Thursday, October 15, 2026
7:00 am - 5:30 pm
Registration
7:00 am - 5:30 pm
Speaker Ready
Society for Fetal Urology (SFU)
8:00 am - 11:45 am
Society for Fetal Urology programming
11:50 am
SFU Case Award Announcement
12:00 pm
SFU Business Meeting (SFU Members Only)
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm
Pediatric Urology Fall Congress Welcome and Introductions
1:05 pm - 2:05 pm
Scientific Session I: Hypospadias DSD / Anorectal / Exstrophy
Moderators: Nikhil Batra, MD and M. Chad Wallis, MD
Urethroplasty complications after primary repair for distal and midshaft hypospadias: mid-term results from the multicenter prospective Dutch Hypospadias Study^
Jochem van Veen, BSc
1, Fred van der Toorn, MD
2, Barbara Kortmann, PhD
3, Jeroen Scheepe, PhD
2, Piet Callewaert, MD
4, Katja Wolffenbuttel, PhD
2, Eric van der Horst, MD
5, Martijn Steffens, PhD
6, Aart Klijn, PhD
1, Keetje de Mooij, MD
1, Josine Quaedackers, PhD
7, Allon van Uitert, PhD
3, Martje Schotman, MD
8, Jeffrey Huynh, BSc
1, Rogier Schroeder, PhD
1.
1University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 4Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, 5Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6Isala Hospital, Zwolle, Netherlands, 7University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, 8Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands
Pilot Cohort Trial of the WYSH Digital Health Intervention for Hypospadias: Acceptability and Feasibility for Improving Longitudinal Care
Vinaya Pavithra Bhatia, MD, Haley Lange, BS, Diana Gutierrez-Meza, MPH, Caitlyn McQuiston-Keil, BS, Kristin Ebert, MD, Shannon Cannon, MD, Jennika Finup, DNP, Esra Alagoz, PhD.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Digital Karyogram Over Karyotype in DSD and Severe Hypospadias Evaluation
Elizabeth Lynch, MD, Ugur Hodoglugil, MD, PhD, Mikaela Kuan, BS, Sawona Biswas, MS, CGC, Fion Ma, MS, CGC, Neil Risch, PhD, MS, Laurence S. Baskin, MD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Readmission rates following repair of persistent cloaca: Evaluating impacts of hospital volume, variation, and urinary tract anomalies using the Pediatric Health Information System
Christopher Staniorski, MD, LiJin Joo, PhD, Butool Hisam, MBBS, MPH, Melanie Bowser, BS, Andrea Badillo, MD, Christina Feng, MD, Marc Levitt, MD, Christina Ho, MD, Briony Varda, MD, MPH
Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
5 Minute Discussion
Large Language Model-Assisted Rule-Based UTD Reclassification of a Prenatal Hydronephrosis Database: A Validation Study
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Samer Maher, MSc, Usman Kahloon, MSc, Adree Khondker, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Innocent Nzeyimana, MD, Rodrigo Romao, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Minute Discussion
Ventral Rotational Flap with Dartos Buttonhole Modification
Ted Lee, MD, MSc, Noa Ferziger, BA, Genevieve Wagner, BS, Joseph Borer, MD, Evalynn Vasquez, MD, MBA, Richard Lee, MD
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Retrieval-Augmented Conversational AI for Rare Pediatric Urologic Disease Education: A Pilot Study in Bladder Exstrophy
Scott Durham, MD
1, Siddharth Ramanathan, MD
1, Eloise Kropp, BSN
2, Alican Kilicarslan, MS
2, Brad Kropp, MD
2
1University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, 2OKC Kids Urology, Oklahoma City, OK
5 Minute Discussion
Factors Related to the Vaginal Replacement for Primary Repair in a Contemporary Cohort - A PCPLC Registry Study
Chad Wallis, MD
1, Ray Yong, MD
1, Briony Varda, MD
2, Katherine Hayes, MD
1, Ron Reeder, PhD
1, Rachel Crady, MS
1, Michael Rollins, MD
1
1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Management of Prostatic Utricle Cysts in Neonates - Diversion and Robotic Resection
Craig A. Peters, MD
1, Lisa Frey, MD
2, Christian Hoffmann, MD
3, Gundula Staatz, MD
3, Robert Dotzauer, MD
2, Axel Haferkamp, MD
2, Annette Schr der, MD
2
1University of Texas Southwestern/Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, 2Department of Urology, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 3Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Section of Pediatric Radiology, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Characterization of Gynecologic Anatomy, Surgical Interventions, and Outcomes in Female Patients with Cloacal Exstrophy
William Law, MD, Ted Lee, MD, MSc, Noa Ferziger, BA, Prathima Nandivada, MD, Francis Grimstad, MD, MS, Evalynn Vasquez, MD, MBA, Marc R. Laufer, MD, Richard Lee, MD, Belinda Dickie, MD, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
5 Minute Discussion
2:05 pm - 3:05 pm
Scientific Session II: Testis & Varicocele Adolescent / Congenital
Moderators: Nicolas Fernandez, MD, PhD and John H. Makari, MD
Distribution of Semen Parameters in a Large Cohort of Adolescent and Young Adult Males Using a Mail-In Semen Analysis Kit^
Elizabeth Gurt Lynch, MD
1, Daniel Nolte, BS
2, Laurence Baskin, MD
1, James F. Smith, MD, MS
3, Yi Li, MD
1
1University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Fellow Health, San Leandro, CA, 3University of California San Francisco, Fellow Health, San Francisco, CA
Practice Patterns and Predictors of Varicocele Repair in Adolescents
Samy Sasoun, B.S.
1, Sargam Panpaliya, B.S.
1, Mia Kotikovski, B.S.
1, William T. Berg, M.D.
2, Michael Ernst, M.D.
2
1Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 2Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
Cup Check: Decisional Conflict Among Youth Athletes Regarding Athletic Cup Usage
Nicholas N. Brutus, MD, Leah Ragno, BS, Xiangyi Xi, PhD, Jamille Rancour, PA-C, Therese Collett-Gardere, APRN, Eric Bortnick, MD
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
5 Minute Discussion
Torsion in the Age of AI: Not All Chatbots Are Created Equal
Noah Longton, MD
1, Carol Davis-Dao, PhD
2, Janelle Fox, MD, MS
3, Jasilyn A. Wray-Jordan, MPH
3, Malea Drummond, DNP
3, Louis Wojcik, MD
3, Heidi A. Stephany, MD
2, Paul Kokorowski, MD
4, Sarah H. Williamson, MD
3
1Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 2Rady Children's Health, Orange County and University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, 3Children's Hospital of the King's Daughter Division of Urology, Norfolk, VA, 4Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University, Los Angeles, CA
The Express Lane: Implementation of a Direct to OR Transfer Protocol for Acute Testicular Torsion
Julia Beth Finkelstein, MD, MPH, Erin Casey, RN, BSN, MBA, David Johnson, MS
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Manual Testicular Detorsion by Emergency Clinicians
Andrew Wofford, MD
1, D. Preston Smith, MD
2, Dante Pappano, MD
3, Rhys Irvine, MD
4, Jacqueline Morin, MD
4
1University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, 2University Pediatric Urology, Knoxville, TN, 3Children's Pediatric Group Emergency Department, Knoxville, TN, 4Dolly Parton Children's Hospital Urology, Knoxville, TN,
5 Minute Discussion
Time is Testicle: A System-wide Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative to Improve Door to OR Times for Testicular Torsion
Stacy Hyojin Jeong, MD
1, Annaliese Ionson, MD
1, Michael Gross, MD
1, Kamilla Abdurakhmanov, MD
1, Niki Rodgers, BS
2, Patrick Potoczak, BS
3, Anna Zampini, MD, MS, MBA
1, John K. Weaver, MD
1, Lynn Woo, MD
1,
Jessica Hannick, MD1.
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 3Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Comorbidity Drives Acute Healthcare Utilization in Spina Bifida: A Statewide Analysis
Rennen Haramaty, MD, Jennika Finup, NP, Leeyan Nasrallah, Student, Kali Mesdjian, NP, Vinaya Bhatia, MD, Walid Farhat, MD, Kristin Ebert, MD
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Highlighting the Prevalence of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Children and Adults without Small Bowel Reconstruction: Institutional Comparison to the NHANES Data
Jin Kyu (Justin) Kim, MD, MS, Zachary Earldey, MD, Zoe G ckien, MD, MBA, Konrad Szymanski, MD, MPH, Nikhil Batra, MD, Richard Rink, MD, Mark Cain, MD, Shelly King, MSN, Martin Kaefer, MD, Kirstan Meldrum, MD, Rosalia Misseri, MD, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
5 Minute Discussion
Insurance and Health Literacy, Not Geographic Factors, Drive Transition Readiness in a Wisconsin Transitional Urology Cohort
Rennen Haramaty, MD, Jennika Finup, NP, Leeyan Nasrallah, Student, Irene Choi, Student, Madeleine Rapisarda, NP, Javier Santiago, MD, Kali Mesdjian, NP, Vinaya Bhatia, MD, Shannon Cannon, MD, Walid Farhat, MD, Kristin Ebert, MD
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Patient-Reported Anxiety and Depressive symptoms in a Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic: Associations with Transition Readiness
Jamie Michael, MD
1, Lynn Huang, MS
1, Ilina Rosoklija, MPH
2, Danielle Herrera, BS
2, Josephine Hirsch, BA
2, Robin M. Bowman, MD
2, Diana K. Bowen, MD
2, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
2, David I. Chu, MD, MSCE
2, Jaclyn Papadakis, PHD
2
1Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Making the Leap: Outcomes of a Dedicated Spina Bifida Transition Clinic with High Rates of Transfer to Adult Urology Care
Jamie Michael, MD
1, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
2, David I. Chu, MD, MSCE
2, Mara Markzon, LCSW
1, Robin Bowman, MD
2, Stephanie Hendrick, MD
3, Natasha Bhatia, MD
3, Ilina Rosoklija, MPH
2, Diana K. Bowen, MD
2
1Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 3Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL
5 Minute Discussion
3:05 pm - 3:20 pm
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters
3:20 pm - 4:20 pm
Panel I: PUNS
Moderator: Azadeh Wickham, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Panelists:
Carlos R. Estrada, MD, MBA
Boston Children's Hospital
Hunter Gibbs, MS, MSPAS, PA-C, DMSc Fellow
Children's National
Hans G. Pohl, MD
Children's National
Vivian W. Williams, DNP, MSN, RN, CPNP
Boston Children's Hospital
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Scientific Session III: Fetal Urology / Hydronephrosis / Obstructive
Moderators: Michael R. Daugherty, MD, MHI and Japinder Khosa, MD
Pediatric stentless pyeloplasty: A 10-year single-institution, multiple surgeon experience
Ioana Fugaru, MD, Nick Daskalakis, Medical Student, William R. DeFoor, MD, Brian VanderBrink, MD, Pramod Reddy, MD, Eugene Minevich, MD, Andrew Strine, MD, Michael Daugherty, MD
Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH
Risk-Aligned Management Shifts After Exposure to an AI Hydronephrosis Severity Index
Samer Maher, MHSc
1, Adree Khondker, MD
1, Jin Kyu Kim, MD
2, Lauren Erdman, PhD
3, Hadel Alsubaie, MD
4, Laura Betcherman, MD
4, Fabio Botelho, MD
4, Valentina Bruno, MD
4, Martina Bruneira, MD
5, Joana Dos Santos, MD
4, Usman Kahloon, MPH
4, Jethro Kwong, MD
1, Mirriam Mikhail, MD
4, Asmaa A. Milyani, MD
4, Beverly Miranda, MN
4, David-Dan Nguyen, MD
1, Innocent Nzeyimana, MD
4, Mawuenyo Oyortey, MD
4, Priya Saini, MD
4, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD
4, Chia W. Teoh, MD
4, Marilyn Wong, MD
4, Michael Chua, MD
4, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
4, Mandy Rickard, MN
4
1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, 3Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 4The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Anterior-posterior Renal Pelvis Diameter Velocity Dynamics Improves Pyeloplasty Decision-Making in Cases of Borderline Hydronephrosis: A Dynamic Complement to Static Threshold-Based Grading
Fabio Botelho, MD, Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Samer Maher, MSc, Usman Kahloon, MSc, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
Composite material flower shunt for fetal LUTO optimizing force of dislodgement and patency
Swarali Panse, Bachelors of Science, Anika Kamisetty, Bachelors of Science, Jacquelin Stanberry, Bachelors of Science, Maria A. Erquiaga, Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, Jason Schutt, Bachelors of Science, Haley B. Clark, Bachelors of Science, Sanjna Sandeep, Bachelors of Science
Texas A&M University, Houston, TX
5 Minute Discussion
Accuracy and Inter-Rater Reliability of Clinician Decision-Making Before and After Exposure to an AI Hydronephrosis Severity Index
Samer Maher, MHSc
1, Adree Khondker, MD
1, Jin Kyu Kim, MD
2, Lauren Erdman, PhD
3, Hadel Alsubaie, MD
4, Laura Betcherman, MD
4, Fabio Botelho, MD
4, Valentina Bruno, MD
4, Martina Bruneira, MD
5, Joana Dos Santos, MD
4, Usman Kahloon, MPH
4, Jethro Kwong, MD
1, Mirriam Mikhail, MD
4, Asmaa A. Milyani, MD
4, Beverly Miranda, MN
4, David-Dan Nguyen, MD
1, Innocent Nzeyimana, MD
4, Mawuenyo Oyortey, MD
4, Priya Saini, MD
4, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD
4, Chia W. Teoh, MD
4, Marilyn Wong, MD
4, Michael Chua, MD
4, Armando Lorenzo, MD
4, Mandy Rickard, MN
4
1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, 3Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 4The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Post-operative Urinary Tract Infection Following Pediatric Pyeloplasty: A Multi center Analysis of Predictive Factors and the Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Binyamin B. Neeman, MD
1, Boris Chertin, Prof.
1, Peter Rubin, MD
1, Camila Nigri, Dr
1, Moayad Beibooh, Dr
1, Ilan Kafka, Dr
1, Dolev Peretz, Dr
1, Jaudat Jaber, Dr
1, Galia Raisin, Dr
1, Stanislav Kocherov, Dr
2, Leon Chertin, Dr
3
1Shaare zedek medical center, Jerusalem, Israel, 2Shamir Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel, 3Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN
Why do we admit patients after pyeloplasty? An 18-Year ERAS Evolution Driving Same-Day Discharge for Infants and Young Children
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Michael Chua, MD, Samer Maher, MSc, Usman Kahloon, MSc, Fabio Botelho, MD, Derek Liu, BScN, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
Changing Practice Trends in Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Voiding Cystourethrogram Utilization for Prenatal Hydronephrosis: A 17 Year Multicenter Experience^
Sarah H. Williamson, MD
1, Carol A. Davis-Dao, PhD
2, Alireza Alam, MD
2, Luis H. Braga, MD, PhD
3, Shannon Cannon, MD
4, Joshua D. Chamberlin, MD
5, Kai-Wen Chuang, MD
2, Christopher S. Cooper, MD
6, Anne G. Dudley, MD
7, Janelle A. Fox, MD
1, Daniel Han, MD
8, C.D. Anthony Herndon, MD
9, Nora G. Kern, MD
10, Antoine E. Khoury, MD
2, Heidi A. Stephany, MD
2, Valre W. Welch, NP
9, Rebecca S. Zee, MD
9, Elias J. Wehbi, MD
2
1Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, 2Rady Children's Health, Orange County and University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, 3McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 4University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 5Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, 6The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 7Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, 8Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 9Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 10University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Renal pyramid thickness as a metric to predict obstruction in patients with congenital non-refluxing megaureter
Abigail B. George, MD
1, Christopher Cooper, MD
2, Theresa Kluthe, MS
1, Angelena Edwards, MD
1
1University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
5 Minute Discussion
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Panel II: PUOWG
Moderator: Niccolo Maria Passoni, MD
Panelist:
Updates to the New Unilateral Renal Tumor COG protocol AREN 2231
Kathleen Kieran, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Welcome Reception
5:45 pm - 7:35 pm
Pediatric Urologic Oncology Work Group Case Presentations
Patient-Specific 3D Modeling for Nephron-Sparing Surgery in Complex Bilateral Wilms Tumor
Aisha L. Siebert, Daniel Pohl, Eliza J. Lee, Mark Flemming, Brent Weil, Hatim Thaker
Caught in the Isthmus: A Challenging Case of Infantile Wilms Tumor in a Horseshoe Kidney
Sonia Cornier, Khadija Jadun, Gloria Gonzalez, Jonathan Slack, Matteo Trucco, Stacey Zahler, Stefanie Thomas, Jessica H. Hannick
Multi-Recurrent Wilms Tumor Refractory to Repeated Radiation, Chemotherapy, and Local Excision
Eniola Ogundipe, Jamie Messer, Angelena Edwards
Challenging the Prognosis of Malignant Triton Tumor: A Pediatric Case Report with No Evidence of Recurrence
Juanita Velasquez Ospina, MD
Pediatric Ureteral Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
Tyler M. Gaines, Christopher J. Long, Thomas F. Kolon, Sameer Mittal, Meghan F. Davis
Friday, October 16, 2026
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Registration
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Speaker Ready
7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours, Visit Posters
8:00 am - 9:05 am
Scientific Session IV: Basic / Translational Research Nephrology / Transplant
Moderators: Sarah L. Hecht, MD and Duncan R. Morhardt, MD, PhD
INTRAVESICAL TROSPIUM CHLORIDE DEMONSTRATES DOSE-DEPENDENT PRESSURE CONTROL AND MODULATES COLLAGEN REMODELING GENE EXPRESSION IN A RAT NEUROGENIC BLADDER MODEL.+
Venkat M. Ramakrishnan, M.D., Ph.D.
1, Alex A. Bigger-Allen, Ph.D.
1, Kyle P. Costa, B.S.
1, Lina Dai, M.D., Ph.D.
1, Gabriel L. Ocampo, M.S.
1, Hatim Thaker, M.D.
1, Andrea M. Sartori, Ph.D.
2, Maryrose P. Sullivan, Ph.D.
3, Vivian Cristofaro, Ph.D.
3, Margot S. Damaser, Ph.D.
4, Siam Oottamasathien, M.D.
1, Carlos R. Estrada, Jr., M.D., M.B.A.
1, Michael J. Cima, Ph.D.
5, Rosalyn M. Adam, Ph.D.
1
1Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Roxbury, MA, 4Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 5Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Urinary Microbiome Dysbiosis in Children with Neurogenic Bladder Associated with Upper Tract Deterioration- A Comprehensive Microbiome Analysis including Supervised Machine Learning-Based Approach+
Sachit Anand, MBBS, MCh, Deephi R. Ramya, M.Sc,, Ajay Verma, MBBS, MCh, Jitendra Kumar Meena, MBBS, MD, Himalaya Kumar, M.Sc,, Pankaj Hari, MBBS, MD, FIAP, FAMS, Vineet Ahuja, MBBS, MD, DM, MNAMS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
5 Minute Discussion
Targeting the extracellular matrix in Wilms tumor
Wilson Yeung, BS
1, Hripsime Chomoyan, MD
2, Matthew E. Thornton, MS
3, David S. Koos, PhD
2, Valentina Villani, PhD
2, Justin Sunwoo, BS
2, Brendan H. Grubbs, MD
1, Roger E. De Filippo, MD
1, Laura Perin, PhD
1, Astgik Petrosyan, PhD
1
1Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 3Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain MYH11 R108W mutation: Molecular Dynamics Analysis and Drug Repurposing+
Nixon Raj Nirmal, PhD, Nathalia G. Amado, PhD, Justin Wobser, MPH, Linda A. Baker, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Columbus, OH
Antibiotic route shapes the urinary microbiome more than dose or duration in patients with spina bifida+
Vijay K. Rings, MD
1, Miozzottys Perez Rosario, BS
1, Lauren E. Corona, MD
1, Alexandra Borden, MPAS
2, Maryellen S. Kelly, DNP, MHSc
2, Douglass B. Clayton, MD
1, Maria Hadjifrangiskou, PhD
1, Brendan T. Frainey, MD
1
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Duke Children's Health Center, Durham, NC
Early-Life Inflammation Alters Locus Coeruleus Neuronal Activity and Voiding Behavior in Adult Female Mice+
Pragatee Narain, BS, Stephan Butler, BS, MS, Niser Babiker, BS, Joanna Fesi, BS, Amelia Eisch, PhD, Sanghee Yun, PhD, Stephen Zderic, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
5 Minute Discussion
Sleep Deprivation Induces Voiding Dysfunction in Female Mice+
Eleanor Burton, BS, Stephan Butler, BS, MS, Joanna Fesi, BS, Jason Van Batavia, MD, Amelia Eisch, PhD, Sanghee Yun, PhD, Stephen Zderic, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Differentiation of Human iPSCs into Bladder Smooth Muscle Cells
Karunya Albert, M.Sc., Ph.D, Chaitrali Atre, M.S., Cintia E. Gomez Limia, Ph.D, Linda A. Baker, M.D, Nathalia G. Amado, M.S., Ph.D
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Serotonergic Link Between Bladder, Bowel, and Anxiety-Like Behaviors: Evidence from Male Sert Knockout Mice
Marcela Ambrogi, Postdoctoral
1, Laura Hernandez, PhD
1, Kimberly K. Stietz, PhD
1, Tamryn Jordan, PhD student
1, Jennika L. Finup, MSN
1, Vinaya Bhatia, MD
1, Kristin Ebert, MD
1, Shannon Cannon, MD
1, Tayler Garvey, NP
1, Brooke Schimit, Student
1, Chad Vezina, PhD
1, Walid Farhat, MD
2
1University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville, FL
5 Minute Discussion
Venting Distal Cutaneous Ureterostomy with Proximal Uretero-ureterostomy or Uretero-vesicostomy for Urinary Tract Reconstruction at the Time of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation in Children with Diminutive Bladders
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Kay Riviera, MD, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Ashlene McKay, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Prune Belly Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis of UNOS Data
Matthew Price, BS, Pranav Sivarman, BS, Zachary Oatley, BS, Taeris Guzman, BS, Rupesh Raina, MD
Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Outcomes with bladder cycling in pediatric renal transplantation
Anneliese Fisher, BS, Joseph Randall, MD, Ioana Fugaru, MD, Mac, Pramod Reddy, MD, Eugene Minevich, MD, W. Robert DeFoor, MD, MPH, Michael Daugherty, MD, MHI, Alex Bondoc, MD, Charles Varnell, MD, MS, David Hooper, MD, Cassie Hulme, PhD, MPH, Brian VanderBrink, MD, Andrew Strine, MD, MPH
Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH
5 Minute Discussion
9:05 am - 9:55 am
Panel III: YPUC Compensation Discussion
Moderator: Vinaya Bhatia, MD
Panelists:
Amanda North, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
Sarah L. Hect, MD
Doernbecher Children's Hospital, OHSU
Christopher E. Bayne, MD
Carilion Clinic
Albert Lee, MD
UC Davis Health
Campbell Grant, MD
University of Kentucky Urology Dept.
Hannah A. Bachtel, MD
Akron Children's Hospital
*Young Pediatric Urologist Award Winner Announcement*
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters
10:10 am - 11:10 am
Lattimer Lecture
Strategies for Career Development and Professional Growth
Jamila Hackworth, MSEd, EdD
Associate Chair, Faculty Career Development, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
11:10 am - 11:35 am
AAP Medal Presentation
Recipient: Craig Peters, MD, FAAP
Introduction by: William R. DeFoor, Jr, MD, MPH
Presentation of Medal: Carlos R. Estrada, Jr, MD
11:35 am - 11:45 am
ABU Update
Mark Cain, MD
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
SPU Presidential Address
Rosalia Misseri, MD
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fellows Lunch (Invitation Only)
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
SPU Annual Business Meeting (SPU Members ONLY)
12:15 pm
Optional Free Afternoon
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
AAP Section on Urology Master Class: Use of Physician Extenders in Pediatric Urology
Moderators: Kathleen Kiernan, MD and Carlos R. Estrada, MD
Panelists:
Joana Dos Santos, MD
The Hospital for Sick Children
Ioana Fugaru, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Christine Fitzgerald, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
AAP Section on Urology Master Class: Digital Photography in Clinic and the Operating Room: Consent, Security, and Storage
Moderator: Kate H. Kraft, MD
Speakers:
Gina M. Lockwood, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo
Ruchira Singh, MD
University of Jacksonville
Vijay Vemulakonda, MD, JD
Children's Hospital Colorado
Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Registration
7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Speaker Ready
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
8:00 am - 9:05 am
Scientific Session V: Miscellaneous
Moderators: Benjamin N. Abelson, MD and Nora Kern, MD
The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Priapism Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Mohammed Adel Alfawzan, MD
1, Parul Rai, MD
2, Yunus Olufadi, PhD
2, Guolian Kang, PhD
2, Clifford Takemoto, MD
2, Mohamed Soltan, MD
1, Dana W. Giel, MD
1, Mary E. Killian, MD, EMBA
1
1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 2St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Pediatric Circumcision and Spinal Anesthesia: Fast, Effective, and Cheap
Adam Cole, MD
1, Emma Harwood, MD
1, Raeann M. Dalton, DO
1, Madeleine Powers, BS
2, Evelyn James, MPH
1, David Chalmers, MD
1, Lily C. Wang, MD,PhD
1
1Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, 2University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Portland, ME
SpinalAnesthesia in Urology for Responsive Pediatric Anesthesia and Satisfaction in Surgery (SuRPaSS): A novel pediatric awake spinal anesthetic program
Marjorie M. Johnson, MD
1, Matthew Cao, MD
1, Alexander Radaoui, MD
1, Erin Mayeux, MD
1, David Heap, Jr., MD
2, Rafael Morales Grimany, MD
1, Emmett Whitaker, MD
1, Heather N. Di Carlo, MD
1, Ming-Hsien Wang, MD
1, Sapna Kudchadkar, MD
1, Chad B. Crigger, MD
3, Tricia Vecchione, MD
1
1Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 3Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
5 Minute Discussion
Multi-Institutional Validation of the Pyeloplasty Skills Assessment Rubric (PySAR) for Advancement of Competency-based Medical Education in Pediatric Urology
Hailey J. Silverii, MD
1, Christy Nguyen, BS
1, Tung Sung Tseng, PhD
1, Gabrielle Gonzalez, PhD
1, Ethan Leoni, BS
1, Madelynn Chustz, BS
1, Michael Ernst, MD
2, Nicolas Fernandez, MD, PhD
3.
1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 2Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 3Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Optimization of Endoscopic Injection Therapy in Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux: An In-Silico Explanation of Technique-Dependent Outcomes
Jin Kyu Kim, MD, MS, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD, Benjamin Whittam, MD, MS, Nikhil Batra, MD, Michael Chua, MD, MASc, DSc, Rosalia Misseri, MD
The Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Pediatric Genitourinary Vascular Anomalies: Patient Characteristics and Role of the Urologist
Andrew Gabrielson, MD
1, Halsie Donaldson, MD
2, Ashley Talton, BS
1, Gabriel van de Walle, MD
2, Carolyn Kiolbasa, RN
1, Anthony Mancini, MD
1, Duri Yun, MD, MPH
1, Sarah Chamlin, MD
1, Jennifer Reichek, MD
1, Noopur Gangopadhyay, MD
1, Shankar Rajeswaran, MD
1, Joe Baker, MD
1, James Donaldson, MD
1, James Rague, MD, MS
1, Ilina Rosoklija, MPH
1, Emilie Johnson, MD, MPH, FACS
1
1Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
5 Minute Discussion
Prevalence and Career Impact of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Sequelae among Pediatric Urologists: A Survey of Attendees of the 2025 SPU/ESPU Meeting
Meghan Davis, MD MPH
1, Leah Beland, MD
1, Tyler Gaines, MD
1, Andrew T. Gabrielson, MD
2
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Future of Pediatric Kidney Care: Workforce Projections in Pediatric Urology and Nephrology
Savannah S. Petrus, MD
1, Ethan Wan, BS
1, Kenneth W. Gow, MD
2, Michael Ernst, MD
3, David B. Joseph, MD
1, Ching Man Carmen Tong, DO
1
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 3Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
The Gender Pay Gap in Pediatric Urology
Hannah Agard Bachtel, MD
1, Olivia Green, MD
2, Grace Powderly, MS
3, Michael Ernst, MD
4, Benjamin Abelson, MD
5, VInaya Bhatia, MD
6, Albert Lee, DO
7, Belinda Li, MD
8, Karmon Janssen, DO
9, Campbell Grant, MD
10
1Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, 2Northeast Ohio Medical University, Akron, OH, 3A.T. Still University (ATSU) Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO, 4Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 5Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 6University of Wisconsin-Madison-UW Kids, Madison, WI, 7UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 8Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, 9Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, 10University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
5 Minute Discussion
Reduction in diagnostic imaging for cryptorchidism referrals - a quality improvement initiative
Alexandra Bain, MD, Kelly Kersey, BS, MHA, CPHQ, Linda Baker, MD, Christina Ching, MD, Daniel DaJusta, MD, Molly Fuchs, MD, Venkata R. Jayanthi, MD, Daryl McLeod, MD, Seth Alpert, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Socioeconomic Status Does Not Predict Catheterization Adherence in Children Requiring CIC: Reassuring Evidence from a Universal-Access Healthcare System
Julie Wong, MD
1,
Samer Maher, BSc2, Abby Varghese, NP
1, Noreen Goraya, MSW
1, Armando Lorenzo, MD
1, Joana Dos Santos, MD
1, Michael Chua, MD
1, Mandy Rickard, NP
1
1Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bladder Exstrophy into Adulthood: Quantifying Long-Term Health Outcomes Using Real-World Data
Seyed Sajjad Tabei, MD, J. Patrick Mershon, MD, Eman N. Chaudhri, MD, Johana M. Paez-Cortes, MD, Juan Manuel Moldes, MD,
Pedro-Jose Lopez, MD, Shubham Gupta, MD.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
9:05 am - 10:05 am
AAPU Lecture
"From Threat to Opportunity: Reimagining Surgical Practice Through Coaching and Simulation"
Thomas S. Lendvay, MD
Seattle Children's - Urology
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters
10:20 am - 11:00 am
Scientific Session VI: Tumors / Oncology Stones / Endourology
Moderators: Yi Li, MD and Victoria A. Maxon, DO
Orchiopexy and the Risk of Testicular Cancer: An Analysis of 206,421 Patients in the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network^
Jacob W. Greenberg, MD
1, Garrett Brinkley, MD, PhD
1, William Fuell, MD
1, Hailey Silverii, MD
2, Jorge Caso, MD
1, Amanda Raines, MD
2
1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Sperm cryopreservation and semen parameters in adolescents and young adults undergoing gonadotoxic therapy
Dylan D. Hutchison, MD, MS
1, Motassem Bayyoud, BS
2, Abbey Riazzi, MSPAS, PA-C
1, Elizabeth Spitznagel, MSN, APRN, CPNP
1, Olivia J. Frias, MSN, RN IV, CNL
1, Mickey R. Daugherty, MD, MHI
1, Brian A. VanderBrink, MD
1, W. Robert DeFoor, MD, MPH
1, Eugene Minevich, MD
1, Pramod P. Reddy, MD
1, Krista J. Childress, MD
1, Karen C. Burns, MD, MS
1, Andrew C. Strine, MD, MPH
1
1Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
Nephro-Sparing Approach for Pediatric Wilms Tumors: Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
Christopher Wanderling, MD, Ashley Li, MD, Kaela Mali, BS, Mark Ninomiya, MD, David Diamond, Md, Jimena Cubillos, MD, Guan Wu, Md
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Survival Outcomes of Cryptorchid-Associated Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: A Population-Based SEER Analysis
Austin Schults, MD
1, Christine Do, DrPH
1, Melissa Noxon, MPH
2, Andy Chang, MD
1, Victoria K. Cortessis, PhD
2
1Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2University of Sothern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA
Trends in Bladder Cancer Admissions Among Individuals with Spina Bifida
Evalyn Ione George, MD, Rui Qu, MS, Hasan Jhaveri, MD, Emily Yamashita, BS, Claire Yu, BS, Jonathan C. Routh, MD
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Characterizing Nephrolithiasis in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study
Leon Chertin, MD
1, Kohl Killeen, MD
1, Melissa M. Hudson, MD
2, Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
2, Angela Delaney, MD
2, Sue C. Kaste, DO
2, Alia Zaidi, MD
2, Stephanie B. Dixon, MD, MPH
2, Daniel Green, MD
2, Dana W. Giel, MD
1, Mary E. Killian, MD, EMBA
1, Mohamed Soltan, MD
1
1University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 2St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Flexible and Navigable Suction Access Sheaths in the Medically Complex Pediatric Population
Grady Arnzen, MD
1, Zachary Melchiode, MD
1, Christopher Roth, MD
2.
1Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 2Manning Family Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA
User-Centered Development and Alpha Testing of Preoperative Educational Materials for Pediatric Kidney Stone Surgery
Eugene C. Chen, BS
1, Katherine Sheridan, MS
1, Samantha Jacklin, BS
1, Hunter Beck, BS
2, Christina B. Ching, MD
3, Michael E. Chua, MD, MASc
4, Pankaj P. Dangle, MD
5, Kathryn E. Flynn, PhD
1, Kim Hollander, BS
6, Neha R. Malhotra, MD
7, Carswell Ouimet, BS
1, Kristi Ouimet, BS
1, Annabelle Pleskoff, BS
8, Francisco R. Lopez-Guerna, MD
9, Lauren Schutz, PA-C
10, Chris Zellers, BS
2, Kate Zellers, BS
2, Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE
11, Jonathan S. Ellison, MD, FACS
1
1Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2Kidney Stone Engagement Core, Milwaukee, WI, 3Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 4The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 6Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation, New Paltz, NY, 7Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 8The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 9Hospital Dr Exequiel Gonzalez Cortes, San Miguel, Chile, 10Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 11Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
5 Minute Discussion
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Panel IV: History of SPU
Moderators: Stuart B. Bauer, MD, FACS & Edmond T. Gonzales, MD
Panelists:
David A. Bloom, MD
John P. Gearhart, MD
Kenneth I. Glassberg, MD
Doug A. Husmann, MD
Stephen A. Koff, MD
Jeffrey Wacksman, MD
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Journal Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch Symposium (if sponsored)
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Scientific Session VII: BBD / UTI / VUR
Moderators: Naida Kalloo, MD and Israel Franco, MD
The Hidden Caveat of Pediatric CAP: Coverage Gaps May Matter More Than Antibiotic Resistance From Duration^
Jin Kyu (Justin) Kim, MD, MS, Konrad Szymanski, MD, MS, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD, Benjamin Whittam, MD, MS, Zoe G ckien, MD, MBA, Kirstan Meldrum, MD, Mark Cain, MD, Martin Kaefer, MD, Nikhil Batra, MD, Richard Rink, MD, Rosalia Misseri, MD
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
What is the Significance of Vesicoureteral Reflux on Risk of Urinary Tract Infection in Patients with History of Prenatal Hydronephrosis?
Carol A. Davis-Dao, PhD
1, Sarah H. Williamson, MD
2, Rebecca S. Zee, MD
3, Valre W. Welch, NP
3, Elias J. Wehbi, MD
1, Heidi A. Stephany, MD
1, Antoine E. Khoury, MD
1, Nora G. Kern, MD
4, C.D. Anthony Herndon, MD
3, Daniel Han, MD
5, Janelle A. Fox, MD
2, Anne G. Dudley, MD
6, Christopher S. Cooper, MD
7, Kai-Wen Chuang, MD
1, Joshua D. Chamberlin, MD
8, Shannon Cannon, MD
9, Alireza Alam, MD
1, Luis H. Braga, MD, PhD
10
1Rady Children's Health, Orange County and University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, 2Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, 3Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 4University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 5Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 6Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, 7The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 8Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, 9University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 10McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety of Urinalysis with Reflex Culture Strategy in Children ? 24 Months
Vijay K. Rings, MD, Sophie E. Katz, MD, MPH, Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, Lauren Johansen, MPH, Milner Staub, MD, MPH, Minhua Zhang, MS, Lauren E. Corona, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
5 Minute Discussion
Digital Uroflowmetry For Home or Office Applications
Stephen Zderic, MD
1, Emma Walsh, BA
1, Kate Filler, BS
1, Roman Fedorovsky, BS, MS
2, Matt Bell, BS
3, Alexander Numann, BS
3, Matthew Starfield, BS
3, Alex Spektor, BS, MS
2, Dima Nosenko, BS
2, Caleb Kovell, MD
1, Tom Kolon, MD
1, Jason Van Batavia, MD
1
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2UroGenie LLC, Sinking Spring, PA, 3Solid Product Design, Philadelphia, PA
Measuring the Pelvic Floor: Electrical Impedance Myography as a Novel Biomarker for Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction
HsinHsiao Scott Wang, MD, MPH, MBAn
1, Anh-Dao Cheng, MD
1, Scarlett Cai, MSc
1, Buket Sonbas, PhD
2, Seward Rutkove, MD
2
1Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Beyond urotherapy: Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) for pediatric refractory overactive bladder
Adriana Messina, Master of Science in Nursing, Amanda Berry, Doctorate in Nursing, Katherine Fischer, Doctorate of Medicine, Danielle Kaiser, Master of Science in Nursing, Keely McClatchy, Master of Science in Nursing, Laura Slonaker, Master of Science in Nursing, Jason VanBatavia, Doctorate of Medicine
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
5 Minute Discussion
Seeing the Whole Study: Sequence-Aware Deep Learning for VUR Grading from Complete VCUG Series
HsinHsiao Scott Wang, MD, MPH, MBAn
1, Michael Li, MBAn, PhD
2, Raymond Bahng, MSc
3, Carlos Estrada, MD, MBA
1
1Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, 3Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Cumulative incidence of febrile urinary tract infection after discontinuation of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in young males with high-grade vesicoureteral reflux: a retrospective cohort study
Kikachukwu Otiono, MD
1, Laura Harkness, MD
1, Deepti Reddy, MSc
2, Mei Han, MSc
2, Macarena Costabel, MD
3, Yuding Wang, MD, MSc
3, Pavel Geier, MD, PhD
4, Luis Guerra, MD, MSc
3
1Division of Urology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2Clinical Research Unit, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 3Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 4Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Tamsulosin Use in 250 Male and Female Children with Voiding Dysfunction
Pharto Chanda, BS
1, Jordan L. Mendelson, MD
2, Jordan Gitlin, MD
2, Chino Eke, BS
3, Hadis Askari, BS
4, Katherine Bascobert, BS
2, Ronnie Fine, MD
2, Mark Horowitz, MD
2, Israel Franco, MD
5
1SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 2NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, Mineola, NY, 3Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, 4Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, 5University of Tennessee Medical College-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
Distinct Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes in Pediatric Daytime Urinary Incontinence: A Neuroimaging Study of Isolated DUI and Comorbid ADHD
Chino Eke, Bachelors of Arts (BA)
1, Jordan Gitlin, Doctorate of Medicine
2, Huang Lin, Doctorate of Medicine
3, Israel Franco, Doctorate of Medicine
4
1Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Providence, RI, 2NYU Langone Health Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 3RWTH University, Aachen, Germany, 4Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
5 Minute Discussion
1:50pm - 2:50pm
Debate I: 1 vs 2 Year Fellowship
Moderator: Kate H. Kraft, MD
Speakers:
Micah A. Jacobs, MD, MPH
Children's Medical Center
Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Leslie T. McQuiston, MD
Children's Urology
Beth A. Drzewiecki, MD
Mass General Brigham
2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits And Posters
3:05 pm - 4:05 pm
SPU Lecture
"Medical Education & Career Development: My Stories, Your Time"
Christopher Cooper, MD, FACS, FAAP
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Tyrone D. Artz Chair in Urology
Professor and Vice Chairman of Urology
Director of Pediatric Urology
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
4:05 pm - 5:00 pm
Debate II: Contemporary Practices for Closure of Bladder Exstrophy
Moderator: Martin Kaefer, MD
Speakers:
Joao Luiz Pippi Salle, MD
Hospital for Sick Children
Peter M. Cuckow, MD
Great Ormond Street Hospital
John V. Kryger, MD
Children's Wisconsin
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
SPU 75th Anniversary Celebration Reception
Magnolia Terrace and Garden
Sunday, October 18, 2026
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Registration
7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker Ready
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Scientific Session VIII: Neuropathic Bladder / Reconstruction
Moderators: David I. Chu, MD and Matthew Danzig, MD
Patterns of Disuse of Continent Catheterizable and MACE Channels in People with Neuropathic Bladder and Bowel
Nikhil V. Batra, MD, Lydia V. Hermann, BS, Rosalia Misseri, MD, Joshua D. Roth, MD, PhD, Benjamin M. Whittam, MD, Kirstan K. Meldrum, MD, Martin Kaefer, MD, Mark P. Cain, MD, Richard C. Rink, MD, Konrad M. Szymanski, MD
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
Urinary Biomarkers of Tubular Stress and Fibrosis for Detecting Upper Tract Injury in Children with Neurogenic Bladder- A Supervised Machine Learning Risk Stratification Study
Sachit Anand, MBBS, MCh, Deepthi Ramya Ravindran, M.Sc, Ajay Verma, MBBS, MCh, Jitendra Kumar Meena, MBBS, MD, DM, Himalaya Kumar, MSc, Pankaj Hari, MD, FIAP, FAMS, Vineet Ahuja, MBBS, MD, DM
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
A Modified Stomal Construction Technique to Reduce Incidence of Stomal Stenosis in Reconstructive Pediatric Urology
Stephen Sekoulopoulos, MD MS
1, Sri S. Manivasagam, MD MS
1, Akshilkumar Patel, MD
2, Ellius Kwok, MD
2, Ross M. Decter, MD
1
1Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
5 Minute Discussion
Urinary Continence After Fetoscopic Versus Open Prenatal Myelomeningocele Repair: School Age Outcomes
Alexandra R. Siegal, MD, Kathleen Hosek, MS, Hosek McClugage, III, MD, Michael Belfort, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, MD, Rebecca Johnson, MS, Luc Joyeaux, MS, Paul F. Austin, MD, William Whitehead, MD, Nicolette Janzen, MD
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Preoperative Predictors of Postoperative Urodynamic Risk Classification after Bladder Augmentation: A Coincidence Analysis
Tatjana Heisinger-Heidler, MD
1, Reiping Huang, PhD, MS
2, Ilina Rosoklija, MPH
1, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
1
1Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Efficacy and Tolerability of Mirabegron versus Oxybutynin in children with Posterior urethral valve after adequate fulgration: A Randomised Prospective Study
Monika Bawa, M.S (General Surgery), M.Ch (Pediatric Surgery), Prajacta Patil, M.S, M.Ch, Jai K. Mahajan, M.S, M.Ch
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
5 Minute Discussion
Development of a Pediatric Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score Survey (PEDS-NBSS)
Madeleine AZ Ball, MD
1, Katemanee Burapachaisri, BS
1,
Than S. Kyaw, MD1, Blayne Welk, MD
2, Lindsay A. Hampson, MD, MAS
1, Hillary L. Copp, MD, MS
1.
1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Western University, London, ON, Canada
Urinary continence after reconstructive continence surgery in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry
Evalyn Ione George, MD
1, Tiebin Liu, BS
2, Alexandra Borden, PA-C
1, David I. Chu, MD
3, Douglass B. Clayton, MD
4, Micah A. Jacobs, MD
5, Maryellen Kelley, DNP, CPNP, MHSc
1, Konrad M. Szymanski, MD
6, John S. Wiener, MD
1, Jonathan C. Routh, MD
1
1Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, 2CDC, HHS, Washington, DC, DC, 3Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 4Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 5University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 6Riley Children's Hospital, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Patient reported bowel outcomes among pediatric patients with spinal dysraphism managed with antegrade versus retrograde enema programs
Jamie Michael, MD
1, Lynn Huang, MS
1, Ilina Rosoklija, MPH
2, Danielle Herrera, BS
2, James T. Rague, MD
2, N Valeska Halstead, MD
3, Josephine Hirsch, BA
2, Diana K. Bowen, MD
2, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
2, David I. Chu, MD, MSCE
2
1Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 3Seattle Children's, Seattle, WA
5 Minute Discussion
8:45 am - 9:45 am
Panel V: Managing Congenital Genital Conditions and Transitioning Care to Adulthood
Moderator: Dan Wood, MD
Panelists:
Tiago Rosito, MD
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Courtney S. Streur, MD
University of Michigan
Heather DiCarlo, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
9:45 am - 10:35 am
Scientific Session IX: Fetal Urology / Hydronephrosis / Obstructive
Moderators: Timothy C. Boswell, MD & Amanda Raines, MD
Selective Alpha-Blocker Therapy in Posterior Urethral Valves: A Within-Patient Analysis of Uroflow Parameters, Upper Tract Changes, and Curve Morphology
Mawuenyo Attawa Oyortey, MBChB, MPH, Joana Dos Santos, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Michael Chua, MD, MASc(GH) DPBU, FPUA, FPSPU, FPhilGURS, DRCPS, Joao L.P. Salle, MD, PhD, FAAP, FRCSC, Rodrigo Romao, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD, MSc FAAP, FACS, FRCSC, Mandy Rickard, MN NP
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ultrasound-Based Prenatal Risk Stratification for Fetuses with Features Consistent with Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction (LUTO): Introducing the pre-PURK Score
Jin Kyu (Justin) Kim, MD
1, Joana Dos Santos, MD, MHSc
2, Tim Van Mieghem, MD, PhD
2, Shiri Shinar, MD
3, Samer Maher, MD
2, Adree Khondker, MD
2, Pippi Salle, MD, PhD
2, Rodrigo Romao, MD, MSc
2, Michael Chua, MD, MASc, DSc
2, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD, MSc
2, Mandy Rickard, MN-NP
2
1Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Radiomic Prediction of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Children with Posterior Urethral Valves
Stacy Hyojin Jeong, MD
1, Joseph Logan, MS
2, Nicholas Heller, PhD
1,
Julie Klock, MD1, Kristina Dortche, MD
1, Mandy Rickard, NP
3, Armando Lorenzo, MD
3, Greg E. Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE
2, John K. Weaver, MD
1.
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 3The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Minute Discussion
Solitary Kidney in Posterior Urethral Valves: Outcomes Vary by Aetiology and Remain Worse After Adjusting for Disease Severity
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Samer Maher, MSc, Adree Khondker, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Ashlene McKay, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
Dynamic assessment of neonatal renal function to predict renal outcomes in posterior urethral valves
Carolina Martinez Fernandez, BS
1, Juliana Arenas Hoyos, MD
1, Craig A. Peters, MD
2
1UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2UT Southwestern Medical Center / Children's Health System Texas, Dallas, TX
The Battle of the High-Risk Bladder is Lost at Night: Nocturnal Polyuria in Posterior Urethral Valves Patients and Upper Tract Recovery with Overnight Catheter Drainage
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Samer Maher, MSc, Adree Khondker, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Ashlene McKay, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Minute Discussion
Bayesian Weibull Survival Analysis Provides Strong Evidence for Improved Long-Term Kidney Outcomes After Establishment of a Dedicated Posterior Urethral Valves Clinic
Samer Maher, MSc, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Adree Khondker, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Rodrigo Romao, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Ashlene McKay, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Mandy Rickard, MN, NP
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
Predictors of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Posterior Urethral Valves; The Role of Diversion, Catheterization, and Baseline Severity
Innocent N. Nzeyimana N, MD, Joana Rosa Pereira Dos Santos, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Ashlene McKay, MD, Adree Khondker, MD, Samer Maher, MHSc, Joao Luiz Pippi Salle, MD, Rodrigo Romao, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD, Mandy Rickard, NP
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Long-Term Uroflowmetry Provides Further Evidence Against the Bladder Defunctionalization Myth by Urinary Diversion in Posterior Urethral Valves
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Camila Moreno Bencardino, MD, Adree Khondker, MD, Samer Maher, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Rodrigo Romao, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
Better Late Than Never: Kidney Function Trajectory Improves with Transition to a Standardized PUV Multidisciplinary Clinic
Mandy Rickard, MN, NP, Joana Dos Santos, MD, Michael Chua, MD, Adree Khondker, MD, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, Ashlene McKay, MD, Chia Wei Teoh, MD, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, MD, Armando J. Lorenzo, MD
SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Minute Discussion
10:35 am - 11:20 am
Scientific Session: X BBD / UTI / VUR
Moderator: Mary E. Killian, MD and Tyler L. Overholt, MD
Exploring Precision Risk in Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux: Innate Immune Gene Variations and Reflux Outcomes in the RIVUR Cohort^
Jin Kyu (Justin) Kim, MD, MS, Rosalia Misseri, MD, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD, Andrew Schwaderer, MD, Shaobo Zhang, MD, David Hains, MD, MBA
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Efficacy and Predictors of Remission of Intravesical Tobramycin to Address Urinary Tract Infections in Children with Neurogenic Bladder and Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction
Nikan Zerafatjou, MD, LMC Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Urology, Mandy Rickard, MN, NP-Peds, Abby Varghese, RN(EC), NP-PHC, Ana Bernal, MD, Michael Chua, MD, MASc, DSc, DRCPSC, FRCSC, Armando Lorenzo, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAP, Joana Dos Santos, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAP
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Relationship Between Subjective Symptom Reporting, Symptom Severity, and Psychosocial Burden in Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Luke Martin, MD, Dipen Mehta, BS, Arthur Yu, BS, Denton Lord, BS, Brittany Ange, BS, MS, EDD, Selcuk Yucel, MD, Bradley Morganstern, MD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
5 Minute Discussion
Comparative Analysis of Ureteral Reimplantation and Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Injection Between Two Centers with Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jin Kyu (Justin) Kim, MD, MS
1, Beverly Miranda, MN
2, Mandy Rickard, MN, NP
2, Adree Khondker, MD
2, Martina Bruniera, MD
2, Mirriam Mikhail, MN
2, Renee Cimpanu, MD
1, Konrad Szymanski, MD, MPH
1, Martin Kaefer, MD
1, Mark Cain, MD
1, Richard Rink, MD
1, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD
1, Kirstan Meldrum, MD
1, Benjamin Whittam, MD, MS
1, Nikhil Batra, MD
1, Michael Chua, MD, MASc, DSc
2, Rodrigo Romao, MD, MSc
2, Joao Pippi Salle, MD, PhD
2, Joana Dos Santos, MD, MSc
2, Armando Lorenzo, MD, MSc
2, Rosalia Misseri, MD
1
1Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL OBSTRUCTION FOLLOWING ENDOSCOPIC CORRECTION OF VESICOURETERAL REFLUX (VUR)
Yehuda Warszawer, MD, Helena Volodarski, MD, Jaudat Jaber, MD, Galia Raisin, MD,
Boris Chertin, MD.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Identifying Urinary Renal Scar-Associated Marker Proteins (SCAMPs) Secondary to Pyelonephritis
John Froehlich, PhD
1, Rosalyn M. Adam, PhD
1, Xin Wang, PhD
2, Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado, PhD
2, Yang Tang, PhD
1, Barnali Das, PhD
1, Brian Becknell, MD, PhD
2, Richard Lee, MD
1
1Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Kidney and Urinary Tract Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
5 Minute Discussion
The Shifting Landscape of Continuous Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescription in Pediatric Patients with Vesicoureteral Reflux Before and After the 2017 American Urologic Association Guideline Updates - Analysis of a Real-World Claims Database
Ash Zawerton
1, Thomas Syphan, MD
1, Jessica Hannick
2, John Weaver, MD
2
1Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA, 2Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital - Department of Urology, Cleveland, OH
Transition Readiness and Self-Management in Spina Bifida- Comparing Pediatric and Adult Clinic Populations Using the TRAQ-SB
Betsy Hopson, PhD, MSHA, Timothy Boswell, MD, Carmen Tong, DO, David Joseph, MD, Stacy Tanaka, MD.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Urinary Tract Infections in Children with Posterior Urethral Valves: Association with Long-Term Renal Outcomes
Ana Gabriela Bernal, MD, Joana Dos Santos, Doctor, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, Doctor, Chia Wei Teoh, Doctor, Ashlene McKay, Doctor, Adree Khondker, Doctor, Samer Maher, Doctor, Joao Pippi Salle, Doctor, Rodrigo Romao, Doctor, Michael Chua, Doctor, Nikan Zerafatjou, Doctor, Armando J. Lorenzo, Doctor, Mandy Rickard, NP
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
5 Minute Discussion
11:20 am - 11:55 am
Scientific Session XI: Neuropathic Bladder / Reconstruction
Moderators: Bruce J. Schlomer, MD and Stacy T. Tanaka, MD
Long-term Continence Outcomes Following Bladder Neck Artificial Urinary Sphincters in Children and Young Adults
Jonathan T. Xu, MD, Konrad Szymanski, MD, Rosalia Misseri, MD, Richard Rink, MD, Mark Cain, MD, Martin Kaefer, MD, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
To split or not to split - That is the question: Updated long-term outcomes of continent catheterizable channels using a split-appendix technique
Dylan D. Hutchison, MD, MS, Cassie Hulme, PhD, MPH, Mickey R. Daugherty, MD, MHI, Andrew C. Strine, MD, MPH, Brian A. VanderBrink, MD, W. Robert DeFoor, MD, MPH, Eugene Minevich, MD, Pramod P. Reddy, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Decision-Making for Reconstructive Urinary Continence Surgery in Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida and Associated Spinal Anomalies: A Mixed-Methods Study of Motivators, Barriers and Facilitators
Tatjana Heisinger-Heidler, MD, Ilina Rosoklija, MPH, Josephine Hirsch, BA, Jaclyn L. Papadakis, PhD, Emilie K. Johnson, MD, MPH, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bladder Safety After Fetoscopic Versus Open Prenatal Myelomeningocele Repair: Longitudinal Outcomes from Infancy to School Age
Alexandra R. Siegal, MD, Kathleen Hosek, MS, Samuel McClugage, III, MD, Michael Belfort, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, MD, Rebecca Johnson, MS, Luc Joyeaux, BS, Paul F. Austin, MD, William Whitehead, MD, Nicolette Janzen, MD
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
5 Minute Discussion
Lived Experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida and Associated Spinal Anomalies Following Reconstructive Urinary Continence Surgery: A Mixed-Methods Study
Tatjana Heisinger-Heidler, M.D., Ilina Rosoklija, MPH, Josephine Hirsch, BA, Jaclyn L. Papadakis, PhD, Emilie K. Johnson, MD., MPH, Elizabeth B. Yerkes, M.D
Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Chicago, IL
Use of Optilume Balloon Dilation for Urethral Strictures in a Pediatric Population
Amanda M. Nguyen, MD, Brian P. Wiseman, MD, Glen A. Lau, MD, Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD, M. Chad Wallis, MD, Patrick C. Cartwright, MD, Raymond T. Yong, MD, Deborah L. Jacobson, MD
Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
Urinary Microbiome Dysbiosis and Functional Pathway Alterations Associated with Urodynamic Phenotypes in Children with Neurogenic Bladder
Deepthi Ramya Ravindran, M.sc,
Sachit Anand, MBBS, MCh, Ajay Verma, MBBS, MCh, Jitendra Kumar Meena, MD, DNB, ACME, Himalaya Kumar, Msc, Pankaj Hari, MD, FIAP, FAMS, Vineet Ahuja, MBBS, MD, DM.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Intravesical OnabotulinumtoxinA and Risk of Bladder Augmentation/Incontinent Diversion in Children With Neurogenic Bladder From Myelomeningocele
Jin Kyu (Justin) Kim, MD, MS, Joshua Roth, MD, PhD, Henry Gold, MD, Konrad Szymanski, MD, MPH, Mark Cain, MD, Martin Kaefer, MD, Richard Rink, MD, Rosalia Misseri, MD
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
5 Minute Discussion
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Abstract Prize Presentations
Key
+ Basic Prize Finalist
^ Clinical Prize Finalist
