Overview
As a general pediatric urologist, Dr. Wiener is involved with all aspects of pediatric urology as a clinician and researcher. His research interests are most focused, however, on the urologic management of neurogenic bladder and spina bifida and the molecular biology involving development of the genitourinary tract and disorders.
Dr. Wiener is the principal investigator at Duke for The National Spina Bifida Patient Registry and Urologic Management of Young Children with Spina Bifida protocol administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These projects began at Duke in 2011 and 2015, respectively.
Dr. Wiener was previously a project director for the P50 Center for Undiagnosed Pediatric and Urogenital Disorders.
Dr. Wiener has served in national leadership positions in pediatric urology including President of the Society of Fetal Urology, Executive Council of Society for Pediatric Urology, and the Examination Committee of the American Board of Urology. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Spina Bifida Association
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Editorial comment - Augmentation cystoplasty and continent channels in the bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex: A 20- year experience.
Journal Article J Pediatr Urol · May 29, 2025 Full text Link to item CitePreliminary analysis of the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGIS-4) and the Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGIA-5) in an international sample of adults with spina bifida.
Journal Article J Sex Med · May 10, 2025 INTRODUCTION: Common chronic health conditions associated with spina bifida (SB) may impact sexual health among adults in this population, including genital self-image (GSI), but no studies explore this topic. AIM: The primary aim of this study was to prov ... Full text Link to item CiteDiagnostic Test Characteristics of Ultrasound-Based Hydronephrosis for Chronic Kidney Disease in Children and Adolescents With Myelomeningocele: Results From the UMPIRE and National Spina Bifida Patient Registry Cohort Studies.
Journal Article J Urol · March 2025 PURPOSE: Renal ultrasounds are performed in patients with myelomeningocele to screen for markers of kidney health, including hydronephrosis. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of hydronephrosis to screen for low kidney function defined by estimated glome ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke KURe Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028Kangaroo - A Phase 2/3, Open-label, Baseline-controlled, Multicenter, Long-term Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Vibegron in Pediatric Subjects 2 Years to < 18 Years of
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Urovant Sciences · 2022 - 2025Urologic Management to Preserve Renal Function Protocol - Component C
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2019 - 2025View All Grants