The 20 Best UPJ Obstruction Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best UPJ Obstruction Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 121 doctor with experience in UPJ Obstruction near Boston, MA. Of these, 59 are Experienced, 49 are Advanced and 13 are Distinguished.

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    Ruslan Korets
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Offers Telehealth

    Ruslan Korets is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Korets is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Hydronephrosis, Prostatectomy, and Cystectomy.

    Graeme S. Steele
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Department Of Urology

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4N, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Graeme Steele is The Professor Walter Morris-Hale Distinguished Chair in Urologic Oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, surgical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed his internship in general surgery at Johannesburg Hospital. He completed residencies in general surgery and urology at the University of Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa, and became head of their Department of Urology Medical School.In 1995, he moved to Boston and completed his urology residency at the Harvard Urology Residency Program and received his fellowship in urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Steele is board certified in urology.The author of numerous clinical publications, Dr. Steele has conducted research studies focusing on benign prostatic hyperplasia, urodynamic evaluation, bladder cancer, urinary cancer and testicular cancer. His clinical specialties include: urinary incontinence, urodynamic studies, urologic oncology and voiding dysfunction. Dr. Steele is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Vasectomy, and Orchiectomy.

    Yanina Barbalat
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Needham Urology Associates

    145 Rosemary Street, Suite C-1, 
    Needham, MA 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Yanina Barbalat is a Urologist in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Barbalat has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Obstructive Uropathy, Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

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    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Pratt Urology Associates, Inc

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gennaro Carpinito is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Carpinito is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Uropathy, UPJ Obstruction, Hydronephrosis, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    165 Cambridge St, Suite 501, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dianne Sacco is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sacco is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Hydronephrosis, Kidney Stones, Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Martha Dyer is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Dyer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Boils, Kidney Stones, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Dyer is currently accepting new patients.

    Boris Gershman
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian
    Offers Telehealth

    Boris Gershman is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Gershman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

    Heidi J. Rayala
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Heidi Rayala is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rayala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Bladder Cancer, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

    Peter Chang
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Mandarin
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Chang is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

    Andrew A. Wagner
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Andrew Wagner is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wagner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

    Aria F. Olumi
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aria Olumi is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Olumi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

    James Wren
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Surgery

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 3, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Wren is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wren is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic, Testicular Failure, Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia, Bladder Reconstruction, and Orchiectomy.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    45 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    George Haleblian is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Haleblian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, UPJ Obstruction, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Haleblian is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Pediatrics
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Pediatrics

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    450 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Richard Lee is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Exstrophy of the Bladder, UPJ Obstruction, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Orchiectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Office

    725 Albany St Ste 3B, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Toby Chai is a Urologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Prostatic Artery Embolization, and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Pediatrics

    Children's Urological Foundation

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ted Lee is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Exstrophy of the Bladder, Cloacal Exstrophy, Omphalocele, Imperforate Anus, and Bladder Reconstruction.

    Daniel A. Wollin
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Department Of Urology

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4N, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Wollin is a urologic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard University School of Medicine. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Williams College and received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his urology residency at New York University and a fellowship at Duke University in Endourology, Metabolic Stone Disease, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery. He then completed a Masters of Science in Integrated Design and Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a focus on design of medical devices. Dr. Wollin is board certified in Urology.Dr. Wollin’s clinical practice focuses on medical and surgical treatment of kidney stones as well as robotic surgical management of a variety of urologic diseases including prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and benign diseases of the kidney and prostate. His research focuses on design of novel devices and technologies to treat kidney stones and other urologic disorders as well as understanding the ergonomics/kinematics of endoscopic procedures. Dr. Wollin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Carbuncle, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Michael W. Mcdonald
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Urology/Men's Health Center

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4S, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Michael W. McDonald is a urologic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Michigan. He completed his fellowship in transplant surgery at Mayo Clinic and in urology at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. McDonald is board certified in urology.Dr. McDonald’s clinical specialties include: urinary incontinence, urologic oncology, voiding dysfunction, benign prostatic hypertrophy, male infertility, male sexual dysfunction, prostate cancer and stone disease. He is fluent in Spanish and German. Dr. Mcdonald is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Stones, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Ureteroscopy.

    Aaron H. Lay
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Department Of Urology

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 4N, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (5.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Aaron Lay is a Urologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Lay has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy.

    Peter L. Steinberg
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Beth Israel Deaconess Healthcare - Chestnut Hill

    200 Boylston Street, Floor 3 Surgery, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
     (6.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Peter Steinberg is a Urologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Steinberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Perirenal Abscess, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of UPJ Obstruction?

    Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a blockage at the point where part of the kidney attaches to one of the tubes to the bladder (ureters). This blocks the flow of urine out of the kidney.

    When should I see an UPJ Obstruction doctor near Boston, MA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an UPJ Obstruction doctor near Boston, MA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank UPJ Obstruction doctors near Boston, MA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by UPJ Obstruction doctors near Boston, MA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an UPJ Obstruction doctor near Boston, MA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the UPJ Obstruction doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different UPJ Obstruction doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an UPJ Obstruction doctor near Boston, MA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my UPJ Obstruction doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my UPJ Obstruction doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female UPJ Obstruction doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the UPJ Obstruction doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an UPJ Obstruction doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the UPJ Obstruction doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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