Urology Research at the Michigan Institute of Urology

 

Pediatric Urology

Richard P. Abramson, M.D.

Richard Philip Abramson, M.D. is an associate of the Michigan Institute of Urology, P.C. Dr. Abramson is Board Certified in Urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Abramson specializes in all aspects of Pediatric Urology and has a special interest in minimally invasive Pediatric Urologic Laparoscopic Surgery. He has been practicing Pediatric Urology since 1995.

Dr. Abramson received a Bachelor of Science from Long Island University, Brookville, New York in 1981. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Albany Medical College of Union University, Albany, New York in 1986. His General Surgical Internship and Residency was completed at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York in 1988. Urological Residency was completed at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York in 1992. Dr. Abramson completed a one year Research Fellowship in Pediatric Urology at The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, in 1993 and a two year Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Urology at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada in 1995.

Dr. Abramson then became the Founding Chief of the Division of Pediatric Urology at Valley Children's Hospital, Fresno, California (1995-2000) and subsequently served as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Urology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Abramson received additional training in Pediatric Urological Laparoscopic Surgery at Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts prior to joining the Michigan Institute of Urology, P.C. in July of 2001.

Dr. Abramson has written and published several articles on Pediatric Urological issues in national journals and has presented at national meetings. He has recently written and published a chapter on pediatric neurogenic bladder dysfunction for the Pediatric Clinics of North America. He lectures regularly at numerous hospitals throughout southeast Michigan on various topics in Pediatric Urology.

Dr. Abramson was voted by his peers to be one of the "Top Doc's in Pediatric Urology in 2006" by Detroit Hour Magazine.

Dr. Abramson's hospital affiliations include William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and Troy campuses, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce, and Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn.

Dr. Abramson is a member of the following organizations: The Society of Pediatric Urology, The Society of Fetal Urology, The American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Urological Association, The North Central Section of the American Urological Association, The American Medical Association, and the American Association of Clinical Urologists.

Dr. Abramson's hobbies include tennis and skiing.

Dr. Abramson is available to see patients at the following locations: Utica, Town Center, Clarkston, West Bloomfield (Orchard Lake), and Dearborn.

Dr. Abramson is on staff at the William Beaumont Royal Oak, Troy Beaumont, Henery Ford Macomb, Henery Ford West Bloomfield, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Oakwood, and Huron Valley Hospitals, and also preforms ambulatory outpatient surgery at the Lakes West Bloomfield, Dearborn, and Utica Ambulatory Surgical Centers(ASC).

Focus Areas: Dr. Abramson specializes in minimally invasive surgery using very tiny incisions, pediatric urologic laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic surgical correction of vesicoureteral reflux using Deflux injections, and pediatric urologic robotic surgery.


Locations
Clarkston Medical Building, Clarkston
(248) 620-6660
    5701 Bow Pointe Drive, Suite 250
    Clarkston, MI 48346
Lakes Professional Building, West Bloomfield
(248) 624-9900
    2300 Haggerty Rd, Suite 2000
    West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48323
Oakwood Medical Building, Dearborn
(313) 271-0066
    18100 Oakwood Boulevard, Ste 315
    Dearborn, Michigan, 48124
Washington Center Professional Building, Utica
(586) 254-5759
    11051 Hall Road, Suite 200
    Utica, Michigan, 48317
Areas of Interest
Pediatric Urology
Board Certified