• Prophylactic Antibiotics and Pyeloplasty With Ureteral Stent – New Study Explores Efficacy/Ongoing Use

A multicenter team, including UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Division of Pediatric Urology, conducted a study to determine if prophylactic antibiotics improve outcomes in children undergoing pyeloplasty with ureteral stent placement. The study was published in the Journal of Pediatric Urology in December 2022. Division chief Glenn M. Cannon, MD, was a contributing author from UPMC Children’s, along with former division fellow, Marc A. Colaco, MD, MBA.

• New Review in Pediatric Urology: Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

Co-authoring the review was Rajeev Chaudhry, MD.

• Studying the Effect of COVID-19 on Global Urologic Surgery Care

A study published in the Journal of Global Health in December 2022 by members of the International Volunteers in Urology (IVUmed) examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected global surgical care, using IVUmed as a case study. The study examined how the pandemic affected the ability of IVUmed and other organizations to provide surgical care to patients in low- and middle-income countries, as well as potential strategies for mitigating the pandemic's impact on surgical care. Contributing to the study from the UPMC Children’s Division of Pediatric Urology was Francis X. Schneck, MD. Dr. Schneck is the division’s clinical director and director of the pediatric urology fellowship program.

• Rajeev Chaudhry, MD, Launched New Study to Clarify Radiation Entrance Skin Dose from Abdominal X-rays in Pediatric Patients

Dr. Chaudhry is working to better clarify the actual amount of radiation from abdominal X-rays absorbed at skin level in pediatric patients.

• Linear relationship between absorbed radiation dose and pulse rate during fluoroscopy. Yecies TS, Chun B, Semins MJ, Chaudhry R. World J Urol. 2023 Jan;41(1): 269-274

   

• Marketing yourself in social media as a global health organization: lessons to be learned. Handing GE, Westrum AM, Sweeney DD, Metzler IS, Schneck FX, Ching CB. World J Urol. 2023 Dec; 41(12): 3801-3806.

   

• Extended Lymph Node Sampling During Surgery for Pediatric Renal Tumors Concerning for Malignancy: Balancing Safety and Necessity. Ost MC, Ayyash O. J Urol. 2023 Jun;209(6):1066-1067.

   

• New Mental Health Diagnosis as a Prognostic Factor for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Ayyash O, Yabes J, Hugar L, Maganty A, Williams SB, Wulff-Burchfield E, Davies B, Jacobs B. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2023 Apr;21(2): e1-e8.

• Omar Ayyash, MD, MPH, Joins Division.

Dr. Ayyash joined the Division in June 2023 as assistant professor of Urology after completing his fellowship training at UPMC Children’s and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Urology.

• Alyssa Messina, CRNP, Helps to Lead Educational Efforts With Pediatric Urology Nurses & Specialists (PUNS) National Organization.

Advanced practice provider, Alyssa Messina, CRNP, the Division’s APP supervisor, leads a special interest group within the Pediatric Urology Nurses and Specialists (PUNS), a national organization that works to improve urologic care for pediatric patients through educational offerings, research collaboration, and evidence-based clinical practice.

• UPMC Children’s Pediatric Urology at SPU 2023 Fall Congress

Read about the faculty participation at this annual conference.

• Rajeev Chaudhry, MD, gave a Pediatric Insights webinar presentation in January on the subject of “Circumcision, What’s All the Fuss?”

 Dr. Chaudhry’s presentation is also now available as a free CME-accredited course on UPMCPhysicianResources.com.