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Amir Toussi
Advanced in Nephrectomy

Dr. Amir Toussi

Urology
UPMC
Three Rivers Urology - UPMC
3000 Stonewood Drive, Suite 200, 
Wexford, PA 
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Advanced in Nephrectomy
UPMC
Three Rivers Urology - UPMC
3000 Stonewood Drive, Suite 200, 
Wexford, PA 
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Overview

Dr. Toussi lived in California and attended the University of California in Davis where he received his bachelor’s degree in neurology, physiology, and behavior. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, during which time he met his wife, who was born and raised in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Following medical school, he and his wife traveled to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. where he completed his residency training in urology. Dr. Toussi has returned to Pittsburgh with his wife to raise their children near family and to serve as a urologist for the greater Pittsburgh community. Dr. Toussi has contributed to several publications on topics regarding robotic surgery for prostate cancer, bladder and kidney cancer, traction therapy for Peyronie’s Disease and men after radical prostatectomy, and a recent book chapter on office-based procedures for infertility. He is also a member of professional and scientific societies including the American Urologic Association (AUA), the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PMS), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS).

Dr. Toussi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 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 4 articles in the study of Nephrectomy.

Graduate Institution
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Residency
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Specialties
Urology
Licenses
Urology in MN
Board Certifications
American Board Of Urology
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc Altoona
Upmc Passavant
Languages Spoken
English
Farsi
Gender
Male

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Locations

Three Rivers Urology - UPMC
3000 Stonewood Drive, Suite 200, Wexford, PA 15090
Call: 724-934-5520
Other Locations
University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Urology
620 Howard Avenue, QP4 Urology, Altoona, PA 16601
Call: 814-944-2811

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

GEMINI: An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase II Study of Intraoperative Gemcitabine Intravesical Instillation in Patients Undergoing Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
GEMINI: An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase II Study of Intraoperative Gemcitabine Intravesical Instillation in Patients Undergoing Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 08, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
Study Phase: Phase 2

16 Total Publications

Efficacy of RestoreX after prostatectomy: open-label phase of a randomized controlled trial.
Efficacy of RestoreX after prostatectomy: open-label phase of a randomized controlled trial.
Journal: BJU international
Published: April 23, 2023
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Quoc-dien Trinh
Distinguished in Nephrectomy
Dr. Quoc-dien Trinh
Urology
Distinguished in Nephrectomy
Dr. Quoc-dien Trinh
Urology

UPMC Department Of Urology

5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 209, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 (14.8 miles away)
412-605-3000
Languages Spoken:
English, French, Vietnamese
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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 Elite provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Prostatectomy, and Cystectomy.

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Dr. Mukul B. Patil
Urology
Advanced in Nephrectomy
Dr. Mukul B. Patil
Urology

Fayette Physician Network Inc

205 Mary Higginson Ln, 
Uniontown, PA 
 (53.1 miles away)
724-276-0712
Languages Spoken:
English
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Mukul Patil is an Urologist in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Patil is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Perirenal Abscess, Boils, Nephrectomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Patil is currently accepting new patients.

Advanced in Nephrectomy
Dr. Michael C. Ost
Urology
Advanced in Nephrectomy
Dr. Michael C. Ost
Urology

University Of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department Of Urology

4401 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 (13.5 miles away)
412-692-7932
Languages Spoken:
English
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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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Nephrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Anorchia, Ureterocele, UPJ Obstruction, Lithotripsy, and Ureteroscopy.

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