UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) in Utica have jointly opened a new urology office at the MVHS Faxton campus in Utica.
Upstate Urology at MVHS is part of the MVHS Medical Group, according to a news release from MVHS.
Dr. Ruben Pinkhasov — a specialist in urology, urologic oncology, and minimally invasive and robotic surgery — has joined Upstate Urology at MVHS as the director. Pinkhasov is also an assistant professor of urology at Upstate Medical University.
He’ll have admitting privileges at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH), St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC), and Upstate Medical University, per the MVHS release.
Prior to joining Upstate Urology at MVHS, Dr. Pinkhasov completed a two-year, Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)-accredited fellowship in urologic oncology and robotic surgery at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo.
His areas of expertise are in prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, testicular cancer, ureteral cancer, and disorders of the adrenal gland. His practice also treats common urologic diseases including stones, benign disorders of the prostate, and incontinence.
Pinkhasov earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn. He completed his master’s degree in public health at SUNY Downstate School of Public Health and research fellowship in men’s health with the Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program (ECRIP) at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. He completed his residency and served as chief resident in urology at Maimonides Medical Center. He earlier received his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Hunter College of the City University of New York.
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