Aseem R. Shukla, MD

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Aseem R. Shukla, MD, is an attending urologist and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Division of Urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, including robotic assisted surgery and laparoscopy, Bladder exstrophy/epispadias repair and management, Hypospadias, Posterior Urethral Valves, Disorders of Sexual Differentiation, Hydronephrosis, Reconstructive urologic surgery
Locations: Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Brandywine Valley; Specialty Care, Exton; Main Hospital; Specialty Care, King of Prussia; Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care


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Background

Dr. Aseem R. Shukla is the Endowed Chair and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Professor of Surgery in Urology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Shukla’s clinical and research interests include robot-assisted laparoscopy and the bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex, and also spans hypospadias, urinary reflux, hydronephrosis and complex urinary tract reconstruction. He is active in developing pediatric urology as a discipline globally.

He serves as CHOP’s Medical Director for Strategic Alliances. In that role, Dr. Shukla provides medical leadership in the planning, assessment and execution of health system relationships that enhance care at affiliate sites and when those children visit CHOP. He previously served as a physician lead for CHOP Global Medicine where he provided consultation and strategic input in developing opportunities for partnerships and collaborations that serve to increase access to pediatric healthcare services in South Asia and the Gulf Region.

AUA Leadership

Dr. Shukla was selected by the American Urological Association to lead global strategy in Asia and Australia.

Dr. Shukla routinely lectures and participates in surgical workshops and conferences throughout Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. Recognizing that lasting change can only come with innovation through commitment, in 2009, Dr. Shukla initiated a surgical workshop at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, India, that has become an international model of Indo-U.S. academic collaboration.

This collaboration brings together a leading American children's hospital and India's most respected pediatric surgeons to address the vast surgical burden of complex urological anomalies in India. The annual Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias consortium brings together academic surgeons, local hospital systems, American disease specific support groups and research staff leading to the creation of an international Center of Excellence in Ahmedabad, that is now a referral destination for all of South Asia and Africa.

Dr. Shukla completed his residency in general surgery and urology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and his fellowship in pediatric urology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Prior to returning to the Division of Urology in 2012, Dr. Shukla served as the first Director of Urology at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital and held associate professorships in urology and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. Additionally, Dr. Shukla served as the Residency Program Director of the University of Minnesota Department of Urology.

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Internship

1995-1996 General Surgery - University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, FL

Residency

1996-1997 General Surgery - University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, FL

1997-2001 Urology - University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tampa, FL

Fellowship

2001-2004 Pediatric Urology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Pediatric Urology
Urology

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Pediatric Urologist

Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Director of Robotic Surgery Program

Physician Lead, International Strategy and Business Development

Minimally Invasive Surgery Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology

Professor of Surgery in Urology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Conditions Treated

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Robotic-assisted laparoscopy
Urinary reflux
Hydronephrosis
Urinary tract reconstruction
Hypospadias
Disorders of sexual differentiation.

Year Started Practice

2004

Publications

Papers

2017

Srinivasan AK, Maass D, Shrivastava D, Long CJ, Shukla AR. Is robot-assisted laparoscopic bilateral extravesical ureteral reimplantation associated with greater morbidity than unilateral surgery? A comparative analysis. J Pediatr Urol. 2017 Mar 6. pii: S1477-5131(17)30088-8.

Long CJ, Chu DI, Tenney RW, Morris AR, Weiss DA, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Zderic SA, Kolon TF, Canning DA. Intermediate-Term Followup of Proximal Hypospadias Repair Reveals High Complication Rate. J Urol. 2017 Mar;197(3 Pt2):852-858.

2016

Long CJ, Chu DI, Tenney RW, Morris AR, Weiss DA, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Zderic SA, Kolon TF, Canning DA. Intermediate Term Followup of Proximal Hypospadias Repair Reveals High Complication Rate.J Urol. 2016 Nov 10. pii: S0022-5347(16)31748-7. 

Chu DI, Zderic SA, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Tasian GE, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Canning DA, Kolon TF. Does varicocelectomy improve semen analysis outcomes in adolescents without testicular asymmetry? J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Oct 26. pii: S1477-5131(16)30317-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.09.010. 

Chu DI, Zderic SA, Shukla AR, Srinivasan AK, Tasian GE, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Canning DA, Kolon TF. The natural history of semen parameters in untreated asymptomatic adolescent varicocele patients: A retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Oct 24. pii: S1477-5131(16)30310-2. 

Srinivasan AK, Shrivastava D, Kurzweil RE, Weiss DA, Long CJ, Shukla AR. Port Site Local Anesthetic Infiltration vs Single-dose Intrathecal Opioid Injection to Control Perioperative Pain in Children Undergoing Minimal Invasive Surgery: A Comparative Analysis. Urology. 2016 Jul 20. pii: S0090-4295(16)30421-6. 

Gundeti MS, Petravick ME, Pariser JJ, Pearce SM, Anderson BB, Grimsby GM,Akhavan A, Dangle PP, Shukla AR, Lendvay TS, Cannon GM Jr, Gargollo PC. A multi-institutional study of perioperative and functional outcomes for pediatric robotic-assisted laparoscopic Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy. J Pediatr Urol.2016 Jun 15. pii: S1477-5131(16)30123-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.05.031. [Epub Proximal Hypospadias ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27349147.

Gor RA, Long CJ, Shukla AR, Kirsch AJ, Perez-Grayfield M, Srinivasan AK.  Multi-institutional experience in laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS): For major extirpative and reconstructive procedures in pediatric urology. Urology, 2016 Feb; 88:173-8.

2015

Dangle PP, Akhavan A, Odeleye M, Avery D, Lendvay T, Koh CJ, Elder JS, Noh PH, Bansal D, Schulte M, MacDonald J, Shukla A, Kim C, Herbst K, Corbett S, Kearns J, Kunnavakkam R, Gundeti MS. Ninety-day perioperative complications of pediatric robotic urological surgery: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Apr;12(2):102.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.08.015. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Weiss DA, Kadakia S, Kurzweil R, Srinivasan AK, Darge K, Shukla AR. Detection of crossing vessels in pediatric ureteropelvic junction obstruction: Clinical patterns and imaging findings. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Aug;11(4):173.e1-5. doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.04.017. Epub 2015 May 27. PubMed PMID: 26071850.

Long CJ, Weiss DA, Kolon TF, Srinivasan AK, Shukla AR. Pediatric calyceal diverticulum treatment: An experience with endoscopic and laparoscopic approaches. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Aug;11(4):172.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.04.013. Epub 2015 May 21. PubMed PMID: 26052004

Sterling ME, Long CJ, Bosse KR, Bagatell R, Shukla AR. A rapid progression of disease after surgical excision of a malignant rhabdoid tumor of the bladder. Urology. 2015 Mar;85(3):664-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.11.011. Epub 2015 Jan 9.

2014

Shukla AR. Minimally invasive pediatric urologic surgery. Urol Clin North Am. 2015 Feb;42(1):xv. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2014.10.001. Epub 2014 Nov 20.

Weiss DA, Shukla AR. The robotic-assisted ureteral reimplantation: the evolution to a new standard. Urol Clin North Am. 2015 Feb;42(1):99-109. doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2014.09.010. Epub 2014 Oct 11.

Baldinger L, Mudegowdar A, Shukla AR. Abnormalities of the external genitalia. Clin Perinatol. 2014 Sep;41(3):709-24. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2014.05.016. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

Bosse KR, Shukla AR, Pawel B, Chikwava KR, Santi M, Tooke L, Castagna K, Biegel JA, Bagatell R. Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the bladder and ganglioglioma in a 14 year-old male with a germline 22q11.2 deletion. Cancer Genet. 2014 Sep;207(9):415-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2014.05.007. Epub 2014 May 21.

Schomburg JL, Haberman K, Willihnganz-Lawson KH, Shukla AR. Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation: A single surgeon comparison to open surgery. J Pediatr Urol. 2014 Apr 4 [Epub ahead of print].

2013

St Aubin M, Willihnganz-Lawson K, Varda BK, Fine M, Adejoro O, Prosen T, Lewis JM, Shukla AR. Society for Fetal Urology Recommendations for Postnatal Evaluation of Prenatal Hydronephrosis: Will Fewer Voiding Cystourethrograms Lead To More Urinary Tract Infections?  J Urol. 2013 Jun 20. doi:pii: S0022-5347(13)03684-7. 10.1016/j.juro.2013.03.038. [Epub ahead of print]

2012

Leavitt DA, Hottinger DG, Reed RC, Shukla AR. A case series of genital vascular anomalies in children and their management: lessons learned. Urology. 2012 Oct;80(4):914–8.

Willihnganz-Lawson KH, Isharwal S, Lewis JM, Sarafoglou K, Boisclair-Fahey A, Shukla AR. Secondary vaginoplasty for disorders for sexual differentiation: Is there a right time? Challenges with compliance and follow-up at a multidisciplinary center. J Pediatr Urol. Epub 2012 Aug 8. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22884689.

Leavitt DA, Rambachan A, Haberman K, Demarco R, Shukla AR. Robot-assisted laparoscopic ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy for ectopic ureters in children: description of technique. J Endourol. 2012 Oct;26(10):1279–83.

Lukasewycz SJ, Smith AR, Rambachan A, MacMillan ML, Lewis JM, Shukla AR. Intractable hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation — is there a role for early urinary diversion in children? J Urol. 2012 Jul;188(1):242-6. Epub 2012 May 15. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22595064.

Willihnganz-Lawson KH, Malaeb BS, Shukla AR. De Castro technique used to create neophallus: a case of aphallia. Urology. 2012 May;79(5):1149-51. Epub 2011 Nov 30. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22130361.

Alanee S, Gupta P, Gleich P, Shukla AR. Complete urethral duplication: description of surgical approach mimicking distal epispadias repair. J Pediatr Urol. 2012 Aug;8(4):343-7. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21856235.

O'Brien ST, Shukla AR. Transition from open to robotic-assisted pediatric pyeloplasty: a feasibility and outcome study. J Pediatr Urol. 2012 Jun;8(3):276-81. Epub 2011 May 26. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21616719.

2011

Fine MS, Smith KM, Shrivastava D, Cook ME, Shukla AR. Posterior urethral valve treatments and outcomes in children receiving kidney transplants. J Urol. 2011 Jun;185(6 Suppl):2507-11. Epub 2011 Apr 27. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21527196.

2010

McAdams S, Shukla AR. Pediatric extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: predicting successful outcomes. Indian J Urol. 2010 Oct;26(4):544-8. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21369388.

Miller BS, Shukla AR. Sterile abscess formation in response to two separate branded long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists. Clin Ther. 2010 Sep;32(10):1749-51. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21194598.

McAdams S, Kim N, Dajusta D, Monga M, Ravish IR, et al. Preoperative stone attenuation value predicts success after shock wave lithotripsy in children. J Urol. 2010 Oct;184(4 Suppl):1804-9. Epub 2010 Aug 21. 

McAdams S, Kim N, Ravish IR, Monga M, Ugarte R, Nerli R, et al. Stone size is only independent predictor of shock wave lithotripsy success in children: a community experience. J Urol. 2010 Aug;184(2):659-64. Cited in PubMed; PMID 20646719.

Alanee S, Shukla AR. Bladder malignancies in children aged < 18 years: results from the surveillance, epidemiology and end results database. BJU Int. 2010 Aug;106(4):557-60. Epub 2009 Dec 14. Cited in PubMed; PMID 20015324.

Smith KM, Windsperger A, Alanee S, Humar A, Kashtan C, Shukla AR. Risk factors and treatment success for ureteral obstruction after pediatric renal transplantation. J Urol. 2010 Jan;183(1):317-22. Cited in PubMed; PMID 19914663.

Abstracts

2012

Oluwakayode A, St. Aubin M, Willihnganz-Lawson K, Lewis J, Shukla AR. Number of bladder exstrophy closures is stable with no evidence of regionalization of care: A HCUP/KID database analysis. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 21, 2012.

St. Aubin M, Willihnganz-Lawson K, Varda B, Fine M, Lewis J, Shukla AR. Society of Fetal Urology recommendations for postnatal evaluation of antenatal hydronephrosis: Will fewer voiding cystourethrograms lead to more urinary tract infections? Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 21, 2012.

2011

Schomburg, J, Haberman, K, Willihnganz-Lawson, K, Shukla, AR. Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation: a single surgeon comparison to open surgery [abstract presentation]. North Central Section, American Urological Association; 2011 Oct 19; Palm Springs, CA.

Willihnganz K, Isharwal S, Lewis J, Sarafogolou K, Boisclair-Fahey A, Shukla, AR. The delayed vaginoplasty for disorders of sexual differentiation [abstract presentation]. North Central Section, American Urology Association; 2011 Oct 19; Palm Springs, CA.

Willihnganz K, Isharwal S, Lewis J, Sarafogolou K, Boisclair-Fahey A, Shukla AR. The delayed vaginoplasty for disorders of sexual differentiation [abstract presentation]. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; 2011 Oct 15;  Boston, MA.

2010

O’Brien S, Shukla AR. Transition from open to robot assisted pediatric pyeloplasty: a feasibility and outcome study [abstract presentation]. North Central Section, American Urology Association; 2010 Sep 29; Chicago, IL.

Fine M, Varda B, Alanee S, Prosen T, Lewis J. Shukla AR. Degree of antenatal hydronephrosis predicts need for postnatal surgery: no correlation with vesicoureteral reflux or urinary tract infection [abstract presentation]. North Central Section, American Urology Association; 2010 Sep 29; Chicago, IL.

Books

Books

2015


Shukla AR (Ed):Minimally Invasive Pediatric Urologic Surgery: An Issue of Urologic Clinics. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2015. Vol. 42 (1).


2011


Shukla AR, Section Editor.  Pediatric Urology Book.  First free on-line textbook, published 2011 and available at  http://www.pediatricurologybook.com/contents.htm.


2008


Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2008.


Chapters


2016


Shukla AR. Posterior Urethral Valves and Urethral Anomalies. Chapter 141 in W. Scott McDougal, Alan J. Wein, Louis R. Kavoussi, Alan W. Partin, Craig A. Peters (Eds). Campbell’s Urology. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2016


2009


Lukasewycz S, Shukla AR. Abnormalities of the penis and scrotum. In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p. 223-24.


Snodgrass WT, Shukla AR, Canning DA. Hypospadias. In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p. 219-22.


Lukasewycz S, Shukla AR. Basic science of the testis. In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p.  205-6.


Lukasewycz S, Shukla AR. Laparoscopic management of duplication anomalies.  In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p. 127-28.


Lukasewycz S, Shukla AR. Endourology for stone disease. In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p.  79-82.


Franc-Guimond J, Marie-Houle A, Shukla AR. Adrenal tumors and functional consequences.  In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p. 49-52.


Shukla AR. Pediatric renal nuclear medicine.  In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p. 11-12.


Shukla AR, Figueroa TE. History and physical examination of a child.  In: Shukla AR, Austin PF, Herndon CDA, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology study guide. London: Informa Healthcare; 2009. p. 1-2.


2008


Shukla AR, Canning D. Extrophy of the bladder. In Schwartz MW, Bell LM, Bingham PM, Chung EK, Friedman DF, Loomes KM, Mamula P, Mascarenhas M, Tanel RE, editors. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008. p. 316-17.


2007


Shukla AR, Canning DA, Snodgrass WT. Hypospadias. In: Docimo SG, Canning DL, Khoury A, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology. 5th ed. London: Informa Healthcare; 2007. p. 1205-38.

	

	Shukla AR, Erhard M. Endourology for stone disease.  In: Docimo SG, Canning DL, Khoury A, editors. The Kelalis-King-Belman textbook of clinical pediatric urology. 5th ed. London: Informa Healthcare; 2007. p. 401-20. 


2005


Shukla AR, Canning D. Extrophy of the bladder. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005. p.  370-71. 


2003


Shukla AR, Patel R, Canning D. Hypospadias. In: Gearhart JP, editor. Pediatric urology. Totowa NJ: Humana Press; 2003. p. 103-26. 


2002


Shukla AR, Canning D. Extrophy of the bladder. In: Schwartz MW, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002. p. 362-63. 


2001


Homsy Y, Shukla AR. Urological emergencies in the newborn. In: Levy DA, editor. Urology pearls of wisdom. Boston: Boston Medical Publishing Corp.; 2001. p. 95-102. 


Posters and Presentations
Invited Lectures


2017


Shukla AR. Invited Faculty. 3rd Annual Pediatric Urology Workshop.Presented at: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; 2017 Mar; Cincinnati, OH. 


Shukla AR. Invited Faculty. North American Robotic Urology Symposium (NARUS); 2017Feb; Las Vegas, NV.


Shukla AR. Lead Faculty. 9th Annual Exstrophy-Epispadias Workshop, BJ Medical College; 2017 Jan; Ahmedabad, India.


2016


Shukla AR. Invited lecturer. Advances in Fetal Medicine. Foshan Children's Hospital; 2016 Oct; Foshan, China.


Shukla AR. General Pediatric Urology. Presented at: American Urological Association (AUA) Recertification (MOC) Review Course; 2016 Sep; McLean, VA. 


Shukla AR. 3rd Academic Conference on Pediatric Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, and the Management of Complex Conditions. Presented at: Chinese Medical Association. Bayi Children’s Hospital; 2016 Mar; Beijing, China. 


Shukla AR. Lead Faculty. 8th Annual Exstrophy-Epispadias Workshop, BJ Medical College; 2016 Jan; Ahmedabad, India.


Shukla AR. Invited Faculty. USICON 2016; 2016 Jan; Hyderabad, India.


2015


Shukla AR. Invited Faculty. Egyptian Urological Association (EUA) Annual Meeting; 2015 Oct; Cairo, Egypt.  


Shukla AR. Gundeti Oration” IAPSCON 2015; 2015 Oct; Mumbai, India.


Shukla AR. Duplex Kidney Management: Ureteroureterostomy. Presented at: 6th Annual Pediatric Robotic Urology Update & Live Demo Case. University of Chicago; 2015 Jul 24; Chicago, IL.  


Shukla AR. Live Case Demonstration – Pyeloplasty. Presented at: 6th Annual Pediatric Robotic Urology Update & Live Demo Case. University of Chicago; 2015 Jul 24; Chicago, IL.  


Shukla AR. Pyeloplasty in Anomalous Kidney. Presented at: 6th Annual Pediatric Robotic Urology Update & Live Demo Case. University of Chicago; 2015 Jul 24; Chicago, IL.  


Shukla AR. Lead Faculty, 7th Annual Exstrophy-Epispadias Workshop, BJ Medical College; 2015 Jan 12-18; Ahmedabad, India.


              
                                                
              
              Awards and Honors              
              
              
2016, Health Care Heroes Award, Main Line Today


	 


	2014, American Urological Association Leadership Program, Selected


	


	2014, Best Reviewer for The Journal of Urology


	


	2012, P. Kelalis Annual Essay Contest 3rd Place Winner, for “Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplantation: A Single Surgeon Comparison to Open Surgery“


	


	2011, Best Video Presentation Award for “Robot Assisted Uretero-ureterostomy for Ectopic Ureter with Duplex Anomaly,” North Central Section of AUA


	


	2009-2012, Elected to Castle Connolly “Top Doctors”


	


	2010, American Urological Association/Urological Society of India Exchange Scholar — Fellowship award 


	


	2007-2012, Elected to “Best Doctors in America”


	


	2004, Silver Award for UrologyHealth.org, Editorial contributor to best on-line health information site


	


	2003, Philadelphia Urological Society, Residents’ Night, Fourth Prize, for “Testis-Sparing Surgery for the Treatment of Pediatric Testis Teratoma”


2002, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Urology, Basic Science Research Award, First Prize, for “Transfection with Smooth Muscle Specific Caldesmon and Exposure to Agonist-Induced Contraction Alter Phenotype, Cellular Proliferation and Morphology in Bladder Myocytes”


1999, Southeast Section American Urological Association Yamanouchi Best Presentation Award, First Prize, for “Phytotherapy for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic hypertrophy: A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial”


1999, Pfizer Scholar Award


1999, Florida Urologic Association Milton Copeland Pyelogram Hour Award, Second Prize 


1999, American Urological Association Ambrose-Reed Socioeconomics Essay Contest, Third Prize, for “Genetic Adaptive Probabilistic Neural Network Models in Prediction of Pathological Stage in Management of Localized Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study”


              
                                                
              
              Editorial and Academic Positions              
              
              
Editorial  Positions


Contributing section editor


2011-present, AAP Grand Rounds


Reviewer


2012-present, Nature Reviews, Urology

	2010-present, Journal of Adolescent Health

	2009-present, Journal of Endourology

	2007-present, Medscape Urology Journal

	2007-present, Journal of Pediatric Urology

	2007-present, British Journal of Urology

	2005-present, Journal of Urology


Academic and Institutional Committees


2012-present, Chair, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Robotic Surgery Committee


              
                                                
              
              Leadership and Memberships              
              
              
National/International Societies


2006-present, Society of Pediatric Urology


	2005-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Urology


	2000-present, Society of Fetal Urology


	1997-present, Society of Fetal Urology