Dr. Angela Oster grew up in Apple Valley, Minnesota. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Miami, after receiving an academic scholarship. She stayed in Miami and earned her M.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. She proudly joined the Navy and worked for three years as Senior Medical Officer at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. Dr. Oster then went back to Miami and completed her Ophthalmology residency at the renowned Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute.
Dr. Oster decided to move back to San Diego where she worked at the private Scripps Clinic and also served as the ophthalmologist for the San Diego Padres baseball team. In 2004, the draw of family and quality of life brought her back to Minnesota, joining West Metro Ophthalmology. She found a practice that matched her goals of providing excellent eye care in a comfortable, patient-oriented setting. She is board certified in Ophthalmology and her interests include comprehensive ophthalmology, advanced cataract surgical techniques, and glaucoma treatment.
Dr. Oster lives in the northwest suburbs with her husband, an internal medicine physician with Allina Medical Clinic, and her teenage son. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, skiing, and traveling to the United States National Parks.
