Dr. Bruce L. Jacobs

Joel Byron Nelson, MD, is the Frederic N. Schwentker Professor and chairman of the Department of Urology for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He specializes in prostate cancer. Dr. Nelson is board-certified in urologic oncology. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed a medical degree at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He completed a residency at McGaw Medical Center in Chicago, and a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Dr. Nelson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Prostatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostatectomy, and Vasectomy.

Dr. Ricardo G. Alvim is a urologist certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Alvim received his medical degree from Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil and completed residencies in general surgery at Federal University of Minas Gerais and urology at Governor Israel Pinheiro-IPSEMG General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in urologic oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is a clinical assistant professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He specializes in urology, urologic oncology, and urologic surgery. Dr. Alvim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Prostatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Ronald L. Hrebinko, MD, is a professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He specializes in all genitourinary cancers with special expertise in continent urinary diversion, nephron-sparing surgery for renal cancer, laparoscopic kidney surgery, nerve-sparing surgery for the prostate, and testis cancer. Dr. Hrebinko is board-certified in urology. He received an undergraduate degree with honors from Dartmouth College in N.H., and a medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hrebinko completed a residency at UPMC in the Department of Surgery, and a fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, in Buffalo, N.Y. Dr. Hrebinko is a member of professional organizations, such as the American Urologic Association, Society of Urologic Oncology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Hrebinko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Prostatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.