The 20 Best UPJ Obstruction Doctors Near Me in Cleveland, OH

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The 20 Best UPJ Obstruction Doctors near Cleveland, OH

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 86 doctor with experience in UPJ Obstruction near Cleveland, OH. Of these, 43 are Experienced, 28 are Advanced and 15 are Distinguished.

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    Jorge Gutierrez
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Gutierrez is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gutierrez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Carbuncle, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kyle Scarberry is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Scarberry is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Urethral Stricture, Neurogenic Bladder, Obstructive Uropathy, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Cystectomy. Dr. Scarberry is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Urology | General Surgery
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Urology | General Surgery

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Shubham Gupta is a Urologist and a General Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Urethral Stricture, Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Urinary Incontinence, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

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    Robert Abouassaly
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    28+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic, French

    Robert Abouassaly is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Abouassaly has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Penectomy.

    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Tamil
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nannan Thirumavalavan is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Thirumavalavan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Varicocele, Infertility, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Vasectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Thirumavalavan is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

    11100 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Adam Calaway is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Calaway is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Teratoma of the Mediastinum, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy. Dr. Calaway is currently accepting new patients.

    Nima Almassi
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    20+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nima Almassi is an Oncologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Almassi has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

    Jihad Kaouk
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jihad Kaouk is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Kaouk has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Prostate Cancer, Horseshoe Kidney, Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy.

    Samuel Haywood
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Samuel Haywood is an Oncologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Haywood has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

    Irma Lengu
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Fairview Hospital

    18101 Lorain Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (7.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    26+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Irma Lengu is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Lengu has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Perirenal Abscess, Boils, UPJ Obstruction, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Office

    9500 Euclid Ave Ste Q10, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Emily Slopnick is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Slopnick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Uterine Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Penectomy, and Sacral Nerve Stimulation.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Robert Stein is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Stein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), UPJ Obstruction, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Nephrectomy, and Ureteral Reconstruction.

    Subodh Patel
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    9500 Euclid Avenue, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Subodh Patel is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Obstructive Uropathy, and Bilateral Hydronephrosis.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    9500 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mark Noble is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Noble is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Folliculitis, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Noble is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic

    9500 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian, Portuguese
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Riccardo Autorino is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Autorino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Urothelial Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Nephrectomy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Autorino is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic

    9500 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Anna Zampini is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Zampini is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Zampini is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction
    Distinguished in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic

    9500 Euclid Ave, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Wegryn is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Wegryn is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Ureteroscopy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Wegryn is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction
    Advanced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Zeyad Schwen is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Schwen 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 Prostate Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostatectomy, and Nephrectomy.

    Venkatesh Krishnamurthi
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Transplant Surgery

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Venkatesh Krishnamurthi is a Transplant Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Krishnamurthi has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

    Howard Goldman
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction
    Experienced in UPJ Obstruction

    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    2050 East 96th Street, 
    Cleveland, OH 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    39+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Howard Goldman is a Urologist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Goldman has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of UPJ Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Frequent or Urgent Urination, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Endoscopy.

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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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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 Cleveland, OH?

    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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