Dr. Michael C. Ost

Dr. Michael C. Ost is a urologist who treats a wide array of urologic conditions in both adults and children. He is skilled in minimally invasive surgery, utilizing robotics, laparoscopy, and endourologic techniques. His areas of expertise include the treatment of kidney cancer, congenital renal anomalies, ureteral injuries and abnormalities, and complex stone disease. Dr. Ost received his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He received subspecialty fellowship training in both endourology (Northwell Health System – New York) and pediatric urology (UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh). He was the first urologist in the United States to receive such training to treat a wide spectrum of urologic diseases in a minimally invasive fashion in both adults and children. He is widely published and has lectured nationally and internationally on his areas of specialization. Dr. Ost also received his MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. In addition to his clinical practice as a professor of urology, Dr. Ost serves as Director of Pediatric Surgical Outreach at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Ost is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Anorchia, Ureterocele, UPJ Obstruction, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 72 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Nephrectomy.