The PedSpace

In this episode Dr. Ted Lee discusses his findings and thoughts based on recent studies that demonstrate trends of decreasing voiding cystourethrogram utilization rates and delayed vesicoureteral reflux diagnosis in some children. He explores the possibility that such delays could lead to more children sustaining repeated episodes of febrile urinary tract infection, and potential kidney injury, prior to diagnosis and treatment.Ted Lee, MD, MSc, provides care for children with pediatric urolog...

In this episode, Dr. Max Maizels discusses the difference between holistic training and historical medical training and explains how to leverage online training, simulation models, and proctored clinical cases for more robust procedural training programs.Dr. Maizels has been on staff at Chicago Children’s Hospital since 1980. Over the years of clinical pediatric urology practice, he has incorporated creation of e-learning platforms to promote effectiveness in the operating room. Since 2010 he...

In this episode, Dr. Prem Puri discusses how the advent of endoscopic therapy forever changed the treatment landscape for VUR in children.Professor Prem Puri is the Newman Clinical Research Professor at the University College Dublin School of Medicine and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at the Beacon Hospital. He is currently the Secretary of the International Board of Pediatric Surgical Research. He is Past President of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS),...

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Wood discusses the new emerging specialty of Adolescent Urology and common urological conditions affecting adolescent males and females.Dr. Daniel Wood is a Professor of Urology based at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He has previously worked at University College London Hospitals and was an honorary consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital. His major interest and work is in adolescent and reconstructive urology – with an expertise in adult complex reconstruction,...

In this episode, Dr. Timothy Bukowski and Valre Welch discuss the fulfilling work of volunteering with the World Pediatric Project to provide care to children in Belize.Dr. Timothy Bukowski received his undergraduate degree in economics at Georgetown University and his medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine. He completed a urologic residency at Wayne State University, then completed a research fellowship in Pediatric Urology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine ...

In this episode, Natalie Barganski, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Urology, discusses how healthcare providers can use telehealth and personal digital medical files to instill confidence in adolescent patients as they make the transition to adult healthcare. Natalie Barganski is a pediatric nurse practitioner in pediatric urology at Children’s Physicians Services of South Texas, Driscoll Children’s Hospital, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Prior to this, she served as Pediatric Nurs...

In this episode, Dr. Bradley Morganstern discusses some of the surprises and lessons he has learned in transitioning from fellowship to practice. Dr. Bradley A. Morganstern is the new Chief of Pediatric Urology at Augusta University. He brings a patient centered approach to the management of pediatric urologic conditions with an emphasis on providing compassionate care focused on his patients and their families. He is skilled at both open and minimally invasive surgery for all ped...

In this episode, Dr. Katie Canalichio and Dr. Irina Stanasel discuss the benefits of simulator training in pediatric urology, their experience with the Deflux simulator model, and their role in its development. Dr. Katie Canalichio completed her medical training and residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She completed a pediatric urology fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital, in which her final year she served as Acting Instructor in the Departme...

In this episode of The PedSpace, Dr. Dominic Frimberger discusses tips for delivering difficult diagnoses to caregivers. Dr. Frimberger is board-certified by the American Board of Urology. He is a Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Chief of Pediatric Urology at the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma.Dr. Frimberger received his medical degree from the University of Wurzburg in Germany and completed his urology residency in a co...

In this episode, Dr. Goran Läckgren discusses the early days of research and discovery with endoscopic treatment and what he has learned over three decades of study. Dr. Goran Läckgren is a Professor of Pediatric Urology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. He has worked in the department of Pediatric Surgery at University Children’s Hospital of Uppsala as head for the section of Pediatric Urology from 1986 to 2009 and is currently a Consultant Pediatric Urologist.He has published numer...