Accepting new patients

Christopher Austin, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.S.

Accepting new patients

  • Pediatric urologist
  • Associate Professor of Urology, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Urology

Clinical focus

  • Urology (Pediatric)
  • Urology Surgery (Pediatric)

Locations and contact

I see patients at
White building on stilts over a parking lot
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
503-346-0640
Read clinic details

About me

Dr. Austin specializes in caring for children with problems in their urinary and reproductive tracts. He has expertise in minimally invasive treatments and robotic surgery in children. He treats children with all aspects of urological problems. He also attends the multi-disciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic providing urologic care to children with neurogenic bladder dysfunction in this patient centered clinic.

In his spare time Dr. Austin enjoys spending time with his wife, a pediatric physical therapist, and his 2 daughters. He also enjoys fishing and woodworking and more recently playing golf.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1994, Washington University School of Medicine

  • Residency

    • Urology, University of Iowa, 2000

  • Fellowship

    • Pediatric urology, University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2002

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Urology, 2004

Memberships and associations:

  • American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Urology
Read faculty profile

Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

  1. Check your network. If you have health insurance,  call your company to find out if the OHSU Health location or provider you plan to visit is part of your network.
  2. Ask what you will pay. Your insurance company can tell you what your costs are likely to be.

If you schedule an appointment and your health insurance does not include OHSU Health, you may have to pay more than if you go to a provider in your insurance network. 

Visit our billing and insurance page for more information.

Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.8 out of 5 (57 Ratings, 18 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Very good clinic

  2. Very matter of fact and clear in descriptions of risks versus benefits. Nothing felt pushy or melodramatic, just factual. Came across as very competent understanding of the difficulty of the situation

  3. Dr. Austin was an excellent clinician, and provided what I thought was the highest level of service possible for my child. It calms me to know that he was incredibly professional, knowledgeable, and experienced in his field.

  4. Very good clinic

  5. There just great at what the do

  6. Dr Austin has seen all 3 of my kids and done surgery on 2 of them. We trust him beyond words and have had nothing but excellent care and communication.

  7. A better experience

  8. Everything went well

  9. It was good

  10. Dr. Austin has been with me for most of my life, and it is thanks to him that my life has vastly improved. I could not be more satisfied with my experience.

  11. Good experience

  12. This was our child's second procedure with Dr. Austin and he has always been caring and kind and explained all aspects of the procedure well, with good follow up explanations post-op.

  13. Dr. so and Dr. Austin were very professionals all the time and they explain to us the procedure

  14. Very friendly, helpful, and really cared for the best interested of my child.

  15. Very good

  16. Everyone was so friendly, we were in and out of the office very quickly, and the doctor was very informative.

  17. Every thing was really good!

  18. Answered all our questions and made sure we were prepared to go home after the surgery.