Overview
I am a pediatric urologist and health services researcher who is interested in caring for children with urological problems, conducting research on how to improve that care, and mentoring young researchers to ensure that the next generation does both better than I currently can.
My clinical interests include minimally-invasive surgery, neurogenic and non-neurogenic voiding dysfunction, complex urologic reconstruction (particularly in children with spina bifida), and pediatric urologic oncology (particularly Wilms tumor and rhabdomyosarcoma). My research has been funded by awards from the NIH, CDC, FDA, and multiple foundations and industry partners, and during my time on faculty at Duke I have had the pleasure of collaborating with many groups and individuals around the world on a number of projects. Over the past 15 years, I have formally mentored nearly 3 dozen undergraduates, medical students, urology residents, post-doctoral students, and junior faculty members across multiple disciplines (pediatrics, urogynecology, urology, and nursing).
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Lymph Node Staging and Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Consensus Opinion From the Children's Oncology Group, European paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group, and the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe.
Journal Article Pediatr Blood Cancer · April 2025 Accurate staging of nodal involvement in pediatric sarcoma patients is important to determine correct systemic and local therapy, with the goal to reduce subsequent recurrences. However, differences in lymph node staging strategies, definitions, and treatm ... Full text Link to item CiteThe High Price to Pay for Survivorship of Genitourinary Rhabdomyosarcoma, Quality of Life.
Journal Article J Urol · April 2025 Full text Link to item CitePotpourri of pediatric urology: AI, impact factors, cancers, and spina bifida, oh my!
Journal Article J Pediatr Urol · April 2025 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
UrogynCREST Program
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2029Duke KURe Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028PTN 2.0 TO #10: Positron-C
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2025View All Grants