ABOUT DR. WINOKER

Jared S. Winoker, MD is the Director of Endourology and Director of the Center for Kidney Stone Disease at Lenox Hill Hospital. He is also an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health.

As a fellowship-trained endourologist (minimally invasive urologic surgeon), Dr. Winoker is an expert in minimally invasive surgical techniques, including percutaneous, endoscopic, image-guided, and robotic approaches. Having trained with world-renowned experts and pioneers of percutaneous surgery, ureteroscopy, and robotic surgery, his clinical practice focuses primarily on the treatment and prevention of complex urinary stones. This includes stones of all sizes in the kidney, ureter, and bladder, as well as those in patients with predisposing medical conditions, complex anatomy, or surgically reconstructed urinary tracts. Dr. Winoker's clinical interests and surgical expertise also include the treatment of enlarged prostate (BPH), prostate cancer, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, strictures of the upper urinary tract, and urothelial cancers of the kidney and ureter.

Based on his extensive training and experience, Dr. Winoker is among only a handful of urologic surgeons in the New York Metropolitan area who perform percutaneous kidney surgeries, doing so without the assistance of an interventional radiologist. This provides several advantages to patients: (1) a tailored and precise surgical approach that is adaptable to the individual needs of the patient, and (2) the convenience of treating large and complex kidney stones in a single surgical session with a single course of anesthesia - as opposed to a separate, additional procedure performed by a radiologist.

Whether or not surgery is needed, Dr. Winoker focuses on a thorough metabolic evaluation and medical management plan to prevent further stone formation. As the director of the Center for Kidney Stone Disease, he leads a multidisciplinary team of urologists, nephrologists, and dieticians that work collaboratively to provide comprehensive care tailored to each patient's medical history and social environment. At the core of his patient-centered approach, Dr. Winoker and his team place a heavy emphasis on empowering patients through education and aligning treatment plans to their personal preferences.

Dr. Winoker earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. There he was awarded the Dean's Recognition Award for outstanding academic achievement and inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He then completed his general surgery internship and urological surgery residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where he served as chief resident in the Department of Urology. He completed his fellowship training in endourology and minimally invasive urologic surgery at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins, where he also received advanced training in clinical informatics. Prior to joining the Smith Institute for Urology and the Northwell Health System, Dr. Winoker served as an Assistant Professor of Urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.