Stephen Jackman, MD, is a urologic surgeon focused on minimally invasive surgery for kidney and prostate cancer as well as kidney stones. His areas of specialty include surgical techniques involving advanced laparoscopy, robotics, and complex kidney stone disease. Dr. Jackman is Professor and Vice Chair of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Jackman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Folliculitis, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

Joel D. Bigley, MD, is an assistant professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Medicine in Morgantown, W. Va., and also completed residencies in general surgery and urology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bigley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Boils, Folliculitis, Ureteroscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Kyle Spradling, MD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Director of the UPMC Mercy Kidney Stone Clinic. He specializes in endourology, kidney stone disease, and minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Spradling earned his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, completed his Urology Residency at Stanford University in Stanford, CA, and completed a fellowship in Robotic Surgery and Endourology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, where he also served as clinical instructor for one year prior to joining UPMC. Dr. Spradling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Bladder Cancer, Hydronephrosis, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Siobhan Telfer, MD, specializes in urology. She practices at UPMC Department of Urology and is affiliated with UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Telfer completed her fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, residency at St. Joseph's Health Center, and medical degree at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Telfer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bladder, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

Gregory Halenda, MD, is certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. He is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.  Dr. Halenda received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Medical College and completed his residency at Penn State University College of Medicine. Dr. Halenda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Kidney Stones, Perirenal Abscess, Prostatectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

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 Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Anorchia, Ureterocele, UPJ Obstruction, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, MBA, serves as the Chair of the Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Chair of Urology, UPMC. A globally recognized urological surgeon-scientist, Dr. Trinh has been honored with the 2021 Outstanding Citizenship Award from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the 2022 American Urological Association Young Urologist of the Year award for New England. He is recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and a Top Asian American Pacific Islander Doctor. Dr. Trinh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Cystectomy.

Dr. Maranchie is a surgical oncologist specializing in urologic cancers of the urinary tract and male genitalia.  She completed urology residency at Harvard University in 1999, followed by a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the National Cancer Institute.  Her practice is focused on the care of patients with cancer of the kidney, bladder and testis, employing minimally invasive approaches, nephron-sparing and nerve-sparing surgery and urinary tract reconstruction.  She has specialty expertise in familial or inherited cancer syndromes, offering targeted surveillance with organ-preserving surgery when indicated. LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Maranchie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

Bishoy A. Gayed, MD, is an assistant professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City. Dr. Gayed completed his residency in urology at UPMC and a fellowship in urologic oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in urology, urologic oncology, urologic surgery, and the management of tumors of the kidney, bladder, prostate, ureteral, testicular, penile, and adrenal cancers. Dr. Gayed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Hydronephrosis, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Bruce L. Jacobs, MD, is an associate professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received a medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., and earned a master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Jacobs completed residencies in general surgery and urology at the University of Pittsburgh, and fellowships in health services research, laparoscopy/endourology, and urologic oncology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Jacobs is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Prostatectomy.

Kevin Rycyna, MD, earned his medical degree from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago in 2009. Following medical school, Dr. Rycyna completed a general surgery internship and a urology residency at UPMC. Upon completion of his training, Dr. Rycyna served on active duty in the United States Air Force from 2015 to 2019. During this time, he was the Chief of Urology at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. He also served as the medical director for surgical specialties from 2018 to 2019. Dr. Rycyna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, UPJ Obstruction, and Ureteroscopy.

Rong-chung Lin is an Urologist in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

Paul Rusilko, MD is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Urology and Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, serving as the Director of Reconstructive Urology and the Associate Residency Program Director for the urology residency program. He is board-certified by the American Board of Urology. He specializes in reconstructive and trauma surgery of the genitourinary system. Complex urologic procedures performed include urethral reconstruction, urethroplasty, adult acquired buried penis, urologic prosthetics for both erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, Peyronie’s disease, and genital reconstruction following trauma and penile cancer. Dr. Rusilko is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Urethral Stricture, Neurogenic Bladder, Perirenal Abscess, Penectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

Tatum V. Tarin, MD, is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed residencies in surgery and urology at Stanford University Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in urological oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, N.Y., where he was a clinical instructor for two years prior to joining UPMC. Dr. Tarin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Lymphadenectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Harry W. Sell Jr., MD, is a general surgeon certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is chairman of the Department of Surgery at UPMC Mercy. He is also chief of the Division of General Surgery, associate program director of the General Surgery Residency Training Program, and associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sell received his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. His general surgery training was completed at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, and his fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery was completed at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Ruy Cruz is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cruz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Small Bowel Resection, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Cruz is currently accepting new patients.

Armando Ganoza, MD, is a transplant surgeon and is certified in adult and pediatric transplant surgery by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). He is a surgical director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, and completed his residency at Guillermo Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru. He received his fellowship training in kidney, pancreas, and small bowel transplant surgery from the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He also completed the ASTS fellowship in transplant and hepatobiliary surgery at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Ganoza’s clinical interests include kidney, liver, pancreas, and intestinal transplantation in children and adults. He has special interests in liver and kidney living organ donation. He is also experienced in autologous islet-cell transplantation for chronic pancreatitis. He has numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of several transplant societies including, ASTS, AST, IPTA, IRTA, TTS, and SPLIT. View Dr. Ganoza’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Ganoza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Thrombophlebitis, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Ajai Khanna, MD, PhD, is an adult and pediatric multiorgan transplant surgeon and is certified in transplant and general surgery by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and is a fellow of The American College of Surgeons. He is a professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Allahabad in India and completed his residency at University Hospitals in the UK, followed by transplant surgery fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Khanna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastroschisis, Liver Transplant, and Ureteroscopy.

Vikraman Gunabushanam is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gunabushanam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Gunabushanam is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Chermansky received his medical training at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Dr. Chermansky completed his surgical internship and urology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas under the chairmanship of both Dr. Paul C. Peters and Dr. John D. McConnell. After performing postgraduate research with Dr. Emil Tanagho in bladder tissue engineering at the University of California in San Francisco, he completed his fellowship in female urology and neurourology at the University of Pittsburgh with Dr. Michael B. Chancellor. Dr. Chermansky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Ureteroscopy. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Incontinence, Neurogenic Bladder, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.