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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
  pediatric urology
The pediatric urologic specialists and associated medical professionals at the Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological Institute are members of a team that constitutes the largest and most comprehensive urologic group in the world.
A knowledgeable and skilled pediatric urologic surgeon is crucial to ensuring a good outcome for children with these rare tumors.
Pediatric urologists in the institute receive one or more years training in treating children’s urologic problems beyond their traditional extensive urologic training.
cms.clevelandclinic.org /urology/body.cfm?id=150&oTopID=59   (1503 words)

  
 UC Davis Health System: Department of Urology — Specialties: Pediatric Urology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The practice of pediatric urology is dedicated to the care of infants and children with genitourinary problems.
An additional two-year pediatric urology fellowship is necessary to become a pediatric urologist certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Board of Urology.
The pediatric urology staff is actively involved in patient care at UC Davis Children's Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and Sacramento-region Sutter and Kaiser hospitals.
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu /urology/specialties/pediatric_urology   (514 words)

  
 Urology at MUC-Pediatric Urology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The pediatric urology team at the University of Michigan is led by David Bloom, MD, John Park, MD and Julian Wan, MD. It also includes three nurses, Joanna Maynard, RN, BSN, Carla Garwood RN, BSN, and Marcianna McCabe, RN.
Pediatric Urology is a urological and surgical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, and the reproductive organs of children.
Pediatric urologists are board certified urologists who have completed additional training in the evaluation and treatment of urological problems in children.
www.med.umich.edu /urology/PatientInfo/PatientInfoPages/Peds.htm   (369 words)

  
 About Urology
Urology is the study of the urinary tract in both males and females and of the male reproductive organs.
Some of their areas of expertise include oncology, pediatric urology, female urology and urodynamics, laparoscopy, all modes of treatment for stone disease including lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, and kidney stone removal, to name a few.
The pediatric urology service of Fayetteville Urology is a convenient alternative to patients and their families who prefer to be treated locally.
www.fayettevilleurology.com /About_Urology/about_urology.html   (464 words)

  
 MGH Urology
The program in urology is three and one half (3.5) years culminating in an appointment to the faculty with full attending privileges during the final six months.
As in many aspects of urology, a multidisciplinary approach is taken and is reflected in a multidisciplinary cancer clinic which meets twice a week to evaluate and consult on these patients.
Urology residents have four weeks per year; however, no vacation may be taken in the last six months of the urology residency.
www.mgh.harvard.edu /urology/urology_education_residency.htm   (2448 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology - CLASSIC BLADDER EXSTROPHY
At this first operation, the pelvic bones are reformed into their normal ring shape (by the Pediatric Orthopedic doctor), the bladder,abdominal wall and posterior urethra are closed and the belly button is reconstructed.
The clinic is staffed by a specially trained, multidisciplinary team including a pediatric urologist, pediatric nurse practitioner, pediatric behavioral psychologist and, pediatric clinical nurse.
The Voiding Improvement Team also assist the pediatric urologist in the evaluation of readiness for bladder neck reconstruction to help the child and family prepare for the post-surgical work that will allow for favorable continence outcome.
urology.jhu.edu /pediatric/diseases/PEx1.php   (822 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology
Urology is the branch of medicine concerned with the urinary tract in both genders, and with the genital tract or reproductive system in the male.
Pediatric urologists know how to examine and treat children in a way that makes them relaxed and cooperative.
Urology services for children include penile and genital reconstruction and surgery of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, penis, and testes.
www.viahealth.org /body_surgical.cfm?id=448   (228 words)

  
 Emory Healthcare | | pediatric urology | "
The Emory University School of Medicine Fellowship in Pediatric Urology is a two-year program providing a basic science research year followed by a year of comprehensive clinical experience in pediatric urology.
The second (clinical) year is conducted under the supervision of five pediatric urology attendings at the two campuses of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Egleston Children's Hospital and Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, which combined has approximately 400 pediatric beds.
Competency is developed in all major areas of pediatric urology practice including: endourology, fluid and electrolyte management, genitourinary reconstructive surgery, intersex, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, obstructive uropathy, oncology, perinatal urology, trauma, urinary tract infection, urolithiasis, and voiding dysfunction.
www.emoryhealthcare.org /departments/urology/sub_menu/ped_urology.html   (193 words)

  
 Medical Articles - Department of Urology - Stanford University School of Medicine
A pediatric urologist has usually completed both additional specialized training (1-2 years) focused on pediatric urology and an accredited residency program in urology (5-6 years).
The Pediatric Urology Clinic provides diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of problems relating to the genitourinary tract in children.
She received her training in urology at Stanford University and served on the staff of pediatric urology at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia.
urology.stanford.edu /articles/pediatric_urology.html   (426 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology Experts, Services, Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pediatric Urology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a division of one of the nation's leading pediatric medical centers in the United States.
Pediatric Urology is also a member of the Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati team evaluating fetuses with potential urologic disorders.
The Pediatric Urology team at Cincinnati Children's is committed to providing family-centered care with compassion, respect and dignity.
www.cincinnatichildrens.org /svc/alpha/u/urology   (325 words)

  
 Pediatric urology
Pediatric urology is a unique surgical and medical specialty dedicated to the care of children with functional and structural disorders of the genitor-urinary tract.
Common problems cared for by pediatric urologists include urinary tract infections and vesico-ureteral reflux, undescended testes, hypospadias, urinary tract obstruction and hydronephrosis, hernia/hydroceles, and dysfunctional voiding/wetting.
A child’s urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, and bladder/urethra) and genitalia are different than those of an adult, and the management of problems in these areas requires a different approach on the part of the attending surgeon.
www.geisinger.org /consumers/services/urology/peds_uro.html   (342 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology - General Information - Cornell Urology
Pediatric Urology involves managment of genital and urinary problems that occur in children.
A survey of American Association of Pediatrics, Section on Urology members on standard management of vesicoureteral reflux (Herndon et al., 2001.) Urine culture is routinely performed by 64-71% of respondents and yearly VCUG or radionuclide scan for followup by 99% of respondents with ultrasound by 77%.
Use of gastrocystoplasty for bladder reconstruction was reported by Leonard from Winnipeg in a series of 23 patients in a tertiary pediatric urology practice.
cornellurology.com /pediatrics   (1105 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology
The Pediatric Urology Fellowship at UCSF Children's consists of one year of clinical pediatric urology and one to two years of basic research (two years for fellows on the NIH training grant).
The clinical rotation involves all aspects of pediatric urology with specific rotations in outpatient clinic, complex and ambulatory surgery, urodynamics, spina bifida clinic, fetal treatment, transplantation reconstruction and pediatric oncology (tumor board).
The Pediatric Urology Fellow is expected to attend and participate in educational conferences, didactic teaching sessions, ward rounds with the urology residents, and the yearly UCSF Pediatric Urology Seminar.
urology.ucsf.edu /fellowship/FpedUro.html   (782 words)

  
 Pediatrics - Pediatric Urology
Pediatric Urology Services at Cedars-Sinai provides complete diagnostic and treatment options for pediatric patients with conditions that affect the urinary tract or kidneys or both.
Pediatric Urology Services offer state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques for accurately identifying urologic diseases and disorders in infants, children and adolescents.
Pediatric Urology Services provides a complete array of noninvasive, minimally invasive and surgical procedures for correcting or minimizing urologic abnormalities.
www.csmc.edu /2544.html   (257 words)

  
 LUMC Urology: Clinical Divisions/Pediatric Urology
Pediatric urology encompasses the care of children who have problems related to the urinary tract and genital organs.
The pediatric urologists at Loyola University Medical Center have first trained in general urology and then have spent an additional 1-2 years learning specifically about the care of children and the urological problems that affect them.
Whatever the problem is, we will work closely with the patient, his or her parents, and the primary care doctor to evaluate the situation and recommend an appropriate treatment plan.
www.luhs.org /depts/urology/html/pediatri.htm   (151 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology - Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
In urology, such advances have allowed for laparoscopic varicocelectomies, bladder augmentations, urinary diversions, ureterolysis, adrenalectomies, nephrectomies, and nephro-ureterectomies.
We are blessed with a talented staff of pediatric anesthesiologists who only administer anesthesia to children and are specialty trained in pediatric anesthesia.
Laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery is gaining popularity for a number of different procedures in pediatric urology with the primary universal advantages of reduced patient post-operative discomfort, decreased duration of hospital stays, and improved cosmetic results.
www.healthcommunities.com /uro/cornell/pediatrics/laparoscopy.shtml   (917 words)

  
 Department of Urology - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Pediatric urology provides management of problems of the urinary tract and genitalia in children and adolescents.
In this condition the urethral opening is not at the tip of the penis but further down on the ventral surface (i.e., between the head of the penis and the scrotum).
These disorders require close and immediate consultation between the pediatric urologist, pediatric endocrinologist, geneticist and neonatal intensive care physician to determine what possible abnormalities are seen in the genes, hormones, and anatomy.
www.mssm.edu /urology/patient_care/pediatric_urologic_problems.shtml   (2654 words)

  
 Pioneers in Pediatric Urology | Connection | Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
But Jessica was born in the right place at the right time: waiting for her in Seattle was Dr. Michael Mitchell, chief of Urology at Children’s and professor of Urology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Pediatric urology was barely a discipline when Dr. Mitchell entered the field in the late 1960s.
The urology program is one of the busiest clinics at Children’s, treating more than 800 new patients each year.
www.seattlechildrens.org /connection/summer_2003/pediatric_urology.asp   (1443 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology Associates, PC
Pediatric Urology Associates as a group, has over 70 years of cumulative clinical experience caring for complex urologic problems in children.
Pediatric Urologic problems are similar to most commonly occurring of childhood conditions.
Pediatric Urology Associates, P.C. disclaims any representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of the information contained herein.
www.pedsurology.com   (415 words)

  
 Adult & Pediatric Urology, PC - Urologists - Greater Omaha, NE - Welcome
Adult and Pediatric Urology, P.C., specializes in the evaluation and treatment of disorders in the male, female urinary system and male reproductive system.
Adult and Pediatric Urology, P.C., offers some of the most innovative and state-of-the-art therapies, including cryo-ablation, radiation, and thermotherapy.
Adult and Pediatric Urology, P.C., is a proud sponsor of the "Us Too" program, a prostate cancer support group in the Midwest area.
www.adultpediatricuro.com   (474 words)

  
 Urology
The Department of Urology provides medical and surgical care to men, women and children with disorders of the prostate, kidney, bladder, penis and testicles.
He has particular expertise in the management of blood in the urine (hematuria), voiding dysfunction in both men and women, benign and cancerous enlargements of the prostate, urinary tract infections, and stone disease.
Horowitz’s practice is devoted strictly to the care of the pediatric patient.
www.hscbklyn.edu /uhbclinics/UROLOGY.html   (494 words)

  
 Thomas Jefferson University - Department of Urology
Ernesto Figueroa completed his urology residency at Tulane university hospital and a fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, followed by an academic appointment at the University of South Florida.
Figueroa is currently Director of Pediatric Urology at A.I. duPont Institute, and conducts basic laboratory research in bladder physiology, in addition to his clinical work in reconstructive pediatric genitourinary surgery.
Julia Barthold completed her urology residency at Northwestern university and a fellowship in pediatric urology at Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of Michigan in 1989.
www.tju.edu /urology/residency/faculty.cfm   (1061 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology - Urologychannel
Pediatric urology is the diagnosis and treatment of congenital (i.e., present at birth) and acquired urological conditions and diseases in children.
Pediatric urologists treat conditions of the male reproductive tract (e.g., undescended testicle) and the male and female urinary tracts (e.g., urinary tract infection).
UTIs (e.g., cystitis) are most common in young girls and pediatric urological conditions are usually congenital and treated at a young age.
www.urologychannel.com /pediatric/index.shtml   (328 words)

  
 Pediatric urology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pediatric urology is a surgical subspecialty of medicine dealing with the disorders of children's genitourinary systems.
Pediatric urologists provide care for both boys and girls ranging from birth to early adult age.
Training for board certification in pediatric urology typically consists of a surgery internship as part of a urology residency followed by subspecialty training in pediatric urology at a major children's hospital.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pediatric_urology   (144 words)

  
 Urology Residency Program
The Urology program faculty includes physicians from each of the practice sites thus providing resident trainees exposure to a dynamic group of urologists who have received their training at various institutions throughout the country.
With two urology residents rotating at all times, the urology division has a large volume of cancer patients seen in the outpatient clinics and in-house.
This pediatric rotation (PGY-3) is intended to provide clinical and surgical experience in specialized genitourinary services for children.
www.hsc.usf.edu /medicine/surgery/urologyresidency.html   (632 words)

  
 Pediatric Urology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
However, some "complex" pediatric urological problems are best treated in a children's hospital by a team of physicians who confine their practice to pediatrics.
Some uncommon pediatric urological problems managed at the Urology Institute include the following: urinary tract infections (UTIs), hematuria, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, circumcision, voiding dysfunction, bed wetting, undescended testis, hypospadius, hernias, hydroceles, acute scrotal swelling, meatal stenosis, urethral strictures, adolescent varicoceles, and minor trauma.
Conventional voiding cystourethrography remains the method of choice to examine the urethra, document the degree of vesicourethral reflux, and define the causes of secondary reflux.
www.urologyinstitute.com /html/pediatric_urology.html   (1190 words)

  
 Urology--Pediatric Urology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Our pediatric urologists are also experts in the field of pediatric urological cancer and work hand-in-hand with other members of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center to make sure every child receives the best care possible.
And, pediatric surgeries now take place in the Mildred Levine Pediatric Surgical Suite, our new facility designed with children's needs and comfort in mind.
For example, they’re currently looking at a procedure for treating vesicoureteral reflux (a congenital abnormality that causes urine to flow from the bladder back to the kidneys) that takes thirty minutes in an outpatient unit, instead of requiring a three-day hospital stay.
www.stronghealth.com /services/urology/pediatricurology/index.cfm   (343 words)

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