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Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1983)

Professional interests include: laparoscopic surgery, urologic surgery, cancer, and more.

71 Prospect Avenue Suite 190
Hudson, NY 12534

(518) 822-0120

Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD is an urologist in Troy, NY specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1983 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD is affiliated with Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College and Columbia Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

101 Jordan Road Suite 201
Troy, NY 12180

Address:

159 Jefferson Heights Suite D-107
Catskill, NY 12414

Address:

1783 Route 9 Suite 205
Clifton Park, NY 12065

Address:

23 Hackett Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208

Address:

25 Hackett Blvd. (mc 208)
Albany, NY 12208

Address:

71 Prospect Avenue Suite 190
Hudson, NY 12534

Some issues Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD can help you with:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Enlarged Prostate)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged. BPH affects about half of men between the ages of 50 and 60, and approximately 80% of men over 80. As the prostate grows in size, it can press down on the tube where urine flows out of the body (the urethra) and cause urinary problems.

Medication can relieve mild to moderate symptoms of BPH, such as frequent urination, incomplete bladder emptying, a weak urine stream, and straining while urinating. However, other forms of treatment may be more appropriate if an individual has pain with urination, frequent urinary tract infections, or is unable to urinate. The size of the prostate and the severity of their symptoms will determine the type of treatment they need. If the prostate is not very large, doctors will likely recommend a transurethral procedure. This minimally invasive technique involves the insertion of a scope into the urethra. The most common transurethral procedures for BPH are:

Transurethral incision of the prostate or TUIP, where the surgeon uses the scope to make small cuts in the area of the prostate that meets the bladder. These cuts will open up the pathway for urine and allow it to flow with more ease.
Transurethral needle ablation or TUNA, where needles are inserted through the scope and into the prostate. The needles use radiofrequency waves to destroy excess prostate tissue.
Laser prostate ablation, where lasers pass through the scope to melt away the part of the prostate causing urine blockage.
Transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP, where the inside of the prostate is trimmed and removed one tiny piece at a time using the scope.

If the prostate is too big for a transurethral procedure, an individual may need a simple prostatectomy, which can be done in one of three ways: laparoscopic, robotic, or open. During a laparoscopic simple prostatectomy, a surgeon makes several small incisions on the belly. Then they insert a long tube with a camera into one of the cuts and surgical instruments into the others. Using the camera to see inside the belly, they carefully removes the enlarged part of the prostate. Robotic simple prostatectomy uses the same techniques as the laparoscopic method, but the surgery is done with the help of a robot. For men with very large prostates, open simple prostatectomy may be the best treatment option. This surgery differs from the other approaches in that it requires a much larger incision.

Most transurethral treatments for BPH, like TUIP, TUNA, and laser prostate ablation, are done in the doctor's office or outpatient surgery center. TURP and simple prostatectomy, however, need to be performed in the hospital and require an average stay of one to three days. Patients should wait a week before doing any strenuous activities after a TUIP, TUNA, or laser prostate ablation, and about four to six weeks after a TURP or simple prostatectomy. Although these treatments improve BPH symptoms for most patients, it is important to be aware of the risks involved, such as urine control issues, tightening of the urethra, and erectile dysfunction.

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery is a kind of minimally invasive surgery using a thin, narrow tube called a laparoscope. Usually performed on the abdomen or the pelvic region, the surgeon makes a few very small incisions instead of one large one.

During the procedure, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope, which contains a light and camera that allows the surgeon to see what is happening inside the body. Then tiny tools are placed through the small openings and used to perform the surgery.

The most common laparoscopic surgery is gallbladder removal, but laparoscopic surgery may also be used for the removal of a kidney or appendix, to treat certain cysts and tumors, for bariatric surgery, for some GERD treatments, or for hernia repairs, among others.

Because laparoscopic surgery only uses a few tiny incisions, the scars are minimal and recovery is easier than with open surgery.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

In The News

“Dr. Ronald Kaufman, chief of staff at County-USC, agreed that interns and residents routinely work at least 80 hours a week and often much more, especially those training to be surgeons.”—"Sickouts Shut Down Some County Offices", Los Angeles Times, October 1997

abdominal imaging	173
blood draw	49
doctor visit	771
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
lab tests	797
minimally invasive procedures	166
potassium test	118
stent placement (stenting)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	173
urologic procedures	600

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	62
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	131
ablation	10
blood draw	58
doctor visit	741
hormone therapy	21
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
lab tests	816
minimally invasive procedures	130
potassium test	81
stent placement (stenting)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	131
urologic procedures	560

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	66
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	28

abdominal imaging	76
blood draw	25
doctor visit	587
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
lab tests	631
minimally invasive procedures	151
potassium test	116
stent placement (stenting)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	76
urologic procedures	491

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	134
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

abdominal imaging	52
blood draw	63
doctor visit	857
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
lab tests	997
minimally invasive procedures	166
potassium test	101
stent placement (stenting)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	52
urologic procedures	692

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	26
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	71
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	31
blood draw	25
doctor visit	710
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
lab tests	575
minimally invasive procedures	121
potassium test	77
stent placement (stenting)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
urologic procedures	575

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	62
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

abdominal imaging	21
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	47
blood draw	19
chemotherapy	47
doctor visit	812
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lab tests	168
minimally invasive procedures	78
potassium test	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
urologic procedures	421

**Gender**
Male	388
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	66
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	23
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	54
blood draw	16
chemotherapy	54
doctor visit	764
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
lab tests	126
minimally invasive procedures	82
potassium test	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
urologic procedures	410

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	56
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

abdominal imaging	44
doctor visit	522
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
lab tests	18
minimally invasive procedures	86
potassium test	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	44
urologic procedures	267

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	46
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

abdominal imaging	64
doctor visit	619
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	91
potassium test	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	64
urologic procedures	295

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD treated as an urologist in Troy, NY were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	68
ablation	10
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	50
blood draw	36
chemotherapy	50
doctor visit	710
hormone therapy	21
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
lab tests	471
minimally invasive procedures	121
potassium test	81
stent placement (stenting)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	68
urologic procedures	482

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD.

**Gender**
Female	99
Male	320

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	372
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	56
75 to 84	121
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	191

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1983. He completed residency at Duke University Hospital. He is certified by the Urology American Board of Urology and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1983)

Residency: Duke University Hospital

Board Certification: Urology American Board of Urology (1993)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical College

Columbia Memorial Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$70,092 XTANDI $49,040	Myrbetriq $54	$20,999
Teleflex LLC	$49,502 Urolift System $26,082	Urolift $19,569	$3,850
SWAN VALLEY MEDICAL INCORPORATED	$42,340 $42,340
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$22,183 Erleada $15,877	ZYTIGA $78	$6,227
NeoTract Inc.	$20,457 Urolift $20,129	Urolift - UL400 $328
Other	$45,888 Erleada $27,532	PerClot $5,558	XTANDI $5,436	Da Vinci Surgical System $3,230	BLUDIGO $1,142	Other $2,990

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$141,780
Consulting Fee	$64,750
Travel and Lodging	$22,209
Honoraria	$11,198
Food and Beverage	$10,367
Other	$156

Research Payments

Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD has received 91 research payments totaling $666,924.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Ronald Kaufman Jr, MD.

SWAN VALLEY MEDICAL INCORPORATED

2023

$0.01

Physician Covered Recipient

Shares listed were purchased or granted for services in past reported years. The current value of these shares is the par value of $0.01. The Company is a privately held C Corporation with no public market for the sale of its highly restricted stock. The Company is has never been profitable and its liabilities currently exceed its assets, with operating expenses exceeding its sales revenues.

Biography

Dr. Ronald Kaufman specializes in urology (urinary tract disease) and practices in Clifton Park, NY, Albany, NY, and Hudson, NY. Areas of expertise for Dr. Kaufman include bladder cancer, erectile dysfunction (impotence), and benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). He attended George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Georgetown University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Duke University Hospital. He is affiliated with Albany Medical College and Columbia Memorial Hospital.