decker Inc. 1985
Decision Making in Urology
(1985)
Chapter: Primary Megaureter in Children
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
B.C. Decker Inc. 1985
Decision Making in Urology
(1985)
Chapter: Posterior and Anterior Urethral Valves
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
B.C. Decker Inc 1985
Assessment of the Newborn
(1984)
Chapter: Abdominal Masses.
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.; Emmens, R.W
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1984
Assessment of the Newborn
(1984)
Chapter: Abnormal Genitalia
Authors: M. Ziai, T.A. Clarke, and T.A. Merritt
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1984
Current Therapy
(1983)
Chapter: Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract (Female Children).
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia 1983
Bedside Pediatrics
(1983)
Chapter: Urinary Signs and Symptoms
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1983
Bedside Pediatrics
(1983)
Chapter: Scrotal Swelling
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1983
A Guide for Helping the Child with Spina Bifida
(1981)
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
Charles C. Thomas, Springfield 1981
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Partial Nephrectomy
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Removal of Renal Calculi
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Renal Exploration for Trauma
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Repair of Renal Artery Stenosis
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Repair of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Ureteral Reimplantation
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Reimplantation of the Dilated Ureter
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Linke, C.A.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Loop Cutaneous Ureterostomy
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Linke, C.A
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Loop Cutaneous Ureterostomy
Authors: Rabinowitz, R., and Linke, C.A
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Ureterointestinal Urinary Diversion
Authors: Linke, C.A., and Rabinowitz, R.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Scrotal Exploration for Acute Scrotal Swelling
Authors: Rabinowitz, R; Linke, C.A.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Abdominal Exploration for Bilateral Abdominal Undescended Testicles
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.; Linke, C.A.
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Hypospadias Repair
Authors: Linke, C.A.; Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Clitoroplasty
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.; Linke, C.A
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Circumcision
Authors: Rabinowitz, R.; Linke, C.A
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Transurethral Surgery in Children
Authors: Linke, C.A.; Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Transplantation
Authors: Linke, C.A; Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
Atlas of Pediatric Surgery
(1978)
Chapter: Cadaver Donor Nephrectomy
Authors: Linke, C.A.; Rabinowitz, R
Publisher:
McGraw Hill Co, New York 1978
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Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries
4.6 stars
Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care
4.6 stars
Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition
4.6 stars
Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others
4.5 stars
Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)
4.7 stars
Patient Comments
4.4 stars
Great job
Apr 14, 2024
5.0 stars
Loved the dr
Dec 23, 2023
We waited on video for awhile so they could figure how to do the visit and see our kid's notes at the same time. The doctor stated at the end of the visit that he could not see us the whole time and he also seemed to JUST then be reviewing their ultrasound notes while we were on video with him. When we've had these visits in person, we have waited over an hour in the patient room waiting for the doctor to come in which is EXTREMELY difficult with young kids. The doctor overall is very knowledgeable and kind, but the NP and doctor did not make us feel like the time we were on video was time well spent other than getting information about the ultrasound. It felt disorganized.
Mar 28, 2023
5.0 stars
Everything has been a wonderful experience with a major exception of having to reschedule at the last minute
Dec 29, 2022
Dr. Rabinowitz gave very detailed descriptions of the known impairments, and thoroughly explained treatment options.
Dec 17, 2022
5.0 stars
This is our second visit to Dr. Rabinowitz with our young son (the other was 4 years ago). Both visits were among the best encounters we have had with a provider. Dr. Rabinowitz is friendly, unhurried, and thorough. He puts us at ease, answers our questions, and provides reassurance. (My husband is very suspicious of doctors, but he feels confident with Dr. R's care.) He enters the room well-informed about his patient. He is unhurried and thorough in his exam and discussion. He provides information in a manner that is understandable and easily retainable.
Oct 27, 2022
5.0 stars
We have had other specialist in the past but none have come close to the level of care we feel Dr. Rabinowtiz gives.
Mar 21, 2022
2.6 stars
Dr. R was very rude and had zero compassion for our concerns as parents with making a decision about what to do moving forward. I was so disappointed.