Biography

Dr. Michael Ehlert was born and raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated with honors in bioengineering from The University of Toledo before returning to Cleveland to attend Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. He then completed his internship and residency at The Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital with Dr. Mani Menon, who is considered the founder of robotic surgery. Throughout his Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, he remained in the state of Michigan.

Dr. Ehlert is certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology with subspecialty certification in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS). Dr. Ehlert was awarded a SUFU Neuromodulation Research Grant and was a co-author of the International Continence Society guidelines on Sacral Neuromodulation.

Currently, he is the principal investigator for clinical trials on OAB/incontinence, urethral stricture treatments, and male incontinence. Dr. Ehlert is a peer reviewer for numerous journals and Minnesota Urology’s fellowship director for female urology and incontinence. He was guest editor for The Gold Journal special issue – The business of urology: A changing landscape in September 2025.

He has served on the board of the Michigan State Medical Society, chaired the national resident committee for the American Urological Association, and has testified at the Institute of Medicine and the U.S. Congress.

Dr. Ehlert’s clinical specialties include the treatment of female patients with pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic floor dysfunction, and overactive bladder. He also treats both male and female patients for incontinence, neurologic diseases impacting urinary function, urethral strictures, and complex urinary fistulas.

Clinical Interests

• Incontinence
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Overactive Bladder for men and women
• Urinary fistulas
• Urethral stricture disease
• Neurologic disease and urinary function

Residency

Henry Ford Hospital Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit, MI

Medical School

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Fellowship & Specialty Training

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Undergraduate/Graduate Education

University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Certification

• Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
• Subspecialty Certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPM-RS)

Licensure

• Minnesota
• Michigan