Ruben M. Pinkhasov, MD

Dr. Pinkhasov is director of minimally invasive urologic surgery at Englewood Health’s Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center. He specializes in urology and urologic oncology. His main clinical interest are in urologic cancers, including those of the prostate, adrenal gland, bladder, kidney, testis, and ureters. He also treats common urologic conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary stone disease. Dr. Pinkhasov received his MD from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine and an MPH from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health, in Brooklyn, NY. He did a urology residency and was chief resident at Maimonides Medical Center, in Brooklyn. He completed a urologic oncology fellowship focused on minimally invasive surgical approaches, including robotic surgery and laparoscopy for the treatment of genitourinary cancers, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Buffalo, NY. His research focuses on nutrition and prostate cancer prevention. He is a member of the American Urological Association, the Society of Urologic Oncology, and the New York State Urological Society. In addition to English, Dr. Pinkhasov is fluent in Russian.