The Pediatric Urology Department at DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan is ranked among America's best in U.S. News Media Group's 2011-12 Best Children's Hospitals survey.
The Department specializes in the evaluation and management of fetal and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract and genitalia, including undescended testis, hernia/hydrocele, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, vesicoureteral reflux, neurogenic bladder, hypospadias, epispadias, exstrophy, voiding dysfunction, disorders of sexual differentiation and enuresis.
Depending on the disorder, the patient's multidisciplinary care team may include specialists in pediatric urology, nephrology, endocrinology, psychology, nutrition and physical therapy.
Advanced diagnostic tests are available, including renal/bladder ultrasound, voiding cystourethrogram, renal scans and urodynamic testing. Treatments may include medical management, behavioral modification and surgery.
While surgical intervention is not always necessary, the pediatric urologists at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan are highly skilled surgeons with significant experience in reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive, robotic-assisted procedures. In addition to providing multidisciplinary care, physician researchers in the department are making significant contributions to the subspecialty of pediatric urology.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Multidisciplinary care from experts in pediatric urology, nephrology, endocrinology, psychology, nutrition and physical therapy
- One of the nation’s few pediatric urology programs with a full-time child psychologist on staff
- Advanced diagnostics and minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgical technologies
- Behavioral Modification Voiding Program (BeMVP)
- Multidisciplinary Pediatric Stone Clinic focuses on preventing and treating stones
Locations
In addition to our midtown location on the main campus of the Detroit Medical Center, the Department of Pediatric Urology provides outpatient care at several locations:
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Stilson Specialty Center- Clinton Township
42700 Garfield Road
Clinton Township, MI 48038
DMC Huron Valley – Sinai Hospital
1 William Carls Drive
Commerce, MI 48382
DMC Surgery Hospital
30671 Stephenson Highway
Madison Heights, MI 48071
For further information or to schedule an appointment call (313) 745-KIDS or toll-free at (888) 362-2500.