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Gretchen Tower, NP

Neurosurgery

4.8 out of 5 stars
UR Medicine Faculty The University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group (URMFG) consists of over 900 specialist and primary care providers spanning 19 departments. URMFG is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Accountable Health Partner Accountable Health Partners (AHP) is a network of over 2,000 community and UR medical faculty and a dozen leading hospitals throughout the region. AHP offers a full range of care.
Accepting New Patients

Contact

Appointment (585) 225-5767

About Me

Certified Specialties

Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care - American Nurses Credentialing Center

Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health - American Nurses Credentialing Center

Credentials

Education

MS | State University of New York at Buffalo (Nursing). 2001

Ratings & Comments

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Ratings

Care provider's discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

4.8 stars

Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

4.8 stars

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

4.8 stars

Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your care

4.8 stars

Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

4.8 stars

Patient Comments

5.0 stars

Gretchen has always been knowledgeable and compassionate

Sep 21, 2025

5.0 stars

I really enjoy my visits with Gretchen. She listens to me. We talk about my issues. She listens to my concerns.

Sep 20, 2025

5.0 stars

Gretchen Tower, FNP has been awesome to work with! She is thorough, compassionate and on top of the MANY issues I have to deal with!

Sep 12, 2025

5.0 stars

Provider addressed my concerns directly. We agreed to set up another appointment and she told me I would be contacted as soon as their team worked with my insurance provider to ensure coverage for me.

Sep 10, 2025

5.0 stars

Would reccomend to anyone in need.

Sep 03, 2025

5.0 stars

Excellent clinician very professional caring, and was full of interesting information

Aug 12, 2025

5.0 stars

Gretchen easy to talk with and very she listens to u.

Aug 08, 2025

5.0 stars

Very good listener

Aug 03, 2025

5.0 stars

Wonderful

Aug 01, 2025

5.0 stars

Gretchen has been such a blessing. She is an excellent provider.

Jul 31, 2025

5.0

My provider is the best. I have been seeing her for about 3 years and she's been there for me.

Jun 26, 2025

5.0

Gretchen has taken very good care of me from the start. Very compassionate & kind.

Jun 22, 2025

5.0

Answered every question in detail and asked if I understood or had more questions

Jun 15, 2025

5.0

NP Gretchen has a calmness about her that helps ease any concerns that I have. Love Gretchen!

Jun 11, 2025

5.0

Care provider seemed truly interested in my condition and proposed maybe I should get new scans so they could better address my condition.

May 15, 2025

5.0

Great service

May 15, 2025

5.0

Gretchen is an excellent nurse practitioner. She's very thorough and caring throughout my time being patient at Pain Management.

Apr 30, 2025

5.0

Excellent

Apr 16, 2025

5.0

Due to the great care I receive at this facility, I have recommended this place to others.

Apr 10, 2025

5.0

Gretchen listens, shows empathy, and includes me in the treatment plan.

Apr 07, 2025

5.0

Gretchen is very hands on. Always explains everything, keeps you included, gives options wants what's best for you

Mar 31, 2025

5.0

I'm grateful that I can depend on Gretchen! She absolutely cares!!

Mar 14, 2025

5.0

Gretchen is always professional and concerned about my ailments

Mar 14, 2025

5.0

I hope have more medical personnel like her get back to come in contact with [...]

Mar 13, 2025

5.0

I drive over an hour and 15 minutes to come here. Gretchen always listens to me and never makes me feel rushed.

Mar 05, 2025

5.0

Really great people!

Feb 13, 2025

5.0

I feel Gretchen Tower is an advocate for me and listens and is knowledgeable

Oct 19, 2024

5.0

Very informed provider. I felt like she cared about what I was going through.

Oct 12, 2024

5.0

The Nurse Practitioner was kind, understanding, very explanatory about my MRI. I could not have asked for better care.

Oct 06, 2024

5.0

Outstanding visit!

Sep 18, 2024

5.0

Gretchen is really great. She shows compassion makes you feel that I'm important and takes the time to listen to me.

Aug 25, 2024

5.0

Gretchen was my nurse and she took the time to listen to my concerns and asked me several questions about my health

Aug 03, 2024

5.0

I have recommended this provider and clinic

Jun 29, 2024

5.0

Gretchen has been great. She even contacted us when she was not at work whe my mom was not doing well.

Mar 14, 2024

5.0

[...]. Everyone was great!!!

Mar 06, 2024

5.0

I could easily go to a pain clinic closer to home but I drive all the way to Rochester because of the care and way they treat me. I have always been treated with respect and the office always gets back to you.

Feb 23, 2024

3.4

My situation very complicated.they were fitting me in.. so I understand with limited time the amount of discussions surrounding any procedure is limited. I wish I understood more thoroughly not only the outcomes, but future plan.

Dec 29, 2023

5.0

Gretchen Tower is an amazing doctor!

Nov 15, 2023