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
Commentary to Navigating the waters of LUTS from childhood to puberty - NOPIA meeting (ICI-RS 2024).
Journal Article J Pediatr Urol · December 2025 Full text Link to item CiteUrologic Manifestations of Uterine Leiomyomata in Women with Spina Bifida.
Journal Article Urology · November 2025 OBJECTIVE: To examine our experience with presentation and management of uterine leiomyomata (fibroids) in women with spina bifida (SB). Advances in health care have dramatically improved the life expectancy for individuals living with SB, but they face un ... Full text Link to item CiteJohn Wiener, MD
Journal Article Journal of Urology · November 1, 2025 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Duke KURe Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028National Spina Bifida Patient Registry and Urologic Management of Young Children with Spina Bifida - Component B
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2019 - 2026Urologic Management to Preserve Renal Function Protocol - Component C
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2019 - 2026View All Grants