Lauren R. Ostling, MD
Neurosurgeon
Areas of expertise – minimally invasive spine surgery, including discectomy, decompression and fusion; image-guided neurosurgery, brain tumors, spinal tumors, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformations; adolescent patients transitioning to adult care
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Education
- Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 2004
- Medical School: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 2008
- Residency: Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 2008-2014
- Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, 2014-2015
Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Experience
- Mayfield Brain & Spine, Cincinnati: Neurosurgeon, 2021-present
- Mayfield Education & Research Foundation: Board member, 2022-present
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals: Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, 2018-2020; Co-director of the Neuroscience Center, 2017-2020; Director of Neurotrauma, 2016-2020; Community Outreach Chair for the Pediatric Brain Center, 2019-2020; Clinical Instructor, 2015-2018
- Children's Neurosurgical Associates: Attending Neurosurgeon, 2015-2018
Primary hospital affiliations*
Good Samaritan Hospital, Mercy West Hospital, Mayfield Spine Surgery Center
*Mayfield is affiliated with most major hospitals in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
Professional memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Fellow
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- WINS- Women in Neurosurgery as part of AANS
Publications
View Dr. Ostling's publications in the PubMed database.
Office Locations
Green Township
6130 Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45247
Rookwood/Norwood
3825 Edwards Rd., 3rd Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45209