2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

TESTICULAR TORSION In testicular torsion, the testicle twists on its blood supply. If testicular torsion is not diagnosed promptly and treated urgently with surgery, the testicle will no longer be viable and will need to be removed. As part of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) pediatric urology group, Dr. Tong was an author on a multi-institutional abstract on opportunities to improve testicular torsion care. This abstract was presented at the annual meeting of the Societies for Pediatric Urology in Houston in September 2023. At Children’s, Dr. Tong is partnering with Dr. Nick Rockwell, the director of the simulation center to create a testicular torsion simulation model and resident education modules to identify signs and symptoms of torsion. This project is currently in the institutional review board (IRB) phase.

2023 PUBLICATIONS HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS

Urol Clin North Am. 2023 Aug; 50(3): 465-475. Pediatric stone disease: current trends and future directions. Tong C, Ellison J, Tasian G.

J Pediat Urol. 2023 Jun; 19(3): 232-239. Pediatric neurogenic bowel dysfunction: ICCS review document. Kelly MS, Benninga MA, Yang SS, Franco I, Payne C, Wei CH, Rodriguez L, Beierwaltes P, Tanaka ST.

J Pediatr Urol. 2023 Aug; 19(4): 450-455. Urinary tract dilatation and vesicoureteral reflux—Adult outcomes, who should be followed, and how to follow them. Boswell TC, Maric T, Khoury AE, Farrugia MK.

J Pediatr Urol. 2023 Sep; 16: S1477. Endoscopic treatment of primary obstructive megaureter with high pressure balloon dilation in infants. Boswell TC, Davis-Dao CA, Williamson CH, Chamberlin JD, Nguyen T, Chuang KW, Stephany HA, Wehbi EJ, Khoury AE.

Can Urol Assoc J. 2023 Oct; 17(10): E338-E357. 2023 Canadian Urological Association/Pediatric Urologists of Canada guideline: Pediatric patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Full-text version. Chua ME, Yadav P, Wang PZT, Mau EE, Keefe DT, De Los Reyes TJ, Lee L, Blais AS, Lorenzo AJ; Pediatric Urologists of Canada; Farhat WA, Tanaka ST. Can Urol Assoc J. 2023 Oct; 17(10): 310-313. Canadian Urological Association/Pediatric Urologists of Canada guideline: Pediatric patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Abridged version. Chua ME, Yadav P, Wang PZT, Mau EE, Keefe DT, De Los Reyes TJ, Lee L, Blais AS, Lorenzo AJ; Pediatric Urologists of Canada; Farhat WA, Tanaka ST. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023; 16(4): 605-619. Causes of death among people with myelomeningocele: A multi-institutional 47-year retrospective study. Szymanski KM, Adams CM, Alkawaldeh MY, Austin PF, Bowman RM, Castillo H, Castillo J, Chu DI, Estrada CR, Fascelli M, Frimberger DC, Gargollo PC, Hamdan DG, Hecht SL, Hopson B, Husmann DA, Jacobs MA, MacNeily AE, McLeod DJ, Metcalfe PD, Meyer T, Misseri R, O’Neil J, Rensing AJ, Routh JC, Rove KO, Sawin KJ, Scholmer BJ, Shamblin I, Sherlock RL, Slobodov G, Stout J, Tanaka ST, Weiss DA, Wiener JS, Wood HM, Yerkes EB, Blount J. EXTRAMURAL AWARDS, RECOGNITION & LEADERSHIP ROLES Stacy Tanaka, M.D., M.S., is the division chief of pediatric urology and serves on the UAB Pediatric Health Services Foundation committee and the Children’s of Alabama quality-improvement council. She is the editor-in-chief of AUANews, the official news magazine/digital platform of the American Urological Association. She is also on the executive board of the International Children’s Continence Society (ICCS). The ICCS is an international, multidisciplinary organization whose goals are to standardize terminology and to stimulate research to improve care of children with bladder and bowel incontinence. She is also on the American Board of Urology committees for the oral certifying examination and the pediatric subspecialty certificate of added qualification.

David Joseph, M.D.

UAB/Children’s

• Vice-chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Urology • Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Urology

Extramural

• American Urological Association Distinguished Service Award* • Chair, Lifelong Learning/Continuing Urologic Certification, American Board of Urology • Chair-elect, Committee on Continued Certification, American Board of Medical Specialties

*Note: Each year, the American Urological Associat ion honors the contributions of physician researchers and educators to the field of medicine, the specialty of urology and the AUA. Dr. Joseph received this award at a black-tie event at the annual meeting in Chicago.

David Kitchens, M.D.

UAB/Children’s

• Clinical Competency and Program Evaluation committees, Department of Urology • Physician Review Committee, Children’s of Alabama

Extramural

• Co-chair, Socioeconomics/Coding Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology

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