Thomas F. Kolon, MD

Attending Urologist

Associate Professor of Urology in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Awards

Best Doctors in America
Best Doctors in South Jersey, South Jersey Magazine
Best Pediatric Doctors in South Jersey, South Jersey Magazine
Best Pediatric Doctors in South Jersey, South Jersey Magazine
Top Children’s Physicians, South Jersey Magazine

Books

Chapters
Sumfest JM, Kolon TF, Rukstalis DB. Cryptorchidism. In: e-Medicine Textbook of Medicine and Surgery from WebMD. Updated Jan. 02, 2009.

Kolon TF. Cryptorchidism. In Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman Textbook of Clinical Pediatric Urology Study Guide, First Edition. London: Martin-Dunitz; 2008. p. 229-231.

Kolon TF. Intersex (Disorders of Sex Development). In: Schwartz MW, Bell Jr LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Mulberg AE, Tanel RE, Schwartz CI, Kosmowski C, editors. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Fifth Edition. New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 456-457.

Wu HS, Kolon TF. Cryptorchidism. In: Schwartz MW, Bell Jr LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Mulberg AE, Tanel RE, Schwartz CI, Kosmowski C, editors. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Fifth Edition. New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 236-237.

Kolon TF. Disorders of sexual development. In: Hanno P, Wein A, Malkowicz SB, editors. Penn Clinical Manual of Urology. Philadelphia: Elsevier Inc.; 2007. Ch. 25, p. 827-852.

Kolon TF. Cryptorchidism. In: The Kelalis-King-Belman Textbook of Clinical Pediatric Urology, Fifth Edition. London, England: Martin-Dunitz; 2007. Ch. 74, p. 1295-1308.

Editorial and Academic Positions

Memberships in professional organizations

National organizations
American Urological Association
Society of Government Service Urologists
American Academy of Pediatrics
Basic Science Urology Program Committee
Society for Fetal Urology
Society for Pediatric Urology
American Association of Pediatric Urologists
Society of University Urologists
Society for the Study of Male Reproduction
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
National Catholic Bioethics Center

Scientific Committees
North American Task Force on Intersexuality
Joint American Academy of Pediatrics/Society of Pediatric Urology Research Council, Society for Fetal Urology Representative
22q and You Center-Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric In-service Exam/Pediatric Qualifying Exam– exam questions
Developmental Biology and Pediatric Disorders Research Affinity Group-Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
NICHD Sponsored Focus Group on Intersex
Penn Genome Frontiers Institute
Chairman, American Association of Pediatric Urologists Research Grant Committee
AAP Core Curriculum Task Force for Urology
American Board of Urology, Practice Assessment Protocol Committee, “The Undescended Testis”

Editorial Positions
Urology
Dialogues in Pediatric Urology
Journal of Urology
British Journal of Urology
Urologic Clinics of North America
Journal of Andrology
Asian Journal of Andrology
Biology of Reproduction
Pediatric Surgery International
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
Journal of Pediatric Urology
The Anatomical Record

Leadership

Program Director, Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Executive Committee of Medical Staff, Information Systems Committee (CHOP)
CHOPlink Clinical Advisory Team (CHOP)
Executive Committee of Medical Staff (CHOP)

Organizing Roles in Scientific Meetings
Alvimopan Pediatric Advisory Panel. Philadelphia, Pa.
Chairman, 37th Biannual Meeting of the Society for Fetal Urology, Atlanta, Ga.
Andrology/Penile Reconstruction Session, Moderator, Second Quinquennial John W. Duckett, MD Festschrift, Philadelphia, Pa.
Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass.
Chairman, Section on Urology Program Committee- Basic Science, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass.
Testis Session, Moderator, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Original Papers

2012

Kraft KH, Bhargava N, Schast AP, Canning DA, Kolon TF. Histological examination of the solitary contralateral descended testis in congenital absence of the testis. J Urol. 2012 Feb;187(2):682. Epub 2011 Dec 16. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22177918. Read the abstract

2011

Kraft KH, Mucksavage P, Canning DA, Snyder HM III, Kolon TF. Histological findings in patients with cryptorchidism and testis-epididymis nonfusion. J Urol. 2011 Nov;186(5):2045-9. Epub 2011 Sep 23. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21944137. Read the abstract

2010

Ashley RA, Barthold JS, Kolon TF. Cryptorchidism: pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Urol Clin North Am. 2010 May;37(2):183-93. Read abstract »

Posters and Presentations

Dec. 2009
“Clinical Evaluation of Children with Incontinence.” Open Medical Institute Satellite Symposium in Pediatric Urology, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

Case Presentations to Faculty, Open Medical Institute Satellite Symposium in Pediatric Urology, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

“Update on Cryptorchidism: Histology and Hormones.” Open Medical Institute Satellite Symposium in Pediatric Urology, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

“Disorders of Sexual Differentiation: Changing Attitudes.” Open Medical Institute Satellite Symposium in Pediatric Urology, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

Roundtable Discussion on Prenatal Diagnosis of Upper Urinary Tract Anomalies, Open Medical Institute Satellite Symposium in Pediatric Urology, University of Belgrade School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

“Imperforate Anus, Urogenital Sinus, Cloaca.” Open Medical Institute Pediatric Urology Symposium, The American Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria

“Selected Cases: Imperforate Anus, Urogenital Sinus, Cloaca.” Open Medical Institute Pediatric Urology Symposium, The American Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria

“Undescended Testis: Philadelphia (Histology and Hormones).” Open Medical Institute Pediatric Urology Symposium, The American Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria

“Disorders of Sexual Differentiation, Gender Identity, and Sex Assignment.” Open Medical Institute Pediatric Urology Symposium, The American Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria

“Varicocele in Adolescents.” Open Medical Institute Pediatric Urology Symposium, The American Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria

Fellow Case Presentations to Faculty (DSD, Andrology, Incontinence, GU Trauma) Open Medical Institute Pediatric Urology Symposium, The American Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria

Nov. 2009
“Pediatric Andrology.” Urology Grand Rounds, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 2009
“DSD: An Update on Evaluation, Treatment and Nomenclature.” Society for Fetal Urology, Washington, DC

Apr. 2009
“Testicular Histopathology in Prune Belly Syndrome: Can We Predict Future Fertility?”, American Urological Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill.

“Testicular Histopathology in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Are They ‘Normal’ Testes?” American Urological Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

Jan. 2009
“Testicular Histopathology in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.” American Association of Pediatric Urologists, Crested Butte, Colo.

“Infant with Denys-Drash Syndrome.” American Association of Pediatric Urologists, Crested Butte, Colo.

“Bilateral Wilms Tumor.” American Association of Pediatric Urologists, Crested Butte, Colo.

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