David Abramowitz MD
David Abramowitz
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Incontinence; Oncology; Pediatric Urology; Sexual Medicine; Surgery – Plastic and Reconstructive; Transgender Care; Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery; Urology
Professional Summary:
I am originally from Buffalo, NY and completed my urologic surgical training here at University at Buffalo. I then went onto complete a fellowship in Los Angeles in Reconstructive Urology and Cancer Survivorship at City of Hope National Medical Center. Following this I spent time in Ghent, Belgium & Belgrade, Serbia learning advanced techniques in complex reconstructive urology with a special focus in gender affirming surgery.
My current clinical practice here in Buffalo focuses on various aspects of reconstructive urology as well as general urology. Particular interests of mine include surgical management of urethral strictures, sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, urinary diversions, ureteral reconstruction & transgender care.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Cancer Survivorship and Reconstructive Urology (GURS), City of Hope National Medical Center
- Internship, General Surgery, University at Buffalo
- Residency, Urology, University at Buffalo
- MD, Medical School, Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Urology, University at Buffalo (2021-present)
- Urologist, Western New York Urology Associates (2021-present)
Awards and Honors:
- Medical Resident Award of Excellence (2018)
Journal Articles:
- Balzano FL, Mian AH, Abramowitz DJ, Kohler TS, Warner JN. (2022) Novel Peyronie's algorithm at the time of penile implant. The Canadian journal of urology (Aug), 29(4): 11255-11261.
- Abramowitz D, Sam AP, Pachorek M, Ruel N, Martins F, Angulo J, Simhan J, Li E, Nikolavsky D, Policastro C, Ramirez-Perez E, Burks F, Shetty Z, Venkatesan K, Hunter C, Gallegos M, Foreman J, Pariser J, Kasabwala K, Lopez D, Macdonald S, Warner J. (2022) Multi-institutional review of non-hypospadiac penile urethral stricture management and outcomes. International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (Feb).
- Balzano FL, Abramowitz DJ, Sam AP, Pachorek M, Warner JN. (2021) Simplified posterior urethroplasty utilizing laparoscopic instrumentation. Translational andrology and urology (Dec), 10(12): 4384-4391. doi:10.21037/tau-21-498
- Abramowitz DJ, Balzano FL, Ruel NH, Chan KG, Warner JN. (2021) Transurethral Incision with Transverse Mucosal Realignment for the Management of Bladder Neck Contracture and Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis. Urology (Jun), 152: 102-108.
- Abramowitz D, Sam AP, Pachorek M, Shen J, Ruel N, Warner JN. (2021) Virtue male sling outcomes and application to a contemporary nomogram. The Canadian journal of urology (Apr), 28(2): 10625-10630.
- Abramowitz, DJ., Warner, JN. (2021) Clinical management of radiation cystitis: a narrative review. AME Medical Journal (Mar), 6 doi:10.21037/amj-20-169
- Maiers TJ, Abramowitz DJ, Pominville R, Myneni AA, Noyes K, Bodkin Iii JJ. (2020) Management of genitourinary foreign bodies in a predominantly incarcerated population. The Canadian journal of urology (Dec), 27(6): 10444-10449.
- Cobey KD, Rice DB, Lalu MM, Abramowitz D, Ahmadzai N, Cunningham H, Ayala AP, Raffoul H, Khan F, Shamseer L, Moher D. (2020) Stress testing journals: a quasi-experimental study of rejection rates of a previously published paper. BMC medicine (Apr), 18(1): 88. doi:10.1186/s12916-020-01550-9
- Chevli EM, Maiers TJ, Abramowitz DJ, Badkhshan S, Bodkin JJ. (2020) Hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis. Urology case reports (Jan), 28: 101076. doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101076
Evaluative Studies and Case Reports:
- David Abramowitz, Wietse Claeys, Caroline Jamaer, Camille Berquin, Piet Hoebeke and Anne-Françoise Spinoit. (2023) Complete bladder duplication presenting in adulthood: A case report on reconstructive technique and reflections on translational urology in refugees. Frontiers in Urology (Mar), 3
Professional Memberships:
- American Urologic Association (AUA)
- American Board of Urology (ABU)
- Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS)
- Sexual Medicine Society for North America (SMSNA)
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Presentations:
- "Getting patients with OAB adequately treated – attrition rates and third line therapies in a contemporary practice" Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (2020)
- "Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Carcinoma Tumors on Active Surveillance" American Urological Association (2019)
- "Patient Preference In Their Urologists’ Gender: Is There a Bias?" Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (2019)
- "Understanding Implicit Bias and its Potential Impacts in Urology" Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association (2018)
- "Gender Affirming Surgery – What is the Urologist’s Role?" 23rd Annual Upstate New York Urologic Association Resident Seminar (2018)
- "Urologist gender and patient preference: where do we stand?" 22nd Annual Upstate New York Urologic Association Resident Seminar (2017)