
Education
- Barnard College — Biochemistry (Undergraduate)
- Hahnemann University School of Medicine — M.D.
Residency
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY — Urology (Resident and Chief Resident)
Board Certification
- American Board of Urology
Specialties
- Complex cancer cases
- Female Urology
- Interstitial cystitis
- Kidney stones
- Oncology
- Pelvic floor prolapse
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
- Urinary incontinence
- Voiding dysfunction
Organizations
- American Urologic Association
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Women Association
- Pennsylvania State Medical and Urology Societies
- Philadelphia County Medical Society
- Society of Women in Urology
Awards & Honors
- Top Doctor, Philadelphia magazine (multiple years)
- Top Doctor, U.S. News and World Report
- Top Doctor, Suburban Life magazine
- Top Doctor, Castle Connolly
Melanie I. Amster
, M.D.
For more than two decades, Dr. Amster has treated urologic issues from the mundane to the complex and provided unparalleled compassionate care to thousands of women and men. She diagnoses and treats a variety of urologic disorders including but not limited to urinary incontinence, pelvic floor prolapse, voiding dysfunction, recurrent urinary tract infections, interstitial cystitis, kidney stones and complex cancer cases.
Education and Background
For more than two decades, Dr. Amster has treated urologic issues from the mundane to the complex and provided unparalleled compassionate care to thousands of women and men. She diagnoses and treats a variety of urologic disorders including but not limited to urinary incontinence, pelvic floor prolapse, voiding dysfunction, recurrent urinary tract infections, interstitial cystitis, kidney stones and complex cancer cases.
After graduating from Barnard College in New York City with a major in biochemistry, Dr. Amster earned her medical degree at Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Her training continued at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY where she was a resident and then chief resident in the urology department.
Dr. Amster is affiliated with Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Bryn Mawr Hospital.
Specialties
For more than two decades, Dr. Amster has treated urologic issues from the mundane to the complex and provided unparalleled compassionate care to thousands of women and men.
- Complex cancer cases
- Female Urology
- Interstitial cystitis
- Kidney stones
- Oncology
- Pelvic floor prolapse
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
- Urinary incontinence
- Voiding dysfunction
Certifications, Memberships, Accomplishments
Dr. Amster is certified by the American Board of Urology and is a member of the American Urologic Association, the American Medical Association, the American Medical Women Association, the Pennsylvania State Medical and Urology Societies as well as the Philadelphia County Medical Society and the Society of Women in Urology.
She has repeatedly been named a top doctor by Philadelphia magazine. She also has been named a top doctor in U.S. News and World Report, in Suburban Life magazine, and by Castle Connolly.