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Harry Ostrer, MD, Medical Genetics, Bronx, NY, Montefiore Medical Center

HarryOstrerMD

Medical Genetics Bronx, NY

Clinical Cytogenetics, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics, Molecular Genetic Pathology

Professor, Pathology; Genetics; Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1984
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1976 - 1978
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1976
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2011 - 2017
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2011 - 2015
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2011 - 2013
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1985 - 1998
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1979 - 1991
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Cytogenetics
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
  • Successful plaintiff with standing, ruling in AMP vs. Myriad Genetics U.S. Supreme Court, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Biallelic mutations in FLNB cause a skeletal dysplasia with 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis by activating Beta-catenin  
    Upadhyay K, Loke J, O V, Taragin B, Ostrer H, Clin Genet, 1/1/2018
  • Robust genomic copy number predictor of pan cancer metastasis  
    Pearlman A, Upadhyay K, Cole K, Loke J, Sun K, Fineberg S, Freedland SJ, Shao Y, Ostrer H, Genes and Cancer, 1/1/2018
  • Germline variation at 8q24 and prostate cancer risk in men of European ancestry  
    Matejcic M, Saunders EJ, Dadaev T, Brook MN, Wang K, Sheng X, Olama AAA, et al, Nat Commun, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • We're All Mishpocha: The Shared Population Genetics of Ashkenazi, Sephardic and Middle Eastern Jews 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2018
  • How mutations in signal transduction pathways can cause 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis 
    Kona, HI - 1/1/2018
  • Functional genomic approaches for understanding the consequences of genetic variation 
    Haifa, Israel - 1/1/2018
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Do Jewish Genetic Diseases Increase the Risk of COVID-19?
    Do Jewish Genetic Diseases Increase the Risk of COVID-19?May 12th, 2020
  • Prostate Cancer: New, Quicker Test to Assess Metastasis Risk
    Prostate Cancer: New, Quicker Test to Assess Metastasis RiskNovember 23rd, 2019
  • Faster, Cheaper Test Has Potential to Enhance Prostate Cancer Evaluation
    Faster, Cheaper Test Has Potential to Enhance Prostate Cancer EvaluationDecember 12th, 2018
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Grant Support

  • Genomics And Predictive Modeling Of Prostate Cancer Heath DisparityNational Cancer Institute2011
  • Genome-Wide Study To Identify SNPS And Cnps Associated With Radiation InjuryNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
  • Genome-Wide Study To Identify SNPS And Cnps Associated With Radiation InjuryNational Cancer Institute2009
  • Mentorship Program In Prostate Cancer GeneticsNational Cancer Institute2001–2005
  • Familial Gonadal DysgenesisEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2000–2001
  • Molecular Genetic Studies Of Color VisionNational Eye Institute1994
  • Molecular Genetic Studies Of Human Color VisionNational Eye Institute1990–1993
  • Molecular Genetic Studies Of Human Color VisionNational Eye Institute1990

Hospital Affiliations